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CES videos are up and now it’s time to focus on other things. Got the 6th song done for FAWM, putting together a new client website and working with another on updates. Sportazine is now in production.

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I – S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
App Store Alliance: AT&T Shooting itself in the Foot?
Apple Bans iPhone Hackers
Google Nabs Aardvark
Sling Player Mobile Can Use 3G
Adobe AIR Mobile Coming
Facebook Drives More Traffic than Google!
Drink More Beer, Build More Roads
Postage Size SSD at 1TB in 2 Years
Red Dressed Olympians Might Have the Advantage
Augmented Reality Tattoos?

QOTW – With Windows Mobile 7 including Zune, will you switch to WinMo?
Video – Lego CubeStormer Solves Rubik Cube in Seconds

II
Microsoft Windows Mobile 7 – The iPhone Killa?
-Zune on Xbox, Mobile 7
Skype Available on Verizon, Android
Street Fighter IV on iPhone
PreSchool iPad: The iXL
Crackdown on Unofficial Exhibitors
Hovercraft Millenium Falcon

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Did you want a Netbook with a Touch screen? The Asus EeePC Touch Netbook will be for you. Last year we stopped at the ASUS booth and became impressed with their touch screen technologies in smaller computers. Well, this netbook will definitely continue the trend.

The Touch Netbook has an ATOM z520 – 1.33 GHz processor, 512MB L2 Cache, 533 MHz Front Side Bus, DDR2 memory, 32MB  SSD and 500 GB Web Storage. It also comes with USB ports, audio jacks and a RJ-45 connector.  Price point will be around $470 – compared to the 32 GB iPad, which has a slower processor for $599.  And it will do Linux or Windows 7.

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I remember seeing server farms sitting in temperature controlled rooms. I had a RAID array in my basement – 6 drives in a case weighing 80 lbs. It was loud, it ran hot and it only did 100 GB.

But those days are long gone. I cannot wait until I have a SSD farm in my basement. That might be a while, but until then, here is a better solution – RAIDONs Portable RAID 0 using Notebook drives.

RAIDON has been working on storage solutions like this for a while. This is the first USB 3.0 solution. Jeffrey Powers talks to RAIDON about this great new product that is small enough to fit in your bag. Perfect for those who need a mobile solution.

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The rumor mill for an Apple tablet has been going since June. Companies like OLPC and HTC are also talking about their own single piece device. However, I believe no matter what is said or done, people will end up not buying a tablet. In this article, I will give you 5 reasons why I believe this.

This last year we have seen an interesting phenomenon happen. People gathering around the rumor mill to get the jump on a new product that Apple might be coming out with. We have seen rumors in the past not happen – the iPhone mini, the clamshell flip iPhone, camera on the iPod touch – However, this rumor seems to have some tread to it, simply because of some tangible evidence that the community has noticed. Domain names registered, receipts from 3rd party manufacturers received. Even some “friend of Steve Jobs told me so” comments.

It’s not just Apple that is on a “Tablet” kick. OLPC announced their next machine will be a Tablet. HTC was rumored to have a tablet coming to CES 2010 next week dawning Google Android. Add a WiFi and 3G connection, then you have a device that people can connect and work with.

Tablets have been around for years in many different shapes and forms. The biggest problem was packing all that power into a small case with an LCD screen. Add to the issues no keyboard or mouse or even a way to not have a CD player or IDE hard drive installed.

In the last 2 years, hardware has met the standards where a Tablet is thin and completely static. Atom and ION processors (especially dual core Atom), SSD and 3G or WiFi connectivity makes for a slim case with no moving parts. Touch screens have the sensitivity and accuracy to be able to function properly, and graphics chips can allow us to view almost anything.

But in all it’s glory, the Tablet just might not be adopted by the average consumer. If we look at the tablet in it’s current state of a laptop with a screen that rotates and closes, we find this is used mostly by business; companies like UPS to sign off on a package, a food or beverage distributor to input inventory. Even a campaign supporter to take survey questions from the passer-by.

Geeks will love it, businesses will too. However, I believe there are 5 reasons why the mainstream public will look, but not want a Tablet computer. Here they are:

5. Where is my connection?

Whatever tablet comes out, you can be assured it’s not going to have a CD ROM or DVD on it – especially an “Apple iWhateverthedangdevicewillbecalled”. That would add too much bulk to the machine and the spinning of a disc might cause vibrations that some could find annoying. You might have an external device attachment through it’s USB port, but for the most part, you will rely on the internet connection to download and watch.

It will be great in hotspots with a powerful WiFi signal. However, going out in the real world, might be harder to keep connected or get a good download / upload speed. AT&T’s 3G speeds only top 7 Meg at best. No matter who gives you the 3G, the connection and throughput to get web content might be as slow as when we all had 28.8 phone modems back in 1998 – especially if you are mobile. 4G or WiMAX might be the answer, too. Yet that process is in it’s infancy and won’t see good coverage for at least a year.

