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Is Google TV’s DRV Functionality for DISH Subscribers Only?
Google launched a new Google TV microsite today that provides a few new details but mostly repackages information already made public. A Google TV blog post however, also published today, provides lots of new information regarding content and application launch … Continue reading
Tagged Consumer Tech, Media
New Apple TV is no iTV, but what does it mean for Google TV?
Today Apple announced the “all new Apple TV.” But for a long time Apple TV user like myself, there’s really not that much new about it. Yes, there are new enhancements and features, but it’s fundamentally the same product as … Continue reading
Tagged Consumer Tech, Media
Connected TV – Why Google Will Succeed Where Apple and Others Have Failed
A few weeks ago I was arguing with some folks about what Apple would announce at this year’s WWDC. Given that we knew Apple would announce the next gen iPhone (thanks Gizmodo), there wasn’t much fun in making predications this … Continue reading
Tagged Consumer Tech, Media
iPad Impressions
First off, I’m writing this post using the WordPress app for iPad (it works for both self-hosted and WordPress.com blogs). I started writing it using the iPad Safari browser but immediately ran into issues, which isn’t necessarily a shortcoming of … Continue reading
Tagged Consumer Tech, Productivity
Keeping my Kindle
It’s easy to get distracted. Our computers and phones bleep and glow. Thirty new email messages. Six meeting invites. Four friend requests. As though email, IM, SMS, and RSS weren’t enough, we now have Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Buzz. … Continue reading
Tagged Consumer Tech, Media, Productivity
Smoke and mirrors (Wired iPad Magazine)
As reported by Wired Epicenter on February 12, Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson announced at the TED conference that his publication would be releasing an iPad version of the magazine this summer: Anderson said the iPad allows periodicals for the first … Continue reading
Tagged Consumer Tech, Media
The future (of media) is unwritten
Joe Strummer once said “the future is unwritten,” and of course he was right, but that doesn’t stop us from trying. Last week I participated in a panel at the Future of Media conference, a small, bi-annual event held and … Continue reading
Tagged Consumer Tech, Events, Media
Why you’re an idiot and the iPad is awesome
I’m surprised how critical the tech community has been of the iPad, and the specific choices Apple made in designing the device. It’s annoying and shows the propensity of this community to all too often miss (or ignore) the big … Continue reading
Tagged Consumer Tech, Media