At the bottom of a recent post for a World of Warcraft Christmas tree ornament I had a little blurb about how the same person can also create something called a “World of Warcraft Squatz”.
Since the Christmas tree ornament story is so popular I thought I’d give more attention to the Squatz too since it’s [...]
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The UMPC (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer) is an interesting market segment.
I, for one, love the idea of having a tiny laptop or tablet computer for quick notes, shopping lists, surfing for an address or phone number, a mobile photo album, checking email, etc.
The problem for me has always been price. A device that small just [...]
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If you’re in the market for the smallest Bluetooth headset around, Nextlink says they have what you’re looking for.
Weighing in at just under 6 grams (around 0.2 ounces), the Nextlink Invisio G5 is 3.3 cm long (about 1.3 inches) and 1.3 cm wide (just over 0.6 inches).
It also comes with a travel case, which [...]
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On Thursday, Palm announced that they will be unable to meet their initial Q2 forecast for the 2008 fiscal year (which for them ended November 30, 2007), blaming the failed launch of a new “key product”.
They expect earnings between $345 to $350 million, which is nearly $30 million short of their October 1st projection [...]
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As you may recall, Apple and NBC have been bickering, resulting in NBC television shows leaving the iTunes Store on December 2, 2007.
The reason for the split? Money, of course.
Apple charges $1.99 for television shows and $9.99 for movies.
NBC-Universal waned more control over pricing (read: they wanted to charge more and/or to get a [...]
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Netflix, the uber popular online DVD rental service, has a problem. Well, technically I guess the USPS (United States Postal Service) has a problem, but they’re eager to share it with Netflix.
Apparently the Neflix return envelopes (the one subscribers use to return a DVD to Netflix) is costing the USPS money because of its “nonmachinable [...]
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