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2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT

Fifty years from now, cultural historians trying to understand the twilight years of the gas-guzzling SUV will ask themselves a series of questions: What were auto companies thinking when they created enormous cars with enormous engines that were destined for a life of traffic jams? What was the target customer-segment...

Tags: Monitors & displays, EXT, navigational system, Cadillac

Product reviews 2006-12-06

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CoPilot Live launches full iPhone navigation solution for just $35

What about a WM review?I noticed that CoPilot 8 came out a while ago on WM and I was quite interested in it. I've been using aMaze GPS which is free (can't beat the price!) but if CoPilot is better, $35 is a very small price to pay. Are you...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, GPS, CoPilot Live, speaker

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

NanoBlogger 3.4.1 (Mac)

pros: intuitive commandline interface highly configurable and script-able :) easy drafting, editing, and management of entries archiving by category, year, month, day, and entry pagination permanent and navigational links templates and CSS style sheets for full control over layout placeholders for easy template manipulation support for multiple weblogs support...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Blog, Plug-in, Syndication, RSS, Blogging, CSS, Internet, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-07-25

To the Moon: The Integrators

The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...

Tags: Spacecraft, NASA, Mission, Computer, IBM Corp., UNIVAC, Productivity, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Microsoft's Ballmer outlines his seven big bets for 2009

Microsoft's Ballmer outlines his seven big bets for 2009What I see is another executive whodoesn't get the fact that sometimes you simply have to accept a situation where there is no growth, but simply maintenance of market share.CEOs and their ilk need to learn that a balance must be struck...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Investment, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

Help Steve Jobs (Or GM) Design The iCar

The discussion of whether Steve Jobs could revitalize the auto industry by working with GM on an iCar (Steve Jobs For President. Of GM?) has been lively. But the bottom line question remains: What should that iCar be? Let's leave aside what the...

Tags: Steve Jobs, General Motors Corp., iCar, RSS, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Canon PowerShot G10

Photo gallery:Canon PowerShot G10Panasonic's Lumix DMC-G1 offers interchangeable lenses, Nikon's Coolpix P6000 provides GPS--the feature sets on enthusiast compact cameras are all over the place these days. So, should we be disappointed that the whizziest new feature of Canon's PowerShot G10 is its almost-15-megapixel resolution? While this isn't the kind...

Tags: Continuous Shooting, G10, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot

Product reviews 2008-10-24

The application interface problem

I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...

Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-05-12

The HTC Diamond takes Windows Mobile to the next level

I posted about the press release and kick-off event for the HTC Diamond this morning and after looking at some more of the videos and having the opportunity to find out more about the Diamond from a call with Jason B. Mackenzie, Executive Director, National Accounts, I think HTC has...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, UI, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Web Browsers, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-06

What ultra portable meets my needs for under $1000?

I have spent quite a bit of time and even more money trying to find a solution that would help me be productive during my daily 2 hour train commute and while traveling. I have also added the restrictions that it has to be very portable, lighter than my MBP,...

Tags: Device, Mobile, Battery, Display, Advantage, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Engineering, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-04-18

Lexmark X7550

The $200 Lexmark x7550 is a misfortunate victim of the all-in-one Achilles heel: In combining several features into one unit, the whole ends up sacrificing functionality on each of the individual parts. The printer quality is trumped by even the most entry-level inkjets, the fax machine is mediocre because of...

Tags: Printers, Document management, Fax, Wi-Fi, Lexmark International Inc., x7550, Lexmark X7550, printer

Product reviews 2008-03-18

This ad brought to you by Bluetooth

This ad brought to you by Bluetoothwhile I remain a proponent of Bluetooth ....... I think this is a terrible idea! We do not need another source of SPAM. Just say no!RE: This ad brought to you by Bluetooth[quote]This technology will send...advertisements to you via Bluetooth technology. ...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-01-09

Hitting 50W peak on a dual-core desktop computer

Hitting 50W peak on a dual-core desktop computerGreen has two meaningsThere's the saving of green backs every month, and then there's keeping the earth green. Take your pick :).This isn't fanless, but it is relatively noiselessThis isn't fanless, but it is relatively noiseless because you don't need to worry...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, BIOS, Hitting 50W, dual-core desktop computer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., computer

Discussion threads 2007-12-20

Motorola i335 (Nextel)

Photo gallery:Motorola i335It's been so long since we've reviewed a Nextel cell phone (the last was the Motorola i580 in July 2006) that we almost forgot they existed. In the wake of the 2005 Next/Sprint merger, the carrier announced it was phasing out iDEN-only models in favor of dual-mode handsets...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Nextel Communications Inc., i335, Motorola Inc.

Product reviews 2007-12-13

Seesmic for enterprise?

Loic LeMeur's Seesmic has the ingredients to be a hit - inside the enterprise. Mike Arrington and Ben Metcalfe have rendered their respective cautious verdicts and it would be remiss of me to sound overexcited. After all, the current iteration is Alpha 0.1 and I expect...

Tags: Video, Twitter, Seesmic, Ben, Corporate Communications, RDF, Marketing, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-10-08

New meaning to the term 'catch a wave'

New meaning to the term 'catch a wave'Have you ever been to the North Sea?It's NASTY up there, warships get hammered every year up there. THe Scots whom are the real architects behind the Pelamis and have been testing it for a while in the North Sea.Yes this is viable...

Tags: New Meaning

Discussion threads 2007-09-11

Is the HTC Advantage really the most powerful mobile office?

I posted my first impressions of the HTC Advantage about 10 days ago and have been using it as my primary device ever since it arrived. I actually wrote 90% of this review on the HTC Advantage with a Think Outside Sierra Bluetooth keyboard. Yes, I have even been using...

Tags: Software, Keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Battery, Video, Camera, Cable, USB, HTC Advantage, Display, Adobe Reader LE, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-08-28

How to become a cyber tracker

African researchers have developed a software for PDAs that turns the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert into digital wildlife trackers. Most of the Bushmen cannot read or write, but they can see what is alive in front of them -- and the icons on their PDAs. The screen displays more...

Tags: Wireless &, Telecom, Science &, Nature, Energy &, Environment, Computers &, Internet

Blog posts 2007-07-15

Yomi's Anatomy Charts For Pocket PC 1.0 (Mobile)

What do you do with Yomi's Anatomy Charts ?Reference and identify the skeletal system bony landmarks, prominences, ligaments, joints, tendons, some muscle insertions, vertebrae, and etc. Choose different areas of the skeletal system you wish to view. Labels are provided to identify these areas on the image. Drag the image...

Tags: Mobile, Image, Yomi Media, Yomi, Labels, Yomi', Pocket PC, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-06-14

EXCLUSIVE: Google patent app shows extensive Google plans for mobile search

A Google Patent application newly published on the United States Patent & Trademark Office website this morning appears to furnish extensive details on Google's plans for enhanced local searches via mobile devices.Fittingly enough, the Patent app is entitled, Local Search and Mapping for Mobile Devices.The Abstract gives us a sneak...

Tags: Google, News, patents

Blog posts 2007-05-24