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From Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon: "This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our "solution" to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles. It is wholly self-inflicted, and we deserve the criticism we've received. We will use the scar tissue from
Walmart, retail giant and arguably the Store for the Common Man, is making a push to be a technology leader as well. At least, when it comes to laptops and desktops. While other retailers are floundering in the sea of the depressed economy, Walmart continues to post profits. Everyone is looking for a deal, everyone is looking to squeeze all
Guilty. I am definitely guilty. I've done it before, I might do it again. And I know lots of other people that do it too. I've used my cell phone in the car while driving. I've used it to talk, and I've used it to text. More than once. And I think I'm incredibly lucky not to have gotten killed
The announced-with-much-hype Plastic Logic eBook reader looks like it is finally going to be available. First announced over a year ago, the actual product has been hard to find in the wild, and so no one really knows if this is a legitimate contender for the eBook market. I'll wager that it is, and hope to get my hands on
I live in the St. Louis metropolitan area, which is where the whole Lori Drew/Megan Meier thing began. So, despite the fact that Lori Drew was charged, initially convicted, and now tentatively cleared in California, we in this area have been watching the case closely. Some of it is gawking at a train wreck, but some of it is knowing
Surfing around on a quiet summer afternoon, and I ran across this little tidbit. Toyota Motors, famous mostly for Corollas and Four-Runners, has discovered a way to instantly transmit some commands via brain cells to a powered wheelchair. This technology already exists in one form from Honda researchers, but the difference with the new advances by Toyota is that commands
You have to wonder why it has taken this long, but Comcast is going to be experimenting shortly with offering cable content online, but to their paying subscribers only. In a deal with Time Warner (the programming arm, not Time Warner Cable), Comcast will be bringing Turner's (a division of Time Warner, are we confused yet?) TBS and TNT to