Is Twitter the real deal or just a huge, narcissistic, real-time spam engine?
A well known entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, of Garage Technology Ventures, and now as I’m continuously reminded on Twitter, a new web site called Alltop.…
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Kindle DX, like most of us middle-aged devices, gets bigger
The Kindle is a curiosity. It seems to generate more hype than it deserves, and yet I can’t help but think there is something there…
The Economy: What Happened?
An evening with economist Jeffrey Frankel requires a bottle of wine
When you absolutely must have your espresso on the go
Made by mypressi, it’s called the ‘TWIST’, sells for $129 and uses Co2 cartridges (via a “pneumatic engine”), so power is not required. May I…
What is everyone twittering about?
If there is one thing that eclipses the discussion around American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, it is perhaps the latest tipping point of…
BlackBerry Storm: Where does your money go?
Mike gave us his first impressions of the BlackBerry Storm last November. Like any cell phone these days, the price a consumer will pay for…
Nicholas Negroponte speaks about the One Laptop Per Child initiative
To achieve this mission, OLPC decided to innovate and create a laptop called the XO-1 which could be used by children in even the poorest…
Vimeo vs. YouTube vs. Facebook vs. Viddler vs. SmugMug: Who reigns supreme in online HD video hosting?
I uploaded several test videos... but that was just the tip of the video sharing iceberg. I had so many questions. Who would come out…
’10 Cars That Sank Detroit’ article a walk down memory lane
Earlier today, I stumbled upon an article that made me take notice. Well, actually it was Loni who just happened to be surfing a Yahoo…
BlackBerry joins in the micro-application game with new App World store
The early reviews are mixed. But at least BlackBerry (or RIM), with the release of their new App World store, are in the game. Is…