Gadget Pundit

Leica V-Lux 3: The All-in-One Camera to Beat?

2012-01-26T02:13:00.000+01:00

This looks like the trend of tomorrow.

See the Robb Report and Amanda Millin in Leica’s Newest All-in-One Camera: the V-Lux 3.

PCs No Longer at the Cutting Edge of Computing?

2011-08-12T18:45:00.000+02:00

IBM: 'PCs going the way of the typewriter' - Telegraph: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

PC Era Ending Writes BBC

2011-08-12T18:43:00.000+02:00

BBC News - Era of the PC 'coming to a close': "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

New Windows 8 User Interface in Progress Looks like a Big Smartphone: Is That a Feat of Programming Past the Normal PC User?

2011-08-12T18:27:00.000+02:00

Windows is building a new Windows 8 User Interface that looks a lot like a big smartphone in terms of the way it is operated.

There is no question that might be "cool" but we continue to have the feeling that Microsoft is not paying attention to what the PC users NEED and WANT. There may be a convergence of technologies to some degree of course -- that is inevitable -- but smartphones are used for different reasons than PCs and require differing basic programming and user-oriented design strategies.That is what is wrong with the Microsoft Ribbon -- a pain for a normal PC user.

I for one am also not interested in a touch screen for my PC because 99% of what I do is better done with a typewriter or a mouse. Hence, all of these razzle-dazzle touch-centric features leave me unimpressed. They are fine for smart phones or e-readers, but those serve vastly different user functions.

A Cloud Computing Solution with Many Extras but Posing an Important Question About Future Reliability

2010-08-20T23:04:00.000+02:00

Glide OS 4.0 is an ad-free cloud computing solution - So How Does Glide Work?

We are trying it right now to find out but discover that the lack of online buzz about it is disappointing as is the lack of information about the principals of the company beyond its founder. There is no info about its financial status or its financing generally. Obviously, one is not going to put important data online if the storage is potentially unreliable for the future. Hence, a serious user needs a lot more information than Glide is providing.

Kinect for Xbox 360 vs. Playstation Move - PCWorld

2010-06-19T23:24:00.000+02:00

Kinect for Xbox 360 vs. Playstation Move - PCWorld

The Mother of All Invention - Magazine - The Atlantic

2010-06-10T22:17:00.000+02:00

The Mother of All Invention - Magazine - The Atlantic

Does the iPhone 4 Really Have a "Retina Display"? - PCWorld

2010-06-09T21:16:00.000+02:00

Does the iPhone 4 Really Have a "Retina Display"? - PCWorld

This is Your Brain on Gadgets - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com

2010-06-08T21:57:00.000+02:00

This is Your Brain on Gadgets - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com

Gadgets and the Internet : The New Coming Wave

2010-06-08T21:56:00.000+02:00

An "Internet of Things" is coming, where "online" communication will be increasingly performed by gadgets and not by PCs.

See VentureBeat and Symantec invests in internet gadget protector Mocana.

Ballmer: Mea Culpas on Tablets, Smartphones | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

2010-06-03T22:44:00.000+02:00

Ballmer: Mea Culpas on Tablets, Smartphones | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

The History of Zoho at mixergyNOTES

2010-06-01T16:11:00.000+02:00

The history of Zoho at Sridhar Vembu – Zoho « mixergyNOTES

A Power Backlash Against Apple? Time Warner and Universal will not Rework Video Libraries to permit iPad Compatibility

2010-05-28T19:30:00.000+02:00

Is Apple's market power going to its head? Edward Moyer at CNET News in Time Warner, Universal push back at iPad suggests that Apple may be facing a power backlash on many fronts.

Sony launching its e-reader around the world | Digital Media - CNET News

2010-05-28T19:25:00.000+02:00

Sony launching its e-reader around the world | Digital Media - CNET News

Walmart Deal: Get a new 16GB iPhone 3GS for $97 | The Cheapskate - CNET News (This is not a paid ad, just info)

2010-05-28T19:21:00.000+02:00

Here is a deal at Walmart:

Get a new 16GB iPhone 3GS for $97 | The Cheapskate - CNET News

Read the posting by Rick Broida for more information.

This is not a paid ad on our part, just info.

Android Outsells the iPhone - No Big Surprise - PCWorld

2010-05-13T14:08:00.000+02:00

Android Outsells the iPhone - No Big Surprise - PCWorld

Nokia Blogs

2010-04-29T23:23:00.000+02:00

Nokia Blogs

Nokia N8 Captures Amazing Videos

2010-04-29T23:20:00.000+02:00

Nokia N8 Captures Amazing Videos

Is the German WePad Going to be an Alternative to the iPad?

2010-04-14T21:17:00.001+02:00

Ryan Fleming writes at Digital Trends in German WePad Hoping to Offer an Alternative to the iPad that the German company Neofonie will introduce the WePad in July, as competition to the iPad and including technology that the the iPad is missing.