So, unless you are in a place with an 802.11n router and only a handful of people using it, you might be annoyed with the ability to get your music, video, or even books.

4. I’m always cleaning the screen

Some people get annoyed if you touch their screen. I am one of them. Sometimes its not easy cleaning a smudge of the LCD. The Tablet will most likely have a glass face for smooth touch, but fingerprints will be left behind. Heck – Look at your keyboard or mouse right now. If you’ve been using these things for even the last 2 months, you will see that some of the keys really need to be cleaned.

Now imagine you just came from Burger King and finished the last bite of that scrumptious Whopper. Could have just finished that 3 piece meal from KFC. Maybe just as simplistic as a snack – like a bag of Cheeto’s. Time to grab the Tablet and start working? What – no place to wash hands? Well wipe it on your jeans and get cracking.

The average amount of germs on a toilet is 20. The average on a keyboard or mouse is 2,000. Imagine what the average will be on a tablet….

3. Man, that screen is too close

The 3.5″ TFT screen on the iPhone is easy to watch from your hand. Now imagine it to be 10.1″. A little bigger and a little brighter might give people headaches just to look at a close proximity. It won’t be as bad as sitting in the front row to watch Avatar on the IMAX, but you might find yourself pulling the tablet away a bit to focus in properly.

A laptop screen is normally 22 inches away from your eyes. I am 31 inches away from my 20 inch Dell monitor. The small screen of the iPhone makes it comfortable at 13 – 14 inches away. If I held the Tablet in both hands, I would have to extend my arms out to watch – in which my arms would then get tired.

And yes. Kindle screens are 6 inches – and they are monochrome. Is that better to look at than a 10.1 inch color screen?

Speaking of holding the Tablet….

2. You mean I have to hold it to watch?

With a Notebook, you can tilt the screen to your viewing pleasure and work. With a Tablet – unless it comes with a stand or other fancy holder – you pretty much are on your own. No stand means you either have to hold it with your hands – maybe cradle it in one arm like you would a book, have a wall or other corner to prop it up and hope it doesn’t slip from the required position. Finally, set it flat on the ground or on a table and sit with your head down in a non-ergonomic position.

These are all viable reasons, but out of all of them, the one reason why people won’t want the tablet:

1. The On screen Keyboard

This goes hand – in – hand with the last point (and yes, pun intended). Setting it down to view won’t be as annoying at setting it down type. Even in the promo pictures of last years’ OLPC ideas, the child had to sit cross-legged on the floor to type. I don’t see anyone being able to work like that for any period of time. That is just bad strain on the neck.

There is no way to be ergonomic with a Tablet, unless you have a stand to prop the machine up – like a monitor – and a USB keyboard and mouse to type. Defeats the idea of a Tablet, eh?

Then let’s take the 10.1 inch screen Apple is rumored to have. It’s easy to “Two thumb” an iPhone, but 10.1 inches will mean your thumbs might not reach all the keys. Let’s all just go back to the one finger “Hunt and Peck” method. Since the Tablet will be rectangular, holding it vertical to type would be the most comfortable (Approx 3.68 inches in a 16:9 ratio if I did the math correct). Remember – you also have to hold the device.

The good points – light weight – portable – decent viewing screen for movies and such – long lasting battery. Could do the same with a laptop and make it almost as thin as paper. If a gesture technology like with the Samsung phones comes into play, then maybe this would be a viable option. Then again, we are using an archaic method in the US – standard QWERTY keyboard.

If a tablet does become a big part of 2010, then I will be surprised. We are putting to much value that the average consumer will accept and fully utilize this device. In the end – they’ll probably just stick to their laptops.

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I – S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
Did you update your iPhone to 3.0.1?
Snow Leopard Pre-Orders
The Shack – No Basketball players or B52 song here
1TB SSD
Zune HD Press Shots
10 Years for Modding XBOX
ABC on Netflix – Your TV is getting lonely
Million Linux Kernals at Once
Baby Used on Craigslist – He’s not up for Adoption
Why the App Developer was Banned
-NOTE to PCMag – Annoying Ad.
Nintendo Facebook
Palm Pre Ads
The Scammer Scams Defcon

II
Google vs. Apple – The war begins….
Google vs. Microsoft – Billboards tell all
FTC Steps In

QOTW – Is Google Waging Too Many Wars?

