Gates at CES: Lots of Demo Malfunctions, Few New Products

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The Most Intriguing Products of Demo
2003

The Most Intriguing Products of Demo
2003 02/20/2003 08:02 PM
In the case of Grokker, the user enters a search query in the same way as before, a la Google, but instead of seeing a list of "hits" or links with brief ...

Bill Gates shows RSS integration in
Longhorn desktop demo.

Bill Gates shows RSS integration in
Longhorn desktop demo. 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Gates trots out Longhorn: "Among the features shown off were transparent windows, animated windows that pop open and a new...

Microsoft kicks off 80-college tour to
demo mobile products

Microsoft kicks off 80-college tour to
demo mobile products 04/19/2004 11:03 AM
Showcasing some of its newest mobile devices from Tablet PCs to Smartphones, Microsoft started an eight-week Student Mobility Tour at the Friend Center Saturday. Tara Hadley, Microsoft's education productivity advisor, discussed the latest accessories that will enable students to access the information they need — from any location and at any time. "We [Microsoft] want to get students informed about mobility devices since they always need to connect, communicate and collaborate, on or off campus," Hadley said.

"My Mother Is Insane" - a guided tour of
her astounding house. [lots and lots of
hi-res images]

"My Mother Is Insane" - a guided tour of
her astounding house. [lots and lots of
hi-res images] 02/10/2004 02:50 AM
Incredible set of photos of the junk filled house of an eBay addicted mother .. who are even pack-rattier than I am .. before

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Jabra BT800 Bluetooth Headset Reviewed
(Verdict: Lots of Features, Lots of
Bulk)

Jabra BT800 Bluetooth Headset Reviewed
(Verdict: Lots of Features, Lots of
Bulk) 04/05/2005 09:18 AM

For the life of me, I can't figure out how to configure my phone to pair with my Bluetooth headset and still ring, which means I miss a lot of calls if I'm not paying attention. The (relatively) new Jabra BT800 headset has a built-in vibrate mode that would alleviate that problem, while giving me another: embarrassment. While the BT800 does feature an integrated LCD Caller ID read-out, it's also sort of huge, which makes my likelihood of wearing it anywhere outside of a tech convention pretty slim. If you don't mind the bulkiness, though, Mobileburn gives it high marks, with good battery life, excellent noise-cancelling features, and decent sound quality.

abra's BT800 Bluetooth Headset [MobileBurn]

And maybe we'll also find Santa Clause
there and he will give us lots and lots
of presents

And maybe we'll also find Santa Clause
there and he will give us lots and lots
of presents 01/24/2004 11:27 AM
Fact checking on Cheney's interview with NPR .. fact-checks assertions .. makes the most sense

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Gates Unveils Innovative New Products
and Services at CES, Details Vision of
"Seamless Computing" for Consumers

Gates Unveils Innovative New Products
and Services at CES, Details Vision of
"Seamless Computing" for Consumers 01/08/2004 07:37 PM
In his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates expanded on the company's vision for "seamless computing," demonstrating software breakthroughs that deliver unified digital experiences and make the technology in consumers' lives work as a connected whole. Gates introduced a number of products and services that bring the power of software to the world of consumer electronics, including MSN® Premium and enhanced MSN services for broadband Internet users; and new Microsoft® Windows® Media Center Extender Technologies and Portable Media Centers, which make the digital entertainment experiences of Media Center PCs available throughout the home and on the go. Gates also announced retail availability of Smart Watches for MSN Direct, which provide discreet and convenient access to personalized information.

