Here are 32 tech companies from Super Bowl ads over the years. Just like the 32 teams in the NFL, some of these companies have flourished; others haven’t fared nearly as well.
Facebook Graph Search: The Emperor Needs New Digital Clothes
While I very much welcome the discovery nature of Facebook’s Graph Search, in concept, at a very personal level I think we need to approach it with concern about what it can index about us.
TechnologizerHistory
A Rare Glimpse of a Master Presenter at Work
In 1970, Polaroid’s Edwin Land talks about the future of photography.
Murfie Converts Your CDs into a Lossless Online Library, Lets You Sell and Trade Your Music
Want to turn your physical music collection into an ultra-high-quality music library and media bank? There’s a service for that.
TechnologizerSmartphones
RIM BlackBerry 10 Live Blog Coverage
Join us for coverage of RIM’s big phone event on Wednesday at 10am EST/7am PST.
TechnologizerGadgets
Tech Support, or the Lack Thereof
Mark Evanier’s conversations with Logitech support make for surprisingly entertaining reading.
Women in Combat Roles: Who Knew Video Games Were So Progressive?
When the Pentagon announced this week that the U.S. military will allow women to fight on the front lines within a few years, I was taken aback – but not because I have any problem with the policy change.
TechnologizerHistory
What Computer Graphics Looked Like in the Late 1950s
In the 1950s, the Air Force’s billion-dollar computer system got borrowed for a pin-up drawing.
Best Buy Knocks $200 Off MacBook Air
Between now and Saturday, you can get $200 off a MacBook Air from Best Buy. There are four models available.
Woman Sues Match.com After Date Tries to Murder Her
Here’s the story of a date that’s probably not going to make it into one of Match.com’s television ads.
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Says Preview Scene from ‘jOBS’ Biopic Is ‘Totally Wrong’
Over at Gizmodo, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak calls the minute-long preview scene from the upcoming jOBS biopic – starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak – “totally wrong.”
Acer Iconia W510 Review: A Weak Windows 8 Tablet with a Dealbreaker Dock
Out of the entire first wave of Windows 8 hybrids that launched late last year, Acer’s Iconia W510 was the one that interested me most. It’s all the more heartbreaking, then, that it isn’t very good.