September, 2006 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for September 2006

What do you get when you pair a USB hard drive with audio and video outs: the iZak Portable Multimedia Center, which is similar to an HD… Read More »

CrunchGear: can you please pass the PepperPad?

John Biggs has a preliminary, hands-on post providing his thoughts on the new PepperPad3 over at CrunchGear. He promises a full write-up after spending more quality time with the little Linux handheld, so stay tuned. The few screen shots show a fairly clear screen… Read More »

 
 

The pics that Engadget ran tell some of the story, but MobileRead has the rest. There is a very detailed, lengthy write-up from Bob Russell, who also attended the Sony Reader event. Some of the interesting items that jumped out at me from Bob’s… Read More »

Mobius announced today the availability of James Kendrick and Matt Miller, both of which are fully functional podcast hosts and bloggers. As you can see by this exclusive pre-release photo (courtesy of MobilitySite), these are not cartoon characters, but actual real-life products/personalities. No details… Read More »

Remote record on Media Center with your handheld

On the road and forget to set a television recording in Windows Media Center? If you’ve got it configured in advance you can use MSN Remote Record via the web,… Read More »

I haven’t tested it yet, but this announcement (PDF) from Mercora sounds intriguing. Today at DEMO, the company will introduce their "M" service that will wirelessly stream digital music to any Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone or Pocket PC Phone Edition device. Some of the… Read More »

Wii Got Web!

As blogged a couple weeks ago, the Nintendo Wii will support Web browsing via Opera, with Nintendo’s Perrin Kaplan suggesting that users would “download an Opera browser using Wii points and surf the web”; since then, the story’s gotten even sweeter. The… Read More »

Some of our favorite hacks

Niall Kennedy and I got together shortly before I left for NY to record our latest podsession – which is all about little hacks that can help virtual companies, virtual workers and well pretty much anyone who is building a business. We are sharing some… Read More »

Intel was demonstrating the Ruby UMPC prototype even before the launch of the Origami devices and if a demonstration yesterday at the Intel Developer’s Forum is any indication the Ruby has certainly grown up.  The new prototype UMPC demonstrated by Paul Otellini and friends… Read More »

Updated: Ning, a Palo Alto, California based start up that has made irregular appearances on this blog, is one of the most enigmatic start-ups in the valley. Ning is close to announcing new features, including video and photo sharing services, and a new business model,… Read More »

Google Talk has new friends on Wall Street. JP Morgan, the bulge bracket bank’s electronic client solutions (ECS) has introduced a new IM based service called AlgoAlerts, that provides charts and real time trading information. All you need is AIM, Bloomberg, and yes, Google Talk.… Read More »

Some thoughts on the first day of DEMO: BuzzLogic: wants to dig deep into the dynamics and implications of online conversations! Brand monitoring, of course, is extremely useful for marketing and PR and research, so the company has signed up big-name clients like Lenovo, Sun, Fox… Read More »

More Must Reads

A few months ago, I was one of the many dotMAC users who complained bitterly about the lack of attention being paid to the service by Apple. Apparently, someone very powerful was listening and changes are coming. David Zatz tips me off to a… Read More »

Engadget got some playtime with Sony’s long awaited ebook product and I’m of the opinion that adding RSS reading makes it a more compelling product. [Not that anyone asked. :) ] One… Read More »

New York — Nokia, after spending considerable resources on making photos and videos part of the mobile experience, is turning its attention to music. At the Nokia Open Studio event in New York City, the company gave a glimpse at what could be coming from world’s… Read More »

On my way east, I finally got a chance to read Pip Coburn’s latest WayPoints missive. He speculates that 802.11n would be the technology of choice in Apple’s iTV, making it a competitor to MoCA and HPNA home networking technologies that are getting friendly vibes… Read More »

I am in New York this week, for work, and mostly to get away from Silicon Valley. Between visits to art galleries, hanging out with friends over long wine infused dinners, I have to find time to work, and write and still be productive. I am… Read More »

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