I’ll admit to coveting an Android phone today. Not because it is a better device than my iPhone (it isn’t) and not because I want to be on the Verizon network. I was interested in the Droid phone because I am getting extremely frustrated with protectionist DRM systems and the policies Apple is using to [...]
This is a must read blog post by Jeff Jonas – Mobile devices in America are generating something like 600 billion geo-spatially tagged transactions per day. Every call, text message, email and data transfer handled by your mobile device creates a transaction with your space-time coordinate (to roughly 60 meters accuracy if there are three [...]
I started thinking about what a converged device the iPhone is and compiled this impressive list of devices I used to carry that are now replaced by my iPhone. This is an unprecedented level of convergence if you ask me. A quick informal tally shows that the iPhone is replacing $2700.00 dollars worth of equipment [...]
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted about Second Life, but this article at Venture Beat sparked some thoughts: The media narrative about Second Life and virtual worlds is starting to get past the hype stage, past the bashing stage, and is beginning to resemble reality. VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi has covered this shift in a [...]
I’ll admit to being a bit skeptical about Gov20Camp when I heard that attendance was going to exceed 500 people. While I am familiar and comfortable with the concept of a bar camp unconference, I just hard a hard time imaging how you organize such a large group. I was one of the first sponsors [...]
Google Voice is an interesting service and seems to work well. A couple of observations: 1)Voicemail is not forwarded as an attachment via email. Every other service I have tested does that. 2)SMS integration is very nice and is one area where Google is ahead of the curve. 3)Granularity in settings is severely lagging. For [...]
I’ve been a DirectTV customer for over 6 years paying about $100.00 a month for services. I’ve recently switched to FiOS and called DirectTV to disconnect my account. Imagine my surprise when I was told that: 1) The replacement DVR I bought for $200.00 is considered “leased equipment” that must be returned to them. This [...]
I’m a big fan of the Kindle1 and decided to splurge for the second generation of the device. Thus far, I’ve got to say I am happy with my purchase, but here’s my twenty-four hour review. Software interface – The software interface is significantly improved in a few key areas. The most drastic change is [...]
When I had my house built, I went to the trouble of trying to create a video distribution system that would allow one Tivo/DirectTV receiver to be controlled and broadcast throughout the house. While the system worked in theory, it was plagued with problems, mostly relating to the IR repeaters being eternally flawed. Eventually, I [...]
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