a multi-tasked stream of consciousness or perhaps just emails to myself
Just downloading now… stay tuned for more on this one!
NetNewsWire Pro public beta: “The NetNewsWire Pro public beta is up.
I so wanted to get this posted before Christmas, and I’m glad I did. It’s kind of an early present to myself—and to you too, if you like it. Which I hope you do.” Source: inessential.com
It’s not a “secret” anymore, but it’s not quite for sale yet… looks like a killer.
Smartphone vs. smartphone: “Things are going to get confusing. There’s Smartphone, Microsoft’s new operating system for cellphones. And then there’s smartphone, which is a generic term that seems to encompass just about any cellphone that can can surf the Web and check email. That said, Kyocera’s new Palm-powered smartphone (with a lowercase “S”) has just hit. The 7135 has a clamshell design with the Graffiti area on the lower half of the phone, and the touchscreen display on the upper part. Also has 16MB of RAM, GPS, a slot for a Secure Digital memory card, and a 65,000 color screen. Read…” Source: Gizmodo
PalmInfocenter.com: AvantGo Aquired by Sybase for $38M
Sybase, a enterprise infrastructure and integration company, and AvantGo, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Sybase to acquire AvantGo in a cash merger valued at approximately $38 million. Sybase intends to operate AvantGo under its iAnywhere Solutions subsidiary. The acquisition is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2003.
I guess this officially means there won’t be a Mac OS X version of the Palm Conduit anytime.
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When Ad Agencies get you… In this most excellent scan courtesy of MacNN.com, you can clearly see a Powerbook G4 in an ad for Gateway Computer. So sorry… I guess the art director got carried away with this one.
Year in review: Gadgets, go home – Tech News – CNET.com
Gadget makers spent the year trying to get into your house.
While consumers kept a tight hold on their wallets, device creators devoted much of the year to the future of the digital home, where gadget lovers will be able to access all their digital content as well as the Web.
HDTV Gets Clearer: “HDTV Gets Clearer: “Cable operators and TV manufacturers agree to a single standard for digital television receivers.”” Source: Archipelago
Coming attraction on DVDs: PC content – Tech News – CNET.com
Sonicblue’s DVD player will be able to connect to networks via an Ethernet connection. Consumers will be able to purchase 802.11b PC cards to connect the player to a PC using wireless networking. 802.11b, also known as Wi-Fi, is a technology that allows the creation of wireless networks with a radius of around 300 feet.
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The Go-Video D2730 player’s software will let consumers view content on their television that’s stored on their PC using a remote control for navigation. The customer will be able to stream music files and other content on the DVD player.
I love Sonicblue’s determination to take content from one room and move it to another, I just wonder whether it’s worth the risk of purchase based on the lawsuits pending against them.
Note to self: steal this code: “
Just a reminder to me that I want to steal Mark Paschal’s blo.gs RSS ping for Movable Type code and convert all the lovely Python into somewhere between three and ten times as much PHP.
” Source: Phil Ringnalda
I just tried this and things seem to be working… Thanks, Mark!
Microsoft to bump Apple into sync-hole? – Tech News – CNET.com
“As personal computers can synchronize more data types beyond calendar and contacts–as the iPod synchronizes music–we will see more devices proliferate,” Jupiter Research’s Gartenberg said. “For example, a future DVR (digital video recorder), might not record anything directly, but sync the TV shows to your TV for home viewing or to your handheld for the road. All of which can be translated in profits for whoever controls the access points of the data sync.”
Top 100 products of 2002 – Tech Trends – CNET.com
It never fails. The year in technology always stacks up like this: There’s the bottom, which is packed with half-baked ideas and badly conceived devices. There’s the middle, where it’s so crowded you’ll find only room for improvement. And then there’s the top, where it’s lonely and there’s only room for one—or in this case, 100. Find out what CNET editors picked as the crème de la crème of tech in 2002.
Google Cartoon in the New Yorker: “Google Cartoon in the New Yorker: “The New Yorker recently ran a cartoon featuring Google and they’ve just now put it up on their site.” [Heh.]” Source: Archipelago
iSparx is the extension for your daily work tasks to share information of the Mac OS X Addressbook with others in your network. Now you’re able to search for contact information that are present on any other Mac, running iSparx. Every member of the sharing group named “iSparx” in your Addressbook Application can be searched by others and shared with others.
This looks sooooo good.
Random NetNewsWire screen shot: “This new screen shot of NetNewsWire Pro shows a few different things, including the current states of the Weblog Editor and the Notepad.
A public beta is getting closer and closer. I’m hoping for Monday, but it’s entirely possible it will be later.” Source: inessential.com
New services to be announced at the CES in January…
Excite – Computers and Internet
Have to love the version number…
The delayed introduction of the P800 will further hinder Sony Ericsson’s chances of making up ground on its rivals. A recent report by Gartner Dataquest showed that Sony Ericsson’s share of handset sales almost halved to 4.8% between September 2001 and September 2002. The company needs to boost its market share to around 10% to stay on course to reach profitability by 2006. Both Sony and Ericsson may have to invest further capital in their joint venture if its performance does not improve.
Thanks Aaron!
How Total Information Awareness Works: A Simple Guide: “
from Total Information Awareness (TIA) System [darpa.mil].
Everything make sense now?
” Source: Aaron Swartz
Announcing Froogle!: “Announcing Froogle!: “New, from Google: Froogle! “Froogle is a new service from Google that makes it easy to find information about products for sale online. By focusing entirely on product search, Froogle applies the power of Google’s search technology to a very specific task: locating stores that sell the item you want to find and pointing you directly to the place where you can make a purchase.”” Source: Archipelago
Well, if you live in Japan anyway…at least for now.
Apple’s QuickTime phones Japan – Tech News – CNET.com
Apple’s QuickTime is poised to make headway as an audio and video delivery platform for mobile phones in Japan, with new standards-compatible software on its way and a fresh endorsement by leading wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo.
