gizmag Reviews Two Android Devices
Two devices, the HTC Desire and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 get a side by side rundown by @gizmag. Both end up with some serious negatives, but also some really good potential. It’s worth a read.
gizmag: Top ten technologies that will change the world
And the list is here. They all sound reasonably revolutionary, but at the rate things are changing, how long will it take to change the list?
Next Video Camera?
The Phantom Flex is probably not your next video camera. The price has yet to be announced, but will doubtless be high. But you (I) can drool.
Blogging and Fair Use
There’s a good article on WebProNews that explains the legal basis for this concept in the United States, which has its foundation in the first amendment. Note that this article applies only to the United States.
Twitter to Offer Promoted Tweets
They will, according to the New York Times and many other sources. It’s a form of advertising that they’re testing, designed to build revenue. At some point Twitter was going to have to do something like this. It was just a matter of time. I’ll be interested to see how well it works for advertisers…
OpenSource iPad Alternatives
Opensource.com lists a few. The TouchBook is available in the United States according to its support web site. I wasn’t able to find confirmation that the iFreeTablet will be. It’s developed in Spain, and the English version of the web site shows signs of machine translation. It’s apparently available in Europe now. The WePad comes…
Viewsonic Announces New e-Readers
… and gizmag has the story. I’m particularly interested in such readers since my company Energion Publications offers a number of ebooks in formats that could be read. No indication is given of a release in the United States.
More on the iPad
This time, the notes are from a writer, at MLV Writes. I’d add these to the ones I cited yesterday. Between them they bring my interests into the discussion. I haven’t had a chance to actually look at an iPad, but after reading both of these posts, I have to think that a Netbook is…
Considering an iPad?
I found these notes by Rick Mansfield of This Lamp helpful. Rick has many of the same interests I do, and I found his comments directly relevant to the sort of questions I have.
Aptitude for Debian-Based Systems
A very nice post at Linux Magazine explains the benefits of Aptitude and the basics of how to use it. Aptitude takes the apt-get command and provides a menu driven system. This is one of those nifty old menu systems that runs in your terminal window. Enjoy!