Qwiki presents search results in a montage of images, video, animations and other visual resources, and overlays it with real-time narration, using text-to-speech technology. The result is information as a watchable experience. For me, the experience of watching the content is eerie and unsettling. Read More »
Archive for December 2010
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. will step into 2011 with a much larger footprint — ownership of Smith Electric Vehicles UK. The result could be a big IPO potential for Tanfield, parent company of Smith. Read More »
After 6 months and almost 30 Green Overdrive shows, we’re taking the excuse of the new year to look back on some of my favorite — and some of my not-so-favorite — test drives. Read More »
Skype makes it official; it’s pushing ahead with a major mobile video chat effort starting with an update to its iOS client. Skype believes this will be a major step in further mainstreaming video chat in general and accelerating the adoption of mobile video conferencing. Read More »
It’s almost the end of 2010, and the best way I can figure to recognize yet another inspiring year in web video is to individually honor the stand-alone projects, followed tomorrow by the serialized ones, which really stood out since January. For me, anyway. Read More »
In time, all predictions turn out to be either right or wrong. Mostly, they are wrong, and yet we love making them. I am no different, though I like to think of them as reasonable guesses backed by some logic. Here are some for 2011 Read More »
Verizon’s long-rumored push into the smart energy home is, finally, on its way. Well, a trial version is. The phone company said today that starting in January it will conduct a home monitoring and control pilot program in homes in New Jersey that will include energy… Read More »
Making a truly good third-party browser for the iPhone or iPad is difficult because of Apple’s iOS development restrictions. You basically have to create a Safari clone, with some extras thrown in. Cyberspace is a new contender that manages to set itself apart from the crowd. Read More »
Mobile security firm Lookout is sounding the alarm about a Trojan targeting Android devices that, while confined to China so far, represents one of the most sophisticated pieces of malware its seen to date. The malware, named “Geinimi” is the first Trojan to display botnet-like capabilities. Read More »
We’ve witnessed massive transformations in the ways we connect. ReSearch.ly is a new site that offers interesting–and sometimes curious and puzzling–ways of experiencing content from Twitter. ReSearch.ly’s premise is that “search is a social act which relies on trust and community.” Read More »
Maybe you, like me, crossed over to the dark side this holiday season and picked up an Android device. I found that one of the first things I wanted to do with my new Galaxy Tab was to enable as much cross-platform communication as possible. Read More »
Next week, T-Mobile is expected to detail plans for it’s HSPA+ network, confirming strategies that it will again double data speeds to 42 Mbps. Faster mobile broadband is always welcome, but if the pace of improvements is too fast, it can actually be a bad thing. Read More »
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