The announcement this week that Miami could soon be home to the nation’s largest smart grid project brought together some of the biggest companies in the space, GE and Cisco; one of its most promising startups, Silver Spring Networks; and the utility arm… Read More »
Archive for April 2009
Earlier this year solar thermal startup Ausra cited a lack of financing as the reason for scaling back its plans to build massive solar power plants. The Mountain View, Calif.-based startup, which California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger once called “one of the best companies… Read More »
http://www.youtube.com/v/mDW5YaoDFV8&hl=en&fs=1 We got word from Spb Software that their Mobile Shell product just arrived in its third iteration. Version 3.0 is now available for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 and Professional Editions, so amateurs need not apply. ;) New licenses are $29.95 while owners of the… Read More »
Americans tend to glom onto certain Canadian stereotypes (Aboot! Free health care! Geddy Lee!) and beat them into the ground. Well now you can add “global leader in online video viewing” to that list of Canadian quirks. ComScore released new numbers today that showed 21… Read More »
Slashdot recently pointed out that the distribution restrictions of the eReader e-book retailer had changed and implied that the changes had to do with the Barnes & Noble acquisition of parent company Fictionwise. Since we’ve long been customers of eReader e-books, we wanted… Read More »
I’m still a fan of USB solutions for my high-speed wireless broadband service, but I have to give Sprint credit. They gained a few points from me today with their new AirCard 402 because it works in both older PC Card slots as well… Read More »
Bizual, as Mashable noted in a recent profile, is a new web service that purports to help small businesses and freelancers attract new customers as well as find new suppliers — essentially a marketplace for matchmaking special offers from suppliers with potential customers. As cofounder… Read More »
File this one under “Seriously, does every 80s toy need to be revisited as a summer blockbuster?” The upcoming Stephen Sommers-directed GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra seeks to make the military action figure line relevant and relatable to a new generation of kids. But… Read More »
After two months of getting configured and acquainted, I’m pretty much comfortably settled in with my first Intel Mac — a little jewel of a 13″ unibody MacBook — and thus far it’s pretty much all good. It’s been an adjustment going down from the 17″ display… Read More »
VMware has dubbed the major refresh of its server virtualization product line, vSphere, the “mainframe of the 21st century.” While I’m impressed by the product announcement, with which VMware will further expand its already considerable lead over Microsoft and Citrix, I suspect the company will… Read More »
I’m accused of Microsoft-bashing at times, although I maintain I only do that when I feel they deserve it. I also dish out praises when appropriate and their award of a $4.5 million grant to my local Houston Public Library is outstanding, so kudos go out… Read More »
Protonex Technology, a startup based in Southborough, Mass., said today that a small, tactical robot used by the military and police known as a Talon tripled its operating range in a test using a Protonex fuel-cell… Read More »
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