September 2006

ShoZu 3.0 to launch soon with ZuCasts

7:54 am PDT • September 13, 2006

In the world of Mobile Web 2.0 applications, ShoZu has been an early winner. When it was launched last October, it was the first widely distributed application to support Photo…

Hardware

LAAAAZER BEAM SAFE

7:51 am PDT • September 13, 2006

Yea that’s right, you too can now protect your most valuable possessions by the most Bond-esque means ever: the laser beam. It also features, secret codes and biometric thumbprint recognition.…

Adam Curry announces the BT Podshow partnership

7:27 am PDT • September 13, 2006

BT will announce today that is has partnered with the Podshow which is run by the “PodFather” himself Adam Curry, a former MTV VJ and one of podcasting’s inventors, to…

Hardware

The Hard Drive Is 50 Today

7:26 am PDT • September 13, 2006

It was 50 years ago today, that IBM launched their RAMAC (Random Access Memory for Accounting and Control) 305 and RAMAC 350. The RAMAC systems were IBM’s first attempt to…

Some notable news items from yesterday: Nokia N-Gage Europeans Testing Hijack-proof Airplane Parrot NOMAD Bluetooth Speakerphone Uniden UDC-7M Announced It’s Showtime!

Skype Video For Macs Launches Today

3:00 am PDT • September 13, 2006

Skype is launching Skype Video for Macs today (look for version 2.0 on this download page). Skype Video for Windows has been available since last December. We haven’t gotten our…

Hardware

State of the CTIA Union

4:11 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Hidey Ho. It’s about 3pm in LA right now and we’re winding down from a whirlwind of meetings that started early this morning. Add in the Apple announcements – meh…

MySpace: We don’t need Web 2.0

3:42 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

News Corp. chief operating officer Peter Chernin told company investors today that, “If you look at virtually any Web 2.0 application, whether its YouTube, whether it’s Flickr, whether it’s Photobucket…

Hardware

Penthouse Coming To Cellphones

3:22 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Porn publishing giant, Penthouse, announced today that they will begin offering mobile content throughout the Americas and Europe. This content will include games, editorials, audio and video clips, and (duh)…

Hardware

QuickPlayer Update – Mmmm… Video

3:18 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

QuickPlayer Update – Mmmm… Video Quick update on QuickPlayer. The service should be supporting VGA video streaming in the next few months with interestin content from major players including most…

Hardware

Europeans Testing Hijack-proof Airplane

3:15 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Engineers in Europe have begun testing a “hijack-proof” airplane that is supposed to be able to pay attention to suspicious passengers, keep track of the plane staff and even steer…

Wiki your photo posters with Tabblo

2:27 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Photo site Tabblo made a number of upgrades today to their service that now combines a wiki ethos with a design tool based on general rules of good layout. Tabblo…

Hardware

Panasonic Toughbook Line With WAN

1:20 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Just got a good look at the Toughbook line from Panasonic. I’ve always liked these things – nice round touchpad, great materials, excellent battery life – but take a look…

Hardware

Lafayette Fiber Case Going to State Supreme Court

1:17 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Being from Louisiana, I kind of always thought of Lafayette as one of the most backward cities in the country. The only reason I ever went there was for the…

Hardware

NETGEAR Ships WiFi Skype-enabled SPH101

12:59 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Netgear announced today that it has begun shipping preorders of the SPH101, its WiFi Skype phone. They’ll also be shipping to retailers soon. It’s a pretty sweet little phone, too,…

Hardware

Sprint Aims for Kiddies with the Sanyo SCP-8400

12:53 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Sprint’s finally ready to release the Sanyo SCP-8400. The new phone has a high resolution 2″ QVGA screen, can play MP3/ACC, can take pictures at 1.3MP, and of course, is…

Hardware

Nokia N-Gage

12:51 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Live at CTIA Wireless in Los Angeles, Ca, we just got word that Nokia is releasing the N-Gage. The phone, along with games, will feature public chat, online gaming and…

Media & Entertainment

Panasonic Toughbook Line With WAN

12:42 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Just got a good look at the Toughbook line from Panasonic. I’ve always liked these things – nice round touchpad, great materials, excellent battery life – but take a look…

Netgear announced today that it has begun shipping preorders of the SPH101, its WiFi Skype phone. They’ll also be shipping to retailers soon. It’s a pretty sweet little phone, too,…

Sprint’s finally ready to release the Sanyo SCP-8400. The new phone has a high resolution 2″ QVGA screen, can play MP3/ACC, can take pictures at 1.3MP, and of course, is…

Media & Entertainment

Nokia N-Gage

12:40 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Live at CTIA Wireless in Los Angeles, Ca, we just got word that Nokia is releasing the N-Gage. The phone, along with games, will feature public chat, online gaming and…

Hardware

QuickPlayer for BlackBerry Attracts Media

12:07 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Deep breath The Apple event has hardly ended and already we’re knee deep in correspondences from CTIA. What a day! Alright so here is what’s next. QuickPlayer Media Inc., has…

Ok, Here's What Apple Announced Today

12:04 pm PDT • September 12, 2006

Steve Jobs took the stage in San Francisco and made a slew of announcements today. New hardware. New software. The whole spectrum. I was at the event – my real…

Deep breath The Apple event has hardly ended and already we’re knee deep in correspondences from CTIA. What a day! Alright so here is what’s next. QuickPlayer Media Inc., has…

NBC launches b2b online video aggregator

10:58 am PDT • September 12, 2006

Determined to not stand on the sidelines while Apple made its anticipated video announcement, NBC chose today to launch their new video aggregation service called the National Broadband Company, or…

Apple announcements overview

10:21 am PDT • September 12, 2006

The Apple Showtime event is over and here are the highlights: 75 movies are available to download now from iTunes, at an initial cost of $12.99 for the first week…

Hardware

It's Showtime!

10:08 am PDT • September 12, 2006

Well the moment has finally arrived, It’s Showtime!. The red carpet is unfurled and Steve Jobs is on stage in the Yerba Buena Center for Arts and Theater. The speculation…

Fwicki takes RSS to the Max

9:52 am PDT • September 12, 2006

Of late Dave Winer has been talking about rivers of news. i.e the analogy of standing on the bank of a river as it flows past but instead of water Dave is…

Hardware

HP: Dunn Out, Hurd In

9:46 am PDT • September 12, 2006

Hewlett-Packard announced today that chairwoman Patricia Dunn would be replaced by CEO Mark Hurd. The move comes on the heels of a scandal that involved corporate spying, mud flinging and…

Hardware

Palm 750 Unveiled

9:44 am PDT • September 12, 2006

Palm just unveiled the 750, a new smartphone, in Europe for sale from Vodaphone. We’ll have exclusive video and images of it in an hour. Today, Palm unveiled the first…