Macword Expo is coming!
I can vividly remember my first visit to Macworld Expo back in January 1991. The show was lively and crowded, but what really stood out in my memory was being in the heart of San Francisco on the eve of the first Gulf War. I was staying at the St. Francis hotel, right on Union Square and [...]
Critics missing the iPoint!
Q: What levitates, travels through time and does the dishes? A: the iPad, as envisioned by tech pundits… Come on people – nothing can live up to the accumulated hype that preceded yesterday’s launch of Apple’s new device, the iPad. And, remember the source of the hype. Apple has said absolutely nothing to lead people [...]
ColorMunki on my back!
After an extended Christmas/New Years hiatus, I’m finally back in the saddle. It wasn’t all fun and games over the festive season. In fact, I’ve been quite busy on a number of writing projects – but more on that in a future post. For the time being, you can read my lastest article for Print [...]
It’s In the Bag
A bevy of baggage: Clockwise from Top Left – The Tom Bihn BrainBag; BBP BumBakPak Hamptons; Timbuk2 Laptop Messenger; Crumpler The Sinking Barge Within minutes of acquiring my first laptop I started looking for a suitable laptop bag. Keep in mind that I was an early adopter and had a laptop before many of my [...]
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- Dell moves back up to #2 position in global PC sales, Acer slips to 3rd, HP still reigns supreme September 5, 2010Acer Chairman JT Wang is quick to say that he thinks that iPad sales are only going down from here, but maybe he should listen to that age-old idiom: people in fragile economies shouldn't throw stones. According to iSuppli's latest report on the global PC market, Acer slipped down to third place after losing 6.2 percent of its market share compared […]
- BlackBerry Torch 9800 gets the Colorware treatment, sees value increase infinitely September 5, 2010So look -- RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 isn't exactly the barnburner-of-a-smartphone that we were hoping it'd be, but at least it looks snazzy, right? Right? Regardless of your answer to that, it's a bona fide fact that Colorware has outdone itself on this one. Usually, it's most fun to toy around with the company's endless array […]
- Mr. Extreme Closeup suggests next-gen iPad is testing FaceTime... right now September 5, 2010Honestly, from this distance it's hard to tell what's going on, but 9 to 5 Mac says we're looking at a next-gen camera-equipped iPad fielded specifically to test video calls. As you may recall, iPhone software surfaced with a very similar menu just weeks before the iPhone 4 came out, which either means someone was inspired to create a clever […]
- An IFA 2010 moment of Zen September 4, 2010We're not sure why, but Panasonic loves to trot out human exhibits whenever it wants to promote new additions to its camera line. Here's what they used at IFA 2010 in Berlin. Unfortunately, we're too freaked-out to remember anything about the camera.An IFA 2010 moment of Zen originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:37:00 EDT. Ple […]
- Android accounts for one-quarter of mobile web traffic, says Quantcast September 4, 2010It's terribly difficult to get reliable statistics, as numbers tend to vary drastically depending upon whom you ask, but if you're inclined to believe that Android is mopping up Apple and RIM's declining mobile mindshare in the US, you'll find nothing but corroboration from Quantcast. The analytics firm reckons a full one-quarter of mobil […]
- Dell moves back up to #2 position in global PC sales, Acer slips to 3rd, HP still reigns supreme September 5, 2010
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- This Whiskey Was Made From Urine [Alcohol] September 5, 2010I'm really into whiskey, but I think I'll pass on tasting Gilpin Family Whisky. Why? Because this single malt whiskey is made from urine. Specifically, it's made from the sugar rich urine of elderly diabetics. More » […]
- Sometimes We Want Too Many Things We Don't Need [Life] September 5, 2010Remember as a kid you only wanted one thing at a time? A bike, a doll, a football. Now, we're all caught up wanting everything we see, and a lot of it we don't need. Let's try to want less. More » […]
- Here's A Knockoff Bladeless Fan That's Priced Like a Dyson [Fan] September 4, 2010The imitation/knockoff market never ceases to amaze me. This bladeless fan from Abiko is a knockoff version of the Dyson Air Multiplier. But unlike typical cheap imitations, Abiko's version, at $223, is almost as expensive as the real thing. More » […]
- iPhone 4 Fitted Inside A Canon SLR Body [Cameras] September 4, 2010One things for sure: putting your iPhone 4 inside a Canon SLR isn't as useful as adding a SLR lens to your iPhone. But with this custom-made getup, you won't think about dropping your iPhone every time you hold it up. More » […]
- Xbox 360 IPTV Service Coming To AT&T U-Verse Subscribers? [Unconfirmed] September 4, 2010Xbox 360's IPTV service isn't dead, it's just been sleeping (for a long time). But it might be finally be awaken and headed to AT&T U-Verse if these screenshots of AT&T U-Verse technical support tools are to be believed. Engadget's source also says that Xbox 360 IPTV service is supposedly being tested right now and an official rel […]
- This Whiskey Was Made From Urine [Alcohol] September 5, 2010
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