The $100 laptop is coming

It’s the brainchild of Nicholas Negroponte, the guy who first told us we were living in a digital age. He’s got some strong interest lined up, too. The world needs a cheap laptop.

Government stupidity kills a great tech idea

After 30-plus years as a journalist, I’ve come to expect little in terms of innovation or progress from bureaucrats. But the tech ignorance of transit officials in New York and San Francisco as detailed in the following story sets a new stupidity standard. Subway Authorities kill IPod-Friendly Maps

New high-end Dell computers

Dell has added some high end PC to its product lineup, offering some feature-rich computer systems to technology-savvy customers and PC game enthusiasts. Here’s a look at the new XPS line. Dell’s new luxury line

Apple says nano problems are not design issue

Apple says the problem of cracked screens with the new iPod nano are minimal. “This is a real but minor issue that involved a vendor quality problem in a small number of units,” said a spokesman. “This has affected less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the total iPod Nano units that we’ve shipped. And it’s not a design issue.” Apple: Small Number of IPod Nanos Flawed

Unplug computers to save energy

That’s one recommendation of the White House bringing back memories of Jimmy Carter urging us not to use Christmas lights during the gas crisis if the seventies. White House Press Briefing: Save Energy! Turn Off Those Computers!

iPod nano screen issues

Some people are reporting easily crached nano screens. iPod Nano = Flawed Product
Others are complaining of scratches.
I have a black nano and it looks a little scuffed up but when I wipe it with a soft cloth - or my T-shirt - it cleans right up.

Treo 700 is vaporware

Did I call that or what?
The much-hyped partnership between Palm and Microsoft with the Treo 600 on the Verizon Wireless network won’t happen until “early 2006.”
Don’t hold your breath. It’s typical Microsoft PR: Promise now, deliver later… way later.
If you really want connectivity in a phone and you want it now, get a BlackBerry. Hands down, it’s the finest communications device you can carry.
Palm and Microsoft announce Treo 700

Citizen news keeps evolving

You better believe that this is where online news is headed and why commercial big media needs to be more responsive and less elite if it’s going to survive in this brave new blogging world. Korean online newspaper enlists army of ‘citizen reporters’ / Multitudes log on daily to read and respond to stories

Treo 650 post

One of the things that Smartphones enable is Moblogging - or mobile posting. I’m posting this from my Treo 650, for example.

Palm will run Microsoft

Anyone want to bet that this is vaporware, not available for months? Unlike Apple, which usually has new product available immediately after announcement, Microsoft tends to promise instead of deliver. Still, this sounds like a very slick phone. Microsoft, Palm to join forces on smart phone / New Treo will use Windows Mobile operating system

do do do do do do do do (Twilight Zone theme sound effects)

Forget global warming crackpots. In Idaho, there’s a TV weatherman who says the Japanese Mafia used a Russian-made electromagnetic generator to cause Hurricane Katrina in a bid to avenge the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima.Pocatello Idaho TV weatherman leaves job to pursue weather theories\

Cox and SBC Yahoo! lead in Internet satisfaction

Cox ranks highest in satisfying high-speed Internet customers, while SBC Yahoo! ranks highest among dial-up Internet providers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Internet Service Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction StudySM released today.J.D. Power Consumer Center - Telecom
Comcast looks pretty dismal in the ratings… something confirmed in my area of Southeastern Michigan by a slew of recent widespread consumer complaints.

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