http://www.pomoz-im.org Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:58:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's estimated that there are 70 million or so analog TV sets that rely on over-the-air signals. And because many of these TVs belong to minorities, senior citizens, low-income individuals, and people who live in rural areas, the fear is that these individuals will not be ready for when broadcasters ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/09/dtv-transition-on-track-for-broadcasters/ Yes, there are other ways to get this data, but there are advantages to using Trackthis: First, you can attach a descriptor to your query (like "lamp shade"). Second, you can use Twitter to easily change your message delivery options: you can quickly turn on or off SMS updates ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/quickie-trackthis-tracks-packages-on-twitter/ The Wall Street Journal slapped me about the chops this morning by unveiling the magical ingenuity of companies such as oDesk.com. The whole delightful, lovely thing about technology is that it knows no boundaries. The whole mean, portentous thing about technology is that it knows no boundaries. Freelance home-office workers used ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/the-tech-employees-who-have-to-muzzle-their-dogs-a/ Intel made a big leap into the burgeoning clean-tech sector on Monday by creating SpectraWatt, a spinoff company that will manufacture solar cells. Its investment arm, Intel Capital, is leading a $50 million round in SpectraWatt. Other investors include Goldman Sachs subsidiary Cogentrix Energy, PCG Clean Energy and Technology Fund, and ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/intel-spins-off-solar-cell-maker-spectrawatt/ The forthcoming 'Grand Theft Auto IV,' which is scheduled to be released on April 29, would be a feather in Electronic Arts' cap if it can successfully buy Take-Two. (Credit: Rockstar Games) In a startling bit of news, Electronic Arts announced Sunday morning that it has launched an uninvited bid to buy ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/ea-tries-to-buy-take-two-to-keep-its-top-spot/ So how are tech start-ups going to get through this current squall? First it helps to have some historical perspective. Everyone's weighing in, but perhaps the best rundown of how the industry arrived at this point was authored recently by Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital: Benchmark Capital's Bill Gurley: ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/how-tech-start-ups-plan-on-getting-by/ Cable operators and media companies are cautiously dabbling in on-demand online video, but this is one case where caution could be as dangerous as recklessness. Recently, the nation's two largest cable operators have been talking about offering their cable lineup to subscribers online so they can view their favorite shows on ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/channeling-tv-shows-to-the-web/ (Credit: Robert Vamosi/CNET Networks) SAN FRANCISCO--Global warming is real, and new evidence shows it may be worse than we previously thought, former Vice President Al Gore said during an RSA keynote address on emerging green technologies Friday. The talk, which ran 45 minutes and closed the conference here, updated the presentation ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/gores-rsa-talk-updates-inconvenient-truth/ (Credit: DMI) I am in Paris, attending the DMI (Design Management Institute) annual European Conference. Executives from design-centric brands, corporate design managers, agencies, academics, and students gather to discuss the power of design not only in bridging decision-makers in organizations with the needs of consumers but also in facilitating product, ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/design-as-the-linking-force-dmi-european-conferen/ Toshiba's new Horizon pattern. (Credit: Toshiba) With a lineup of perfectly serviceable, but not exactly standout mainstream laptops, Toshiba's Satellite line has long played second-fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia laptops. Aiming to correct this, Toshiba today unveiled an entirely redesigned Satellite line, with what is being called a new "Horizon" ... http://www.pomoz-im.org/2010/08/toshiba-breaks-out-the-pinstripes-for-new-satellit/