There’s a market for kid-friendly online browsing. Children watch their parents on computers and want to get in on the fun from an early age, even if they don’t quite know how. Although there are a number of kid computers (VTech, Fisher-Price, etc.), these low-end devices don’t offer the same breadth of options available on … Read more
When I first purchased my Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet, several years ago, I dabbled with an earlier stand-alone version of Evernote. It presented a never-ending scratch-pad of sorts that I could write on with the tablet’s stylus. It was nice, even useful, but it didn’t supplant OneNote as my primary note-keeping software, until recently. The new … Read more
Leaving comments across the blogosphere… For Plasma TVs, Being Better Isn’t Enough You talk as if plasma is a company or brand. Most manufacturers of plasmas also offer LCDs as you mentioned, including Panasonic. And it’s pretty easy for any of these guys to slap their brand on someone else’s hardware until they ramped up … Read more
Screencap via EngadgetHD Charlie Owen, who previously worked on the Microsoft Windows Media Center team, has been sharing his MC thoughts over the past week or so and it’s definitely been interesting. His latest post asks the following question: Do you think it was the correct decision to keep Windows Media Center as a feature … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Creative announces Android-based PMP platform, goes head to head with Apple’s iPod touch In all areas the Zii EGG matches or beats Apple’s iPod touch, the product it’s clearly designed to compete with. But what’s interesting is that Creative have decided to do this … Read more
After all the buzz surrounding Verizon’s launch of FiOS Facebook and Twitter apps last week, I was surprised to see such limited coverage of the video features also released. Luckily, a well-timed trip to my parents’ house gave me the opportunity to test out the new video-sharing functionality that’s now part of Verizon’s Home Media … Read more
My very favorite non-HTPC media player reached the 1.0.0 milestone this week and includes some great new features. If you’re looking for a video app that can handle about any file you throw at it and is free, look no further than VLC. Major updates include: AirTunes Streaming Video Scaling in fullscreen Frame-by-Frame support More … Read more
One of my favorite Web apps got an upgrade recently, and this morning I had a chance to test it out. Cooliris has added a browser plug-in to replace the default full-screen app launch it’s had to date. I’ve played with Cooliris on and off for the past ten months, and while I love the … Read more