The Brew Cave is a walk-in beer cooler with a built-in kegerator that measures roughly seven feet wide by seven and a half feet tall by five feet deep and makes me curse the fact that I don’t live in an apartment large enough to …
Google’s Larry Page: We’re Focused On Cheap Android Tablets
Google CEO Larry Page has lent some credence to rumors of a cheap, Google-branded Android tablet, saying in an earnings call that the company is focused on the low end of the market.
Page said “we’re very excited about …
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Should You?
Facebook’s COO makes the case that there’s nothing shameful about leaving work at 5:30 p.m. every day to eat dinner with your kids. Does she get special dispensation because of her status?
Google Founders Exert Control Via Stock Plan as Profit Soars 61%
In a maneuver designed to cement their control, Google’s founders announced an unusual stock plan that will maintain their grip on the search giant well into the future. Wall Street greeted the proposal — company shares rose 2.4% in after-hours trading — but the plan could spook shareholder-rights advocates.
via Google Founders …
Apple and RIM Hit with Patent Suit for ‘Drag’, ‘Tap’ and ‘Scroll’
A Texas shell company says Apple and others have infringed on technology for basic smartphone gestures like dragging and “double tap.” The patents were issued in 2007 to a Taiwanese maker of touchpad technology.
via Apple and RIM Hit With Patent Suit for “Drag,” “Tap” and “Scroll” | Business | TIME.com.
How to Try Windows 8 on Your iPad
With $25, an iPad and a bit of curiosity, you can try Windows 8 on a tablet right now.
Splashtop, a maker of remote desktop software, has released a $25 iPad app called Win8 Metro Testbed. If you’ve got Windows 8 Consumer …
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Hands On with Barnes & Noble’s New Nook Simple Touch E-Reader with GlowLight
More than most technologies I can think of, the E Ink screens used in monochrome e-readers such as Barnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch and Amazon.com’s Kindle Touch present a stark set of tradeoffs. If you don’t mind the lack of …
Get Ready to Dragon Shout at Your TV: ‘Skyrim’ Getting Kinect Support
Hold onto your Daedric helmets kids, because things are about to get real nerdy. Microsoft announced that it’s releasing Kinect support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim later this month.
We all know what that means: real-life …
Still Missing from ‘One Sony’ Strategy: An Identity
The press release about how Sony plans to save itself is a long, dull slog, but a perfectly logical one. Here’s the short version of the plan, known as “One Sony”:
- As its core business, Sony will focus on gaming, digital
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Survey Shows 85% of Tablet Owners Use Them While Watching TV
Last night, I used a tablet to read the Wikipedia entry on Singing in the Rain as I was watching it on my TV. Apparently, I’m not the only one who does this; according to a new Forrester survey, 85% of people who own tablets use …
‘Pebble’ Watch Touts E-Paper Screen, Bluetooth, Apps and High Demand
Holy moly is this Kickstarter project on fire. Every time I refresh the page, it seems to go up another five grand or so. It apparently met its $100,000 fundraising goal in two hours, too.
The project in question is a …
Video: Here’s How iPads Are Made at the Foxconn Factory
You may have caught ABC’s edition of Nightline where anchor Bill Weir was allowed previously-forbidden access to the factory floor of Foxconn to witness workers assembling Apple products.
Now, a new video by American Public …