Author Archives: John

Digital Laundering.

Posted on May 28, 2013 by John

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.

Posted on May 27, 2013 by John
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Embracing Your Inner Dork.

Posted on May 26, 2013 by John

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.

Posted on May 25, 2013 by John

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.

Posted on May 24, 2013 by John

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?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by John

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!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by John

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?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by John

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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An $800K Solution.

Posted on May 20, 2013 by John

Depending upon the success of Samsung’s App Development Contest (awarding $800,000 for successfully developing an application based upon their new SDK) this could herald in a new area of economic-incentive-based competition or turn out to be a bust… (Source) PC … Continue reading →

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Hacked Again.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by John

Count the Financial Times as another major organization that has been hacked. (Source) Digital Trends: http://goo.gl/cyq4w

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