Well, the cat is officially out of the bag. Apple announced it’s latest gadget, the iPhone on steroids, the iPad. The only thing this thing doesn’t do is telephone stuff. You can surf the web, stream movies, etc., bascially everything thi iPhone does. You know what I want? I want a way to talk to [...]
Toyota is voluntarily recalling nine models of their vehicles to fix faulty accelerator issues. The recall will include 2.3 million cars. If you own a Toyota, take a look at the slideshow in foxnews.com here to see if your Toyota is one of the recalled models. I know this is not really a IT thing, [...]
MSNBC today ran a story about overhyped tech products. Not necessarily in the past year, but just the tech world in general. What surprised me was that some of the items they listed have been big sellers. So, when they say overhyped, they just mean the buzz created before or around the items release. You [...]
There’s a new study coming Britain that TV and video games may be the cause for a resurgence of rickets in children. Rickets can lead to developmental abnormalities such bowed legs. Rickets can occur when a child has chronic vitamin D deficiencies from too many hours out of direct sunlight and/or with poor nutrition. Healthy exposure to [...]
Nasa has released a video on Youtube demonstrating a theoretical personal aircraft equipped with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. Now, these are the guys who put a man on the moon, so this concept can work. The initial cost will probably put this into the reach only of the uber-rich, but given time it might [...]
That’s right. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, arguable the richest man in the galaxy, philanthropist extraordinaire, has joined the ranks of tweeters. So, Bill can let us know what’s going on 145 characters at a time. Can I ask a question: what is the point of personal Twitter accounts? I mean, corporate twitter accounts [...]
According to MSNBC.com, Apple is set to unveil its latest creation this month on the 27th, and speculation is running rampant. What will it be? A new version of the iPhone? a tablet computer? Something we’ve never seen before? What do you think.
Well, to show that I can see what passes for entertainment in Hollywood, I think I might need a pair of polarized sunglasses like these. Avatar won for Best picture at the Golden Globes last night. While I haven’t seen the other movies, I would have to give them the edge in terms of story. But [...]
Sorry, but I got to rant on this one. Good movies have gotten harder and harder to come by. I’m not talking the art films with imagery so complex there’s no plot, I’m talking about mainstream Hollywood pawning off old stories with CGI dressing as new and exciting. Well, for some it might be exciting; [...]
Google is set to take down it Chinese search engine due to allegations that the Chinese government’s actions toward human rights activists using gmail to communicate as well as oppressing other companies. I wonder if the doomsday clock movement on Thursday has something to do with this.
