One thing for certain one of the most important things for successful mobile gear operation is the battery. No battery, no mobile in the gear. Last night, after a delightful session … Read More »
Archive for May 2008
As earlier announced on our parent site, this week saw the beta release of ClearContext Personal, a free add-in for Microsoft Outlook that is designed to organize your email and make your inbox … Read More »
I knew when I heard that Judie Lipsett of Gear Diary got a "replacement" MacBook Air that she’d be keeping it. It was just a feeling but knowing Judie I put better than 50% odds that she’d keep it. Getting the Beyza Cases Thinvelope to … Read More »
My hometown of Bradford, in the northern United Kingdom was once the capital of the world’s wool industry and the birthplace of the movements that led to the Labour Party. Like many of the largest cities in Northern England that were once the ‘Silicon … Read More »
A lot of people have been wondering what Martin Tobias has been up to since he left Imperium Renewables, a startup he led to become one of the largest biodiesel producers in the U.S., last December. Well, surfing, for one; he runs a surf … Read More »
My latest involvement with Verizon tech support started well enough but I’m sad to say has gone downhill from there. My problem started last week and involves my v740 … Read More »
You really get the sense from CBS and Viacom that Joost is their forgotten stepchild. Despite their participation in Joost’s $45 million funding round (which in amount alone guarantees the company should have some time to figure out what it’s doing), the companies’ executives have … Read More »
For those of you who already own your own hybrid, and weren’t tempted by these 6 electric cars you can buy right now, we’ve gotta tip for you. Give your old hybrid a plug. While getting 50 miles per gallon in your Toyota Prius surely … Read More »
Last August SmarthSynch CEO Stephen Johnston told us the company would likely be looking to raise more funds in 6-12 months. Right on schedule, his smart metering startup has raised $20 million in a round of funding led by a new huge … Read More »
We noticed this week that an embedded version of The Breakfast Club in an early post of ours about Hulu had gone missing. The embed (see screenshot below) displays a message saying to watch the movie on the site. But if you head over to … Read More »
Andy Baio over at Waxy.org has an interesting breakdown of the spread of the Star Wars Kid meme from a few years back and his role in it. He lays out not just the early origins of the meme, but also traffic numbers, patterns and … Read More »
Air Force Takes Synthetic Fuel Super Sonic: In a flight test, a B-1 stealth bomber, code-named Dark 33, successfully broke the sound barrier flying on synthetic jet fuel, the first time such fuel had gone Mach 1. Do you feel the need for speed? –
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