There’s new fuel for the fire that Apple’s working on technology for an updated TV set top box or TV platform. Citing unnamed sources, tech writer Jessica Lessin (formerly of the Wall Street Journal), saysApple’s been meeting with cable companies to pitch a service that would let TV viewers to skip commercials. That feature would be… Continue reading Apple Said to be Working on Ad-skipping Tech for TV
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New Apple Airport: Review (Video)
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The Future Is Now – Driverless Cars – Video
Just imagine… Imagine a city where you don’t drive in loops looking for a parking spot because your car drops you off and scoots off to some location to wait, sort of like taxi holding pens at airports. Or maybe it is picked up by a robotic minder and carted off with other vehicles, like… Continue reading The Future Is Now – Driverless Cars – Video
Trade-In Your iPhone 4, 4S for Free iPhone 5 at Best Buy For Next Nine Days
If you own an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S, a free iPhone 5 is just a car ride away for the next week. On June 1, Best Buy offered a one-day deal: bring in your old iPhone 4 or 4s and trade it for a brand new iPhone 5. The offer was so successful, that the retailer… Continue reading Trade-In Your iPhone 4, 4S for Free iPhone 5 at Best Buy For Next Nine Days
Teradek VidiU – Live Streaming Without a PC
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCdTbGybFz0&w=700&h=385] Live Streaming Without a PC The Teradek VidiU gives you the freedom to broadcast live high definition video directly to the Web without a PC. Whether you’re streaming out of a video switcher or wirelessly from your camera, VidiU allows you to go live when you want, where you want. Ustream & new… Continue reading Teradek VidiU – Live Streaming Without a PC
Have You Seen This Crazy Flying Bicycle?
Hey, cyclists: why are you still bicycling on asphalt like chumps when there’s this (totally safe-looking, not at all super-dangerous) flying bicycle? Just kidding! You’re not allowed to pilot this just yet, actually. The helicopter-bike is a prototype developed by a team of three Czech companies, which just took it for a five-minute test flight… Continue reading Have You Seen This Crazy Flying Bicycle?
Where the NSA Scandal Is Heading
He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been good or bad… mostly by checking your Facebook status updates and by screening your calls. Because these days, it seems that Santa’s working for the National Security Agency. Or at least that’s where public opinion seems to be going,… Continue reading Where the NSA Scandal Is Heading
Facebook Adds Support For The Hashtag
Facebook is adding support for hashtags to help its members keep track of popular topics being discussed on the social network, Adding the “#” sign to a word will turn it into a clickable link which brings up a feed of what other people are saying about the same topic. Using hashtags to identify a… Continue reading Facebook Adds Support For The Hashtag
The High Tech Flower Children Are High
The naivete of the computer geniuses who thought they were extending the ethos of the counterculture by creating an open, honest, democratic society with the Internet is rather stunning. The tech giants were the ones who promoted connectivity, but were never quite as open as they purported when it came to how they were using… Continue reading The High Tech Flower Children Are High
And This Is A Surprise, Why?
Yes, I try to be a good liberal every chance that I can, but honestly, I can’t help but think that this NSA surveillance business is a big yawn. We live in an electronic, connected world. We provide information via phone, cable TV, Internet, e-mail, texts, check boxes (especially after we’ve all thoroughly read the… Continue reading And This Is A Surprise, Why?
Cube U35GT Tablet Features Quad Core Rockchip CPU, at Sub $190 Price Tag
Quad core tablets with processors made by the likes of MediaTek or Rockchip are a big deal nowadays, especially since they provide both power and a low price. One of these new models is the Cube U35GT, a quad core slate with a Rockchip CPU. The device adopts the iPad Mini styling and it’s priced… Continue reading Cube U35GT Tablet Features Quad Core Rockchip CPU, at Sub $190 Price Tag
The Party’s Over
The signs of decline are everywhere. No ideas. No strategy except saying no. Extreme candidates. An unbending view of the constitution that allows no other interpretation. An aging, angry, declining electorate. Technology that doesn’t work and that isn’t attracting the best young talent in Silicon Valley. A pollster who was so wrong last November it… Continue reading The Party’s Over