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Spray-on computers

Back in August 2003, I told you that spray-on nanocomputers were coming. Last week, the Discovery Channel gave us an update on this project of the Speckled Computing consortium, a collaboration between researchers from several universities in the U.K. They are building the Specknet, a network of small computers (5...

Tags: sensor, Speckled Computing consortium, aura.The Specknet

Blog posts 2005-11-28

Additional Resources

Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford

Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry FordDeservedly so. He is a modern day Henry FordLike HF, Bill Gates has truly made a historic impact on the high tech industry and his philanthropy work is already making an incredible difference.Good for him.Having said that, Microsoft has missed the internet boat...

Tags: INTERNET, Microsoft Windows, Leadership, Strategy, Bill G, personal computer revolution, Bill Gates, Billg, Henry Ford, modern day, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

2009 Pontiac Vibe GT

Photo gallery:2009 Pontiac Vibe GTWe found the economy car efficiency, the tight build quality, and the odd body style all appealing on the 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT. But once we started looking at the details, we realized it was a Toyota. The hard flooring in the cargo area and the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Pontiac, Pontiac Vibe GT, Vibe

Product reviews 2008-06-23

Review roundup: Hands-free headset/speaker solutions from Etymotic, Aliph, Nokia and Spracht

In just over a month, you will not be able to use your cellphone in your automobile in Washington State without some kind of hands-free solution. Hands-free laws are in place now or coming soon to many other states and areas of the world so now is a good time...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Solution, Ear, Phone, Device, Microphone, Nokia Corp., Call, Controller, Headset, Bluetooth, Button, Cable, Spracht, EtyBlu, etyBLU, BLUmaxx, Battery Life, Aliph Jawbone, Earbud, Earloop, Noise Assassin Technology, Nokia BH-903, Phone Call Functionality, Aura Mobile BT, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-29

HP's bid for EDS: Opportunity costs loom

HP's bid for EDS: Opportunity costs loomHP's bid for EDS: Opportunity costs loomI think it was a bad move on the part of HP. Its not that its going to be another Compaq deal but EDS the company itself is just a bad investment. They had a round of...

Tags: Outsourcing, Mainframes, Sales strategy, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-05-13

House of Hackers social community opens up

House of Hackers social community opens upVerified IdentitiesIf this site is truly White Hat, then hackers should not be able to hide behind an alias. There should be Paypal-like ID verification of a person's name and address. That information should be ~publically~ available so that it can be continually...

Tags: Hacking, hacker

Discussion threads 2008-05-06

2008 Saturn Vue Hybrid Green Line

Photo gallery:2008 Saturn Vue Green LineOne year after the introduction of the 2007 Vue Green Line, Saturn has brought out a significantly revised version of the model. The 2008 Vue Green Line may share most of the tech features of the original model, but its exterior design shows that Saturn...

Tags: OnStar, Saturn, Vue, VUE Green Line, Saturn VUE

Product reviews 2008-03-26

Aura (exe)

Aura is the automated expert system for multivariate statistical forecasting. It combines the unique power of full automated multivariate statistical analysis in unlimited dimensions with the remarkable ease of use. It can both offer the instant forecast by one mouse click or expand for you many levels of complicated model...

Tags: Econom-Expert, Aura, Mice, Sales Force Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales

Software downloads 2008-03-07

March 13: D-day for Microsoft's Yahoo intentions

March 13: D-day for Microsoft's Yahoo intentionsYa gotta know when to hold 'em... when to fold 'emRather than make them look silly, it makes them look shrewd. CEOs that stay the course when headed toward an iceberg seem stupid. If Ballmer knows how to work the system and...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

Photo gallery:2008 Chevrolet Malibu HybridThe 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid gave us a strong sense of déjà vu. We read the accolades accorded to the gas-only version, the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, after its launch late last year, which reminded us of the good press received by the Saturn Aura the year...

