Apple's Piping Hot Innovation - Forbes.com

FORBES: Apple's Piping Hot Innovation - Forbes.com - Apple continues to change the relationship between users and information, this time, by creating a system to simplify the purchase process of many common goods. Even if they get a small percentage, this is a huge area for growth.

Turret Defense Games

DIGG: Turret Defense Games - Yes, there are many different types of turret defense games, but did you know there are people that collect turret defense games? This may be the more amazing fact. I don't think I'll ever be this bored. EVER.

Clinton Would Crack Down on Computer-Generated Cartoon Sex | Threat Level from Wired.com

WIRED: Clinton Would Crack Down on Computer-Generated Cartoon Sex Threat Level from Wired.com - This is a poorly titled article. Clinton has come out in favor of more regulation of the video game industry. Do we need more regulations, really?

Top 10 Startups Worth Watching in 2008

WIRED: Top 10 Startups Worth Watching in 2008 - These are some great new (and more established) tech start-ups to watch in 2008. As I mentioned in a post earlier this week, 2008 is all about social networking and mobile technologies. SEO is out, and online marketing is in (on SN/mobi sites).

The Second Coming of Apple TV | Epicenter from Wired.com

The Second Coming of Apple TV Epicenter from Wired.com - Watch for signficant breakthroughs in internet delivered media through hardware like AppleTV in 2008. If I could put together a hotness index for tech in 2008 it would be:
1) HD video services (transition happens officially Jan. 1, 2009, so next year is key)
2) Web Applications built on open social networking protocols
3) Mobile Applications built on Android / open source handsets

Eeextremely Eeenticing: a review of the Asus Eee PC: Page 1

Eeextremely Eeenticing: a review of the Asus Eee PC: Page 1 - If you've not heard of the Asus Eee, this is the hottest, little linux-based PC on the market. At $399, it's powerful enough for a mini-office productivity environment--if you're running internet-based apps. People using Office need not apply for this PC.

Paul Allen applies to bid in U.S. wireless auction | News | Reuters

Paul Allen applies to bid in U.S. wireless auction News Reuters - The wireless spectrum race gets even more interesting as Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, joins the bidding war for the new 700 Mhz spectrum. Google's in, the telecoms are in, and even a few cable companies. Paul Allen left microsoft back in the 90s to start his own venture, Vulcan Enterprises. He's also recent started a space company. Everyone wants this spectrum and if a third party like Allen or Google gets it, it could be great for US consumers.

Toshiba's Home Nuclear Reactor | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

WIRED: Toshiba's Home Nuclear Reactor Gadget Lab from Wired.com - Sadly, I don't think we'll have one in our neighborhood anytime soon.

What's in Store for EBay? Outlook Hazy | Epicenter from Wired.com

WIRED: What's in Store for EBay? Outlook Hazy Epicenter from Wired.com - Executive level problems combine with a possible user revolt, and yet, the stock price is still high. What am I missing?

ideaXchange: How do you drive traffic to your blog or web site?

ideaXchange » Blog Archive » Theme of the week: How do you drive traffic to your blog or web site? - Always important to strategize different ways to drive traffic to your website.

» Need charts for your website? Google makes it easy! | Googling Google | ZDNet.com

Need charts for your website? Google makes it easy! Googling Google ZDNet.com - If you like the look of Google's charts, you may want to use their new charting API.

» Google’s OpenSocial: Strategy, money and the art of war, err APIs | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

Google’s OpenSocial: Strategy, money and the art of war, err APIs Between the Lines ZDNet.com - OpenSocial is an Open Source API that allows data/profile sharing between participating social networking (SN) sites (not facebook). Essentially, this commodotizes the SN market, and allows people to innovate on uses for social networking, not the actual social networking functions.

Eye-Fi Wireless 2 GB SD Memory Card - Wal-Mart

Eye-Fi Wireless 2 GB SD Memory Card - Wal-Mart - Free your photos with this simple, awesome digitial camera accessory.

Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms - washingtonpost.com

Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms - washingtonpost.com - The coming confluence of genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics (artificial intelligence) can be seen in recent development work to create synthetic life. This research, performed at the nano genetic scale is creating artificial life to process chemicals and other valuable industrial work.

