Month: January 2013

Unfortunate news tonight that Micahel Cronan, a designer from the Bay Area has died at age 61. Read the original post by PVRblog

Technology changes storytelling–movies don’t tell stories in the same manner as wandering bards. Read the original post by CiteULike

Smart appliances are evolving from sci-fi concept to retail offering this year, with new showroom models that can send a text message when your clothes are dry or notify you when a power outage knocks out your fridge. Read the original post by How Stuff Works

By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 — International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent developed by four co-inventors for a “method for forming retrograded well for MOSFET.” The co-inventors are Huilong Zhu, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Zhijiong Luo, Beijing, Qingqing Liang, Lagrangeville, N.Y., and Haizhou Yin, … […] Read the original post…

B&H Photo-Video offers the Western Digital 1TB My Passport Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive in Black, model no. WDBBEP0010BBK-NESN, for $77.23 with free shipping ($0.08/GB). That’s $2 under our mention from five days ago and is the lowest total price we’ve seen for this hard drive. (It’s a current […] Read the original post…

AltaTac via Buy.com offers the Oker Hard Rubberized Case for Apple iPhone 5 with Belt Holster Clip in White, model no. I5W, for $3.99 with free shipping. That’s $2 off and the lowest total price we could find. The holster acts as both a belt clip and adjustable stand. Of […] Read the original post…

A new epoch begins this year on the Internet, ushered in by .MOVIE, .BEER, and perhaps, .FAIL. That tired old address suffix-.COM-will finally get some interesting company, as the directory overseers of the ‘net let loose with some 1,900 new word-strings to the right of the dot, a prestigious slice […] Read the original post…

B&H Photo Video offers the Konica Minolta magicolor 3730DN Color Laser Printer, model no. A0VD017, for $139 with free shipping. That’s $40 under our mention from last summer and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this printer. (It’s a current price low by $60.) Features include 25 ppm black, […] Read the original post…

Every week, the editors and writers at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week’s selections include Monitor Your Weight – Chris As this week sees many people returning work after the holidays, I have decided to go for an app to […] Read the…

Sears offers the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V 18.2-Megapixel Digital Camera in White (pictured), model no. DSC-HX10V/W, or Black, model no. DSC-HX10V/B, for $199.97. (Proceed to final checkout to see this price for the white model.) Choose in-store pickup to avoid the $6.50 shipping charge. That’s $25 under the lowest shipped price […] Read the original post…

Despite some launch hiccups with Windows 8 and its related devices , Microsoft has received a smashing bit of news in the form of a new $617 million licensing agreement that will bring the fledgeling OS to 75 percent of US DoD personnel. Read the original post by Engadget

The firm currently has a $52.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $40.00. ESE has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Read the original post by AmericanBankingNews.com

My first “smartphone” was a Blackberry that allowed me to tether my laptop to it for Internet access. That Blackberry was replaced by a Curve, which while I loved for sending emails, sucked for pretty much anything else. I didn’t get an iPhone until the iPhone 4 a few years […] Read the original post…

We’re still kicking the tires on 2013, so let’s check in on some old favorites. And by “favorites” the Macalope means “pundits we like to kick around.” Old dog, old tricks It may be 2013, but Rob Enderle wants to party like it’s 1999. Why 2013 Is RIM’s BlackBerry Year Tired: The year of […]…