As we collectively gear up for the holidays, product purchase inquiries have started rolling in. Katie asks: Mino or Ultra!?!? Im getting one for x-mas and i need to tell my dad which one is the best but both sound good!!! Flip rocked the CE world with the success of their reasonably priced and dead … Read more
Rumors reported by Silicon Alley Insider last week indicate that TechCrunch Michael Arrington’s Linux-based CrunchPad web browsing tablet has gone into hibernation. Perhaps due to higher than anticipated production expenses. Arrington had promised “a big announcement” during the summer months… which never materialized. So something’s definitely up. And I expect it’s the realization that launching … Read more
Normally, I tend to think that most regulations are bad. In a free market, businesses should be allowed to operate with a wide degree of latitude. At the same time there is a pragmatic part of me that understands there can be exceptions to this. Everyone should have the right to free speech, but that … Read more
Looks like Roku and the Xbox 360 won’t be the only set-top boxes making the jump from 802.11g to the faster, further 802.11n spec this fall. While I’ve been scanning FCC filings lately, trolling for something specific, a new TiVo wireless adapter wasn’t on my radar. Fortunately, the Engadget team is a more thorough and … Read more
Less than a year on the market, the SlingCatcher‘s entrance fee has dropped by 2/3rds from retail launch pricing of $300 down to a rock bottom $99.99 at Best Buy. I can only assume sales have been horrible. Which pains me on personal level. The digital media Swiss Army knife vision of the SlingCatcher was … Read more
Some bemoan the commercialization of the winter holidays, but in the spirit of “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” why not look at the fun side of the seasonal shopping extravaganza? Naturally you have the giving and receiving of many gadgets, but there’s also new tech to experience in the act of shopping itself. … Read more
The digital photo frame space, widgetized or otherwise, is usually Mari‘s territory. But I’m up early and distinctly recall months of her eStarling-related rants when their previous foray into this space failed to live up to expectations (or even connect). And she wasn’t alone. Gizmodo also suggested that “you’d be making a big mistake to … Read more
While I don’t do late night television, I too have been playing with the TwitterPeek. We still see contrarians and youngsters haven’t embraced the platform, but there’s no denying Twitter has become quite the phenomenon. Perhaps it’ll even defy our collective Web 2.0 ADD and stay strong, long term. What makes TwitterPeek notable is that … Read more