The Motley Fool Roundtable: How Big Is the iPad for Apple?

2010-04-07T15:00:00.001+02:00

Roundtable: How Big Is the iPad for Apple?
by Eric Bleeker at The Motley Fool

Bleeker "asked some of [their] technology analysts and writers" for their opinions on how successful the iPad is likely to be.

Take a look.

The Next Web Says that Apple's Enterprise iPad is Coming in Days

2010-03-31T20:07:00.000+02:00

Neville Hobson at TheNextWeb.com tells us that:

The Enterprise iPad is Coming

"It’s just a matter of days before the iPad is released in the United States, on April 3. It comes to the UK and other countries later in April."

Apple iPad: 120.000 verkaufte Geräte am ersten Tag – 70 % ohne 3G » m4gic.net

2010-03-14T19:44:00.000+01:00

Apple iPad: 120.000 verkaufte Geräte am ersten Tag – 70 % ohne 3G » m4gic.net

I Just Ordered An iPad: Here's Why | Dan Frommer at Silicon Alley Insider

2010-03-14T19:31:00.000+01:00

I Just Ordered An iPad: Here's Why
by Dan Frommer

Video Games - E3 2010 - The Loop

Rocket Matter - Legal Productivity Software – iPad Envy? Save Money with Gadget Spa Day

2010-01-27T20:45:00.000+01:00

Rocket Matter - Legal Productivity Software – iPad Envy? Save Money with Gadget Spa Day

Tracking the iTablet | Open The Dialogue

2010-01-27T20:28:00.000+01:00

Tracking the iTablet | Open The Dialogue

Letters - The Gadget Trap - NYTimes.com

2010-01-21T18:00:00.000+01:00

Letters - The Gadget Trap - NYTimes.com

Google ices Android launches in China • The Register

2010-01-19T15:08:00.000+01:00

Google ices Android launches in China • The Register

The Chinese are making a huge mistake in the manner that they are handling Google in China. We originally thought that China would simply ignore the issue via the well-known Oriental inscrutability, but the systematic attacks on Google systems from within China - where nothing like that happens without government sanction - are stupidly poisoning the world technology atmosphere - greatly to China's detriment. We thought the Chinese were smarter than that.

BBC News - Kodak sues Apple and RIM over iPhone and Blackberry

2010-01-15T15:11:00.000+01:00

BBC News - Kodak sues Apple and RIM over iPhone and Blackberry

The Canadian Press: Hot gadgets at electronics show: wireless charging, iPhone TV, 3-D colour printing

2010-01-11T16:31:00.000+01:00

The Canadian Press: Hot gadgets at electronics show: wireless charging, iPhone TV, 3-D colour printing

CES 2010: Five weirdest gadgets - Telegraph

2010-01-11T16:18:00.001+01:00

CES 2010: Five weirdest gadgets - Telegraph

As robots become more common, Stanford experts consider legal challenges

2010-01-11T16:18:00.000+01:00

As robots become more common, Stanford experts consider legal challenges

CES 2010: Ford unveils Tweeting car - Telegraph

2010-01-11T16:17:00.001+01:00

CES 2010: Ford unveils Tweeting car - Telegraph

CES 2010: The top ten gadgets - Telegraph

2010-01-11T16:17:00.000+01:00

CES 2010: The top ten gadgets - Telegraph

The Switch From iPhone To Android, And Why Your First Impression Is Wrong

2010-01-11T02:30:00.000+01:00

The Switch From iPhone To Android, And Why Your First Impression Is Wrong

The Gadgets of 2010 : A CES Preview from FoxNews

2010-01-05T17:51:00.000+01:00

FOXNews.com - CES Preview: The Gadgets of 2010

Preview Video of Google Nexus One and Google Android 2.1 from the ToyBox at ZDNet.com

2010-01-05T17:38:00.002+01:00

Google will allegedly unveil its Nexus One phone today (Tuesday, January 5, 2009).

Here is a preview video from ZDNet at Google Android 2.1 walkthrough on Nexus One phone | The Toybox | ZDNet.com:

Someone has also circulated the alleged boot animation.

As usual, it is better to wait for the real thing.

The Twelve (Tech) Days Christmas

2009-12-30T00:55:00.000+01:00

IN case you missed them, the marvelous

Twelve (Tech) Days of Christmas

See the TALK blog of Alan Maley, My Teaching English blog....

