I hope my fellow Zatz Not Funny readers are having a wonderful holiday season. Among other goodies, Santa kindly left a few Blu-ray movies under our tree. One nice thing, in theory, is that each disc is bundled with a free digital copy. Since I’m heading out to Los Angeles for business next week, I … Read more
I usually refrain from rumor-mongering, but Apple Tablet “coverage” has been so pervasive… and I love me some Photoshop. The last time we saw tech speculation reach this level of fever pitch was prior to the official iPhone announcement. And, while the pundits were correct that some sort of phone was coming, they got many … Read more
Surely, I can’t be the only one in search of a solid iPhone windshield mount. Yet there haven’t been many reasonable solutions. I’ve previously had good luck with the Griffin RoadTrip, which also happens to charge your device and beam audio over FM to the car stereo. Yet my attempts to get the iPhone a … Read more
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs is a blog, not written by Steve Jobs (of Apple fame), which was once clever and entertaining. It’s decidedly less so this week as The Fake Steve Jobs incites a data riot to bring down AT&T’s network. His plan, reinforced again here and here, encourages frustrated iPhone owners, such … 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
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