Over the past 20 years, there’s been much speculation about what the convergence of computers and TV would ultimately look like. Paul Graham says that we now know the answer: computers. ‘Convergence’ is turning out to essentially be ‘replacement.’ Why did TV lose? Graham identifies four forces: 1. The Internet’s open platform fosters innovation at…
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How Broke Would You Have to Be to Revert Back to Dial-Up?
In an effort to cut costs wherever possible, some consumers are going back to the cheaper, crappier-in-every-way dial-up we all cast aside years ago. This recession has just gotten serious. Sales of the often sub-$10 dial-up subscriptions have increased after the stock market crash and many report that they’ve switched from broadband, though NetZero CEO…
NASA Tests New Moon Engine
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne of West Palm Beach, Florida has successfully completed the third round of its Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) testing for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). CECE is a new deep throttling engine designed to reduce thrust and allow a spacecraft to land gently on the moon, Mars, or some…
2009′s 50 most innovative companies
The Fast Company has unleashed its list of the 50 most innovative companies for 2009. Innovation is a key nowadays to making (and more importantly, selling) products, so making a top 50 list is certainly a grand achievement. Without further ado, here is the list. 1. Team Obama: Barack Obama made the top position because…
Why Hulu Should Embrace Boxee
Why Hulu Should Embrace Boxee — For those that don’t know, Union Square Ventures is an investor in Boxee and I am on the board. For the past several weeks I have watched Boxee’s management try their hardest to convince Hulu that Boxee is a big step forward for Hulu and Hulu’s content partners. Tweet…
Do We Need a New Internet?
Do We Need a New Internet? — Two decades ago a 23-year-old Cornell University graduate student brought the Internet to its knees with a simple software program that skipped from computer to computer at blinding speed, thoroughly clogging the then-tiny network in the space of a few hours. Tweet Source
Microsoft Appoints David Porter as Corporate Vice President of Retail Stores
Microsoft Appoints David Porter as Corporate Vice President of Retail Stores — Twenty-seven-year retail veteran will focus on transforming the PC and device-buying experience for retail consumers and developing and rolling out new Microsoft-branded stores. Tweet
MIT’s shows off Minority Report style Sixth Sense gadget
Researchers at MIT have invented a great piece of gadget that can perform actions by simply using hand gestures. The Sixth Sense was shown at the TED 2009 which has been created out of commercially available products. The components used were a web camera, battery powered projector and a mobile phone that took the total…
DTV delay passes, 264-158
The House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon passed legislation to delay the transition to digital television and the cessation of analog broadcast, by a largely party-line vote of 264 to 158. The transition, previously scheduled for February 17, will be pushed back 115 days to June 12 once President Obama signs the bill, as he…
Google tries location-based social networking with Latitude
Google on Wednesday flipped its Google Maps social networking switch with the introduction of Latitude, a new service that lets Google users share their location with friends, family, and coworkers. This is one of the first big steps into location-based services (LBS) from a major player that trumps even the social networking giants like Facebook…
