I never really thought about it until I read Attilla's blog here: http://vincentbrown.com/blog/archives/goodbye-cds/ I don't really see CD players anymore. I see them every once in a while, but not as much. In fact, I see them as much as I see walkman's. Maybe I see more walk man's than CD's. Just seems funny. Are computers becoming the hub for everything entertainment? I never really owned a CD player actually. I should have but never found the time to buy one. Then whn my life went d...
SOURCE: BetaNews.com iPod Creates Mac Halo Effect By David Worthington, BetaNews March 18, 2005, 9:45 PM A report by Morgan Stanley analyst Rebecca Runkle has determined that Apple's iPod digital music player has inspired brand switching away from the PC to Macs. In her report... For more, click on the link provided...
SOURCE: NETSCAPE Microsoft Looks to Expand Windows at Home By MATTHEW FORDAHL SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Efforts by Microsoft Corp. and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media. In Los Angeles, Microsoft is expected to unveil Windows Media Center Edition 2005 for entertainment computers as well as other software and gadgets that seek to simpl...
SOURCE: NYTIMES It Takes a Gadget to Test a Gadget By SANDEEP JUNNARKAR Published: October 7, 2004 AT the entrance to the library of the Consumers Union testing center here sits an apparatus that resembles the innards of a piano, but with an angled plank, some rotating levers and strange knobs protruding all around. As it turns out, the device was built in the 1930's for purposes neither musical nor particularly technical. It tested the wear and tear on socks. Consumers Un...
SOURCE NYTIMES Connecting Paper and Online Worlds by Cellphone Camera IN A SNAP Cellphone cameras can gather information in public settings for personal use. Focusing on symbols called SpotCodes can launch a wireless service that can, for example, check a flight's departure time. By DOUGLAS HEINGARTNER Published: October 7, 2004 CAMBRIDGE, England WHEN you think of a public information kiosk, your mental picture might include greasy touch screens, broken trackballs and f...
SOURCE: CNET NEWS.com Good chief bets on standard OSes "You can never have too much bandwidth." Good Technology CEO Danny Shader says his company is well-placed in the mobile enterprise market space, providing an application that runs on standard operating systems rather than on proprietary hardware or software bundles. In a Face to Face interview with ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber, Shader discusses the changing shape of the market. 14 minutes 25 seconds Aug 31, 2004 4:12:0...