NDP Group: Apple's Leopard Leaps to Record Sales | Epicenter from Wired.com

NDP Group: Apple's Leopard Leaps to Record Sales Epicenter from Wired.com - Why is it selling? Because Leopard, Apple's newest operating systems allows users to create and manage new media (audio, photos, video, podcasts, and mashups) easier than on any other system. Why was windows so successful in the 90s? It allowed users to create manage 90s media (documents, spreadsheets, and databases) easier than any other system.

iFraud: The Very Best iPhone Imitators

iFraud: The Very Best iPhone Imitators - See some other iPhone like devices. The iPhone is revolutionary because of its input device: multitouch & wifi. These two technologies together allow the iPhone to surpass all other phones because its easier to get data in and out of it than any other device.

» Getting started with Android | Ed Burnette’s Dev Connection | ZDNet.com

Getting started with Android Ed Burnette’s Dev Connection ZDNet.com - Let's get programming people. Cell phone software is horribly locked down. Improving cell phones is non-trivial, but Android is a good start to creating an open platform for cross-phone application development.

Data-center worker sabotages Calif. power grid | Tech News on ZDNet

Data-center worker sabotages Calif. power grid Tech News on ZDNet - Does anyone else think it's funny there is a giant switch in Folsom, California that can turn off the power grid? "Oh whoops, I turned off the grid!"

Amazon.com: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: Books: David Allen

Amazon.com: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: Books: David Allen: 'It's possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive...' - YES IT IS, and this book is the best I've read to help you do it.

Neuronal circuits able to rewire on the fly to sharpen senses

Neuronal circuits able to rewire on the fly to sharpen senses - This is the basic idea behind being able to focus. Block out the "noise" and sharpen your senses on a source of interest.

Openness and the Metaverse Singularity

Openness and the Metaverse Singularity - This is hands-down the best article that I have read explaining the possible impact of technology on culture in the coming 20 years. Where do I stand on the spectrum? I promote augmented reality and lifeblogging. That's where my business is focused in the long-term.

Geekipedia: Wireless -- Know Your PANs From Your WLANs

Geekipedia: Wireless -- Know Your PANs From Your WLANs - Do you know the difference?

Wired News - AP News

WIRED: Chip-Shrinking may be nearing its limits - If you are not familiar with this problem, read this article (if you are familiar, then this is rehashing). But, the problem with these sorts of technology doom-and-gloom is that it leaves out the new technology that has consistently been invented to circumvent the end of moore's law for the past 30 years. Yes, the current technology is coming to a stop point, but eventually, a new technology will outpace it and continue the transition.

Easy Songs for Beginners Lessons - Guitar Noise

Easy Songs for Beginners Lessons - Guitar Noise - This seems to be a good website (recommended by Linette!) for picking up some easy songs that sound great.

Google's Know-It-All Project - Forbes.com

Google's Know-It-All Project - Forbes.com

Good idea, but it's already done very well by wikipedia. What's the value add? Oh yeah, you get a share of the ad revenue. Where do I sign?

Google and the Wisdom of Clouds

Google and the Wisdom of Clouds

Cloud Services are already a huge field in consumer and business applications. This is the new paradigm for computing. How are you using the cloud?

WSJ: 12/15/07

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Items of interest today:
* Inflation hobbling fed's ability to respond to the housing crisis?
* US gets out of the way and lets the Bali climate change process move forward
* Home foreclosures hit the highest level since 1972 in Q3
* Citibank puts $49B of debt onto books, playing wack-a-mole with housing crisis
* New term by intel: MIDs mobile internet devices, larger than a cell, smaller than a laptop, with complete web browsing capabilities: sound, video, text/graphics.
* Buy GE stock?
* Google introduces wikipedia-like tool, and defines a unit of knowledge as a "knol"
* If Hillary is elected, what about Justice Bill Clinton?

Obsessive- Compulsive’s Guide: Top 12 Organizing Tips, Plus Resources | zen habits | simple productivity

Obsessive- Compulsive’s Guide: Top 12 Organizing Tips, Plus Resources zen habits simple productivity - Once you successfully get your tasks done, the only way to get better is to improve your efficiency.