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Do you suffer from "Gadget lust"?

Do you suffer from "Gadget lust"?I'm feeling gadget lust right nowEven though there is no way I can justify carrying 3 gadgets around (cell phone, PDA, and iPod), I have to admit that I'm lusting after the new touchscreen iPod, if it turns out to be more than vaporware.Bit of...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, credit card, Lust, GADGET LUST, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2006-10-23

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Screw Kindle...just give me a decent app for textbooks

When I first held a Kindle the first generation, I was instantly enamored. I was also in public education, so I couldn't afford one. However, there are few things on this planet that I like more than reading, so a little device that could hold a bunch of...

Tags: Christopher Dawson, Hardware, Kindle, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Textbook

Blog posts 2009-05-04

The Microsoft ads are working

My users want Windows. Where three months ago users were enthusiastic about Mac and some were excited about or at least open to Linux implementations in the coming years, now users are asking about Windows 7 on the new purchases we have coming up. I don't...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Amazon's Kindle 2: 5 burning questions

Amazon unveiled its Kindle 2 in New York Monday and the device looks impressive, but may not enough to inspire gadget lust in a down economy. Meanwhile, Amazon's press conference was a bit of a let-down since Kindle 2 is really just an iteration of the company's first e-book. ...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Kindle 2, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Wireless And Mobility, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-09

Is our resident millennial a dinosaur, too?

Or is touch really just a bad idea as an interface? Zack Whittaker, millennial extraordinaire and one of the few guys on the planet to really dig Vista, wrote an interesting piece yesterday decrying the problems with touch as a computing interface. I have to say that, while...

Tags: Intel Classmate PC, Apple iPod, Screen, Keyboards, Digital Music, Monitors & Displays, Tablets, Digital Media, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Welcome to the Consumer Electronics Show. Sales Are Flatlining.

The semi-annual forecast of industry sales for consumer electronics makers just came out. And the projection is that, despite the transition to digital TV and lust for portable electronics of all types, sales are going down this year. Not by much. Percentage-wise,...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Association, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-08

OLPC's 'Give 1 Get 1': What a difference a year makes

The One Laptop Per Child OLPC program on Monday launched this year's 'Give 1 Get 1' program and it's simply stunning how the environment has changed. I did the Give 1 Get 1 program last year and my daughter found the XO an interesting tool that has...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Christopher Dawson, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-17

NPD: iPhone top dog in declining consumer handset market

Apple's iPhone 3G was the top selling handset in the third quarter, but consumers are generally curbing their gadget lust in a weak economy. According to research firm NPD, the iPhone 3G has topped Motrola's RAZR as the most purchased handset among consumers. NPD doesn't track corporate...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Handset, Apple iPhone 3G, NPD, Cellular Phones, Sales Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-10

Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?

Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?Your Mac Lust borders on Creepy....Geez... that article is just a little bit scary. The kid on the eTrade commercials is in my head..."I seriously underestimated the creepiness factor"... he says this about a clown and I am applying it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Notebooks, Apple Inc., video

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?

Apple on Tuesday moved to address a weakened consumer and its statement on a its refreshed MacBook lineup is telling. Since when does a premium brand like Apple worry about price and making its notebooks "far more affordable?" The company's latest MacBook lineup (live blog, Techmeme and...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?

I have to get a new MacBook Pro. I need to find a way to convince my wife that one of my kids needs my MacBook and I must therefore have one of the latest MBPs introduced today. Because seriously, folks, if you haven't checked out coverage of...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Graphics, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-14

LiveBlog: Apple's notebook event

update: (Editor's note: The updates of this entry appear in reverse order.) 11:03 a.m. - The event is over. Steve thanks us for coming and we're done. 10:54 a.m. Answers questions about relationship with Nvidia, as well as integration of Blu-Ray. Jobs said...

Tags: Job, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Graphics, Apple MacBook Pro, Tim Cook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Smartphone battle royale: The land grab is good for buyers

Research in Motion misses its first quarter earnings target and cuts its outlook slightly. Palm has a hit with the Centro, but continues to disappoint. And Sony Ericsson sees a rough second quarter on "moderating demand of mid-to-high end mobile phones, in combination with a delay of new products shipped...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Nokia Corp., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Symbian Inc., Smartphone, Platform Game, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-30

News to Know: Googlenomics; Windows Mobile 7 phones; Broadband hell

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Free Sourcefire tool pinpoints hostile MS Office files Apple security team finds code execution holes in Ruby Google using invalid security certificate Dancho Danchev: Phishers targeting Facebook users, fake logins...

Tags: Security, Google Inc., Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Information Technology, Broadband, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Virtualization, Telecom & Utilities, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-23

What's triggers "gadget lust"?

What's triggers "gadget lust"?gadget lust vs. Dell and colorI think Dell would be better served by working on CRM rather than marketing. After my experience with Dell several years ago I've switched to hp and IBM / Lenovo. As far as color goes, my daughter the non tech...

Tags: Keyboards, Apple iPhone, Dell Computer Corp., trigger

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

What's triggers "gadget lust"?

I found Larry Dignan's post about Dell's struggle to infect their products with "gadget lust" to be an interesting read. But what's really behind "gadget lust"? What triggers "gadget lust" in you? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Gadget, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-20

News to know: Google-Yahoo; Twitter; IE8; Cable follies

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake? Icahn's plan goes kaput as Microsoft talks end Garett Rogers: Microsoft and Yahoo stop talking, and Google wins Mary Jo Foley: Yahoo says it won't sell its search biz to Microsoft...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cable, Twitter, Icahn, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Workforce Management, Hacking, Security, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-13

Dell: More layoffs on tap; ITaaS; And a bit of gadget lust

Dell: More layoffs on tap; ITaaS; And a bit of gadget lustStill lostDell not only lost their way, they're still lost. And, rather than stop and figure out how to get back where they started, they're striking off in several directions at once. Unless they're just plain lucky,...

Tags: Workforce management, ITaaS, Dell Computer Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

News to know: Seesmic and Twhirl; Vista patches en route; XP; Classmate 2

Notable headlines: Ryan Stewart: AIR Twitter client Twhirl gets bought by Seesmic Dennis Howlett: Seesmic, Twhirl, Newsgang: whereto for RSS? Techmeme EIC podcast: SAP, Intel, Dell, XP and Google Larry Dignan: Microsoft readies Vista, Windows Server 2008 critical patches ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Corp., TechMeme, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Corporate Communications, Patches, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-04-04

Dell: More layoffs on tap; ITaaS; And a bit of gadget lust

Michael Dell said Thursday that the company will lay off more than the 8,800 employees it had previously announced and remains committed to cutting costs. Dell's confessional indicates that the company has a lot of cost cutting ahead and could become more efficient. All of this operational...

Tags: Layoff, Dell Computer Corp., Construction, Workforce Management, Branding, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Human Resources, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-03