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Bob Dylan to voice GPS? Who do you want directing your drive?

Bob Dylan is in talks with two car manufacturers to be the voice of their in-car navigation systems. The jokes are too easy with Dylan's song titles and lyrics providing an adequate amount of "direction-", and "road-related" themes, but would anyone seriously want to have Dylan grumble directions over an...

Tags: Voice, Dylan, GPS, Telecommunications, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Reaching the world

At breakfast yesterday, Mike Arrington made it clear that if I didn't show up at his party, he would take it personally. I made it clear I would but first I wanted him to kick somebody important down or off the list or everyone down the list and insert me...

Tags: Tony

Blog posts 2006-07-23

Sitting on a fence

Warning: The following is a blatant attempt to encourage you to contribute to the GestureBank.I have been staring at the GestureBank 100 list for the last few minutes. Just waiting for something to jump out at me. (Note: you have to be a contributor to the GestureBank open metadata pool...

Tags: Tom, Dylan, GB100

Blog posts 2006-04-21

Where's Johnny?

In 1968 the Beatles started Apple, a record, film, and electronics company as Lennon put it on the Tonight Show. It was a pivotal moment in the Beatles' arc (what moment wasn't), the time equidistant between Sgt. Pepper and Let It Be. John and Paul flew to New York and...

Tags: Dylan

Blog posts 2005-06-05

Additional Resources

Global warming? No, no, no, it ain't me, babe

"It ain't me you're lookin' for [to blame], babe." --Bob Dylan We Americans can be a self-righteous bunch. You and I didn't get those hefty Wall Street bonuses for peddling weightless paper to investors. I didn't even pressure my foreclosed former neighbor into taking...

Tags: Global Warming, Pew Survey, Independents, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-25

Fare thee well, lovely ToyBox readers: My Top 10 favorite posts

The dreary weather couldn't be better for writing a sad goodbye to my faithful ToyBox readers. The time has come for me to pack up and move on out of the ZDNet family. The last nine months spent as your Gadget Gal have been wonderful, but I have to pass...

Tags: CD, RIM BlackBerry, ToyBox, Handhelds, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-19

News to know: Dell; Word; Firefox; iPhone China; Snow Leopard

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile Sam Diaz: "Inadvertent...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Word, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Sam Diaz, E-books, Microsoft Windows 7, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Bob Dylan to voice GPS? Who do you want directing your drive?

Technically it should be a woman's voice as men are more likely to listen to it. But if I had to pick, I'd say Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.RE: Bob Dylan to voice GPS? Who do you want directing your drive?hmm... I'd rather listen to a woman's voice, but...

Tags: Bob Dylan, voice, GPS

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Directory: 100 technology experts on Twitter

a few things missing from your listnice list, a little heavy on the zdnet side though (gee, color me surprised). but what the heck is that jr rafael/raphael dude doing on there? have you seen his police record?missing from your list: @eSarcasm geek humor gone wild. fyi, here's a better...

Tags: Twitter Inc., technology expert

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind...

Bob Dylan was right, as always. A Canadian study says auto emissions would be cut by 90% if we all drove plug-ins, and then re-charged them when the wind blows. Like, overnight. In places like Calgary where they did the study. Where the wind comes sweepin'...

Tags: Farmers, Insurance, Blogging, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Internet, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Crush Maniacs! 1.0 (Mac)

Crush Maniacs! - Is an Awesome Arkanoid Breakout Action Game Packed With Breathtaking Graphics, Brilliant Sounds and Dynamic Levels... Enjoy this great galactic version of this amazing game. new weapons, new items and big surprises. Brake all the objects and get the bigger possible score...This Game Was Created By Michael...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hardy Creations, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-20

Sirius XM neuters its iPhone app: Howard Stern, MLB, NFL out

Many of the reasons folks sign up for Sirius XM are missing from its iPhone and iPod touch application. For starters, Howard Stern, MLB and NFL aren't available on the Sirius XM iPhone application. Color me not interested. All that waiting for an iPhone, iPod Sirius XM...

Tags: Apple iPhone, MLB, Howard Stern, NFL, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Notice to Tim Cook: Apple Has A Netbook. It's Just Not Competitive.

Notice to Tim Cook: Apple Has A Netbook. It's Just Not Competitive.Well putGreat article.WRONG!If you follow this, Dell launched a new Netbook, the Adamo. Or the really tiny Sony Vaios. Or the other small Windows Notebooks.This Article = EPIC FAIL!Ridiculous ArticleA netbook is a weak system with a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Flybook, netbook, Tim Cook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Parallels' Summit 2009 Other Keynotes

After listening to Serguei Beloussov's rapid pace presentation, the other presenters face a difficult challenge - how to keep up!  Here are some quick notes from their presentations. Morris Miller, Founder of Sequel Ventures, LLC Cloud computing strategy and the evolving business model for hosting companies. He refered...

Tags: Hosting Company, Presentation, Strategy, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-02-03

Parallels' Summit 2009 Serguei Beloussov Keynote

Parallels is presenting its Parallels Summit 2009 here in Las Vegas. I'll be posting from the show through out the day as I learn what they're doing. 7 AM Update I'm looking over the agenda and see an interesting array of speakers and sessions. Serguei Beloussov, Chairman and...

Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Computing, Parallels, Cloud Computing, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-02-03

LIVE from the Apple event

Updated: This post is in reverse order. 11:04 a.m.: Jobs right thanks everyone for coming and invites us to "go get your hands on some of these new products. I think you're going to love them." Eric Clapton's "Layla" plays as people start walking out. ...

Tags: Job, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, Spore, Jerry Seinfeld, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-09

What's on Obama's iPod?

On 15 August I posted a piece about what's on Michael Phelps' iPod (spoiler: lots of hip hop). Over the weekend I came across a piece in thew September issue of Macworld magazine about What's on Obama's iPod. The story which quotes The Examiner article offline says...

Tags: Apple iPod, Obama, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Last.fm app debuts on iPhone and iPod touch (video)

On the opening day of the App Store, a number of competing music streaming applications were available, including major brands AOL Radio and Virgin, along with a favorite of mine, Pandora. However, one notable admission on day one was the music social network and ad-supported streaming music service, Last.fm. That...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Video, Apple iPod Touch, Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Steve O'Hear

Blog posts 2008-07-14

DJ your Independence Day party with your Mac

If you're having people over to your house this weekend to celebrate Independence day (04 July, here in the U.S.) â€" a few tunes are probably in order. Luckily the Mac is one of the best platforms for creating a great party environment thanks to its vast music playback options,...

Tags: Apple iTunes, jason D. O'Grady, Music, Pandora, Radio, Apple Macintosh

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Extending the placebo analogy

Today's  belaboring the obvious study comes from MIT, where 82 patients "proved" that a placebo priced at $2.50 per pill does a better job than the same pill priced at 10 cents. (Buy Dylan Evans' The Belief Effect, right, here. "Guaranteed" to make you feel 100% better...

Tags: Patient, Allen, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-06