Usually when I follow liveblogs or read the coverage for a big tech product launch, some level of gadget lust takes over. I start to imagine myself using the product, and think about where it would fit into my existing lineup of …
Opinion
The 11 Things I Like Least About Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 forces you to hunt for bad things to say about it. I mean it — you really have to try. And since I’d rather work a little than glide down another compliment slide, it’s probably time for a gripe post.
They’re …
One Year Later, the iPad Is Still My Favorite Computer
Back in December of last year, I reported on one of the most unexpected things that had ever happened to me as a user of gadgets. I’d begun using an iPad 2 with a ZaggFolio keyboard case as my primary computer. I found that I …
Innovation in a Sea of Sameness
Ben Bajarin is a principal at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley. He contributes to the “Big Picture” opinion column that appears every week on …
Is Valve Really Getting into the Hardware Biz?
By all accounts — most conspicuously its own — Valve, the PC-centric games developer that brought us games like Half-Life and Portal as well as distribution service Steam, has finally admitted it’s leaping into the PC hardware …
The Digital Wallet Is Starting to Take Shape
Imagine if, in addition to all the things your smart phone does now, it could also act as your keys to the real world.
Instead of fumbling through a wallet for your credit cards, coupons, gift certificates, plane tickets, …
A Plea to Twitter: Let Us Hide Our Spoilers
A few nights ago as I was scanning through Twitter, my eyes picked up on a few keywords and settled, to my dismay, on a major spoiler for Breaking Bad.
The show had just aired in my time zone, but as a cord cutter, I’ve only …
Ask Techland: iPad with a Keyboard or MacBook Air for an Adult Student?
Have a question you’d like answered? Send it to tips-at-techland-dot-com and we’ll do our best to answer it.
Question:
“Could I ask your advice about buying an iPad? I want to get one for my husband as a gift — mostly I …
What the Apple vs. Samsung Verdict Means for You (Hint: Don’t Panic)
Apple won a decisive victory against Samsung in court last week when a jury awarded $1.05 billion in damages to Apple for Samsung’s infringement of design patents, software patents and trade dress.
That chunk of change will …
Why Apple’s Win over Samsung Is Ultimately Good News for Consumers
When I am in Hong Kong or Beijing, people often accost me on street corners trying to sell me “copy watches” like fake Rolexes. In fact, one of the funniest encounters I have had was at the Great Wall of China, where a guy in …
Confessions of a Left-Handed Technology User
When it comes to computers, southpaws are faced by a vast right-hand conspiracy.
The Experts on Microsoft’s New Logo: It’s Good! Or Bad!
When you’re a journalist, the experts want to talk to you — about every possible topic, and mostly in hope that you’ll quote them in articles. So I wasn’t surprised when I got two pitches concerning folks — both identified as …