From the archive

January 2008

87 posts

More on how kids learn language

Another article forwarded to me on how toddlers learning of language is a more sophisticated process than the most powerful computers available are capable of. Current research suggests that toddlers don't learn language one word at a time, but instead learn in chunks by storing different useages of language and cross referencing them until they confirm the context. This suggests

CES 2008 Energizer it’s not just about Batteries Anymore

When you think of Energizer you think about batteries but you really do not think about home lighting. The folks at Energize have come with some great lighting products for the home that have eye appeal and will solve a lot of problems people have with lighting. This new line of lighting products called "Light on Demand" are going to

CES 2008 SmartParts Worlds Largest Digital Photo Frame

The folks at SmartParts where demonstrating what the said was the world's largest digital photo frame at the consumer electronics show. If your looking for a portrait size photo frame hanging on your wall you need to check this product out from the folks at SmartParts. If you want more information of the SmartParts Photo Frames and future special offers

How sleep helps kids learn

A constant joy in my life is watching how my kids develop and learn. They are 3y and 18 months and seem to grow in understanding and vocabulary in the time it takes me to blink. There is a great article on Cognitive Daily about new research into the part sleep plays in helping kids learn.

The economics of art

It looks like Q-Trax might be dead before it starts. This is a disappointment as I truly believe it could have been a service that was good for the music industry, artists and consumers. In a comment to my article Peter J made some good points about the impact to GNC if its content was available for free (i.e. without GNC advertising) through another source. If this happened it would indeed reduce the return to Todd as the people that consumed the content elsewhere would not come to GNC to see it.

Energizer it’s not just about Batteries Anymore at CES 2008

When you think of Energizer you think about batteries but you really do not think about home lighting. The folks at Energize have come with some great lighting products for the home that have eye appeal and will solve a lot of problems people have with lighting. This new line of lighting products called "Light on Demand" are going to

SmartParts Worlds Largest Digital Photo Frame at CES

The folks at SmartParts where demonstrating what the said was the world's largest digital photo frame at the consumer electronics show. If your looking for a portrait size photo frame hanging on your wall you need to check this product out from the folks at SmartParts. If you want more information of the SmartParts Photo Frames and future special offers

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GNC-2008-01-29

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CES 2008 MagicJack

One of the coolest products I found that is perfect for the traveling military person, someone on the go or even for someone looking to get rid of their monthly phone bill was being demonstrated by a company called MagicJack. I was able to get a MagicJack and plug it into my USB port on my Computer and I was

Taking the show on the Road!

Over the next 3 - 4 weeks or so I will be in 5-6 cities or more and I will be meeting with podcasters, media buyers, fans of the show and host of other people.

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