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Will the Adult Industry Drive Android Adoption?

The Adult Entertainment industry drove the adoption of DVD and the streaming media technologies that everyone now enjoys and takes for granted on the Internet. Will pioneering in mobile porn also accelerate adoption of Google's Android mobile OS? by Jason Perlow

Tags: Mobile, Adoption, Industry, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Internet, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-29

For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple

Is this how you work? Then don't get angry at your OEM when they invalidate your warranty when you send your PC in for service. Yesterday our own Apple Core blogger Jason O'Grady reported that Apple has now adopted a policy of voiding...

Tags: OEM, Apple Inc., Insurance, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-24

A Chrome OS Video Tour

Fresh off the Interwebs, here's a Tech Broiler video tour of the latest build of Chrome OS. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Jason Perlow, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Roku becomes cloud-enabled with new Roku Channel Store and Developer SDK

The new Roku Channel Store, which is being rolled out to all Roku devices, will greatly expand the capabilities of the $99 set-top on-demand streaming device. Late Sunday night, Roku announced that its players would now have a "Channel...

Tags: Developer, SDK, Roku Inc., Roku Channel Store, Managed Hosting, Corporate Communications, Cloud Computing, Podcasts, Marketing, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Stupid DROID Tricks, Volume 1

Android 2.0 on the Verizon DROID Smartphone is indeed sophisticated, but for a new user can also be daunting or even overwhelming. Here's my first installment in what I think will be a series of Tips and Tricks posts related to Android. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Jason Perlow, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Frugal Friday: Joblessness, DROID, Chrome OS, Richard Stallman, V.i. labs

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the dwindling IT employment landscape, my experiences with the Motorola/Verizon DROID, the Google Chrome OS developer code release, Ken's recent interview with Richard Stallman, and we interview Victor DeMarines of V.i. labs, the anti-piracy and software protection company. ...

Tags: Lab, Richard Stallman, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-21

Messing around with the DROID camera

As you may be aware, one of the earliest complaints from new DROID owners is that the camera under performed when compared with other smartphone cameras, such as the iPhone's or the BlackBerry Bold's, particularly as it related to sharpness and focus. Apparently, it has been discovered...

Tags: Photograph, Firmware, Camera, DROID, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos

A number of preview videos released by Google of Chrome OS for its November 18, 2009 Open House. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Jason Perlow, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-19

First Week With DROID

Jason Perlow's first week with the Verizon DROID smartphone by Jason Perlow

Tags: Jason Perlow, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, droid, android, motorola, google, verizon

Image galleries 2009-11-16

My First Week With DROID

The Verizon/Motorola DROID is by far the most powerful and versatile smartphone I have yet encountered. My first week with the device was one of joy, adapting to the learning curve of the Android OS, and understanding the device's limitations. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Device, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-15

Cool New Google Maps Feature: New Jersey Wormholes!

In Google Maps, Try to drive to Whole Foods in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and you'll be teleported 11 miles to the west to IKEA in Paramus, New Jersey. AWESOME, right? by Jason Perlow

Tags: Google Inc., New Jersey, Google Maps, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-10

Please Feel Free to Send Me Your Therapist's Bill

Send your own ElfYourself eCards The JibJab guys and OfficeMax are back with the "Elf Yourself" video e-Holiday cards, this time with new Hip-Hop, Disco and Country Music elf dances as well as the "Traditional". Simply allow the site to authorize with your...

Tags: JibJab Media, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-09

In Smartphone Wars, Darwinism Triumphs Over Intelligent Design

With the release of the Verizon Droid, the smartphone market now has two apex predators with advanced, feature rich mobile embedded operating systems. There's no room for smaller or less evolved players, and survival of the fittest in the war of the handsets may very well mean industry and carrier...

Tags: Intelligent Design, Smartphone, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-08

Frugal Friday: Verizon DROID, Intel Antitrust, V-Block, Oracle/EU, ICCA

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the new Verizon DROID smartphone, the recent Intel anti-trust complaint filed in the State of New York, the Oracle/Sun merger delays by the European Union, and speak with ICCA founder Steve Epner. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Antitrust, Verizon Communications Inc., Intel Corp., Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!

Much like Khan detonated the unstable doomsday "Genesis Device" in Star Trek II before his defeat at the hands of Captain Kirk and crew, Miami-based Psystar's last deed may very well be to inflict as many casualties on Apple Computer as possible before it dies. by Jason Perlow

Tags: Psystar, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-02

My Top Scary Technology Trends

Yes, it's that spooky time of year again, and our "fearless" editors have asked upon the ZDNet contributors to come up with "Scary Tech", the technologies that are so frightening, they'll make you evacuate from multiple "interfaces". by Jason Perlow

Tags: Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-29

Congratulations B&N, you've built my Kindroid. So now what?

The Barnes and Noble "Nook", which was launched earlier this month, is the real-life version of the "Kindroid" I envisioned one year ago. Now that it has been built for real, what do we do with it? by Jason Perlow

Tags: Jason Perlow, Barnes & Noble Inc.

Blog posts 2009-10-27

It never works right when you demo Windows 7 on Japanese TV

It's always awful when you try to demo something to a large audience and then it fails miserably. I found this video on Jason Calacanis' Mahalo.com site, a snippet of a Windows 7 demonstration on a segment of "Tokudane" on Fuji TV, a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-25

Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!

This Halloween, let's all celebrate what we're really feeling: The Wicked Vista is DEAD! In the United States, we've got a bunch of frivolous holidays. I've always regarded Halloween as a particularly frivolous holiday, one in which we encourage our...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Halloween, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-24

Frugal Friday: Mac refresh, Magic Mouse, Verizon DROID, The Nook, Windows 7, Likewise

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the 4th quarter 2009/Q1 2010 Apple hardware refresh, the new Apple Magic Mouse, the quaintness of keyboards, the new Verizon DROID smartphone, the Barnes & Noble "Nook" Android-based ebook reader, the Windows 7 launch and Windows XP migration solutions,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Mice, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-23