The year is winding down and the time for reflection is on us once again. I like to end the year by thinking back on all the gadgets I purchased (far too many) and designating one as the best one of the lot. This year determining… Read More »
Archive for 2009
I’m really sorry. I do realize these tablet rumors are becoming tiresome, but you know, don’t you, that they’re going to get a lot worse in the coming weeks as we approach January 26 and Apple’s not-yet-officially-confirmed-but-unofficially-will-definitely-happen media event? The latest tidbits come from Fox News’ Clayton… Read More »
Jack Dorsey’s Square, Incase, Verifone and now Mophie — these companies have developed credit card readers and are turning the iPhone/iPod touch platform into a new kind of economic engine. All they have to do is get Apple to play ball and get consumers savvy about… Read More »
Updated: Alternative-energy companies not only compete with each other, they also compete in a sense with oil firms. While it’s easy to overstate the inverse relationship that oil prices have with the demand for and investment in green companies, it’s also helpful to keep an eye… Read More »
Mozilla’s Raindrop messaging project holds a lot of promise. Like many early-stage, open-source Mozilla projects, the design of Raindrop isn’t being widely publicized, but there are now more interface clues as to why it could be important. Read More »
It is amazing how much advance product information leaks out over social networks like Twitter. Recently, the HTC Russia team tweeted that the HD2 will be getting upgraded to Windows Mobile 7 next year when it is available. This hasn’t been confirmed by HTC, but… Read More »
“What is Twitter, anyway?” I’ve been asked questions like that many times, as I’m sure most web workers have. “The Social Media Marketing Book” by tech writer Dan Zarrella, attempts to explain Twitter, blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Second Life, Yelp, and even such… Read More »
Stickam was one of the early pioneers in allowing customers to charge for live streams of exclusive events, like concerts or investment seminars. But now it’s taking that technology and enabling all its users to add pay-per-view content directly through their channels. For nearly… Read More »
Atieva, an early-stage developer of battery packs for plug-in cars, secured just over $7 million in financing this week, according to an SEC filing. The startup’s backers now include Beijing’s China Environment Fund III and Venrock Associates, a venture capital firm that Atieva… Read More »
With 2009 coming to an end, it is not surprising that everyone (including me) has predictions about what 2010 will bring. So instead, four of us — Liz, Stacey, Sebastian and I — have put together a wish list of seven things we hope come true… Read More »
Americans love the idea of the neatly packaged product, even when it comes to clean power — biofuels, wind and nuclear all come in modular “in-a-box” sizes. In that same vein, Helios Solar, a 2-year-old startup based in Denver, Colorado, has announced… Read More »
Some people use crowdsourcing to get restaurant tips or ideas for stories. Mary C. Matthews, a longtime editor, producer and videoblogger, uses crowdsourcing to make art — and this New Year’s Eve, you can be a part of her latest project. Matthews is putting together a… Read More »
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