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Encoder within PPC

Hi there,
Does anybody know of an encoder (mainly .avi .mp4 and .mov to 3gp) that runs on the ppc, I rarely get much time on my comp yet my PDA sits idling when it could be encoding videos that people send me but I cant play.
Any suggestions would be nice, I dont mind about the time it would take or the space I would need
Any help appreciated,
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Id be interested in this too

I remember encoding dvd's on my old duron 900MHz, it took about 9 hours for a 2 hour movies. Therefore the same thing on my 400MHz Hermes now would take about a day. It just doesn't seem worth it. My current 2.6GHz dual core does it in about 1 1/2 hours.

Well obviously encoding a DVD wouldnt work, however, transcoding a larger episode of heroes (xvid ~ 350MB and 45 minutes long) would be much better especially considering it doesnt take ANYwhere near 9 hours on my old 1Ghz pc. My dual core can have it down to ppc specification in 15-25 minutes depending on the settings using Mediacoder.
And lets not forget that the hermes is a device that has been around for awhile. There are ppc's with dual core 600mhz+ processors out now and availible. Besides the way that I would like to use it would be two fold: one to leave overnight for any tv episodes that I can download and two for transcoding videos taken from the phone into xvid on the fly for email or general storage.

Phone bought Sling Media on its own?

Either I discovered a virus on my phone, or I have one hell of a smart pocket.
For some info, it's a rooted (and lacking nand protection) EVO loaded with DamageControl.
Earlier in the day, I look over to find that my phone has restarted.
Later, I take my phone out of my pocket and see that Sling Media has been purchased, downloaded, and installed. There is a button that says "refund" and I click it. I checked my email the next morning to find that Google Checkout was confirming my cancellation.
Has anyone had similar experiences? Is it more likely I just happened to hit a lucky set of combinations?

Two emails:
"Thanks for buying from Sling Media using Google Checkout! Sling Media will charge your order soon. If this is your first time purchasing this application, you can refund it within 24 hours of the time of purchase from the My downloads screen in your phone's Android Market application. If you have refunded this application previously, this purchase is final.
Digital delivery 1 SlingPlayer Mobile - Watch and control anything you can see on your home TV and DVR on your Android phone! A Slingbox SOLO, PRO, or PRO-HD (Sli... $29.99"
Around the same time
Sling Media has cancelled your order. You have not been charged.
* Reason: Other (describe below)
* Comments from Sling Media:"Cancellation requested from phone."

The Capability of Getting Music Through the Net With iTunes

It is really interesting how practical it's become to find and gain access to things that easily loved. Just take music, as an example. Music is the oftentimes the most affordable but certainly not at all the worst thing anyone can give or receive from anyone, be it as a present-day, a reminder, a note or an expression of the self to some other.
Just 2 decades ago, if one enjoyed a particular song, one had to buy the entire cassette or CD the song is roofed in. The World Wide Web had yet to become popular and a guitar of the masses to achieve quick use of a variety of data, so that it was hard to obtain back ground on the myriad forms of music and the various artists creating them in various styles. Lacking subscribing to most of the music journals, one was forced to rely mainly on TV programs dedicated to latest pop attractions or shows like VH-1 and MTV.
After gaining adequate home elevators available music and the facts of songs and pictures, only then would one visit the music shops and make a sensible purchase. Then one had to move skip forward through the recording to be able to listen and perform to the song one had been really, really looking forward to hearing and singing along to (and then repeating for an endless amount of times). It's just regrettable and plain terrible if it happened that the one track was the thing worth listening to in the complete album because of the cost of getting to purchase the explained album just for it; but it was a threat one had to take.
Today, its simple to select single, individual tracks from total albums and purchase that certain single track and exclude the rest! It is no further essential to scrimp and save your self merely to manage to buy a CD if one just had enough resources for some songs. And thanks to the web, it is now simpler to listen to snatches and snippets of ones favorite song, or even the complete song it self due to different site providing videos. Technology has significantly changed how people tune in to music, and its now much, much simpler to obtain music for entertainment, not forgetting cheaper.
Easier since there are now specific things like the itunes code generator and the iTunes card which is often distributed as gifts to iPod-toting friends and family members. It is simple to obtain an on the web iTunes gift card and easier still to give away because after all, who not want to receive one? And cheaper since, well, it really doesn't cost an arm and a leg. It still creates an impressive reward since it means that the giver is in with the occasions, and understands what cool and hip when it concerns music-slash-technology.

I'm not that old, but I saved my lunch money to buy Queen albums for a long time in middle-school and high-school. I'm still an album consumer - putting an album on and not having to worry about playlists and flow and such - plus, I tend to prefer bands that can put out solid albums and not just "a few singles and mostly otherwise filler".
I feel that Amazon is a better source than iTunes - that way it doesn't limit the gift-receiver. For example, I feel like I can't get the most out of the iTunes store any more now that I am an Android user and no longer even have an iPod.
I think in another "development" in your chain of events, people are going to be moving away from the iTunes store itself as more and more people are using non-Apple devices for music.
idk, I have the flu and I don't know what I'm doing right now

[APP] [2.2+] Audiobooks Now Audio Books

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Smartphone suitability by budget

I own smartphones in different budget categories. This gives me first hand experience to judge what YouTube and other online reviews say.
Here are my observations:
Budget $100: Suitable for making phone calls, listening to music. You shouldn't buy phones in this category unless this is all you want to do with it.
Budget $200: Suitable for making phone calls, listening to music, watching/ streaming videos. Cameras are usually bad, so not suitable for video calling. You will see bit of UI stutters, lags, etc. This is true for all brands. You should try and increase your budget, if possible.
Budget $300: Suitable for making phone calls, listening to music, watching/ streaming videos, playing light games. You would rarely see stutters, unless you start playing heavy games. Phones in this budget are ideally suitable for elderly people or those who have light use for the phone.
Budget $400 to $700: Suitable for making phone calls, listening to music, watching/ streaming videos, playing all types of games. Phones in this category offer best experience per dollar spent; i.e. offer best value for money. Cameras are decent in this price category.
Budget over $700: In this budget, every premium you pay is essentially for the cameras. So choose one with the best camera system, provided the software has all that you want from a phone.
Hope this helps.
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