Category Archives: Tech

Motorola gadget consolidation

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Roger

Never tought I’d see this coming from Motorola, but Engadget has a nice little hands-on piece, showing the Motorola Atrix 4G, HD multimedia dock, and laptop dock.  This is coming close to what I refer to as gadget consolidation (they, … Continue reading →

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Great CG work is the kind you don’t notice

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Roger

I love the HBO show “Boardwalk Empire” and before the first episode aired, I saw a small documentary on the official site about the sound stage and the fact that they actually built a large part of the boardwalk.  I … Continue reading →

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New Bubble – New Ideas

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Roger

Now the WSJ has picked up the Bubble 2.0 meme as well it’s time to move on and start figuring out what to actually build.  I’ve been meeting some interesting people lately, both on and offline and I think it’s … Continue reading →

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Regurgitated features instead of new ideas.

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Roger

Today Facebook will announce its “gMail killer”.  At least that’s what the rumor mill is claiming.  Or should I call it echo chamber?  Seems Silicon Valley is losing sight of the ball and is just lapping up the press releases and events, … Continue reading →

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Google everywhere – The Google Car

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Roger

Google controling your TV, your phone, your tablet and now also your car.  The news of the Google car isn’t that surprising to me.  I’ve been thinking about the idea of a computer driven networked car for a long time.  Especially since I’ve … Continue reading →

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Google TV Microsofts Apple TV

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Roger

Google TV is generating some great embedded CE support with a bunch of CE companies announcing embedding Google TV and android into their TV systems, hot on the heels of the Apple TV announcement of last week.   You can … Continue reading →

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Plex signs deal with LG

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Roger

Right on the heels of the new Apple TV announcement, Plex, the Mac Media Center software of choice, today announced it inked a deal with LG to have their software embedded in future LG HDTV’s and Bluray players.  Having it … Continue reading →

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Apple Sauce

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Roger

With today’s Apple event, I’d like to come back to some of my older posts about gadget consolidation.  It’s interesting to see Apple’s latest update on its hobby; Apple TV.  This is a logical next step in gadget consolidation, but … Continue reading →

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More developments towards gadget consolidation

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Roger

A new Apple patent points towards using your iPod (and I think iPhone) as recording and playing device for TV media.  Basically creating a great portable DVR.  This falls nicely in line with my Gadget Consolidation thoughts.  Just add streaming … Continue reading →

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Nexus One launched

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Roger

Google launched it’s first Google branded phone today, the Nexus One.  It looks like a great product and should be the start of the next generation of smart phones.  One feature that I can see setting this phone apart from … Continue reading →

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