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Writing for Time.com, Wilson Rothman compares iSight and iChat AV to iPod and iTunes, which he said both share Apple's mission of taking "popular concepts and apply better execution and design." iChat AV and iSight are called the Gadget of the Week in a new column. Rothman said that videoconferencing has been around for a while, but still has an "advanced" cachet that's kept away many users. "Not so with iSight and iChat, which are nearly as simple as billed," he explained. [MacCentral]

Steve has released a new tool that you can use with Feedster's new backlog feature. "A tool to make a Backlog RSS file of all the posts that went to your front page." [UserLand Product News]

"On July 15, 2003, UserLand Software transferred ownership of its RSS 2.0 specification to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. UserLand is a leading developer of tools that produce and consume RSS, and originator of the RSS 2.0 specification."

Dave is covering the latest developments surrounding this announcement on Scripting News. [UserLand Product News]

Southeast Airlines said it plans to install digital video cameras throughout the cabins of its planes to record the faces and activities of its passengers at all times, as a precaution against terrorism and other safety threats.

In addition, the charter airline, based in Largo, Florida, will store the digitized video for up to 10 years. And it may use face recognition software to match faces to names and personal records, the airline said.