“Comcast Plans to Bring TV Shows to Your Phone,” a Reuters story trumpeted yesterday, which had many of us here at GigaOM really excited — me especially, since this is exactly the sort of thing that I’ve said the cable guys should… Read More »
Archive for September 2009
ZillionTV announced today that it is expanding its distribution strategy with plans to sell directly to consumers, and has delayed the commercial launch until the second half of 2010 from its initially anticipated debut by the end of this year. Zillion CEO Mitch Berman told us… Read More »
If we learned anything from the construction of the Internet, it’s that the more partners and standardized technology that are involved at the early phases of an infrastructure rollout, the smoother it will go. IBM is trying out that embrace-everyone strategy by launching its SAFE… Read More »
I’m a bit of a data nut, and I enjoy looking for new and interesting ways to find and visualize information. This is especially true for finding new ways to monitor the various conversations happening across social media web sites. There are new monitoring tools appearing… Read More »
HP sent word about a new product for the home that I’m having a hard time getting my head around how useful it might be. The DreamScreen is a wireless screen for the home that defies definition. It comes in two sizes– 10 inch and… Read More »
For a cross section of the electric and hybrid vehicles that automakers have either in the pipeline for production or on deck for conceptual development in the next few years, you can’t beat Frankfurt, Germany this week. From Hyundai’s first ever plug-in hybrid concept (a potential… Read More »
While Felicia Day and her web series The Guild may have scored a great deal for distribution on the Xbox and other Microsoft platforms — which involved promotion to a massive audience, a Sprint sponsorship, and allowed her to keep her intellectual property —… Read More »
I like the Calendar app on the Palm Pre, especially how it integrates all of my various Google Calendars. I can see all of my appointments in the daily view, but more than once I have wished for a simple Agenda list that spans multiple… Read More »
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: Nokia 5130 XpressMusic Arrives on T-Mobile (Nokia) — It’s your basic Symbian S40 candy bar with a focus on music playback. External music… Read More »
Startups looking for VC funding need to make two things crystal clear when pitching to investors: One, how your company plans to distribute your product or services to the masses; and two, why it’s going to shake up the tech industry. That’s the advice offered… Read More »
Information Week is reporting that Verizon is going to roll out its first Android phone “within a few weeks.” It was widely expected that Motorola’s Android announcement last week would include two phones, and not just the Cliq. Motorola’s CEO did tell me in… Read More »
Where to begin? I didn’t always aspire to write about technology, but my complete lack of interest in a real social life got me noticed on a discussion forum about three years ago and led to a job offer. I’ve been slaving over a keyboard ever… Read More »
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