I’m on this thing called a pay phone!
Pay phones… going, going, gone
Webcams: Only in China
Fast Tube by Casper China was known in the 1980’s – 1990’s as “The Kingdom of Bicycles”. In today’s China no status symbol of wealth and prestige surpasses the automobile. With China’s new wealth, drivers see themselves as “important men”, traffic laws are suggestions, and accidents are handled with a quick 200 to 500 RMB [...]
Cult of Mac, iPad Chapter
Resolve Market Research has just completed a comprehensive study of iPad users and how the iPad is being used. Mashable got the nod to share the data with the Internet and has done an extensive write-up with graphics. Two items caught my attention scanning the study details.
PC… say hello to my little friend!
What if Apple put in iPad emulator into OS X?
Apple Marketing: Think Different
Patrick takes a look at Apple’s unique (and successful) marketing strategy.
How Do You Like Your Crow Cooked?
I continue to be a skeptic about the Apple iPad. I believe in its goal, but for me it is still a generation or two short. That being said, it’s time for me to eat a large serving of crow. I forecasted Apple would sell 1 million iPads in 2010. Apple has just announced 2 [...]
That Cloud Looks Like… iTunes
Some of my recent blog posts have focused on Apple’s business success in software downloads and digital music through the iTunes Store and iPhone. Nothing could make me happier as an Apple stockholder and user of its products.
My Grammy Nominee … Steve Jobs
This week I’m celebrating a tenth anniversary of mine. In 2000 I joined DigMedia, one of the first wave of MP3 digital music startups. An historical footnote curiosity today, DigMedia developed some of the first MP3 players, and Internet digital music download and streaming services. DigMedia flamed out in the 2001 music MAD (mutually assured [...]
Send in the iPad Clones
Zac and I spent time living and working in China. We both were amused and amazed at the Chinese ability to quickly clone the latest trends and technologies. It’s been 3 months since Apple announced the iPad in San Francisco. The iPad has been available for purchase for 3 weeks. Today, the 国产苹果iPad, “Domestically Produced [...]
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- Drift into a peaceful slumber with Panasonic's self-rocking Relax Chair Yasumi September 4, 2010Paul Miller not included.Drift into a peaceful slumber with Panasonic's self-rocking Relax Chair Yasumi originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments […]
- Klipsch Image S5i Rugged in-ear headphones earn our respect (video) September 4, 2010"Rugged" is one of those terms thrown around pretty loosely by the consumer electronics industry. So when Klipsch, a name that's not exactly synonymous with husky men in the saddle, rolled out a rugged version of its S4i in-ear speakers under the Image S5i Rugged moniker, well, we just had to put them to the test. But first we had to give thes […]
- iriver Story Touch Edition preview September 4, 2010Remember that iriver Story Touch Edition e-reader we spied last month? Well, iriver is showing it off at IFA this week, with plans to release the little 6-inch touchscreen device in Europe and Korea in the next week or so. We played around with it a bit, and while the 800 x 600 E Ink screen resolution is a little disappointing, and the resistive touchscreen […]
- Samsung's new Wireless USB chipset enables HD streaming with less power September 4, 2010It's a beautiful combination, really -- lower power consumption, and support for high bandwidth applications. That marriage is evident in Samsung's newest Wireless USB chipset, which was built around Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology and designed to enable high-def streaming between a mobile host device and a tethered device for viewing. According t […]
- LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone 7 prototype flicks photos to TVs, launches October September 4, 2010We were a bit surprised to find LG's prototype Windows Phone 7 device for developers, soon to be unveiled officially as the Optimus 7 when released in its production form, hanging out in the wilds of IFA. Nevertheless, there it was, streaming DLNA content to a WiFi enabled TV. LG worked with Microsoft to develop a custom DLNA media sharing capability fo […]
- Drift into a peaceful slumber with Panasonic's self-rocking Relax Chair Yasumi September 4, 2010
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- Surfing Earth's Magnetic Field With a Giant Space Ribbon [Space] September 4, 2010A Japanese rocket unfurled a 300-metre-long ribbon in space on Monday, testing technology that could one day allow spacecraft to navigate by surfing Earth's magnetic field. More » […]
- Nintendo's Virtual Boy Gets Torn Apart [Teardowns] September 4, 2010Nintendo's Virtual Boy was among the first game consoles to display "true 3D graphics" and a cherished part of many childhoods. It's also the "coolest device" the iFixIt crew has ever taken apart and it's easy to see why. More » […]
- Google Wave Lives On (in a Box) [Google Wave] September 4, 2010Google has announced that despite Wave's demise as a Google App, its open source code will continue to be developed into a fully-functional application available to anyone with the desire to host it. More » […]
- iOS 4.1 Released On September 8th [Apple] September 4, 2010If you go over to Apple's UK site, you're sure of a big surprise: they're listing the iOS 4.1 software update as being released September 8th. The US site still says "coming soon." [Apple UK] More » […]
- Check if Your Bus is On Time Via QR Codes at DC Bus Stops [Augmented Reality] September 4, 2010Starting today, DC area bus stops are being treated with a bit of augmented reality. Smartphone users can get up-to-the-minute status reports and traffic updates for the bus they're waiting for by using a QR reading app. Convenient! [ReadWriteWeb] More » […]
- Surfing Earth's Magnetic Field With a Giant Space Ribbon [Space] September 4, 2010
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