Diabetics know that keeping on top of the body’s glucose level is vitally important. Bad things happen when the level dips too low, or spikes too high, and constant monitoring is the key to maintaining control. Technology is often leveraged to handle this chore, but nothing… Read More »
Archive for December 2009
The copper landline is dying, and AT&T has suggested some regulatory changes to speed the death along. What it doesn’t address is what an all-IP future means for the almost 20 percent who rely exclusively on a landline or the 33 percent without broadband. Read More »
With large sums of cash rolling out of federal coffers to help reduce vehicle emissions, and major policy decisions coming down the pike for how those emissions will be regulated, you’d hope that the government has a tool for assessing how new policies and changes in… Read More »
Customer satisfaction with the top 40 U.S. online retailers during the holiday season was higher than it ever has been before, according to a newly released survey. Amazon set a new high on ForeSee’s index, scoring 87 of 100, with Netflix one point behind. Read More »
Turns out I was premature when compiling my end-of-year vid picks, as musical comedy video creators JibJab didn’t debut their tribute to 2009 until this week. And this year, Liz Gannes will be happy to know, Michael Phelps did make it… Read More »
It’s no secret that I have a fetish for gear bags; my quest for the perfect bag has been ongoing for years. I had reached a happy place with the Booq Boa XS backpack that I picked up several years ago, so my quest slowed… Read More »
Looking back at a year’s worth of professionally produced web content (which, by the definition we’re using today, refers to any series that had some sort of official support system to aid in their production and/or release), I kept noticing that most of the great stuff… Read More »
It’s that time of year. Everyone’s creating lists of the best and worst: the greatest ideas from the last year; ten gadgets that didn’t survive the decade; the most exciting dinosaur finds of 2009. For some reason, a new year is all about… Read More »
Wow, I had no idea solar theft was such a problem. According to a KQED Public Radio, over the past year over 400 solar panels, worth $1,000 each, have been stolen from vineyards throughout Napa County, California. That’s pretty amazing given solar photovoltaics don’t even… Read More »
It wasn’t that long ago when Nokia and Apple started trading lawsuits over patent violations involving the iPhone and various Nokia technologies. Nokia first started it by claiming the iPhone was infringing on 10 Nokia patents. Apple’s countersuit claimed that Nokia was infringing on 13… Read More »
It’s been a bloody decade for the music industry, with labels, musicians, startups and consumers pointing fingers and passing the blame around. But as the industry continues to shrink, most parties are realizing that it’s more productive to dispense with blame and start cooperating. Read More »
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