atmaspheric | endeavors

The living-room games leader turns its gaze to the portables market with the planned launch of the PSP, a handheld game player capable of 3D images.

Sony did not offer a projected price for the PSP, but said it plans to release the device late next year, with Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, [...]

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The carrier activates 150 hotspots in NYC, part of a plan to bring wireless Internet access to its subscribers throughout the Big Apple and differentiate itself from cable broadband rivals. [internetnews.com: Top News]
Seems to only work for Verizon Online customers according to the Verizon Website, at least for now. I imagine they will want [...]

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A good friend of mine commented that his father recently said that 30 was the new 20. I like that — especially since today I am 30… I’ll keep you posted!

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From Italy comes a drag-and-drop MP3-to-AAC converter that promises better quality than iTunes while freeing space for more tunes. [Macintouch]

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PalmInfocenter has some alleged screen shots of Palm OS 6 which is not due to appear in any devices until 2004. From the post on their discussion boards, it looks like a Virtual Graffiti area is coming as well as a smarter UI which includes faster access to deeper levels of info - at [...]

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I guess it was only a matter of time… though I think many people would have expected this from a Windows powered car first…
Security guards smashed their way into an official limousine with sledgehammers on Monday to rescue Thailand’s finance minister after the car’s computer failed. Suchart Jaovisidha and his driver were trapped inside [...]

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It’s one part napkin, two parts pad and one part white board… but all becomes live html! This is a very cool way to prototype…
Denim, a new sketching tool that allows entire websites to be designed as a series of rough drawings, is becoming a hit with designers. It’s also being used by open-source [...]

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Apple executives took obvious glee last week in noting that the software centerpiece of the Microsoft conference, new graphics software that is scheduled to appear in “Longhorn,” Microsoft’s 2005 version of its Windows operating system, apes features that have been in Apple’s OS X operating system since 2001.
“You don’t have to look too far [...]

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Got kids? [video] [Adam Curry's Weblog]

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Verizon Communications Inc. plans to offer wireless Internet access in busy sections of cities like New York by installing “WiFi” equipment in its pay phones, a top Verizon executive said Friday.
After delivering a speech at a wireless security conference in New York, Verizon’s vice chairman and president, Lawrence Babbio, was asked whether Verizon would consider [...]

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While not revealing too many specifics, Mr. Nagel did mention that the fruits of the acquisition of BE, Inc. and its talented group of engineers will soon be seen, specifically in the area of multimedia. He said that new technologies capable of displaying photo realistic images on 4″-5″ VGA screens will also have a major [...]

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The price for calling directory assistance on a cellphone is grossly inflated, but now it looks like AT&T Wireless subscribers will have the option to save a little money by getting phone numbers and address by text messages instead. AT&T Wireless charges $1.25 to call 411, but the fee will be just 50 cents to [...]

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We have had two different Taiwan contacts tell us that Apple is preparing what one source described as “an ultra-dock” for new design iPod. While specific features are not certain at this time, it is clear the new dock is headed toward production very soon.
What we are being told is that the new dock is [...]

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Technology. Along with its innovative approach to page ranking, Google is a purpose-built hardware company, building all its own servers from components it buys directly for their manufacturers. According to Drummond, Google now operates the world’s largest distributed computer system.
Business Model Innovation. By perfecting the nature of targeted ads, Google not only [...]

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• It supports multiple networks. GoodLink runs today over Cingular Wireless’ Mobitex Network, but it’s designed to support multiple networks. Customers are already beta testing GoodLink on Palm devices, with voice and data, over GPRS networks. As faster wireless networks deploy—GPRS, 1X, Edge, UMTS—Good will port there.
• It [...]

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Inching closer to the dream of electronic newspapers and books, scientists have created an ultra-thin computer screen that can be bent, twisted and even rolled into a cylinder without losing its image quality. Its creators say it’s the first flexible computer screen of its kind. [Wired News]

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Is it just my imagination, or does MSN and the MS Passport system not work at all with Safari??? I cannot login regardless of how I try unless I do it through IE. I was successful at getting my.msn to load, but I cannot do anything that requires authentication beyond that first step.

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Hard to believe this story is dated 2003, but it seems that “61 percent of the participants said they would be more likely to make online content purchases if there were an easy and secure alternative to the credit card.” I remember people being afraid to do credit card purchases in 1996… why is [...]

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A good read… I caught this on my way to work via AvantGo
Business Week: For AOL, Ads Are Still a Minus

A detailed article discussing the reasons behind AOL’s poor ad revenue performance.

Related:
AOL Ad Deals Questioned by SEC
More Dismal News For AOL
AOL Posts Second Record Loss
AOL Drags Down Online Ad [...]

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[This baby] looks very cool. Too bad it will be longer (guessing a year) until something like this can be used in an SD slot instead…

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