Thursday, November 19, 2009
Why It Matters That Pierre Omidyar Is Doing a News Start-Up
Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, is launching a for-profit news startup in Hawaii, where he and his family live.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Kindle Hikes Book Prices and Adds to My Ambivalence
Just when I was coming to terms with my ambivalence toward my Kindle e-book reader, Amazon and the publishers have gotten greedy.
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the device since I bought my first one about 9 months ago.
As a frequent traveler and voracious reader, I’ve found the Kindle to be nearly ideal. I never have fewer than a dozen books in its memory, and they’re always things I want to read.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Apple NewtBook
Now that Steve Jobs has bowed out of the annual (and possibly the last) Macworld Conference & Expo this week in San Francisco, there’s considerably less likelihood of any interesting, much less compelling, announcements from Apple at the event.
Too bad in a way, because lots of folks were hoping that Apple might announce its arrival, albeit late, to the netbook party.
Monday, June 9, 2008
iPhone 2.0–Good, Fast, Cheap: Pick Two.
Choosing a smartphone reminds me of the old adage from product-design people: “Good, fast, cheap: Pick two.” Much more so than a personal computer, a smartphone is an exercise in compromise. This will continue to be obvious even after Apple announces “iPhone 2.0″ at this week’s conference for Macintosh and iPhone software developers.
Friday, February 8, 2008
New York Times Needs to Wake Up
Marc Andreessen has inaugurated the “New York Times Deathwatch”–and the data he cites should be giving the Times-folk nightmares. But then, the company’s board of directors is a particularly inept group considering the absolute need to move, fast, into the digital world for real, with all that means.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Waiting for the MacBook Air Pro
Having seen Apple’s MacBook Air notebook computer up close, I’m as dazzled as everyone else who’s had a chance to examine this delicious piece of industrial design. Dazzled doesn’t translate to handing over a credit card, however–at least not yet, and not solely because it’s almost never a good idea to buy Apple’s (or anyone else’s) hardware immediately after its initial release.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Justice Department’s Idiotic Shunning of Online Journalism Organization
Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall reports that he’s been “Banned at the DoJ”–taken off the email distribution list for press releases and the like. This has to be one of the more lame governmental PR decisions of the recent past.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Waiting for iPhone 2.0
Apple’s new iPhone may well be a revolutionary product in some ways. But after testing one of the devices that went on sale late last month, I’m steering clear, at least for now, of the most shamelessly overhyped consumer product since Windows 95. For all its admirable features–the large screen, gorgeous industrial design and advanced user interface in particular–the iPhone feels like a beta product.
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