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07 Mar 2009 11:52

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Tech: Yo, shredders: Be a Guitar Hero with a real guitar

The Zivix Headliner digital guitar isn’t cheap, but it is a real guitar that plays Guitar Hero. source
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28 Feb 2009 09:43

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U.S.: Give Hearst credit. They’re trying out e-ink.

  • A newspaper-sized reader. Made by Hearst. The company has no history in the tech industry, but they do have a long history with newspapers and magazines. Word’s going around that the company will be selling its own Kindle that will be large enough for newspaper advertising dimensions. Will you be able to fold it in half? source
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09 Feb 2009 10:50

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Tech: The new Amazon Kindle actually looks kind of sweet

Amazon must’ve heard us loudly complaining about how ugly their old eBook machine was. source
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04 Feb 2009 10:30

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Tech: Google Latitude: A.K.A. social networking for stalkers

Got a mobile phone? And friends? Track their every movement with this handy new tool. source
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03 Feb 2009 11:02

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Tech: We have a sinking feeling about the new Google Earth

  • Biodiversity loss in our oceans in the next 20 to 30 years will be roughly equivalent to losing an entire Amazon rain forest, but this goes unnoticed because we can’t see it. This is why the launch of Google Earth 5.0 is so important—it gives us an opportunity to change everyone’s perspective.
  • Google CEO Eric Schmidt • on Google Earth 5.0’s newfound ability to see to the ocean depths, which they call Google Ocean. It sounds like the coolest thing ever for nerds and science teachers. • source
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27 Jan 2009 17:06

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Tech: Netbooks: An example of technology’s “creative destruction”

  • Netbooks are popular Sure, lots of people could use the horsepower of a speedy laptop or a top-tier desktop computer (MacBook for lyfe), but many are choosing to go with cheap Netbooks instead. These computers are small, inexpensive, sometimes as low as $200, and often use open-source software such as Ubuntu. They can’t handle much more than surfing the Web and hitting up YouTube, but for many, that’s all they need. source
  • Netbooks are popular Sure, lots of people could use the horsepower of a speedy laptop or a top-tier desktop computer (MacBook for lyfe), but many are choosing to go with cheap Netbooks instead. These computers are small, inexpensive, sometimes as low as $200, and often use open-source software such as Ubuntu. They can’t handle much more than surfing the Web and hitting up YouTube, but for many, that’s all they need.
  • It’s happened before Back in the 1990s, the players atop the tech heap included America Online and Sun Microsystems, both relegated to footnotes in today’s market. With netbooks and other disruptive technologies, the cycle could repeat itself: Current big players like Microsoft just announced huge layoffs, and CEO Steve Ballmer noted this fear when announcing the layoffs. “Our model is not for a quick rebound,” he said. source
  • Netbooks are popular Sure, lots of people could use the horsepower of a speedy laptop or a top-tier desktop computer (MacBook for lyfe), but many are choosing to go with cheap Netbooks instead. These computers are small, inexpensive, sometimes as low as $200, and often use open-source software such as Ubuntu. They can’t handle much more than surfing the Web and hitting up YouTube, but for many, that’s all they need.
  • It’s happened before Back in the 1990s, the players atop the tech heap included America Online and Sun Microsystems, both relegated to footnotes in today’s market. With netbooks and other disruptive technologies, the cycle could repeat itself: Current big players like Microsoft just announced huge layoffs, and CEO Steve Ballmer noted this fear when announcing the layoffs. “Our model is not for a quick rebound,” he said.
  • “Creative destruction” Joseph Schumpeter, an Austrian economist from the early 20th century, seems to have nailed the current workings of Silicon Valley with his writings on business cycles. Basically, companies rise to the top of the heap, only to be taken down by other companies with smarter, more svelte ideas. The rise and fall of companies leads to more innovation. And a pretty cool to term describe it. source
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22 Jan 2009 16:53

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Tech, U.S.: From social networking to barely working for Obama’s staff

  • It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari.
  • Bill Burton • Obama’s spokesperson, on the outdated technology and bureaucracy that the president’s staff faced when moving into the White House • source
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17 Jan 2009 09:07

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Tech, U.S.: Another perk of being President Barack Obama

  • *272 Obama’s key to never-jammed cell phone calls source
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13 Jan 2009 19:20

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Offbeat, Tech: To anyone who ever claims that Twitter is useless …

… don’t hate until you’ve seen this washer tweet when a load’s ready. source
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11 Jan 2009 08:54

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Tech: Twitter: Short posts, massive popularity

  • 752% overall growth on Twitter in 2008 source
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