Comments for GigaOM

Comment on This man wants to kill QR codes. Can he do it? by Nameswing Network

Nameswing Network — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:39:43 +0000

Exactly, Steve.

It makes no sense to think that QR Codes can’t evolve into something more and the much sought after “quick response” effort has already been branded QR.

Comment on Sony to try the smartwatch game for a second time by Tal

Tal — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:28:49 +0000

Repeating my usual message around this market … the smaller it is – the more dominant it should be at the “center” of our mobile device eco-system

Much like the smartphone today provides through 3G, the connectivity for our wifi tablets, watches need to be the source of the connectivity in the end game. Then we can pass on cellphones if we want and jump to tablets. or any other combination.

I have patience, I know it will get there eventually. There also very cool ideas how to talk with a watch on your wrist.

Comment on 3 key differences between Tesla and Fisker by Barry Friedberg

Barry Friedberg — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:28:23 +0000

Gee, how about Tesla is all electric & gets you in the car pool or HOV lane while Fisker has neither feature?

Comment on This man wants to kill QR codes. Can he do it? by Steve Briggs

Steve Briggs — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:26 +0000

Technology like this certainly has its place, but there’s no reason that QR Codes “must die”. QR Codes are and will remain the most widely accessible and efficient way to link the physical world to the online world. Anyone can create a QR Code and link it to whatever they want, whereas Shortcut is proprietary and only links to content that Shortcut has created links to, which also requires (I assume) sending the image to the server for interpretation. QR Codes can be interpreted within the app on the phone.

Don’t get me wrong – it’s great technology and I can’t wait to try it, but why do we have to talk about killing other technologies? Can’t we all just get along?

Comment on Sprint can barely wait to rid itself of Nextel network by Virtuous

Virtuous — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:14:20 +0000

What will stress Sprint’s network is the addition of so many new users, not the unlimited data plans. Gigaom continues to buy in to the myths created by the carriers.

Comment on The coming age of the smart personal assistant by techceo

techceo — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:05 +0000

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Comment on Time to flash a Galaxy Nexus custom ROM. Here’s why. by grellanl

grellanl — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:58 +0000

I bought my Galaxy Nexus with the intention of doing this at some stage, but I have to say, I haven’t felt the urge to do so just yet. It just does so many things *right* now, out of the box – storage isn’t a problem anymore, there’s no major feature gap that needs to be fixed, the look of the UI is pleasing, and performance is great. A lot of the “need” for rooting is gone, showing how the platform is maturing.

That said, you don’t buy a Nexus device unless rooting and hacking appeal to you. It’s just that the whole wiping business is such a faff, when I’ve already “moved in”, so to speak…

Comment on In a suspect move, LightSquared calls for GPS design standards by Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:49:37 +0000

Still not a big obstacle. We’re talking about a relatively small part of the overall GPS industry. Either aircraft owners absorb the cost but are given a long enough timeline to comply (sort of like a catalytic converter) or there is a subsidy of some sort, tacked on as a fee to each connection bill. The same will have to be done in farming and other heavy industries that have long replacement cycles. It’s a problem, but one that can be easily overcome, not something that prevents any further progress with clearing the L-band for mobile broadband.

Comment on Report: Google gets Drive cloud storage ready to roll by Matt Clark

Matt Clark — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:55 +0000

I look forward to the service, however there are still some great services offered (Did a review for those interested)http://damangmedia.com/dropbox-vs-box-net-vs-sugarsync/

I start to wonder if this services is late to the table? Are people going to be willing to switch?

Comment on In a suspect move, LightSquared calls for GPS design standards by Dan

Dan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:48 +0000

Easily, only if cost is ignored. FAA certification of IFR certified navigation equipment is a very involved process, taking significant investment and time. The elephant in the room is ‘who pays?’.

The government subsidized the DTV transition, if you remember, with significant discounts on converter boxes, two per family. Should the federal government do the same for Lightsquared? So that they can make the projected $10 billion on the increase in value of their MSS spectrum? I hope not!

Comment on Sony to try the smartwatch game for a second time by Lucian Armasu

Lucian Armasu — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:43 +0000

I’m starting to think Google needs to officially address this market (smart watches) in Android. They need to make a stock UI for it, the necessary software optimizations, and feature smartwatch apps in the Android Market.

Comment on Kleiner is not so great at investing in auto tech by Ash Gupta

Ash Gupta — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:22:29 +0000

What the EV evangelists forget is the HUGE sums it takes to create a new model, crash test it and develop technology and styling that gives it an edge over legacy tech ICE autos. Looks to me they have just not raised enough cash to make it to the delivery bay for their distributors & dealers.

Comment on Akamai’s Blaze buy and what it says about today’s web by Dilip Andrade

Dilip Andrade — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:22 +0000

The Blaze team is a group of really good folks, both technically and in general. I think that this is a great thing for them, for Akamai, and for any of us that access our content on lots of different platforms.

Comment on Report: Google gets Drive cloud storage ready to roll by Mat

Mat — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:01:01 +0000

Sounds like Microsoft fanboy to me…let me quess and the best phone is windows phone?

Comment on Report: Google gets Drive cloud storage ready to roll by Mat

Mat — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:12 +0000

Sounds like Microsoft fanboy to me…:D

Comment on Debunking the “original sin” of online newspapers by Vin Crosbie

Vin Crosbie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:43:29 +0000

Dick, I’m old but not that old. San Jose is credited as the first daily online. Wired, of course, is a magazine. And there were plenty of scientific and tech journals published on the Internet prior to it being opened to the public in 1992.

But the main point, as Mark Potts also points out, is that there were numerous attempts by newspapers to charge for their content then and until now. We were there, worked on many of these, and remember them quite, quite well. I look forward to your full article (even pay for it).