One of the cool things about Amazon’s Kindle is that you can carry around hundreds of books in a device the size of a single paperback. But what if you’re still wedded to ink on paper (or don’t want to spend $399 for a Kindle) and want a similar level of convenience? One option could [...]
Paramount has begun what will eventually be a multimillion dollar marketing juggernaut behind the new Star Trek flick. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at StarTrek.com, the studio’s official site for the franchise. After a reorg late last year left the site basically staff-less, it’s essentially been in sleeper-ship mode, with a static home [...]
1. MacBook Air is cool, but I can’t see spending $1,799 on what is essentially a secondary or tertiary computer. Hello, Eee.
2. Apple TV seems poised to finally be a solid platform, and free upgrade rocks (especially compared to item #3, below). I’m going to upgrade mine tonight, and may even pick up a second [...]
I had to give a presentation at a meeting today and didn’t have a laptop with me. The solution: I grabbed a nearby Mac Mini (yes, I left a sticky on the display warning that the machine had been borrowed and would be returned), hooked it up to a projector, and the meeting was saved. [...]
You know that sinking feeling you get when you buy something only to have the price plummet when the manufacturer releases a new model or just decides it’s time to slash prices. Well, imagine how it feels if a product you’ve paid for suddenly goes free. That’s the case with Newsgator, which just made all [...]
There were a number of nice moments in Bill Gates’ corny, gently self-mocking CES farewell keynote presentation and video (though the big plug for Silverlight on the MS site isn’t one of them), but for me the sweet spot was his plea to join the Democratic presidential ticket. Not only does this represent the culmination [...]
From Kara Swisher’s latest “Boomtown” blog entry:
“First, after almost eight months of daily blogging for this site, I think it is safe to say that I will probably never write another thing professionally for a print publication and will spend the rest of my career–such that it will be–publishing online only.”
That’s great, Kara. Really. Welcome [...]
Since everyone else has already compiled their “Best of 2007” lists, here’s mine, in no particular order:
Amazon Kindle
The beauty of the Kindle isn’t its readability; its screen is basically the same as that of the Sony Reader. Amazon’s acheivement is solving the chicken-and-egg conundrum that ebook readers have faced for over a decade. With wireless [...]