Ed’s View: Flashback
Sometime in the mid to late ’70’s while strolling among the catacombs of the CES exhibits in the “old” South Hall, I was attracted to a small exhibit space manned by a tall, erect German gentleman. With a very thick accent, he was demonstrating 10:1 time compression digital B/W video…
Square Wallet for iOS gets ability to send gift cards right from your store …
Mobile card payment service Square has released an update to its Wallet app for iOS. Users can now send gift cards to their friends right from their store receipts. While it may not appear to be a major release, this move is one that could greatly benefit both the merchant…
Apple Has A ‘Robotics Whiz’ Working On Secret Projects
Apple might be working on something unexpectedly ambitious, according to a report from Ashlee Vance at Bloomberg Businessweek. Vance reports that Apple poached “robotics whiz” John Morrell from Yale last year. No one knows what he’s doing at Apple. Morrell was director of the Center for Engineering Innovation and Design…
Robot builders test their mettle with metal
Robot builders test their mettle with metal – The Washington Post wpostServer: http://css.washingtonpost.com/wpost March 29, 2013 Jeremy Besperman, 16, and Spencer Lombardo, 17, of Angelic Technology in Culpeper, Va., control their robot via remote control outside the arena during the FIRST robotics regional competition in the Walter E….
US patent office rebuffs Apple’s iPad Mini trademark request
Computerworld – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has provisionally denied Apple’s trademark application for “iPad Mini” because the term is “merely descriptive” of the tablet’s size. Notice of the rejection was mailed to Apple on Jan. 25, but was only made public in the last week, according The…
Playboy unveils, but doesn’t bare, new iPhone app
A screen grab from the new Playboy iPhone app.(Photo: Playboy)Story HighlightsPlayboy iPhone app includes seductive non-nude pictorials.New exclusive digital monthly features dish on food, drink, clothing and gear.Prime interviews and selections from print magazine appear, too. Playboy’s new iPhone app keeps it classy. Pictorials of playmates…
For A Crazy $5.99 A Month, The $99 TiVo Mini Will Pull Recordings From A TiVo …
Remember 2005 when the name TiVo meant something? It was a synonymous with DVRs. Crappy Comcast boxes were called TiVos because consumers didn’t know any better. TiVo subscribers were locked into the TiVo lifestyle by a sort of Stockholm syndrome, fulling willing to pay the huge retail cost of a At…
BlackBerry to release more afforable smartphones
BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins plans to unveil a broader array of new smartphones this year, catering to markets around the world, as the company works to recoup a stronger position with devices for more than just business users. As competitors like Apple and Samsung prepare their next round of…
Facebook: TiVo Has No Claim To Trademark For Thumbs-Up Icon
Facebook fired the latest shot in its scuffle with digital-video-recorder provider TiVo over the trademark to the thumbs-up icon typically associated with the social network’s likes feature. Facebook filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2010 to register the thumbs-up icon for its like feature, but last October,…
China vs. Apple: The iPad is now in the Party’s crosshairs
FORTUNE — In the latest twist in China’s state-sponsored attack against Apple (AAPL), the China Consumer’s Association — a government funded watchdog group — has zeroed in on the iPad. In a statement posted on the CCA’s website, according to a report Sunday on China.org.cn: “Apple Inc. was…
