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Who’s on first? iPod nano, that’s who.
The new nano’s great and all, but I think Apple really dropped the ball on this devices’ marketing potential for the geriatric set. (Actual proportions.)
Bygones and rivalries
I’ve been saving a lot of good stories for my tell-all book about the early days of blogging pro (and I will write that damned book eventually, even if it all seems quaint by the time it’s out), but I know the question of Brian Lam’s and my armistice seems to linger on, and for [...]
Dan Lyons takes off the mask and throws down the gauntlet with Apple
I have no doubt in my mind that Steve truly is the cunning monopolist Dan Lyons says he is, but his debut article as Steven Levy’s successor at Newsweek turned out to be a drive-by foot-shooting of dubious arguments and logic.
First, Dan sets up Vudu as an example of the little company trampled underfoot by [...]
gdgt weekly already hits number one in iTunes!
Wow, we’re barely 24 hours out of the gate with our new show at gdgt, and we’re already the number one tech podcast on iTunes — as well as the number five podcast, period (trailing my fave show ever, This American Life). Of course, this can change day to day, but I’m still awestruck at [...]
A little bit on the new site, gdgt
So we’re calling the new site gdgt (spoken as four letters, like g-d-g-t, but you can say “gadget” if you like), and we’ve still got our work cut out for us before we have a proper launch. But there was one thing Peter and I knew we had to take care of early on, something [...]
How hidden charges doubled my iPhone bill
In July I upgraded my original iPhone to an iPhone 3G at an Apple store. It seemed pretty easy; the offers presented were fairly straightforward, and the receipt was clear. Then I got my bill from AT&T this month and reality hit home (for month one, anyway).
If you’re planning to upgrade (or even just changing [...]
Judging at CEA’s new i-stage event
One of the things I’m most looking forward to being involved in this year is judging the CEA’s new event, i-stage. Think of it as American Idol, but for gadgets; the winner gets a turnkey exhibit at CES and $50k, but I’d say more importantly they’ll get some much needed attention and feedback before the [...]
Last day (sort of)
Strange how the timing on some of this stuff worked out: my last day as editor of Engadget is almost exactly one year to the day after Josh, Pete, and I — the first three editors-in-chief of the site — published our letter to Palm. (Naturally, I had to follow it up in my new [...]
Lists (and being on them)
A few weeks ago, with one post Anil Dash pretty much cleaned out every corner of the the whole linkbaiting-personalities-on-a-list debate. Granted, it’s a matter of passing significance for 99.99% of people out there, especially as it tends to concern the top 100 power-blogger / tech-influencer / web personality / blahblah set (whom I’ve found [...]
Building or kitting out your home: WiFi or Ethernet?
To 802.11 or to RJ45 — the perennial question. My pal Jeremy is outfitting his new place, and is on the fence about a wireless or wired home network. As a former network engineer, it’s a question I can hardly resist. My take: wireless is great (and always necessary), but wire your home as much [...]
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