iWait in iLine

Image credit, Gabe Rivera of Techmeme
In reading RSS feeds this morning people started lining up at 3am in Palo Alto. It’s a once in a life time event…well, that is until the next game console gizmo releases this fall. They are all there at the Apple store…podcasters (Robert Scoble), the Zooomr CEO (Thomas [...]

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Mac OS X vs. Windows

You can find a lots of websites on the Internet that spend their time arguing whether Mac OS X or Windows is superior. Most of these websites offer nothing but heated debate that is based more on personal opinions and biased attitudes than actual facts.
It’s easy to be distracted by all of this “noise” [...]

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The iPhone Countdown

Okay I’m getting ready…sleeping bag – check, bottled water – check, fruit & nut snack – check…for the camp out at the Apple store. Who’s in with me?
The reviews are coming in from the “VIP” journalists. You know the ones we can’t make buying decisions on products with out their advice: Walt [...]

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US Open Streams Live in “HD”

The US Open “HD” streams are most impressive quality. But, does 700Kbps, 640 x 360 resolution really qualify the video as “HD?” I think not and is a misrepresentation!
The commercials are tolerable. They have the preroll ad when you invoke the channel. After that, they seem to have the ads synced [...]

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If I Had A Brain…

Need I say more?!!
We should all do this to our TV!!
Photo Courtesy of TELPortfolio

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Lemonade from Lemons

Last year uTube.com was angered by a case of mistaken identity. Based in Perrysburg, Ohio and since 1985, Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment, has sold tube, pipe and rollforming machinery. The confusion with YouTube.com sent uTube’s traffic soaring from 1,500 visits per month to more than 2 million. Even the police in Australia [...]

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Escape Work With Mediascapes

Mediascapes are mobile, location–based experiences that incorporate digital media with the sights, sounds, and textures of the world around you. A mediascape blends digital images, video, audio and interactions with the physical landscape.
“mscape” is the code name for a new technology from HP Labs. mscape software and the mscape player let you create and enjoy [...]

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Mobile Phones In The Toilet

From the fun facts and odd department…according to SimplySwitch.com – a price comparison and switching service – Britons lose 885,000 mobile phones every year by dropping them in the toilet. That’s a fairly hefty replacement market!
The report provides some insight on common causes of losing mobile handsets from falling out of pockets, lost in [...]

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