We were all over the sexy Sony Vaio P from the first rumors to the hands-on treatment at CES. The Vaio P is the most portable notebook with a good keyboard we’ve seen and are fighting the urge to get the credit card out. … Read More »
Archive for January 2009
It’s not just cars that are getting a cleantech makeover in Michigan; buses are getting a shot at cleaning up, too. Troy, Mich.-based Fisher Coachworks has raised $3.2 million for its new lightweight plug-in hybrid buses, according to a regulatory filing… Read More »
Will the kangaroo ever jump? That’s the question observers of the UK’s online media market are asking these days, where the BBC and the public broadcasters ITV and Channel 4 are planing to jointly launch a Hulu-like, video-on-demand web site code-named Project… Read More »
Ausra Scales Back Solar Plans: Solar startup Ausra has abandoned plans to build massive solar-thermal power plants in favor of smaller, cheaper units because of a lack of financing. — CNET’s Green Tech More Money, More Problems?: Congress plans to put $10 billion or more in… Read More »
I noted with interest the announcement of Measurement Lab, a partly Google-backed initiative to give Internet users and researchers free measurement tools that can help quantify what kinds of service they’re getting from ISPs, and much more. With all the arguments swirling about tiered broadband… Read More »
“Must-have” might sound a little extreme, but Handy TaskMan certainly qualifies as a “you ought to try it”. Murray Alexander did just that and likes what he sees on his Symbian S60 device. The app is a full-featured smartphone Task Manager with several key functions.… Read More »
SunPower saw its shares rally in after-hours trading Thursday after reporting better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter of 2008 and a so-so outlook for 2009. SunPower’s revenue in the quarter totaled $401 million, up 6 percent from the previous quarter and 79 percent higher than… Read More »
Earlier this week, a new billboard (see below) went up across the street from my apartment building. Every morning on my way to the gym or Starbucks, the message (not the beer) winks at me, challenging my own personal belief system by asserting that perfection has… Read More »
There, I feel better having said that. I have the great opportunity to play with use a lot of different netbooks and notebooks and one of the common features that most share is the trackpad. The trackpad is that small slippery little pad that replaces the… Read More »
A number of the major online video services have added an HD option for video uploads, but which one is the best? CNET’s Josh Lowensohn did a really great round-up of HD services and determined YouTube to be the best. Even better, Lowensohn created this… Read More »
With all the interest in Netbooks these days, many eyes are on Apple to see what kind of move they may make in this relatively new space. Some analysts believe that Netbooks are a risky idea for all PC makers, while others foster the belief… Read More »
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First Look: iWeb ’09
It’s been a heady few months. The updates to iWork ’09 and iLife ’09 have, for the most part, been as impressive and inspiring as we’ve come to expect from Apple. I upgraded both suites the very second I could. I can’t tell you how much… Read More »