The turn of the year has not been especially kind to Apple Inc. and its insanely popular (though not ubiquitous) iPhones and iPads. A widely-reported (and satirized) bug in the clock/alarm application meant many millions were not awoken by their alarms in the first few days of 2011, for example. Yet the bigger problems started […]
New Technologies for 2011: Therapeutic Robots & Improved Spoons
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wound down in Las Vegas last weekend, and numerous news and tech outlets have been commenting on what was seen there, what was discussed there, and what did not happen there. We made note of the early proceedings last Friday, and this week we wanted to highlight a few technologies […]
#Philanthropy: Apple’s Lack Of Charity Still Squeezed In Blogosphere
Apple Inc. has a wonderful record of making innovative products that can be both cutting edge and easy to use in the same moment. The corporation has striven to green its production and shipping practices as well. Steve Jobs’s famous keynote presentations stir the geek world and Wall Street alike. He is often treated as […]
#Tech: Consumer Electronics in 2011 – Tablets, Pads, Phones
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been the starting line for a myriad of technologies over the last forty three years, some of which have, of course, failed to make inroads in the consumer electronics market (My car still doesn’t fly). All the chatter this year seems to be on the fact – the […]
The iPad Is The Tip Of The iCeberg
The iPad was announced this past April, and for much of 2010 when anyone spoke of a ‘mobile computer,’ most anyone listening/reading substituted ‘iPad.’ What is striking about the iPad in terms of the history of Apple is that it is a device that largely created a market, rather than an Apple device that overtook […]
Mobile Websites: A Quick How-To and Primer
The developments of mobile technology is likely familiar to all of us to one degree or another. Smart phones and iPads and micro-laptops mean more and more of us are capable of accessing the internet at any point in the day and from almost any place. Sure, we are more likely to access the game […]
All I Want For Christmas Is A New iPad…
Ah, the magic of Christmas. Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile. Makes you want to break out in song. This blog tries to draw some attention to those who are doing good for others, be they charities or politically engaged organizations. We plan to do so throughout 2011 as well. But it’s Christmas […]
‘Lame Duck’ Seems A Misnomer – Or A Political Attack (On Net Neutrality)
Lame-duck Congresses refer to those sessions that follow a November election through the winter holidays. Some number of Congress people have just lost their seats, but the newly elected replacements do not get to move in until they are sworn in in January. Thus the ‘duck’ is too ‘lame’ to fly, though it is alive […]