The well-funded Range Fuels said it has begun producing cellulosic methanol from its first commercial factory and plans to begin making cellulosic ethanol sometime this quarter. Read More »
Archive for August 2010
Social video chat firm 6Rounds has rebranded itself as Rounds and is launching a new Facebook app, making its chat functionality available to the social network’s users. The platform allows Facebook users to chat while engaging in activities like playing games, watching videos and sharing photos. Read More »
The Apple Battery Charger caught me as a product that made perfect sense. But what rubs me the wrong way is that it decided to sell batteries for these devices with a few claims that make its product better than any other. Read More »
The overriding contemporary image of Silicon Valley is it is focused on “light” innovation. It has gone Hollywood — focused on the glitz and the superficial. More complex innovation has been moving elsewhere, to former customers of the Valley like GE and overseas companies. Read More »
Most of the people who have turned their YouTube accounts into thriving and profitable platforms for their content aren’t known for having much of a serious side. But director Tony E. Valenzuela may be changing that with the dramatic thriller Black Box TV. Read More »
As an Android phone user, I keep thinking how great it would be if the next iPod touch is every bit an iPhone minus the cellular voice support That’s not going to happen when Apple next updates the iPod touch, however, for one simple reason: money. Read More »
Here’s an interesting take on green data centers: servers that use thermoelectrics to turn their own waste heat into power. Applied Methodologies Inc. has been working on the concept since 2007. Read More »
Twitter is trying to spread the message that using the social network will have beneficial effects on your life both online and offline. “Twitter Tales,” which launched today, is a collection of stories from users about how the service has helped them or affected their lives Read More »
Cable companies will soon be able to make their VOD libraries available directly through user Blu-ray players, thanks to a partnership between between Clearleap and RCDb, opening up new services and a new revenue stream for service providers without having to invest in new set-top boxes. Read More »
Earlier today, I stumbled across Myna, an online audio editor. Normally, I am skeptical of such online audio tools, but Myna is by Aviary, the folks who’ve created some very fine online image editing tools, so I decided to give it a whirl. Read More »
The act of watching online video on one’s television might experience a serious boom in the next five years. According to In-Stat, by the year 2014 57 million US households will be watching online content on their TVs, with revenue potentially reaching $17 billion. Read More »
There’s all these devices coming out that can help usher in the era of Car 2.0, like the Kiwi WiFi dongle, from PLX Devices, which is now compatible with at least three iPhone applications and can also be extended throughout the car with sensors. Read More »
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