Dave Zatz Chanukah has arrived, yet Comcast’s Xfinity is nowhere to be found. Or is it? I have it on good authority that Comcast did indeed attempt to launch this week. In fact, I’ve dug up at least one live web page (above) featuring dual Fancast-Xfinity branding. Plus, I received an email yesterday announcing the imminent closure … Read more
Google Goggles (Android) Earlier this week Google Goggles launched to great fanfare. Yet I’m not so sure it’s currently “a huge leap forward in the field of visual search.” Basically, you snap a pic with your Android (1.6 or greater) device and Google does it’s best to identify it. Whatever it may be. However, in … Read more
With the holidays upon us, I’m reposting this PSA – which was originally published way back in July, 2006. (RIP Tweeter and Circuit City.) Stop it! Seriously. It sickens me when friends and family tell me how much they’re paying for cables at retail. Best Buy, Circuit City, and even Radio Shack are sticking it … Read more
Earlier this evening Boxee unveiled a beta software update with refreshed UI (screengrab below) and, more impressively, their first hardware partner. D-Link will be taking the Boxee Box (DSM-380) into production during the second quarter of 2010, for about $200. And those of us attending CES will get to see the device in action. While … Read more
As previously mentioned, Sony has provided a DSC-WX1 digital camera ($350) to participate in an upcoming blogger panorama photo contest. Of course, the WX1 also happens to take traditional digital still pictures (which we’ll get to). And shoot 720p HD video. Any multipurpose device like this would have a hard time competing with a higher-end … Read more
In theory, Barnes & Noble’s Nook digital reader ($260) begins shipping today (and possibly also making appearances at select brick and mortar retail locations). As such, the first reviews have hit the blogosphere. B&N’s Kindle ($260) competitor appears to have a promising future featuring solid hardware, which consists of the requisite eInk display and a … Read more
The New York Times reports that Apple has acquired music streaming service Lala. However, I didn’t find the original “in talks to acquire” story very compelling, as my previous four employers were all engaged in dialogs with various suitors at various times before ultimately being purchased. (There can be only one.) But now that this … Read more
A little over a week ago, I picked up the Mophie Juice Pack Air ($80) with intentions of doubling my iPhone 3GS’s battery life… keeping it operable during a pair of transatlantic flights. (Not all United flights have power jacks in coach.) As it turns out, the combo Mophie case/battery was probably unnecessary. After about … Read more