Cringely Roundup.
I’m a fan of Robert X. Cringely. Don’t believe everything he says (even he doesn’t do that), but do read/listen. Smart guy, smart things to say. “Nexus None” — Bob heralds the end of feature phones....
View ArticleThe iPad.
I have read, in the last two days, more iPad speculation and commentary than any one person should. I watched the keynote, the overview, and several hands-on videos. If it’s public knowledge, I’m aware...
View ArticleNew World Computers.
In the New World, computers are task-centric. We are reading email, browsing the web, playing a game, but not all at once. Applications are sandboxed, then moats dug around the sandboxes, and then...
View ArticleThe Ubiquity of Touch.
The iPad could be a complete failure (though I think that’s almost impossible given Apple’s current pedigree), but it’s guaranteed that within the next two years consumer touch computing will become...
View ArticleThe March to Invisibility.
It’s should be clear to everyone at this point that Internet access is approaching ubiquity in the developed world. Cable, satellite, DSL, WiFi, 3G, etc. provide an uninterrupted connection for anyone...
View ArticleDon’t Ask Questions You Don’t Want the Answers To.
When ecosystems change and inflexible institutions collapse, their members disperse, abandoning old beliefs, trying new things, making their living in different ways than they used to. It’s easy to see...
View ArticleFan Fiction.
The year is 2067. A man appears from the door of a sagging shack. He is grizzled, weathered, tired from a life of disappointment. He braces against the wind, cold and unrelenting. He staggers to the...
View ArticleHands On: Six Months of iPad.
Accompany me, if you will, on a strange and wonderful journey as we follow the iPad around the Peretic household observing its uses and abuses. Our tour will cover each family member plus household...
View ArticleBest Geek Stuff of 2010.
Daniel Raffel’s list of the best geek stuff of 2010. Lots of good stuff, but hands-down, the iPad has been the most life-changing in our house, augmented, of course, by Netflix. (Via Mike Davidson.)
View ArticleSlingbox.
Watch your tv anywhere — that’s the deal. Buy this little device. Connect it to your tv. Watch any place, any time. It’s phenomenal. Traveling? Working? Stuck at the mall? Slingbox it. You get to watch...
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