Gates touts 'digital lifestyle' in Vegas
Tech gadget show features hottest
products Digital audio ai

Gates touts 'digital lifestyle' in Vegas
Tech gadget show features hottest
products Digital audio ai 01/07/2005 02:25 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Jan 7, 06:48 am GMT

CompAmerica Opens its PC-Giants.com
Portal, Offering Over 250,000 PC &
Consumer Products at Exception
Discounts, for Those Wanting Lowest
Prices and Top Puality Products

CompAmerica Opens its PC-Giants.com
Portal, Offering Over 250,000 PC &
Consumer Products at Exception
Discounts, for Those Wanting Lowest
Prices and Top Puality Products 03/28/2005 03:39 AM
In conjunction with famed CNET.com, CompAmerica has opened a new electronic discount b2b, b2c computer and consumer electronics store, PC-Giants.com. The new portal is said to be designed to make it far easier for shoppers in corporate America and consumers to find computer products at low prices, backed by exceptional service offerings. [PRWEB Mar 28, 2005]

"A post about bill gates somehow fools a
whole lot of people into believing bill
gates posted the story, or is at least
reading the comments with rapt
interest."

"A post about bill gates somehow fools a
whole lot of people into believing bill
gates posted the story, or is at least
reading the comments with rapt
interest." 04/16/2004 08:49 AM

Apple products abound in CNET's Top 100
Products

Apple products abound in CNET's Top 100
Products 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
Seven Apple hardware and software products made CNET's Top 100 Products list...

one-ish, two-ish, lots

one-ish, two-ish, lots 08/21/2004 06:48 PM
Sapir/Whorf raises its head again in study of the Piraha tribe. I can't stop thinking about this article which appeared in the Globe and Mail Friday.

A study appearing today in the journal Science reports that the hunter-gatherers seem to be the only group of humans known to have no concept of numbering and counting. Not only that, but adult Piraha apparently can't learn to count or understand the concept of numbers or numerals, even when they asked anthropologists to teach them and have been given basic math lessons for months at a time ... the Piraha are the only people known to have no distinct words for colours.
They have no written language, and no collective memory going back more than two generations. They don't sleep for more than two hours at a time during the night or day. Even when food is available, they frequently starve themselves and their children, Prof. Everett reports.
They communicate almost as much by singing, whistling and humming as by normal speech.
They frequently change their names, because they believe spirits regularly take them over and intrinsically change who they are.
They have no creation myths, tell no fictional stories and have no art.

Can any of our anthropologists or linguists comment? I had thought that narrative was the common link in all human cultures....

More Mac Voyeurs: Lots More

More Mac Voyeurs: Lots More 04/22/2004 06:41 PM
There are legions of them out there. By Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac (via MyAppleMenu)

How many foxes you got? Lots.

How many foxes you got? Lots. 04/13/2005 05:25 PM
Foxes and many more foxes.

Lots o' Music

Lots o' Music 07/12/2004 05:36 AM

Lots Of Hate On The Web

Lots Of Hate On The Web 04/20/2004 06:00 AM
CBS News Apr 20 2004 10:12AM GMT

SMBs to buy lots of PCs

SMBs to buy lots of PCs 04/13/2005 06:48 AM
iTnews Apr 13 2005 10:48AM GMT

Rise of Nations Demo AvailableMicrosoft
has announced the availability of a demo
version of Rise of Nations: T

Rise of Nations Demo AvailableMicrosoft
has announced the availability of a demo
version of Rise of Nations: T 04/23/2004 09:52 PM
Gigex Apr 24 2004 1:41AM GMT

Hitman: Contracts Demo AvailableEidos
has just released a PC demo for their
new Hitman: Contracts stealth-acti

Hitman: Contracts Demo AvailableEidos
has just released a PC demo for their
new Hitman: Contracts stealth-acti 04/27/2004 08:08 PM
Gigex Apr 28 2004 0:21AM GMT

No compassion, lots of conservatism

No compassion, lots of conservatism 06/21/2004 05:15 PM

Lots of bl0g accounts - gee now what
does that mean we need?

Lots of bl0g accounts - gee now what
does that mean we need? 04/16/2004 01:10 PM
ecto Beta: Disappointment.

It turns out that the current version of the ecto beta isn't a blogging client, its a Typepad/MovableType client.

I can't use it. :(

I really hope this changes in a future release. A near-future release.

[Random Bytes]

Marc's reply....to Ross Rader

Well some of us have accounts on all major blogging tools, though I'm sure nobody checks out my TypePad account or BlogWare for that matter or LiveJournal.&n bsp; But us professionals have to do our research.

