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Thursday, March 31, 2011
POV Cams That Capture the Action: Contour GPS
A sharp picture meets a sharp design -- multiple mounts, smart-phone-controller apps, and a big switch to easily start and stop recording by feel. The best of the bunch.
Startup Visa D.O.A., and Startup America Just a Giant Press Release?
President Obama seems to understand the role that startups play and the contribution that skilled immigrants make to U.S. economic growth. He has talked a lot about the importance of science and engineering, and expressed fears that, unless we improve our game, China and India will out-innovate us. He even visited Silicon Valley recently to talk to its elite. And he has had his Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, make several trips here to the Valley. I commend the President for putting a spotlight on entrepreneurship with his Startup America initiative; but I can?t help wondering whether this is just a giant press release. It needs more substance: a way for foreign-born entrepreneurs to start companies here and a leveling of the playing field for entrepreneurs wanting to solve government problems. I debated this with Aneesh Chopra, at the Economist Innovation Summit in Berkeley, last week.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Control Over End User Devices: Irrelevant?
I spent some time today preparing to update our "end user device" analytics report. But it could be that what enterprises choose for their end user devices is becoming more and more irrelevant.
Demonstrators Protest Tax Exemptions Outside Of Twitter HQ
Protesters holding hash-tagged decorated signs like "Shame On Twitter" and "Respect Our Communities" gathered outside of Twitter headquarters this morning at 10am to protest what they see as an unfair tax cut and requests for other concessions made by Twitter to the city of San Francisco. The protests have since dissipated. The demonstrations were called by an organization called the South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN) that aims to represent poor and underserved communities. SOMCAN also asked protestors to tweet "SHAME on YOU!" for being "socially irresponsible" at Twitter in addition to picketing in real life. Even though about 50 people showed up in person, thus far no tweets have been sent.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Open-Source Electronics Pioneer Limor Fried on the DIY Revolution
Electronics entrepreneur Limor Fried talks about the business of making makers.
Daily Crunch: Feat of Strength Edition
x-Ar Exoskeleton Arm Lets You Lift Like a Robot: Indefatigably Gemini Introduces FirstMix, A USB DJ Controller For Noobs The Chevy Orlando Play-Doh Edition Hits London Streets The Kinect Earns A Guinness Record For Fastest-Selling Device Just In Time For March Madness: Hannspree 55-inch Basketball TV
Monday, March 28, 2011
Asus' Eee Pad Transformer Is a Notebook in Disguise
Asus on Friday announced the first shipments of its Eee Pad Transformer, which are directed to Taiwan. The Eee Pad Transformer is so named because it uses an optional docking station that provides a full QWERTY keyboard with unique Android function keys. This tablet runs on an Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor and uses Google's Android 3.0 operating system, aka "Honeycomb."
Daily Crunch: Shapes Edition
Yes. These Pallet Coasters Are Industrial-Strength Awesome Hela Disc: The Aerobie, Evolved LEGO Outs The First Official Minifig Flash Drive Students Make The World?s Largest Sierpinski Triangle (As Far As They Know) Porto: Denmark Creates Text Message Postage Stamp
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Daily Crunch: Which Way Edition
Samsung Galaxy Tabs 8.9 and 10.1 Are Official Meridian For iPhone: In-store, turn-by-turn maps to merchandise DIY Electronic Business Cards: You Know, For Nerds How To Make A Pseudo-Antique Light Bulb Organ Controlled By A Midi Keyboard Not Busy? Then Maybe You?d Like To Look For Neutrinos In Your Spare Time?
Google Docs Adds Discussions
The latest addition to Docs shows that entrepreneurial culture can thrive even inside a company as large as Google.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Daily Crunch: Hats Edition
Fez: Check Out The Indie Game Everyone Will Be Talking About This Year Kinect Hack: Head-Mounted Kinect Makes For Rudimentary Artificial Vision Geek Run Shows New And Interesting Way To Use The Kinect Study: Emerging Economies Turn To Piracy Because Prices Are Entirely Too High GE Discovers New Breakthrough Material For Thermal Management In Electronics
The case for slowing a move to the cloud
I was sitting in a keynote last week at the TechMentor Conference in Orlando, where I speak twice a year on a variety of topics (mostly Exchange-oriented), and watching Mark Minasi -- the tech author famous for his Windows tech talks, support newsletter and forum-- discuss the cloud in a talk called "Cloud Computing: A (Lapsed) Economist's View." In that one session, I felt like Minasi ripped the rose-colored glasses from my face.
