Author Archives: John

Virtual Sweatshop?

This is one ban that’s warranted… However, there is a degree of art imitating life here! (Source) Salon: http://goo.gl/QDO42

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Outer’s Still In!

Amazon just moved another notch further towards being ‘cool’ based upon how their CEO underwrote salvaging NASA’s Apollo Moon engines. Bravo! (Source) Space: http://goo.gl/xHNc1

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Spring Has Sprung!

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Google Fiber.

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.

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?

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!

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IFone (Spelled, Capital I).

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.

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.

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

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