Meanwhile I'm sure Adriaan will take care of supporting Blogware - soon enough.

Prediction: Lots of IT will muddle
through

Prediction: Lots of IT will muddle
through 01/19/2004 03:56 AM
The holiday season has passed, leaving behind the usual clutter of reflections and predictions. Four topics have been particular darlings this past season: offshoring; open source penetration; the impending Salesforce.com IPO; and business process outsourcing. As varied as these topics are, they all share a common rope: 2004 will be a pivotal year for evolving role of software development.

Big Lots, Small Sales

Big Lots, Small Sales 09/02/2004 03:46 PM
The largest U.S. closeout retailer reports a drop in same-store sales for August.

PHP Contest - Win an Xbox and lots
more...

PHP Contest - Win an Xbox and lots
more... 04/11/2005 03:27 AM
PHP-Editors.com have released a brand new contest where contestants have the chance to win cool prizes. Prizes include an Xbox games consol, Zend Studio, ActiveState Komodo, NuSphere PhpEd, Maguma Workbench, PHP Books and more. What are you waiting for - register to win!! Find out more at: http://www.php-editors.com/ Contest Page: http://www.php-editors.com/contest/cat.html

Lots of great conversations to have

Lots of great conversations to have 03/14/2005 05:09 PM

So here I am at SXSW - and they won't let yah ask questions til the end. But there should be some really interesting conversations today.

Topics include:

- why do the A-list bloggers have some many disciples? As soon as they sit down out in the hallway, they're swarmed by legions of disciples.

- I wonder what the difference between 'emergent semantics' and emergent democracy'? Or better put "what's the difference between the semantic web and the SEMANTIC WEB?"

- the Macromedia people are here - and their stock is up. Apparently Wall. St. thinks their Flash Mobile strategy means something. But wait till people discover my former comapny - they'll go running in the opposite direction. The folks here seem nice enough - but if you got the kind of bosses they have - well I wouldn't wish it upon strangers. They (the bosses) will find some way of fucking this up - just like they have so many times before. The oly good news is rumors of a buyout. THEN maybe they can get some decent management in there.

- blogging showdown vs DIY or someone else will vs Bram Cohen interview - hmmmmmm. So many decisions to make.

- I ran into Harry Knowles. His "Aint-it-cool-news" is based here in Austin. I also got to meet his webmaster. They're one of my heros.

- Lots of other coolio panels like Open Source Marketing, We the Media, the New New economy and Red Sox Blog.

- and a Malcolm Gladwell keynote,

We doing a panel on open source infrastructure.

Lots of Perl Jobs!

Lots of Perl Jobs! 09/08/2004 06:05 PM
Lots of listings on jobs.perl.org lately. A few random ones: Perl programmer for the Kerry-Edwards campaign or use Perl to build the next generation Intel CPUs or help releasing VMware (VMware just gave us their GSX product, it's great). If you are in England, you can work with Matt at MessageLabs or you can go work for Netcraft. Fun, huh? :-)...

Lots Of Passion, Not So Much Profit

Lots Of Passion, Not So Much Profit 03/08/2004 11:04 PM
I was having a discussion recently with someone about the challenge of selling "TiVo-like" products - by which we didn't mean other PVRs, but products where (a) the product's benefits are difficult to describe but (b) the early adopters who sign on can't imagine living without it. It's a challenge a lot of companies face, and no one seems to have a very good answer. Some people think you just focus in on one differentiating aspect of the technology and pitch it relentlessly. Others try to build up word-of-mouth buzz. Still others try to get as many "trial" users as possible. It really depends on the actual product, but venture capitalist Kevin Laws is look ing at these types of companies and wondering what it takes to jump that hurdle. Is it just a question of letting the companies grow slowly, instead of pushing for the mass acceptance right away, or is there something else to it? It seems to me, that the examples he cites of companies that have made it over that hurdle were less revolutionary than those that haven't. That is, while the iPod and the Treo 600 have done things right, both were actually smart updates on previously failed products in that space. The examples he mentions of companies that have struggled (TiVo, PayTrust) are companies that have spent more time trying to invent and define the space themselves. The real question, then, is whether or not companies that create a space can successfully hang on and remain relevant until the market actually takes off. In many cases, I wonder if those companies have trouble because they're so focused on their own product and defining the market that they miss out on the one big feature that catapults a competitor into market dominance.