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.5
Apple on Wednesday released Mac OS X 10.6.5, the latest version of its Snow Leopard operating system.
Among the most prominent additions in 10.6.5 are improved reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers, better stability and performance of graphics applications and games, better pairing with Apple's Magic Trackpad, and improved reliability of Ethernet connections.
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AMD Chips Boost Online Graphics In IE9
GPUs and APUs feature built-in compatibility with new Microsoft browser's support for client-side hardware acceleration.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Feds Bust Stock 'Pump And Dump' Botnet Scheme
Authorities said a group used hacking, spam, and malware to artificially inflate securities prices and then sell shares at a profit.
Boom! Walgreens Buys Online Retailer Drugstore.com For $409 Million
Drugstore juggernaut Walgreens this morning announced that it will acquire online retailer Drugstore.com in a transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $409 million. As a result of the merger, Walgreens will acquire the Drugstore.com website in addition to other websites operated by the company, including Beauty.com and SkinStore.com. Walgreens will fund the acquisition with existing cash and anticipates the transaction to close by the end of June 2011.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Trine 2 Trailer
Trine 2 takes the first games beloved triad--the powerful knight, the swift rogue, and the crafty wizard--and puts them into an all-new adventure filled with more action and more puzzles!
The Workplace Can Be a Dangerous Place
Here at the Wired offices, we take things very seriously. Correction, we take protecting our desk domains and sneak attacking coworkers very seriously, so we decided to put some different office warfare gadgets to the test.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hands-On With the iPad 2
A look at the performance and design of the iPad 2, including web page loading time, graphics performance and a comparison to the first generation iPad.
Troops in Afghanistan Use Shovels, Feet to Stop Bombs
With a deadly bomb possibly lying just inches under their feet, any sane person would run away. But these uniformed madmen have a job to do. They run toward a potential explosive, with nothing but steady hands and body armor to protect them. David Axe reports from Logar Province, Afghanistan.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Motorola Xoom To Cost $700. Or $800
Conflicting reports put the price tag of Motorola�s unreleased Android 3.0 tablet at either $700 or $800, with a launch of February 17.
Executives Flock To LinkedIn
Corporate leaders are shying away from Twitter, Facebook, and other consumer-oriented sites and embracing LinkedIn and specialty business networks, according to the Society for New Communications Research.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Mac App Store low on freebies, high on games
Apple's three-month old Mac App Store isn't growing quite as fast as iOS' app library, but it's proving to be an important play in Apple's spot in the gaming world.
SSD data transfer speed doubled
A flash memory working group announced a new interface specification on Tuesday that could speed up data transfers from flash storage products such as solid-state drives inside computers and consumer electronics.
The ONFI (Open NAND Flash Interface) Working Group released the ONFI 3.0 controller specification, which allows for transfer of data at 400 megabytes per second. That is double the speed of the previous ONFI standard, ONFI 2.3, which was released last August.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
The Year in Android Phones ? So Far
The best Android phones we've tested here at Wired over the past few months. If you're in the market, start with this short list.
Apple fills in details for developers on its Mac App Store's rules
Make no mistake: The news that Apple would be launching a Mac App Store was probably the most significant story to come out of the company's Back to the Mac event in October -- or at least the one with the most far-reaching implications.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Web Apps, Meet Analytics
A partnership between Lotame and TransMedia underscores the growing value of user data to cloud services.
Apple Ends In-App Purchase Grace Period
To placate parents and lawmakers, password authorization is now required for every item purchased in an iOS app.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Pimp Your RAID: PopDrive?s Dual-Disk Desktop Backup
The PopDrive intends to be one of the first inexpensive, consumer-level RAID devices.
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CrunchGear Week in Review: New Species Edition
Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear: Weekend Giveaway: Rebtel Wants You To Have A Motorola Atrix The Creditor Carbon Fiber Money Clip Knife Keeps Your Money Safe What Is Thunderbolt And Will It Change Your Life? Little Magic Stories: Interactive Art With The Kinect Thodio iBox Is A Cute And Customizable [...]
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
SMBs Expanding Marketing Options In 2011
According to Ad-ology Research, the numbers of small businesses planning to invest in online video and mobile marketing are both sharply up from last year, part of an overall increase in planned ad spending.
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