Apple Shows Off New iPods and TV, Unveils Social Network, Ping
Apple fans Web-wide tuned in to an annual music-themed event Wednesday, where Steve Jobs unveiled an updated streaming TV device, funky new iPods — and a social network that’s all about music.
The main focus of the event was iPods, ostensibly — Apple claimed to have sold 275 million of them to date. And at the event, Apple chief Steve Jobs unveiled a slimmer new version of the Touch including “Retina display,” the 24-bit high-quality screen that Apple introduced with the newest version of its iPhone. Read more
Discovery building gunman, James Lee Dead
A radical enviornmentalist who took three hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters while wearing what police may be explosives was shot and killed by officers, police said.
The gunman, identified as James Lee, was killed by police following four hours of negotiations but the hostages are all safe, said Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger.
Manger said the suspect had “metalic canisters” strapped to his chest and back. When Lee was struck by police bullets, one of the canisters “popped.” Police have not confirmed if the canisters were a bomb, but Manger said the “device may have gone off” when he was shot.
Manger said police will search the building looking for other potential explosives Lee may have left inside. Read more
Glenn Beck Launches The Blaze, News And Opinion Website
Glenn Beck is adding budding web mogul to his list of media titles.
The radio and TV show host launched Monday a news and opinion website called The Blaze that he says will be “a place where you can find breaking news, original reporting, insightful opinions and engaging videos about the stories that matter most.”
In 2009, Beck is reported to have earned $32 million through a mix of books, radio, TV, digital media, and speaking fees.
The Blaze will be edited by Scott Baker, formerly of Breitbart TV, who told Mediaite that the site plans “news and information… commentary and opinion stories we’re interested in that are being under-covered or not covered.” Read more