Tags: instrument-cluster, Malibu Hybrid, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, Chevrolet, hybrid system

Product reviews 2008-02-20

Apple takes a big fall

Among all the tech stocks Apple is taking the biggest beating today. Halfway into the trading day Apple is down over 17 percent. It just shows how the mighty can fall based on making some conservative projections for growth and an extremely skittish market. Even in the post-Macworld aura, the...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Investment, Finance, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-23

How to package up the SaaS platform

When I agreed to deliver the keynote at Oracle's Industry Summit on SaaS this Friday [disclosure: this is a paid engagement] I obviously had no idea that it would come on the heels of two acquisition announcements of great import for anyone interested in Oracle's role as a SaaS enabler....

Tags: Acquisition, Software-as-a-service, Database, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., SOA, Software As A Service (SaaS), Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-01-16

Oregon AG office to RIAA: 10 things we want to know about how you find file-sharing students

If you think the Recording Institute Association of America is going too far in its prosecution (or should that be persecution?) of college students who file-share from time to time, you'll love the news that Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers is adding meat to the University...

Tags: RIAA, File-sharing, Myers, Lindor, Peer To Peer (P2P), Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Marketing Research, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-11-30

Gateway One

Photo gallery:Gateway OneIf Apple's iMac is the best all-around, all-in-one PC (if not one of the best all-around desktops), and Sony's VAIO LT19U succeeds in a very specific, high-end niche, where does that leave the new Gateway One? It's certainly attractive, but our fully loaded, $1,799 review unit has slower...

Tags: Desktops, Gateway Inc., Apple iMac

Product reviews 2007-09-27

Latest iPhone hacks shine spotlight on war between oysters and shuckers

Latest iPhone hacks shine spotlight on war between oysters and shuckersWho's acutally getting shucked?It's not Apple.AT&T gets shucked when the iPhone gets on another network. Apple still makes their money on the sale of the iPhone.The record labels get shucked when someone gets an unauthorized ringtone onto the iPhone. Apple...

Tags: Fairplay, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., shucker, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-12

2008 Saturn Vue XR

Saturn is on a roll, proving that it can turn out decent models in a variety of segments. Its Aura sedan was voted the 2007 North American Car of the Year at this year's Detroit auto show; its Sky and Sky Redline roadsters have been smash hits; its Green Line...

Tags: Performance management, Vue, Vue XR, Saturn, Saturn VUE, Saturn Vue XR, BMW X3, performance

Product reviews 2007-09-06

Announcing ZDNet's 18th Deputy Tester of the Week to get free gear (Bluetooth stuff!)

On Monday of this week, I offered up Spracht's Aura Mobile BT Bluetooth-based speaker phone to the ZDNet reader that could best convince me why s/he should be deputized into testing the device for us. It's worth $150 and not only can it operate as a speakerphone for your Bluetooth-based...

Tags: VoIP, Phone, Headset, Bluetooth, USB, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-08-10

A First Look at Numbers

A First Look at NumbersAs usual MS's contibution was negligible"I was discussing Numbers with a few of my students yesterday and commented that Apple had the luxury of starting with a blank slate and picking the things they liked from Excel while innovating where they saw the opportunity."Let get our...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

iMac faces tough crowd

Apple unveiled its latest iMac and overall it's pretty snazzy. But Wall Street analysts aren't too enthused. Given the typical enthusiasm over the iPhone and Apple in general it's a bit stunning to see analysts escape the Steve Jobs aura. Granted the iMac isn't new, but it's definitely more exciting...

Tags: Analyst, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-08

A Bluetooth speakerphone (for car/office/home) goes to the ZDNet reader who...

Now in our 11th week, ZDNet's Deputy Product Tester of the Week program is a program where ZDNet's audience members get free tech stuff for keeps and this week, I'm offering the 18th giveaway. For more information on how the program works and how you can participate, see...

Tags: Speakerphone, PC, Bluetooth, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-08-06