[Technologizer. See Original]
Serendipity is wonderful, but it doesn’t happen often. For every enriching coincidence – meeting someone who becomes a lifelong friend or lifelong partner, finding that fantastic hidden restaurant – we miss how many?… Read the rest
Marketers’ plans to track you may not be nefarious. But they sure can feel that way.
[PC World, May 20, 2011. See Orignal]
When Apple sneezes, the world takes interest in ear-nose-throat medicine. So upon learning that their iPhones have been building a bloated file of location data, consumers started wondering if mobile service also means mobile surveillance.… Read the rest
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Recently, I drove a Mini Cooper for the first time. (Rented from Zipcar for $13/hour. Not bad.)
That’s not news, obviously. They’ve been around forever. But it taught me something very important about product design: It’s really hard–and aggravating–for us consumers if you mess with our way of doing things.… Read the rest
Fear and rebutting at the Future of TV conference in New York City
[Technologizer. Read Original] Cord cutting–getting rid of cable or satellite TV–is the buzzword du jour in the TV and electronics industries. Pundits have proclaimed TV dead, or at least dying00going the way of the recording industry, which went from pricey CDs to cheaper downloads and now to mostly-free streaming.… Read the rest
When Wired hyperbolically declared that “The Web is Dead,” it didn’t challenge my worldview but rather surfaced what I knew subconsciously.
The browser is not always (and increasingly less so) the best window to the Internet — especially on mobile gadgets.… Read the rest
Do real people think 3D movies, sports, and shows are neat? Sure. But that doesn’t mean they’re ready to plunk down money. [Technologizer. Read Original]
We’re hearing a lot about 3D television these days– from TV manufacturers, directors, journalists and pundits.… Read the rest
