The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

FyreTV garners some mainstream coverage in this week's tech watch, which also takes a look at the hottest new applications and gizmos for the tech-savvy adult professional.

• Mainstream tech website CrunchGear offered a mostly positive review of the FyreTV TV-top box. From the review:

"Positives include: Really impressive video quality – videos start streaming almost instantly. Relatively affordable, provided you have some self control. Hardware itself is small and discreet."

• YouTube CEO Chad Hurley says his site has the largest database of HD videos in the world.

VisualPin.com lets users integrate their videos with Google Maps, helping viewers pinpoint where their videos take place.

Meebo is getting ready to roll out a competitor to Facebook's chat platform.

• TechCrunch takes a look at the seemingly doomed online advertising scene, as well as what are the hottest sites on the Internet.

• Looking for someone? Pipl.com can help.

• Adobe's development platform AIR has been installed 100 million times so far.

• Is Google's virtual hard drive nearing launch?

• A crack for the latest iPhone operating system is online.

• Tech Blog IStartedSomething.com found a security hole in Windows 7. On that note, Microsoft says that there will be no more beta releases of Windows 7.

• Deal hunters may want to check out this refurbished Dell laptop.

• Comic book fans may want to try out this new computer speaker.

• Sony has a new Walkman phone that can rip MP3s directly from CDs.

• Gizmodo takes a look at the most popular new apps for the iPhone. Another app called Grocery IQ can help consumers find better deals at the store.

• Are print publications indeed doomed?

• Scrapblog lets users build and save online scrapbooks.

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