Deck the Malls with Sony

I’ve learned to take my camera with me whenever I hit the local King of Prussia mall — every few months something interesting pops up. This weekend it was a new Sony holiday display. Display is probably too mild a word as the footprint of this thing is probably two thirds the size of my … Read more

Black Friday Shopping with Sony and Apple

While I avoided the lines at 4:00 in the morning, I couldn’t resist stopping by the local King of Prussia Mall later in the day yesterday to see how Black Friday was shaping up. Frankly, the mall wasn’t as crowded as I expected it to be, but there were still more than a few folks … Read more

Better Tech for the Holiday Shopping Experience

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

Apple TV in its Native Environment

Sure you can see Apple TV “unboxing” photos all over the place. But where else can you find photos of Apple TV in its native environment, i.e. the Apple Store at the local mall? (King of Prussia Mall in this case) I must admit to some skepticism about Apple TV, but the Apple fanaticism is … Read more

When Justice Segways

Wonder what’s become of the life-transforming, human-transporting Segway? Apparently it’s all the rage among cops at the King of Prussia mall this season. My question is, do the cops stay on their Segways during an actual criminal pursuit? Also, since everyone was giving this guy a wide berth, what are the odds he’s going to … Read more

Chillin’ at the Apple Store

Blogging at the King-of-Prussia Mall Starbucks with Kevin Tofel of jkOnTheRun (right) was really just an excuse to get hands-on with an iPhone at the nearby Apple store. Sum-up of my impression: keyboard is difficult but gets easier to use; something I was doing on the touch screen kept kicking me out of applications; EDGE … Read more