Technology and the consumer comprehension curve (1)
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The consumer electronics market is one of the most competitive; sometimes driven by true innovations, sometimes by ideas concocted in the sales department. The success of any consumer electrical device or gadget relies on a lot of things being just right. And as for failure, you only need one thing to go wrong — and not understanding the consumer is as big a mistake as you can ever hope to make… I read an article ...
My gadget energy manifesto (6)
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We love gadgets. Thing is, gadgets loves energy — and lots of it, too. So if we know about the problem, why aren’t we doing more to avert a gadget energy crisis? Let’s face it, our love affair with gadgets is unlikely to wane. If anything, the opposite is true. Proof positive can be found in that land of the rising mobile device, Japan. What happens in Japan invariably offers a glimpse at what we ...
The writers draft: the Blah tech&8217; blog needs you! (4)
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Being a technology blogger isn’t easy. The challenges are many. But the rewards are considerable. Question is, do you want to write your own part for a success story in the making? I know I’ve got something special going on here. But there’s so much more that Blah, Blah! Technology can achieve. To make this happen, I reckon I need more quality writers. And since this is the 600th article, I thought this would be ...
Apple’s new media republic (1)
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Apple have a thriving digital ecosystem, populated by partners and consumers alike. In many ways, what Apple have created is their own new media republic. Having recently watched Apple flirt with failure on a massive scale, it’s a brash, rough new republic and not an e-Eutopia just yet… The digital ecosystem — a new media microcosm The strategy is simple; to ensure the user experience is consistent, simple and reliable, you have to control the ...
The future of mankind: patterns of a future world (2)
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The future as seen through the eyes of technologists and futurologists can seem a far-off place. As dreamers, they either speak of Utopian societies, who’ve long since harnessed their technologies, or of worlds left ruined by a war with cyborgs or a genetically engineered virus. Here, I’m going to explain how I see the future of mankind… In this first installment, I’ll be looking at how predicting the future is at best, educated guesswork. But, ...
Apple filing hints at live video Podcasts (1)
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“The instructor could make certain gestures, or movements (e.g., captured by the video camera), speak certain words, commands or phrases (e.g., captured by a microphone as an audio snippet) or take long pauses before speaking, all of which can generate events in Stream A that can be used to trigger operations,” he wrote. “In one exemplary scenario, the video of the instructor could be shown in full screen as a default. But if the capture ...
Twitter is NOT a Micro-Blogging tool (2)
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It amazes me how anyone in all seriousness can even consider the inane twaddle that permeates the Internet from services like Twitter as even coming close to blogging or micro-blogging… Twitter is Not a Micro-Blogging Tool. I’ve been trying to tell people this for years — Twitter is little more than the ginger-haired half-cousin of the status update on Facebook. Every time you sign into Twitter you get asked: “What are you doing?” Will someone ...
SEO: putting headline writing in reverse! (1)
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Headline writing is something written about ad nauseam, especial in SEO (Search Engine Optimization) circles. But as I was reading my way through a few SEO articles, one headline stood out, for all the wrong reasons… When SEO hits the headlines! There I am, doing the electronic equivalent of leafing through the various unboring pages of the web, when I come across a headline from a SEO blog that made me smile. I’ll spare their ...
WordPress as a Social Network? (4)
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Social Networking is a preoccupation of mine. Also, as a blogger, WordPress is a key part of my work flow. And a question I keep asking myself is, what if WordPress became a Social Network? Here’s the thing, WordPress already is a Social Network, of a fashion. Once you’re signed in to their main Wordpress public website, all the comments you’ve made on other WordPress-powered blogs are collated for you to revisit at your leisure. ...
Apple&8217;s benign digital dictatorship (4)
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Steve Jobs is a dictator and the Apple brand is his republic. But this is a country of gardens surrounded by invisible walls, designed to keep the good stuff in and its citizens happy, for the most part… Apple have amassed an irresistible collection of digital devices around their music and movie offerings. Some will always find room to criticize. I count myself among them, those decadent few who dare ask for more. Not being ...
Mixx adds community to social bookmarking (1)
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Mixx social bookmarking is making itself a worthwhile place to be found these days. And with a recent raft of updates, it’s easy to imagine Mixx giving more established Social Media players a run for their money… While I’ve been away, busying myself in sunnier climes abroad, it would appear Mixx have decided to make a few choice changes to their social bookmarking service. Let me be clear, there are some wonderful ideas in this ...
The myth of Global Warming (1)
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Much has been said about global warming. Some argue it’s the most pressing issue of our time, while others dismiss it as a contemporary myth. Whether global warming is fact or fiction, a change in our habits could be all that’s needed to change the world… I won’t be delving into the minutia of global warming. I have neither the time nor the inclination. So if you expected this to be my take on the ...
Blah, Blah! Technology hits the pause button (1)
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He writes, he opines on topics such as SEO, Social Media and of far off scientific dramas and technological trends — all while trying to maintain something resembling a life! Yes, it’s that time of the year when this writer needs to take a well-earned break and do the whole Big Lads Holiday in the sun thing, with themes including: boozing, carousing, getting sunburnt, eating almost anything, dancing like an idiot, flirting outrageously, cavorting and ...
Google to revive Jaiku micro-blog with Social Network smarts? (1)
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I like Jaiku, though I suspect many of you have never heard of this smart micro-blogging platform. But if there’s any truth in recent talk, you might be seeing a lot more of Jaiku… Jaiku — Social Network and lifestream combined Google bought Jaiku in late 2007, but since then there’s been almost no development at all. And what community Jaiku did have has hung on by its finger nails, hoping for Google to make ...
