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Tubemote: Turn a browser into a YouTube remote

YouTube has done an extensive amount of work tweaking its "Leanback" experience for users who want to watch videos on their couch, or several feet away from their computer. This interface works well with a mouse, or just by letting videos auto-advance. But if you're interested in ditching the mouse or game controller, or would like a more social experience than what YouTube currently offers, Tubemote is worth checking out.

This simple service does one thing, and does it well. On one machine with a Web browser you log in to your Tubemote account, and on any … Read more

Buzz Out Loud 1280: New Kindle undercuts iPad by $360 (podcast)

Why buy a $499 device to read books when Amazon's new Kindle will do it for $139? We debate. Also, Facebook building a font of all knowledge with Questions. Plus: How to hack ATMs.

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The new Amazon Kindle

Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:

Amazon introduces a faster Kindle Nintendo announces 3DS event in September Apple updated their Safari browser Google Docs will add text translation in more languages Youtube will soon extend video time up to 15 minutes

New Magical Apple products

Links from Tuesday's episode of Loaded:

Apple updated their iMac line and added a new product, the Magic Trackpad. Google offers their app suite for U.S. government iPhone 4 is coming to 17 more countries on Friday Microsoft and movietickets.com let you purchase movie passes through the Xbox HP leaves Windows 7 for WebOS The Library of Congress says you can Jailbreak your iPhone

Street Fighter X Tekken, Tekken X Street Fighter

Links from Monday's episode of Loaded:

Namco and Capcom announce Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter YouTube videos are embedded using HTML 5 Details surface on Panasonic's 3D camcorder The CTIA is suing San Francisco over a cell phone radiation ordinance The new iMacs are rumored to have USB 3.0

Your own yellow submarine

Links from Friday's episode of Loaded:

Amazon gets an exclusive publishing deal for e-books Barnes & Noble launches the Nook reader for Android phones YouTube revamps YouTube Music Orkut is in hot water in Brazil for allegedly hosting illicit material Your toilet can generate energy to power your home A two-seat yellow submarine could be yours for the bargain price of $2 million

On Facebook, don't panic!

In 2008, the Loaded crew took a road trip to interview Janis Wolak at the University of New Hampshire's Crimes against Children Research Center. Wolak, a UNH professor, co-authored a study about "Internet predators," which showed that they do not fit the stereotype of thuggish basement-dweller using force, abduction, or deception to lure young teens into sexual relationships.

On the contrary, research shows that Internet sex offenders coax teens into relationships slowly, gaining their trust over time. Once the relationships become obviously inappropriate, teens feel that they have been complicit and are therefore less likely to report … Read more

Buzz Out Loud 1265: Perfect Citizen (podcast)

On today's show, the NSA announces a new security program that's terrifyingly called "Perfect Citizen" but (at least on the surface) appears to be little more than a series of Star Trek red alert alarms. We're rightfully suspicious. Also, Flash is getting 3D, Pirate Bay is under attack, and the iPhone 4 antenna problem is a hardware issue. We knew that.

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YouTube for the boob tube

Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:

YouTube launches a beta version of YouTube Leanback to bring the video service to your television and revamps its mobile site for easier touchscreen navigationMotorola announces the Motorola CHARM, a new Android phone for T-MobileSprint announces the Samsung Intercept, its latest Android offeringAmazon launches an online grocery store in the UKTime Magazine will stop publishing its magazine articles for free online until they are two weeks oldA new study shows that students do suffer from attention span problems after consistent exposure to television and video games