Quick thoughts for the day

January 19th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink

Read a rumor today that the upcoming Apple tablet might be called the iPad. I predicted it would be called the MacBook Tablet but I have to admit the iPad sounds compelling. It’s too close to iPod for me to like however. Rule one in marketing: Differentiate. My guess is that Apple is registering names of possible [...]

CES Round Up – Winners, losers and what you missed

January 11th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink

I generally stay away from thinking about CES until the week is up and I can look at the big picture. For all the whining that goes on about FUD in the Information Security industry nowhere is there more hype and hyperbole than the annual consumer electronics show (CES) in Las Vegas.  Here is our take on [...]

Predictions on the upcoming Apple Tablet

August 14th, 2009 § 1 comment § permalink

There have been a lot of rumors on the upcoming “Apple tablet” and a few reports as to what it’s going to look like and be capable of but so far none of them have me totally convinced. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to totally convince myself either on what exactly this new device from [...]

The Impending Failure of the TechCrunch CrunchPad

August 12th, 2009 § 4 comments § permalink

Have you heard of the CrunchPad? It’s the brainchild of Michael Arrington of TechCrunch fame and despite having created what looks to be a very attractive device that would look great on my couch the device is going to be an absolute failure. Let me be clear, I’m not rooting for this failure. The folks [...]