Monday: May 10, 2010
- Borders joins the e-reader party, taking pre-orders for Kobu device.
Let's see - so now we have a Kindle, a Nook, an iPad, and a Kobu. I'll admit that I see many a Kindle on the morning commute into Manhattan and I've spotted the Nook on the subway just once in my travels. I'll also admit that the name Kobu sounds like something you'd eat for dinner.
Tuesday: April 13, 2010
- Season finale of House filmed entirely via a Canon 5D Mark II digital camera.
This is quite an endorsement for Canon, with a network giant entrusting the finale of one of its most popular shows to the 5D Mark II (which happens to be the first digital camera to take the Presidential portrait as well).
Thursday: March 4, 2010
- Sony looking to give Apple some viable competition in the portable arena.
Sony engineers are toiling away on “a portable device that blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PlayStation Portable.” It will also knit in tightly with Sony’s iTunes-like media store, a marketplace for music, video and games set to debut later this month.
Monday: February 8, 2010
- Google will probably make over a billion via online advertising this year.
In display advertising, Google lags behind Yahoo!, which had revenue of $6.5 billion in 2009 that was generated largely from its display ads. Google has tried to catch up in part through acquisitions. Two of the biggest were aimed at the display ad market.
Monday: November 23, 2009
- Newspaper circulation probably even worse than it actually looks.
The decline in newspaper circulation has several causes. Many publications have intentionally reduced the range of their deliveries, cutting out exurbs or distant parts of their states where they sold relatively few copies.
Thursday: October 15, 2009
- Disney pulls the curtain back on DIY roller coaster experience.
The new ride over at EPCOT called 'The Sum of all Thrills' lets users create their own roller coaster track digitally. You can then ride on your newly created track virtually. You'll probably want to pick up a fast pass for the line.
Friday: October 2, 2009
- Eight digital alternatives to paper business cards.
Go on, impress the next person who offers you a stodgy paper business card. Paper? That's like a baby's toy!
Thursday: August 27, 2009
- GameStop gearing up for digital distribution expansion?
This would make lot of sense given Amazon's recent forray into digital distribution of video games for certain major consoles.
Thursday: August 20, 2009
- Grants handed out to tune of $1.2 billion for digital health record development.
$598 million to set up some 70 health information technology centers to help healthcare institutions acquire electronic health record systems and $564 million to develop a nationwide system of health information networks
Wednesday: August 19, 2009
- Rumors swirling yet again about Beatles catalogue finally coming to iTunes.
While no further indication from EMI, Apple Corps, or others close to The Beatles or Apple have suggested that an iTunes deal is imminent, the timing of these events has unavoidably resulted in new speculation regarding an agreement.
Thursday: August 13, 2009
- Samsung pulls the curtain back on digicam with front-facing LCD screen.
Taking self-portraits just got a whole lot easier. Whether or not that's a good thing still debatable.
Tuesday: August 4, 2009
- Latest version of Nikon Coolpix camera doubles as digital projector.
...images were sharp when projected on a blank white surface about a foot away from the camera. The projector still produced visible images when projected onto a wall about 10 feet away, but they were (understandably) much less sharp and bright.
Wednesday: June 24, 2009
- US Military 'cyber command' will be up and running by 2010.
New division will be used to bolster our digital defenses. Oh, and also to wage digital warfare.