Apple at Steve Jobs showed a striking balance between design and usability. Granted, it often shifted more towards the design side, resulting in problems such as antennagate, but this occurred when jobs were not around. They made sure that the products worked well and looked good – they understood the need to do both. After…
Greetings, impartial travelers, and welcome to the spring edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that smiles at the exquisite gadgets in the full gadget and rapidly ejects the dreadful suffocating weeds. Our garden wonder this week may feature a new BlackBerry tablet, a printable humanoid robot, a powerful portable charger, and a smart…
A 160-page report that was far more complete than the FTC had last week no doubt leaked to The Wall Street Journal, clearly showing that FTC employees had leveled against Google for antichromatic practices Action was recommended. The FTC commissioners had then decided – indicating that they treat employees’ reports like officers in public companies…
Apple has chosen a few iconic names in the past, such as “iPod” and “iMac.” Apple also succeeded in acquiring the “iPad” – which was widely poised to develop a feminine hygiene product – and turned it into a popular lexicon of children and Wall Street analysts. However, Apple does more than give products big…
Welcome to another edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, your guide through the tundra of gadget announcements towards the oasis of miraculous gizmos. Or is it just a mirage? In our luscious garden, this week there are probably none. Flora is a crowdfunded Flemethrower, a liquid-powered clock and a safe to help you do the…
One of the really attractive options for retirement is moving to another country and, for a fraction of the cost of living in the US, living with royalties. Well, I’ve been hearing a lot of stories about this in the last year, and I think that’s cause for concern. Needless to say that a lot…
In “iPhone Killer: The Apple History of the Apple Watch”, Wired’s David Pearce reveals no serious secrets – as Apple never does – but he illuminates the early days of the Apple Watch, focused on an interview with Kevin. Lynch, Apple’s vice president of technology. This is an interesting read for sure – an easy…
There will be a lot of irony in US presidential elections and general elections as the campaign ramps up later this year. Last time, with Mitt Romney, we saw a business multimillionaire and ex-governor being told about how to get a schooling that wasn’t even experienced in politics. Granted, the President may have sold his…
Now that cloud computing has made it economically possible to capture and collage large amounts of data – that is, “big data” – many organizations equally economical way to analyze and transfer data across various business applications. Trying to find The rapidly increasing demand for powerful analytical tools to understand the meaning of old and…
Because there are so many Apple-loving fanatics who are badly addicted to their iPhones, the first wave of Apple Watch sales won’t give us a reliable indicator of whether this is a real success … or not. Because we are talking about Apple here, there will be a few million customers who will like it…