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- It's content that drives the adoption of new technology
- Many companies still seem to be missing the point. Outside of a small number of tech-heads, it's content that drives the adoption of new technology, not how cool the technology actually is.Two areas where this simple but trustworthy rule of thumb has been forgotten are home entertainment and games consoles. ...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Gadgets, Gaming, Hardware, HD-DVD, Marketing, Thoughts
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- Has Steve Jobs dropped the iTunes ball?
- Has Steve Jobs been too focused on the iPhone over the past six months and allowed problems to develop over in an established part of Apple's business - iTunes. The New York Times reports today that Universal Music Group has notified Apple that it will not renew its annual contract...
- Tags: Thoughts, Industry, In the news, Gadgets, DRM, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- 10 million iPhones = An idea platform for malware
- Let's make a few assumptions. First off, let's assume that Steve Jobs is bang on right and the iPhone will be a massive success. Let's assume that it will be the biggest thing since the iPod. Let's also assume that Steve's right when he says that Apple can shift 10 million...
- Tags: Thoughts, Security, Industry, Gadgets, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-06-11
- Users won't care about iPhone keyboard usability
- Each time I look at something related to the iPhone, I keep coming back to one aspect of the device I don't like - the onscreen keyboard. As much as I think that the glass-topped software-powered keyboard on the iPhone looks cool, I keep coming back the one thing that's important about...
- Tags: Thoughts, Industry, Gadgets, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- Friday Rant - Why is ActiveSync so rubbish?
- On why on why can't I ActiveSync over WiFi?I used to like Windows Mobile devices. There was a time when I carried an iPAQ with me pretty much everywhere I went. Over the years I've had a few different versions and found them all to be pretty useful (well, all...
- Tags: Thoughts, Mobile Technology, Microsoft, Gadgets
- Blog posts 2007-06-01
- Too Frickin' Cool - Dilbert style!
- Bit of fun by Dilbert creator Scott Adams:Now for an exciting round of what I call “too frickin’ cool.” The way this is played is that you describe some technology that is so futuristic, so Star Trekish, you can hardly believe that you are using it. When you are done...
- Tags: GPS, Dilbert
- Blog posts 2007-03-05
- Love your iPod - Earphones
- Finding the best earphones for an iPod or Zune or whatever portable media player you choose isnt as easy as I thought it would be.Over the past few weeks Ive had the opportunity to spend a lot of time wearing a number of different earphones from Shure and Sennheiser. ...
- Tags: Thoughts, Mobile Technology, Gadgets, Shure
- Blog posts 2007-01-12
- Holiday gifts roundup
- I love this time of year. Not just because I have new set of toys to play with but because other people are starting to write and post reviews of the gadgets that they got over the Holidays. One thing which has increased over the past few days...
- Tags: Gadgets, Thoughts, Ive, Apple iPod
- Blog posts 2006-12-27
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- MobileTechRoundup show #141, jkOnTheRun is aquired, Sony Reader, battery life, and more
- I had a good time recording MobileTechRoundup show #141 with the two newest members of the Giga Om Media group, James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel. Don't worry listeners and readers, you will still get the same content from those two and from me here on the podcast for the foreseeable...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Sony Corp., Battery, Sony Reader, Kevin, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Talent development
- Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...
- Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Who do you trust, me or that gadget?
- One of the most fascinating trends in medical computing involves the use of gadgets to extract data people are otherwise reluctant to give, and to offer advice on that data when it's needed. Do you trust the gadget more than the doctor? Will you obey the gadget? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Teen, Gadget, Tablets, Notebooks, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Marketing Research, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?
- AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...
- Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- Showing you some of the gadgets college and university students really shouldn't live without. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Student, Zack Whittaker, Gadgets, University, Pen drive, Cell phone, Laptop, Computer
- Image galleries 2008-07-25
- Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics
- In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little
- Vista adoption in the enterprise is mired in the single digits, but is an option for companies that have Windows releases before XP. Nineteen percent of enterprise users use Firefox. And the Mac OS is making some headway in the enterprise, but Apple lacks a coherent strategy to pitch business...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Enterprise, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- What people hate most about health insurance
- What people hate most about health insurancetry medicaid if you want a real headacheIf you think your paid insurance is bad, try living on SS or SSI, yet being expected to make co-pays on everything they can find to ding you on, it may sound like no big deal if...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, health insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- MSI to build LG's X110 netbook?
- MSI has been pretty successful grabbing headlines with their Wind -- and it seems they've impressed LG, too. Today's DigiTimes is reporting that LG is hoping to solicit MSI's services in order to build its own X110 netbook. The mini laptop is said to boast an 8.9-inch...
- Tags: LG Electronics Inc., MSI, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Memory, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalism
- I've mentioned Dean's Beans a few times recently, probably because too many late nights of thesis-writing this summer have me fixated on caffeine. Regardless, Dean Cycon, the company owner and a local guy doing business a couple towns away from me here in central Massachusetts, offered to write a...
- Tags: Blog, Starbucks Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X Premium
- Photo gallery:2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X PremiumIn a major update, the 2009 Subaru Forester features a longer wheelbase and a modernized exterior design. And, for the first time, a navigation system is available. Unfortunately, our test vehicle was the low trim 2.5X Premium model, and navigation can only be had in...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Subaru Forester, Subaru
- Product reviews 2008-07-22
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