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- Safari for Windows?!
- Cisco iPhone advertising spotted
- Apple iPhone – part 2, questions and concerns
- Apple iPhone runs OS X, has 2 megapixel camera… will it “change everything”?
- Why Vonage sucks
- And you thought YOUR laptop ran a little hot?!
- iLuv 7″ video screen for iPod Video
- Statement to XM Subscribers – The XM Nation
- Net Neutrality Lies
- Samsung phone with Mac OS X graphics
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Editor Rants Archive
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Why Vonage sucks
Posted on September 7, 2006 | 1 CommentThis is a rant that evidentially some of the internet already knows about, but I had to share my first-hand experience of why Vonage sucks. I’m a sales person by trade. My company re-sells internet ad inventory on big sites who may want a little [...] -
Net Neutrality Lies
Posted on May 16, 2006 | 1 CommentCheck out the efforts of the big telcos masquerading as a public service group calling themselves, “Hands off the Internet”. This group has put together a neato, trendy flash video that equates net-neutrality with government controlled internet. Here are a few screen-grabs of [...] -
I think I’m going to patent gadget websites
Posted on April 25, 2006 | No CommentsThere’s a story on Publish.com about a new patent awarded to Real for delivering streamed audio and video over the web entitled, “RealNetworks’ Streaming Media Patent: A Cause for Concern?”. I think the answer is yes. It’s kind of like mini-communism within our free market. [...] -
Are TV networks going to FORCE you to watch the ads?
Posted on April 19, 2006 | 1 CommentThere’s a story on CNET about a CRAZY invention by Philips that prevents viewers from changing channels. The article cites U.S. Patent No. 20060070095 stating that the device: 1 – prevents a viewer of a direct (nonrecorded) broadcast from switching channels when an advertisement is displayed [...] -
What is Web 2.0?
Posted on March 14, 2006 | No CommentsAnd why should the Gizmonation care? It seems that everyone is using the term Web 2.0 to describe something different on the web many of which have no idea what that reference means. These are the recent popular uses of the phrase: Reference to the state [...] -
My Reply to CNET’s story “Reality check for the much-hyped Origami PC”
Posted on March 9, 2006 | 1 CommentAs you’ve probably seen Microsoft officially released details of their Origami Project today. CNET posted a story relating to this entitled Reality check for the much-hyped Origami PC. I tried to stay quiet but couldn’t – this is my response to their story: I [...] -
Why we may never see an Apple DVR
Posted on March 3, 2006 | No CommentsAs I’ve already made it painfully evident, I love TiVo and DVR technology. Also, I’ve recently become a consumer of Apple products. Logic (and maybe a little wishful thinking) lead me and others to believe that Apple would be bringing a Mac-mini based [...] -
TiVo thinking about giving their DVRs away
Posted on February 27, 2006 | No CommentsIn an effort to increase their subscriber base, Tivo is thinking about giving away their boxes for free. Reuters says: TiVo currently serves about 4 million subscribers, including about a two-thirds from partner DirecTV Group Inc. It is under pressure from Wall Street to expand its customer [...] -
Motorola SLVR L7
Posted on January 31, 2006 | No CommentsFurther proof that vowels just aren’t cool, Motorola has released second iTunes-enabled phone, the SLVR through Cingular. According to the story at Reuters Motorola hopes the phone’s design will be the central draw for the SLVR. With a 176×220 screen (same a RAZR) [...] -
Where are you TiVo?
Posted on January 19, 2006 | No CommentsThis is the first of what are sure to be many Editor Rants by me, Josh. Let me just start out by saying that I LOVE TiVo as a gadget and service. That said, what the heck is TiVo the company thinking?!