Comments on: May 27: What’s Interesting Today http://gigaom.com/2008/05/27/may-27-whats-interesting-today/ The Business of Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:23:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Venture Capitalists Eyeing iPhone Startups - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/05/27/may-27-whats-interesting-today/#comment-883229 Venture Capitalists Eyeing iPhone Startups - GigaOM Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:15:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13574#comment-883229 [...] recently covered Pelagao, which raised $15 Million from iFund, Reliance Communications and T-Mobile’s Venture Fund. Union Square Ventures and [...] [...] recently covered Pelagao, which raised $15 Million from iFund, Reliance Communications and T-Mobile’s Venture Fund. Union Square Ventures and [...]

]]> By: The New iPhone’s New Winner - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/05/27/may-27-whats-interesting-today/#comment-881012 The New iPhone’s New Winner - GigaOM Fri, 30 May 2008 18:42:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13574#comment-881012 [...] could give location based services a big massive boost. Pelago, an LBS social service has already received $15 million in funding for its iPhone [...] [...] could give location based services a big massive boost. Pelago, an LBS social service has already received $15 million in funding for its iPhone [...]

]]> By: Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » End of May blogging.... '08 http://gigaom.com/2008/05/27/may-27-whats-interesting-today/#comment-880435 Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » End of May blogging.... '08 Wed, 28 May 2008 01:22:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13574#comment-880435 [...] I think Om is liking his more efficient form of blogging.  I do.  I seem to remember I first saw this style from Anil Dash or Jason Kottke or maybe it was Steve Rubel.  Just pile a bunch of links and reaction in one post.  Make it much more efficient.  Time is money - afterall. [...] [...] I think Om is liking his more efficient form of blogging.  I do.  I seem to remember I first saw this style from Anil Dash or Jason Kottke or maybe it was Steve Rubel.  Just pile a bunch of links and reaction in one post.  Make it much more efficient.  Time is money - afterall. [...]

]]> By: free market research company http://gigaom.com/2008/05/27/may-27-whats-interesting-today/#comment-880363 free market research company Tue, 27 May 2008 18:45:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13574#comment-880363 Sarin did a good job apart from tieing up with Apple at the right time. Sarin did a good job apart from tieing up with Apple at the right time.

]]> By: Mike http://gigaom.com/2008/05/27/may-27-whats-interesting-today/#comment-880338 Mike Tue, 27 May 2008 16:18:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13574#comment-880338 Combine this Apple story with the ones from TUAW (below) about the Atom processor running at low power, and you have an interesting device. Smaller battery, with essentially a solar tickle charger, and you could have an interesting tablet (large solar array) or e-reader type device. The iPod name is intentionally ambiguous enough it could be the "iPod Reader" and not strictly a tablet, since Jobs has decried them as useless. http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/299144690/ "The Atom Processor would certainly make a good candidate for a mini-tablet. It's small enough to fit any form factor, and low power enough to run for long periods in small devices. According to netkas, you can even run one of these on solar power. Here are the results of an Xbench test, courtesy of netkas:" Combine this Apple story with the ones from TUAW (below) about the Atom processor running at low power, and you have an interesting device. Smaller battery, with essentially a solar tickle charger, and you could have an interesting tablet (large solar array) or e-reader type device. The iPod name is intentionally ambiguous enough it could be the “iPod Reader” and not strictly a tablet, since Jobs has decried them as useless.

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“The Atom Processor would certainly make a good candidate for a mini-tablet. It’s small enough to fit any form factor, and low power enough to run for long periods in small devices. According to netkas, you can even run one of these on solar power. Here are the results of an Xbench test, courtesy of netkas:”

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