III
Consumption Meters
The Tenenbaum Issue – Did RIAA win?
Sony Not Doing Too Well?
Tech Cars Need Juice

Extras:
Nikon S100pj
Lego Lightbulb
Mimo 710s USB Monitor – WHAT!?! $149.00!?! Awesome!
Death Star Cookie Jar
World’s Largest Soap Bubble

YouTubin
Watch SSD Get Built
The Funny iPhone Commercial

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Twitter in the Movies

- What takes Bruno from 14.4 to 8.8 in 24 hours?
- The trend of Twittering is increasing
- Kevin Spacey explained to Dave Letterman
- Not the fact that both Oprah and Uma are on Twitter….
Uma Twitter
Oprah Twitter
Kevin Spacey Twitter
Placemark for David Letterman Twitter

Windows 7 is Done
- Win7, Server 2008 R2 hit RTM
- Doesn’t mean it’s ready to ship, just that it’s done
- No plans to push up release date
- October 22nd

Medical Marijuana? We got an App for that!
- Activists Justifying the Natural Agriculture of Ganja (AJNAG)
- $2.99
- Map will contain Doctors to prescribe, and Lawyers that Specialize in those lawsuits.

PSPGo Hands on
- Chad Sapieha met with John Koller – Sony Director of Hardware Marketing in North America
- Portable
- 16 GB SSD
- Slide out Joystick
- Bluetooth & Wi-FI
- Compatible with PS3 devices
- No UMD Disc slot. Download games only.

Being Laid off is Good.

- Skilled tech workers are hard to find.

- Silicon Valley lost 10,000 tech jobs in the past year, according to the state’s Employment Development Department,
- trend is expected to continue.
- Wired says that lack of loyalty has been a key driver of the Valley’s rapid innovation over the past three decades.
- You can skip from job to job, but watch out and don’t burn bridges.
- Facebook widgets, iPhone apps, Twitter tools, and cloud services are exploding – just ready for entreprenuerial talent.

OK, the website had some issues, THEN the Podcast computer acted up. OYE!… – Week 4 Summer of Podcasts & need people to talk to August 9th at the Podcast Carnivale – I hosted TPN Weekly this week – I did not participate on Podcampcity Online. This is why. – Show 100 is August 19th.

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I – S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
Intel SSD Faster – Also Cheaper
Medical iPhonejuana- I find two shops in the morning…
1984 on Kindle – No more eBook burning
Twitter Changes Movies – Siskel and Ebert
Foxconn Suicide – Wow.
Digg Bar Problem – Digging a hole through the earth…
No Black Wii – At least in US
Goodbye China – Sites go down
Vegas Goes WiMAX – Might be great for CES Coverage
reboot.fcc.gov
Safer to Drive Drunk – then cell phone use

II
-Apple Q2 Results – $900 Million Diffference from last year
-Microsoft Q2 Results – Thursday
–Microsoft off Soapbox
-Yahoo Q2 Results – Good, but not great
–Yahoo Revamps – Too little too late?
-TI Q2 – This is what matters

QOTW – Are Universal Chargers a Good Idea?

III
Palm Pre Returned – Defects on 1st gen Phone
Nebook Revolution – AT&T revamp
Why I am not Happy with AT&T

Extras:
ChiaKeyboard
Lightsaber Flashlight
USB Hellicopter
Microsofts’ Weirdest Patent

YouTubin
Twittaround

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I – S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
Android II – T-Mobile announcement
Apple Sued – Actus has Electronic Tokens
Kindle buys E-INK
Google’s new Search Appliance
News from E3
-PSPgo
-Wii Pacemaker
- Everyone wants to be a Wii – Natal

JOTW – Three lead programmers of Google decide to jump ship and apply at Yahoo. They tell Yahoo they have the ability to recapture the #1 search engine spot for Yahoo. Yahoo calls one of the programmers in and after 20 minutes, he walks out of the office all distraught. The other programmer turn to him and ask “What did they say?”. The programmer turns to them and replies – “They said they already got one”.

II
Shoe Google – Google taking on e-books
Bing – Microsoft Hits a Home Run
-Why Bing will Fail – What is a Discover Engine?

CTC – Scarpar
QOTC – Do you like Bing?

III
Twitter Spam – We’ve only just begun.
Win Tickets to Playboy Mansion

Extras:
NeatDesk – Paper trail to go away?
OCZ SSD – Up to a Terrabyte in size
QWERTY Handlebar grip
Iomega E-Go – 1 gig in 15 seconds
CarGo

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I stopped and spoke with Bill about Imation and all the new items they had to offer. From Blu-Ray DVD-RW, 16 GB flash drives, new SSD flash drives and the Wireless Projection Link. Their portable hard drives are pretty sweet. 1 button backup. USB, Firewire, ESATA and Wireless.

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Wow. It was about a year ago I asked for people to send in thoughts as to what to expect in 2008. I also made some Technology predictions. But the real question was – How far off was I?

This is actually part 1 of a 2-part story. This first part reviews the predictions I made last year and how far off I was. Part 2 will have this years predictions, including predictions from CEO’s CTO’s TechPodcasters and even a Psychic.

So without any further ado, let’s pick apart my idiocy from last year:

OLPC will have some growing pains. The first part of OLPC will be the easiest. Maintaining the machines will be the trick. Microsoft coming onboard will muddy the water, but they might be able to do things like offer a better support network to third world countries.

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