Google Chromebook: "Google's laptops -- made by Samsung and Acer -- are now the two top sellers on Amazon.com, and six out of the top 14 are Google Chromebooks. Talk to many schools and you'll see them either throwing out Microsoft and Apple products already, or plotting to replace them with Chromebooks in the next year or two."
'Why Google's Chromebook Is Better than Windows, Mac and Android' http://www.thestreet.com/googles-chromebook/<http://www.thestreet.com/story/12480667/1/why-googles-chromebook-is-better-than-windows-mac-and-android.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO> On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Pundit Sir <pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: > "The Glyph headset is weird-looking and expensive, but amazingly > immersive. ..." > > 'The Future of Personal Entertainment' > MIT Technology Review: > > http://www.technologyreview.com/news/523966/the-future-of-personal-entertainment-in-your-face/ > > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Pundit Sir <pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The End of the Swipe-and-Sign Credit Card >> >> "It's a payment ritual as familiar as handing over a $20 bill, and it's >> soon to go extinct: prepare to say farewell to the swipe-and-sign of a >> credit card transaction. Beginning later next year, you will stop signing >> those credit card receipts. Instead, you will insert your card into a slot >> and enter a PIN number, just like people do in much of the rest of the >> world." >> >> http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/<http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/02/06/october-2015-the-end-of-the-swipe-and-sign-credit-card/> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Plus maybe you'll be able to use it as a radiation detector: >>> >>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/01/17/263369742/weekly-innovation-a-radiation-detector-in-your-smartphone >>> >>> Probably a mistake as the article says CCDs detect radiation but today's >>> devices use CMOS chips for the camera. But at least you can keep up on >>> Fukushima's encroachment on your environment. Happy gamma rays! >>> >>> >>> On 01/31/2014 07:19 AM, Richard Williams wrote: >>> >>> >>> Meet the $38 tablet: Hands-on with DataWind's UbiSlate 7Ci >>> >>> >>> http://shopping.yahoo.com/datawind-ubislate<http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/meet-38-tablet-hands-datawind-ubislate-7ci-185612468.html> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Richard Williams >>> <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> What People Want >>>> >>>> YES! "I don't want a curved phone. I want one that won't break when >>>> dropped, is waterproof, and that I can see in the sun." And with all-day >>>> battery life... >>>> >>>> https://twitter.com/GPollowitz/statuses/423787604559945728 >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 2] >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 7:09 AM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Twitter at 3:00 AM >>>>> >>>>> "The activity column shows you what everyone you follow on Twitter >>>>> is doing. It will tell you if someone just favorited a tweet or followed >>>>> someone new in a constantly moving stream. But if you follow a lot of >>>>> heavy >>>>> Twitter users, the feed will often move fast..." >>>>> >>>>> 'There Are Things You Do On Twitter That Should Only Be Done At 3' >>>>> AM' >>>>> http://www.newstimes.com/technology/business/insider/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The anti-NSA smartphone? >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>> >>>>>> Blackphone at Popular Mechanics >>>>>> >>>>>> "Of course, perfect encryption (which many argue isn't even >>>>>> possible) is a two-way street. Whether calling, emailing, or texting, the >>>>>> level of security is dependent on what tech or services are being used on >>>>>> the other end of the line." >>>>>> >>>>>> Blackphone, the Security-First Smartphone: >>>>>> http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/<http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/tech-news/silent-circle-announces-security-first-smartphone-16384335?click=pm_latest> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Galaxy Nexus 16GB (Unlocked) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Lack of an SD card slot and only 16GB of internal memory. This is >>>>>>> the only thing that bothers me. However USB OTG solves part of this >>>>>>> problem >>>>>>> (with a special cable, you can plug in an external mass storage device >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> this does not currently work without rooting, but official support will >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> included in a future firmware update as confirmed by Google)." - Amazon >>>>>>> review: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/<http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/product-reviews/B005ZEF01A/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Example of abandoned technology: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Richard J. Williams < >>>>>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So, the Obamacare web site isn't working too well - what else is >>>>>>>>> new? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sometimes it's hell working in IT - for years I tried to get the >>>>>>>>> enrollment systems right at a major community college. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> When I first got there, they were enrolling students using paper >>>>>>>>> and pen and long lines standing out in the sun. Teachers would be >>>>>>>>> sitting >>>>>>>>> at long tables enrolling students one by one - it took all day just to >>>>>>>>> enroll in a few courses. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Enrollment was hell back then! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Then, we got our first PC - an IBM running on DOS. Instructors >>>>>>>>> would walk all the way across campus just to look at it, not use it, >>>>>>>>> just >>>>>>>>> look at it. The college IT director couldn't understand what we were >>>>>>>>> going >>>>>>>>> to do with all that hard drive space! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Today, there are over 5,000 PCs on the main campus and another >>>>>>>>> 5,000 spread out over twenty computer labs on five campuses. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And, enrollment is still hell! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The school has at least three Oracle databases for student >>>>>>>>> enrollment, one for credit card payments, personal data like adds and >>>>>>>>> drops, grades, and the online library database, and then the course >>>>>>>>> database. Not to mention the 3,000 online courses using the Blackboard >>>>>>>>> database! Who do they think is going to run all this technology with >>>>>>>>> me >>>>>>>>> gone? Go figure. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Somebody should write ONE simple program called 'schools'. Go >>>>>>>>> figure. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 'Some say health-care site's problems highlight flawed federal IT >>>>>>>>> policies' >>>>>>>>> Technology: >>>>>>>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/some-say-health-care-sites-problems-highlight-flawed-federal-it-policies/2013/10/09/d558da42-30fe-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