Trends 2010: Here come the paywalls | Media | guardian.co.uk

2009-12-29T22:37:00.000+01:00

Trends 2010: Here come the paywalls | Media | guardian.co.uk

CNET's top 10 tech news stories of the decade image - Top 10 news stories of the decade (images) - CNET News

2009-12-29T21:36:00.000+01:00

CNET's top 10 news stories of the decade image - Top 10 tech news stories of the decade (images) - CNET News

Google Announces Jan. 5 Android Event | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

2009-12-29T21:35:00.000+01:00

Google Announces Jan. 5 Android Event | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Gadgets 2000s to the 2010s

2009-12-29T20:53:00.000+01:00

Jessica Mintz at the AP writes in Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s that:

"Over the next decade, the evolution of computing and the Internet will produce faster, increasingly intelligent devices. More of our possessions will contain sensors and computers that log our activities, building digital dossiers that augment our memories, help us make decisions and tame information overload."

The article is of interest because it does a nostalgic trip through the 2000s.

2010: The Year of the Tablet - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-12-29T20:46:00.000+01:00

2010: The Year of the Tablet - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

The iPhone: always on and always on you - part of you (Gurteen Knowledge)

2009-12-10T22:09:00.000+01:00

The iPhone: always on and always on you - part of you (Gurteen Knowledge)

What is a Gadget? How about a Gadget Against Redirection?

2009-05-13T15:56:00.000+02:00

There are numerous definitions as to what a gadget is and what gadgets are. As one can read at sites such as the Wikipedia, a gadget can be nearly any device having a useful specific purpose and function.

Gadgets are popular as Engadget and Gizmodo demonstrate, two of the leading gadget websites.

We ourselves would never regularly read Gizmodo, however, because - without our express permission - that website redirects our entry of gizmodo.com to gizmodo.de just because we live in Germany and use a German-language OS, which is really none of the business of Gizmodo.

We consider such redirection from a specific entry of gizmodo.com as an Internet address - without the user's consent - to a German Internet address, to be illegal.

Engadget, on the other hand, takes us directly to Engadget.com when we enter that into our URL address line whereupon Engadget then correctly offers us the choice of the German page if we want it.

In our opinion, some lawyers could make lots of money by bringing class actions against those websites which force illegal redirection of users to any website other than the one that they expressly entered into the URL address line. Redirection without consent is simply one form of fraud. Arguing that in this case that there are good intentions behind this redirection is of no consequence. As a general principle of law, redirection should not be permitted without the user's consent.

Download Yahoo Desktop Widgets

2009-05-13T15:53:00.001+02:00

Yahoo calls its desktop gadgets Widgets, and they can be downloaded at Yahoo Widgets.

Download Google Website Gadgets

2009-05-13T15:51:00.001+02:00

You can download Google Gadgets for Webpages at this Google link.

Download Google Desktop Gadgets

2009-05-13T15:48:00.001+02:00

You can download Google Desktop Gadgets at this Google link.

Digital Culture : 66 Science Blogs

2009-05-13T15:43:00.000+02:00

Updated November 12, 2007

Science Blogs is the largest online blogging community dedicated to science. It was created as an experiment in science communication by the Seed Media Group, an emerging science media and communications company, who write:

"We have selected our 60+ bloggers based on their originality, insight, talent, and dedication and how we think they would contribute to the discussion at ScienceBlogs. Our role, as we see it, is to create and continue to improve this forum for discussion, and to ensure that the rich dialogue that takes place at ScienceBlogs resonates outside the blogosphere."

One blog - The Scientifc Indian - even links to a simply fantastic Larry Lessig video presentation on user-generated content (UGC)... a confluence of science and law. Even if you read no further, make sure you see that video in entirety to fully understand modern "digital culture" and the major issues facing intellectual property law today.

See also particularly the Evolution Blog about evolution and creation, and examine particularly What the Dumbledore Flap Teaches Us About the Constitution citing to Harry Potter and the Framer's Intent, a scathing demolition by Michael C. Dorf - via J.K. Rowling and fictional intent - of Constitutional originalism. Dorf writes:

"Speaking at Carnegie Hall last week, J.K. Rowling, author of the phenomenally popular Harry Potter series, revealed that Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is gay. Rowling explained that she was prompted to out the fictional Dumbledore when she noticed a reference to a female romantic interest of his in a draft of the screenplay for the planned sixth Potter film.

If the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince makes Dumbledore's sexual orientation explicit, then that will settle the matter, at least so far as the fictional cinematic version of Dumbledore is concerned. But given that the Potter books, now complete, make no mention of Dumbledore's sexuality, Rowling would not appear to have any authority to declare the print version of Dumbledore gay, straight or bi. Her views on such matters are naturally of interest to fans of her books, but the work must stand on its own.

These principles may seem obvious enough when considering the relation of a fiction writer's intentions to her text, but they are highly contentious when it comes to legal documents. In the balance of this column, I will explain why James Madison is no more of an authority on the meaning of the U.S. Constitution, than J.K. Rowling is on Dumbledore's sexual orientation."

Read the rest here.

Below is the list of the current 66 Science Blogs together with our comments - or not - about them, and/or including a link to a sample posting we have selected.