Monthly Archives: March 2013

Google Fiber.

Posted on March 20, 2013 by John

Are you getting enough in your daily diet? Actually, this (also) applies to your local ISP line-speed(s) as Google has announced that they are expanding their nascent service to another area (in America). Game-n-guide: http://goo.gl/F3mNy

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Detroit Electric.

Posted on March 19, 2013 by John

A pie-in-the-sky idea? Or, the wave of the future? Either way, an all-electric sports car is set to debut in China in the first part of April. Given the on-going environmental challenges that the PRC faces… this might also be … Continue reading →

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Mountain View?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by John

Street View: The World’s Highest Peaks was released by Google today (demonstrating, yet again, just how prevalent GPS / mapping technology has become today). (Source) PC Magazine: http://goo.gl/oNRa4

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Posted on March 17, 2013 by John
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IFone (Spelled, Capital I).

Posted on March 16, 2013 by John

Score one for a Mexican firm that registered the name, “IFone” in 2003 as they won a decision against… it’s obvious, right? What’s not so obvious is if Apple will actually pay-up for a claim that they legally lost within … Continue reading →

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Social Computing Devices.

Posted on March 15, 2013 by John

The verdict is in (according to the ‘cool kids’) and Smartphones are the overwhelming winner (are you listening HTC / Microsoft & Nokia / Motorola and RIM?) Granted, this news really comes as no surprise… (Source) Digital Trends: http://goo.gl/qrrwW

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Teens and Technology 2013.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by John

The latest Pew Internet Report needs no further introduction. (Source) Pew Internet: http://goo.gl/T0TY0

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What Would Bono Do?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by John

Recall the introduction to U2’s Elevation tour (whereas Bono’s wearing a pair of glasses allowing for a bird’s eye view of the crowd)… that said, is life imitating art and/or vice versa? (Source) PC Magazine: http://goo.gl/awkDU

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Tech Gone Wild!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by John

The enclosed is an example of real issues being largely ignored (at the expense of the future citizens who’ll wind up bearing the brunt of their predecessors excess)… tragic… (Source) Salon: http://goo.gl/a0wJi

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Talking Shoe.

Posted on March 11, 2013 by John

Move over Google Glass (although we hardly got to know it) as Google’s Talking Shoe debuts at SXSW. (Source) Techcrunch: http://goo.gl/D8kx3

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