Google Now – What about the 49ers?
One of the best features of Jelly Bean is Google Now. I've been using it regularly for a few weeks. With location-based services, context aware…
Clinton Stark
Filmmaker and editor at Stark Insider, covering arts, AI & tech, and indie film. Inspired by Bergman, slow cinema and Chipotle. Often found behind the camera or in the edit bay. Peloton: ClintTheMint.
Can a Twitter alternative succeed?
App.net has raised over $700,000 from 11,000+ backers. There's only one problem: I have no idea what it is and why I'd want to pay…
2012: Android rules, but with fewer models
What we don't know is how many iPhone sales Samsung managed to preemptively "steal" with the S3. How many impatient 4 and 4S owners made…
Why Wine Scores Matter: It’s Cultural
Consumers at large need scores. It has to be a number. It has to be a score. And it has to help them make a…
Berkeley Rep releases iOS, Android apps
Videos and photos are available too. Clicking on Chinglish pulled up a YouTube video of the effervescent Tony Taccone intro'ing the "hysterical" play.
How well do you know your wine descriptors?
My nephew also didn't believe we could ascertain scents or flavors such as toast, pears, or cherries. After all, as he explained, "it's not as…
Vincent Kartheiser of ‘Mad Men’ to perform at San Jose Rep (video preview)
Also newsworthy is the theater's unique and innovative use of Kickstarter. SJ Rep hopes to raise $15,000 to help build sets for the play.
Sonos now supports Amazon Cloud Player (Bellissimo!)
Why the big deal? It means you can stream tracks without the need for a server or host PC.
Wine Tasting Report: A(nother) Day in the Dust, Napa – 2012
Several of the top wineries were pouring including Alpha Omega, Conn Creek, Flora Springs, Freemark Abbey, Frog's Leap, Honig, Monticello, Provenance, Quintessa, and Staglin among…
Android Becometh
In only 32 months Google has gone from zilch to the whole kit and kaboodle. That's astounding.