Lots of ATI X800 News

Lots of ATI X800 News 05/04/2004 09:18 AM

Lots of Players, Little Harmony

Lots of Players, Little Harmony 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
With more models on the way, the portable-audio wars are escalating. Which side should you take?

An administration with lots to hide

An administration with lots to hide 09/14/2004 04:52 PM
Democratic congressman and Bush scourge Henry Waxman released a new report (.pdf file) on the Administration's penchant for secrecy and "unprecedented assault on the principle of open government." Waxman and other members of the Government Reform Committee have introduced legislation "to reverse the Bush Administration's policies and restore open government."

Ivan Richman, From Dania Beach, FL,
Announces Plans to add another Enormous
Organization with AMS in COGNIGEN that
offers telecommunication products at
great prices but using Long Distance and
Dish Network as His Lead Products as
well as Free Weight Loss Supplements
with AMS.

Ivan Richman, From Dania Beach, FL,
Announces Plans to add another Enormous
Organization with AMS in COGNIGEN that
offers telecommunication products at
great prices but using Long Distance and
Dish Network as His Lead Products as
well as Free Weight Loss Supplements
with AMS. 08/27/2004 02:04 PM
Ivan Richman, a successful internet entrepreneur, chooses to go full time to build and add a million dollar business with Dish Network and COGNIGEN. Ivan is looking for current MLM distributors who are not satisfied with their current companies, and who want to team up with millionaire makers under a specialized and unique internet marketing system. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004]

Slotland.com: Lots of Fun, No Small
Print

Slotland.com: Lots of Fun, No Small
Print 09/15/2004 02:13 AM
Online slot mecca Slotland.com employs an entirely different ethos and looks at the marketplace from a refreshingly different perspective when it comes to customer bonusing. [PRWEB Sep 15, 2004]

Day After Christmas Sees Lots of Returns
(AP)

Day After Christmas Sees Lots of Returns
(AP) 12/25/2004 10:56 PM
AP - You don't need a lefse maker? Or that reindeer sweater? Well, get in line at the return counter. And on the day after Christmas, plan on staying there awhile.

Web Winners | Sites with lots about
Reagan

Web Winners | Sites with lots about
Reagan 06/10/2004 03:06 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 10 2004 7:47AM GMT

Lots of dirt on new PowerPC processors

Lots of dirt on new PowerPC processors 08/19/2004 07:17 PM
osOpinion Aug 19 2004 9:05PM GMT

Lots Of Early Birds In California

Lots Of Early Birds In California 04/14/2005 01:23 PM
ElvisTrooper writes in with this store report: Thought I would send this pic over for fun. A buddy and I were in a Walmart in Turlock, CA (central valley) and they had a bin over flowing with these things. I also get the same report from a friend up in Sacramento CA.

Steven's Been Tracking Lots of RSS
Goodness

Steven's Been Tracking Lots of RSS
Goodness 04/25/2004 11:19 PM
Tara Adds a Few to the Fray

"Tara at Research Buzz mentions a few more universities and libraries that are trying out RSS.

UC Berkeley, the University of Arizona, and The Minnesota Public Library. Those Minnesotans really have their RSS and blogging shoes on. Good for them." [Library Stuff]

Steven's been on a real roll while I was gone, so I hope you're reading Library Stuff daily!

Lots of Bells and Whistles (DVD
Included)

Lots of Bells and Whistles (DVD
Included) 04/28/2004 07:02 PM
Hollywood producers say they are increasingly looking to eye-popping technologies to make their DVD's stand out.

Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe

Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe 01/03/2004 07:05 AM
LOCKSS

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