atmaspheric | endeavors

I’ve been thinking about the potential impact the iPad will make on my home and there’s a natural progression for a certain hobby of Apple’s which of course is AppleTV.
If the iPad succeeds at becoming the predominant home use system as I believe it easily can, it could really be an “instead of” not an [...]

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I’m psyched for the iPad probably getting a 3G model and already an ATT customer so I don’t really care about what I am about to suggest …
It occured to me in one of the many conversations about the iPad today that while the device is being sold and marketed as unlocked, it really doesn’t [...]

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What is the iPad?
On the surface, the iPad is a larger iPod Touch.  What it represents however, is an opportunity for considerably more.  While tablets have been tried many times and failed, Apple is leading the curve of thinking with a very new approach that solves against emerging consumer technology needs.  Instead of taking the [...]

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Today Nokia announced Maps with free navigation for everyone which is a very big deal.  Previously the only way to get turn by turn navigation was to buy a Navigator device. Nokia had offered free trials of the navigation service on most newer mid to higher end devices but to put it all out [...]

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Seeing this tonight brought me back to the days I tried to do all my multimedia from a Nokia. As anyone can tell you updating the library is an all to common occurance with Nokia previously concealed by Apple.

Looks like those days are toast.
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I just caught a very interesting and revealing post over on the Symbian Foundation’s Blog … The key quote for me was the following:
Nokia’s endorsement of Symbian specifically marks out our future as a mobile computing and communications platform for the masses, globally marketed in smartphones costing $150 and under, and being an essential ingredient [...]

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$99 for the modem and then only $39.99 per month for unlimited 3G Access … sounds like a great deal!  This is at leas $20 less a month than anything else on the market.
The DataJack USB modem costs $99.99 and unlimited, high speed, nationwide internet access costs only $39.99 per month. Because there are no [...]

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In the past few years, I feel like I’ve tried just about every location service.  Some have certainly offered more than others, but one thing has been sadly consistent and that’s absolutely no consistency in access to your data.  If 2010 can bring one thing, I hope it’s a simplified and federated view into our [...]

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On my way home tonight I fired up Google Maps to get an address and since I use Latitude, I was also activating my location.  I got an sms telling me my friend and colleague Will was “nearby.”  I received the image above in an email with a similar message …
I actually had forgotten I [...]

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Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo.
This is a really slick prototype for a future e-magazine reader.  I really like how they are not looking to make it play video or fake the page turn.  The experience is focused and lets you enjoy reading – yet in a beautiful digitally enhanced manner.
I recommend playing the video back [...]

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The more I use a a variety of mobile devices I keep coming back to a few seemingly arbitrary limits of the iPhone. I’m hoping the following issues are resolved in a future release:
If I can’t have all apps multitask I would prioritize media playing apps. There is no reason why listening to audio [...]

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Take a peek on Techmeme and you might think the only story in tech news is the upcoming and likely release of a Google Phone.  I’m sure it will be decent enough but am starting to question the logic a bit given the rumor that the Nexus One as it seems to be called will [...]

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I’ve been using the new BlackBerry 9700 for a bit over a week and it’s an impressive device. The last BB I used was a curve from about two years ago and it is immediately clear that the platform has matured to accommodate applications and multitasking.
In the past my experience aside from email and [...]

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This morning I took my first ride with the MityCross 350 LED bike light an came away generally impressed.  I’ve used two other lights, both from Blackburn but this simply outshines (ahem) the other units.
I do a lot of riding first thing in the morning, typically leaving around 5:30am and it’s dark.  Seeing the road [...]

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I signed up for Blaze Mobile over the summer and while I have received a number of emails from the company touting how wonderful they are, I have yet to receive my NFC sticker – the core product they offer.
When I questioned this I received the following:
We are sorry for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, our [...]

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I’ve written about day and date previously and think it’s a compelling opportunity for media companies and of course the consumer. I seriously doubt though that offering a $25 24 hour rental is the way to succeed.
It is doubtful consumers will find the offer particularly attractive: At $24.95 for a 24-hour rental, it is [...]

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I’ve literally just unboxed this at the office but so far the Yamaha is pretty nice. I made one quick Skype call and sound was quite clear on both ends … Looking forward to some more usage

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This weekend I made a trip to the Apple store to finally deal with the terrible (worse than yours) battery life I have been experiencing with the 3GS. It did not take long for the Genius to confirm the battery was defective and I was soon on my way with a replacement device.
When I [...]

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I’m not sure why I always notice stuff like this, but I find it so lame, I have to comment.
A while back Sprint was running a relatively smart ad about belt tightening and featured this ad which I snapped a pic of during my commute:

Tonight was just browsing some RSS and see that once again [...]

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With all the noise yesterday about Android 2.0 and Google’s new free navigation service, this release just feels a bit … Meh.
Navigation market leader, Telmap, has used its unique navigation technology and NAVTEQ’s superior global map data, to bring a comprehensive mobile search, mapping and navigation solution for the iPhone, thus enabling mass adoption of [...]

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