via Gadget Lab
Phraseology is a new iPad app for writers. It offers much of the usual stuff found in iPad writing apps, but it also brings … Read More >>
Ebert: film industry is losing money because they charge too much and deliver too little
via Boing Boing
Roger Ebert poo-poos the idea that piracy is at the root of dropping film revenues and ascribes the phenomenon instead to … Read More >>
Stephen Hawking needs a new technician
via Boing Boing
Sam Blackburn is the technician who for five years kept Stephen Hawking’s communication systems running. Now Hawking is looking … Read More >>
Editorial: How FAA-certified gadgets could improve air travel and eliminate the Terrible 10,000 Feet
via Engadget
If you’re reading this now and have experienced the wonders of modern air travel then you have surely suffered through what … Read More >>
8 Essential Business Rules For Those Who Don’t Believe In Rules
via Fast Company
I don’t read a lot of business books. (Actually, I never read them.) But I do read the lists of the best-selling business … Read More >>
Dieter Rams, designer of Braun electronics
via Boing Boing
Over at Domus, my dear pal John Alderman reports on “Less and More: the Design Ethos of Dieter Rams,” a retrospective … Read More >>
The golden age of journalists noticing new blogs is over
via Boing Boing
Jeremiah Owyang writes that the golden age of blogging is over. The reasons, in brief: many top blogs have sold out; staff … Read More >>
Researcher finds vulnerability in WPS protocol, looks for manufacturers to offer fix
via Engadget
On the plus side, your router’s mostly secure. Security researcher Stefan Viehbock has just discovered a major security hole … Read More >>
Intel working to keep the netbook alive with "Cedar Trail" Atom platform
via Ars Technica
Netbook sales have been declining, with major vendors deciding to leave the netbook … Read More >>
The Coming War on General Purpose Computation
via Boing Boing
Here’s the video of my keynote last night at the 28C3, the Chaos Computer Congress in Berlin, entitled “The coming war on … Read More >>