Monthly Archives: May 2013

Secure This!

LinkedIn’s security updates are the latest attempt to create an additional layer of security protection for end-users (in light of the on-going vulnerability Social Networking sites face)… Will they work and/or are they just another stop-gap measure (harkening the wider-adoption … Continue reading

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We’re Back?

Hopefully, Google’s announcement regarding producing Motorola’s Moto X (in Texas) is actually more than PR-spin but a genuine sign that high-end, electronic manufacturing is returning to America (after a very long absence!) (Source) CNN: http://goo.gl/kXHec

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Digital Laundering.

Liberty Reserve’s take-down by a consortium of global (governmental) forces is not only seemingly straight out of Pulp Fiction but hopefully a one-off versus a harbinger for the next-wave of ‘net crime: digital money laundering. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/UVeZs

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Happy Memorial Day.

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Embracing Your Inner Dork.

Bluetooth – check. Tiara – why not? Laser beams – Is that legal? You get the picture… while many are indeed humor send-ups regarding Google Glass accessories don’t be surprised that a market for these (upon commercial release of Glass) … Continue reading

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Handmade.

Clearly, Apple Fanboys know no bounds! Well, perhaps at least one doesn’t as someone paid $650K for one of the original (garage-built) Apple 1 Computers (signed by Woz) from 1976… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/cvbze

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Reducing the Digital Divide.

Granted, there’s a vested incentive. However, Google’s push towards helping to develop / fund Wireless Networks in Developing Markets could go a long way towards eliminating the collusion of the dominant global Telcos (which if done correctly could be a … Continue reading

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Blinded by Science?

Dissolvable electronics that heal wounds? No, Bones is not the doctor herein as this field has the potential to (further) revolutionize healing and medicine! (Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/7m5MB

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Go Fly a Kite!

Google’s acquisition of Makani Power (a firm that uses kites to generate power from the wind) could potentially usher in another alternative power resource / market niche due to their deep-pockets and continued focus on pushing the envelop in domains … Continue reading

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1TB Anyone?

As Yahoo! continues to try to turn their fortunes around offering 1 TB of free-data storage via Flickr is not a bad approach (nor, is having a Developer build an application that’ll allow any given end-user to store more than … Continue reading

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