Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
The father of the cellular phone, Martin Cooper, doesn't care much for the iPhone:
In an interview with Forbes.com following his talk, Cooper said that he had used an iPhone for a few weeks before handing it off to his grandson, saying that he couldn't navigate its contacts and that its ...
Posted in Apple, Technology |
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Devin Reams of Crowd Favorite has posted his notes on going paperless at home and at the office. I remain unconvinced that recycling paper has any value, but agree that not dealing with paper in the first place is more convenient, and that's good enough for me.
Posted in Software, Technology |
Monday, September 29th, 2008
Ever ignorant of how stupid he sounds when he talks, Metallica drummer and enemy of music Lars Ulrich weighs in on the controversy over the audio quality of their new album:
I will say that the overwhelming response to this new record has exceeded even our expectations as far as how ...
Posted in Games, Music, Technology, Web |
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Android? More like blandroid. Am I right? The facts, via MacRumors:
- Amazon mobile music store (press release) preloaded on the G1.
- Built in keyboard. Google Maps. Android Market, YouTube
- Launch on October 22nd
- No tethering option
- SIM-locked to T-Mobile
- Read Word, PDF, Excel files. No exchange compatibility, but 3rd parties ...
Posted in Google, Technology |
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Today's xkcd sums up my feelings on mobile phone ringtones. My one exception is the "Never Gonna Give You Up" MIDI that plays when certain people call me.
Posted in Music, Technology, Web |
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Some selections from the 2008 Rankings: Google at #10, BMW at #13, Cisco at #17, and Apple at #24.
Posted in Apple, Business, Design, Google, Technology |
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
I have no interest in the product, but Woot's write-up of this HD Mini Stick is priceless.
Posted in Technology, Television, Web |
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Kotaku, on the long gap between "core" games from Nintendo:
So if they take 2-3 years to make...where are the ones you started working on 2-3 years ago?
As we get deeper into this hardware cycle, I become convinced that the Wii is more lucky accident than ingenious savior. Nintendo needs some quality leadership ...
Posted in Business, Games, Technology |
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Bluetooth and GTalkService APIs got the axe. Clearly, Apple should be concerned.
Posted in Google, Technology |
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
At first, I thought it was a joke. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington suggests that Amazon open their Kindle e-book reader for third-party clones. My advice to Amazon is to always do the opposite of whatever Arrington says. Just ask Apple what clone programs do for revenue and brand identity.
Posted in Business, Technology |
Monday, August 11th, 2008
Amazon Prime. Quite possibly the best $79 I've ever spent.
As an Amazon affiliate program member, I received an email this morning suggesting that I pimp the Amazon Prime service. I have belonged to a lot of affiliate programs over the years, and I get these all the time. Usually they ...
Posted in Books, Business, Movies, Music, Software, Technology, Television, Toys, Video, Web |
Monday, August 4th, 2008
Michael Schaffner at Forbes on the paperless office:
One of the great unfulfilled promises of technology is the paperless office. Computers were to rid us of all that clutter and paper-shuffling. To be sure, we have seen a significant reduction in paper, but it is certainly not the nirvana we were ...
Posted in Technology |
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
TechCrunch on the Microsoft Spherical Multi-Touch Computer Display 2008 Professional Edition:
Not content with a PC on every desktop, Microsoft wants to see every available surface become a computer screen. It has already developed a multi-touch Surface Computer (which is being used in AT&T stores), and turned that vertical in a multi-touch wall. Now, it’s ...
Posted in Technology |
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Danielle Cassley,one of Aurora Feint's creators, trying to clear the air on what the game is doing with your phone's contact list:
The text associated with the community features says “Supply your phone number and email to automatically locate your friends!”. We assumed people would guess that meant we used their ...
Posted in Business, Social, Technology |
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Research In Motion, the company behind the popular Blackberry, is hiring. Apply at http://rim.jobs/
Posted in Technology |