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1. Comment - Microsoft Unveils JPEG Alternative

   (May 26, 2006 - 9:29 PM)

   Yeah, just like using WMA or AAC instead of MP3 gives you better battery life on a portable digital player... Oh wait... it doesn't... and actually it -reduces- your battery life since it needs more CPU power to decode.
   
   As a general rule, better compression systems need more CPU.
   
   And it's sad to see how people seem to think that MS invented something "genious" here. There's nothing extrordinary to write an image compression scheme that's better than JPEG. There are dozens of already existing formats that result in better compression at half the size of JPEGs.
   
   MS make it sound like a breakthrough and as usual some people believe it, but it's not a breakthrough at all.
   
   Should we get a better standard to replace JPEG and PNG? Sure, nobody disagrees about that. But should this image standard be owned by the dominating OS maker? I don't think so...

2. Comment - iPod's Headphones Cause Hearing Loss

   (Jan 20, 2006 - 12:49 AM)

   Whatever, there is too much ambiguity in this phrase and the first part of the article.
   
   First the headline should be "iPod's optional in-ear headphones may cause hearing loss" to be truthful, but anyway the whole article should be about damage to hearing by headphones in general, or at least in-ear headphones in general.
   
   "The popular iPod may be doing more harm than good, especially to the hearing of the user, doctors say."
   
   Sorry but this is FUD, it's so obvious, even to some iPod-haters (as seen in the comments). The iPod should be given as an example of popular audio devices, not as a prime suspect.
   
   Anyone thinking this article is fair is either:
   1. Uninformed or Ignorant.
   or...
   2. Think it's ok to lie to attack the iPod.