Recent Comments:
Viewsonic busts out a bevy of customizable digital photo frames {Engadget}
Apr 9th 2008 2:12PM Speaking of wifi frames, does anyone make a frame that will let me PUSH stuff to the frame? Yeah, picking images off of flickr/picasa/snapfish/etc is nice and all, but if I had a frame that would let me shove webcam images, weather maps, real-time info to the frame, THAT'S what I could use.
Google attacks: Android at Mobile World Congress {Engadget}
Feb 11th 2008 11:22AM You realize that prototype phone is just a T-Mobile Dash with a different skin?
iTunes now supports movie rentals {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jan 15th 2008 6:11PM Um, how about no need for a Dish and the $40/month (minimum) subscription?
iTunes now supports movie rentals {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jan 15th 2008 3:40PM If you read the iTunes help page, it recommends that if you plan to watch the rental on an appleTV, order it *from* the appleTV so the quality can be matched up.
Apple store is down... at CES? {Engadget}
Jan 8th 2008 8:59AM It may be bad web design, but if I were Jobs I would leave it alone. Every time the site goes down for an update, all of the blogs make a note of it and then watch hyperactively for an update. End result? Free advertising!
Hands-on with Panasonic's Link to Cell KX-TH1211 {Engadget}
Jan 7th 2008 10:36AM How is this different from the VTech model that's already on sale? Has caller ID and all the works, too.
The hundred gadget giveaway: round 6 {Engadget}
Sep 5th 2007 9:58AM ftw!
Free Software Foundation releases version 3 of the GPL {Engadget}
Jul 3rd 2007 2:47PM I'll enjoy watching Todd try to build his own cellphone when all the manufacturers have finished the transition to Linux.
Free Software Foundation releases version 3 of the GPL {Engadget}
Jul 3rd 2007 12:33PM I think you misunderstood my reply.
GPL3 means that those companies that were using open-source code (like TiVo) will just drop that open source code and go back to proprietary software. They will develop it with their own money and their own programmers. No more lawsuits, no more hassles from FSF. Everyone is happy.
Everyone is happy until you, Todd, go to the store and notice that the Tivo Series 4 with Dynamic Turnip Twaddling costs $200 more per unit. Someone has to pay for those extra programmers and extra time.
And that person will be you.
And when you want to find a linux driver for that new NVidia Model XYZ2000 700fps video card, where will you find it? Ooops, NVidia took that source back. You'll have to pay for it now, if it ever gets published at all.
Maybe GPL3 is a good thing if you're a software engineer, come to think of it. Lots of job security.
Free Software Foundation releases version 3 of the GPL {Engadget}
Jul 3rd 2007 11:55AM Well, Todd, you'll get your wish.
Longer development times, higher development costs, and less interaction with users. That means higher product costs in the end.
Companies don't win, but they're sure as hell not going to lose. They'll just pass the bill to you.
