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This article was written on October 03, 2007 by CyberNet.

Many of us buy CDs and rip the music to our computers so that the songs can be put on a portable device like an iPod, Zune, etc. Many of us also do the reverse and purchase songs online, and then burn them to a CD so that they can be listened to in the car, or anywhere else. Neither of those situations in my book, is considered stealing. However, according to the head of litigation for Sony BMG, Jennifer Pariser, it is and the term “stealing” music needs to be redefined.

When Pariser was asked if it was wrong for consumers to make copies of their music which they have purchased, even just one copy, she replied “When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song. Making ‘a copy’ of a purchased song is just a nice way of saying ‘steals just one copy’.” Her belief is that music labels are suffering due to piracy and that when people “take music without compensation, we are harmed.”

Under her definition of “stealing,” even making a backup of the songs that you own, even if they don’t get used and they’re strictly for backup, is considered stealing! I’d think consumers at least have the right to make one copy of the music that they own, particularly songs that were purchased and downloaded online. Before we know it, people will be taken to court by the RIAA for copying the music that they own. Ridiculous.

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LAS VEGAS — Minimalists who eschew carpets but still hate to clean their own hardwood floors now have a more minimalist robot option. The iRobot Scooba 230 is a a tiny new floor-washing robot that looks good enough to be shown off on top of the coffee-table, not just hidden underneath it.

The new Scooba, announced at CES 2011 along with a sleeker version of the carpet-cleaning Roomba, will actually clean floors better than you can. Instead of scrubbing the same dirty mop-water over the kitchen floor, the Scooba only lays down clean water. It drips it down, along with optional cleaning fluid, and scrubs smooth surfaces clean. A vacuum squeegee then sucks up this filthy liquid, storing it in space left by the used clean water. It detects walls and drops, so it’ll get the whole floor clean without falling down the stairs.

The only thing it doesn’t do is return to base and charge itself. You need to plug it in yourself, although you will be able to back and program it just like any other Roomba. The Scooba will be available soon for $300.

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Another year, another revamping of your favorite company’s camcorder lineup. Today’s Mad Lib-esque fill-in-the-company-name is Canon. The VIXIA HF G10 is its new flagship with the approximately 2 megapixel (i.e. 1920 x 1080 resolution) HD CMOS sensor, a 10x optical zoom, manual focus ring, 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD, 32GB internal memory, dual SDXC slots, cinema filters, and a $1,499 price tag due in March. The M-Series all have the same HD CMOS sensor, 10x lens, 3-inch touchscreen cinema filters, dual SDXC slots and fits neatly into the new WP-V3 waterproof case. The 32GB M41, 16GB M40, and card slot-only M400 are coming in March for $799, $699, and $649 (the related case is $599 and coming out a month prior in February). The S30 has an 8.59 megapixel sensor, 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD, 32GB internal space, and is coming March for $1,099. Lastly, the new R-series. A 3.2 megapixel sensor, 3-inch touch panel LCD, HD-to-SD down conversion, dual SDXC slots, and 20x zoom. $499 for the 32GB R21, $399 for the 8GB R20, and $379 for the internal storage-deprived R200, all due out in February. We’ll get hands-on when we can; in the meantime; lock your biological viewfinder on the pictures below.

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The Contour family of helmet cameras are among our favorite, their little lasers making it a little easier to figure out just where the heck they’re pointing. Not as nice as the integrated screen as on the Drift Innovation HD170, but rather less bulky. Soon you won’t have to worry about lasers with the upcoming Live Viewfinder feature. As it turns out, the $349.99 ContourGPS doesn’t just have a GPS chip inside, there’s Bluetooth connectivity in there somewhere too.

This enables the little cameras to connect wirelessly to your Android or iOS device and send some video its way. At least, that’s the theory, as the apps aren’t ready for consumption yet, though we’re told iOS is coming first sometime this summer. It looks like you won’t be able to tap into the camera’s storage, this will exclusively work like a viewfinder, but that gives us something to hope for in coming releases. This extension is coming later this year, but we’re hoping to check it out a lot sooner than that. Stay tuned.

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Passed on Isabella Products’ Vizit digital photo frame? ‘Tis a shame, really. But hey, if you were one of the millions gifted with a lackluster, non-connected digiframe over the past few years, at least the aforesaid company is giving you a way to make things right. The outfit’s newly launched Mini is one special USB key, embedded with an AT&T 3G SIM and tailor made to provide cellular connectivity to dormant frames. The key is linked to one’s VizitMe content management service, and users will be able to email photos directly or have the device extract content from Photobucket and LIFE.com; once received, owners will see new images pop up on any frame that accepts USB keys. Furthermore, these same emailed images can be viewed on USB-equipped monitors and televisions. The company’s planning to ship the Mini in Q2 of this year for an undisclosed rate, but naturally, we’re more interested in the potential unadvertised capabilities. An off-contract, fee-free USB key with an AT&T SIM card within? Sounds like we’re just a hack or two away from the most beautiful mobile broadband card this world has ever seen.

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