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NEWS

BCS NEWS: Graham Spanier to be next BCS Chair. (okay, football news…)

Google lets you make phone calls from GMAIL. Check the story at their blog.

Apple TV Rumor. More Disintermediation?

Sun Attacks Earth! (in 2012, maybe, according to scientists…) The news from India.

USAF C-5 gets “Makeover” — emerges at C-5M (from the “News from Last Year” category…)

Disney and Time Warner duke it out. Why I have issues with Cable!

ESPN 360 is great for online sports–*IF* you can get access

Commodore…. it’s BACK

APP CORNER: The Daily App Show with Adam Curry. (search for the iPhone App)

TIP of the WEEK: Google GMail LABS. Adds all sorts of cool tools, including the option to “undo send”, send and receive SMS “text” messages in chat, and a wealth of other items.

PICKS of the WEEK:
Steve: nextup.com TextAloud

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Chris’ info: [blog] http://targuman.org/blog [twitter] @targuman

Josh’s info: [twitter] @joshfink

Tech tips for back to school

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NEWS:Trojan-infected computer responsible for Spanair plane crash?

Textbooks for iPad progress with Inkling

Is Digital “too much”? Some researchers think so…

BACK TO SCHOOL tools

Steve has published a “Tools and Tutorials” document through Google Docs

Google Docs

Del.icio.us tagging

Easy Bib at http://easybib.com

COMPFIGHT http://www.compfight.com For those times you want to find creative commons licensed images from flickr to use in presentations (remember to CITE them though!)

STEVE’S PET PEEVE: PUBLISHERS are not embracing digital textbooks in any meaningful way.

Picks of the Week

Tony : ABC News for iPad
Steve: A Podcast: Radio Lab. http://wnyc.org/shows/radiolab

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Josh’s info: [twitter] @joshfink

Jailbreaking iDevices, Flickr debate, Excel tip, and more…

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NEWS:
Asustek CEO Blames Faltering Netbooks Sales on iPad
Security exploit can give hackers control of your iOS device:
http://mashable.com/2010/08/03/iphone-pdf-exploit/

TIPS:
App Corner: Quick update: Good Reader will be adding “highlighting and annotation” to their PDF reader for the iPad.

Picks of the Week:
Steve: GooReader.com a Windows-based application for viewing (and saving as PDF) books and magazines that are available through Google Books.
[A very simple Google Book downloader for Mac: http://mac.brothersoft.com/google-book-downloader.html]
Tony: Panasonic Lumix DMC LX-3 – great for bracketing on the go. Example:
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Chris: Camera Lenses for iPhone http://www.tuaw.com/2010/08/17/photojojo-has-real-camera-lenses-available-for-your-iphone/

{Bonus: Inception scenes recreated with LEGO http://tinyurl.com/2dl9346}

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Tony’s info: [blog] http://getthenext.com [twitter] @tonypittman

Chris’ info: [blog] http://targuman.org/blog [twitter] @targuman

Josh’s info: [twitter] @joshfink

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Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England).

Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Norway), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy), Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England).

Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus, Denmark), Stuart Holden (Bolton, England), Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico).

Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull, England), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles), Robbie Findley (Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Puebla, Mexico).

Which technology ecosystem is right for you? Apple, Microsoft, Google…

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When Ecosystems Collide: Apple’s “highly Vertical” Meets Academia

Google Watch:

• Google to Launch “Google Books” bby summer

Photography Views:

• Flickr Photo Group:
• We have our own photo club (hat tip to Chris for the idea!) just go to http://flickr.com/groups/rtfrp

• Shutter Counts: (a DSLR concern)

APP Corner: (AudioNote $4.99 limited time price)

It’s here! Finally, a clean application that will let you marry your text notes with the audio recording.

AudioNote lets you take notes, while recording audio. Want to know what was being said when you typed something? In playback mode, simply tap the word, and the audio will jump to there. As it continues to play, the words will highlight at the point in the audio when they were typed.

BUT WAIT there’s MORE! It ALSO will allow you to easily embed drawings into the document–and they ALSO let you jump around in the audio, and highlight the portions of th drawing as it plays through.

PICKS of the WEEK:

Tony: TripIt – www.tripit.com – Manage your travel

Steve: Targus Wireless Remote only $25, and convenient!

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Privacy and your tech.  Steve has a photo tip.  More…

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Select Topics:

PRIVACY

• What are expectations of privacy?
• With recording apps for phones and iPad, what can we record?
• Live cnversations: NOT if there is a reasonable expectation of privacy
• Phone calls: carries with it an expectation of privacy
• CHECK your STATE LAWS

PHOTO TIP:

“Rule of Thirds” The Rule of 3rds is a simple way to improve the composition of your images. The bottom line: avoid putting your subject “dead center” in your image, but rather divide the image into horizontal and vertical thirds.

APP CORNER:

Sky Grid Real time updating of news stories along a wide range of topics. Blends “real news” sources, with twitter recommendations and other web sources.

BONUS REVIEW: Jason Leisure’s review of Evernote:

http://leisurerulz.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/leisurely-pick-5-evernote/

PICKS of the WEEK:

Steve: Photo Basics 402 uLite Video Lighting Kit $199.95. 2 boxlights with stands and Green Screen.

Tony: Pogo Sketch for capacitive interfaces MSRP: $14.97

Chris: iAnnotatePDF $6.99 for iPad

In the aftershow we are joined by Matthew Brady, @spreadhdgfx on Twitter. We talked Penn State football and other sports. Check out Matt’s website at http://spreadhdgfx.com

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Technology Convergence in your car, your living room, and everywhere else

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Select Topics:

• Ford to bring SmartPhone apps to the Dashboard
• 230 MPG Chevy Volt isn’t (230 MPG that is.) EPA refiguring how to compare electric to gas
• On a side note, a British engineer loses his license for drunk driving–in a BARBIE car.

APP CORNER:

Office^2 Pro An app that lets you work online with Google Docs. And off-line. Pro is iPad only (iPhone version available separately). There are other “office support apps” from the developer (ByteSquared).

PICKS of the WEEK:

Tony: iTeleport – remote desktop app for iPAd, Mac, Windows

Steve: DigiPower TC-2000 Dual Batttery Charger

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On April 17, 2010, This Week in Tech chief, Leo Laporte expressed  concerns about colleague, and friend, Jason Calacanis’ push to rapidly develop and grow his own podcast network site, titled “This Week In”.   Leo runs a very successful podcasting network, based on the flagship show entitled “This Week in Tech”.  The address for the network’s website is http://TWIT.TV .  Jason has been a guest on Leo’s network many times.  In fact, I hadn’t even heard of Jason Calacanis until he started appearing on TWiT.

Not many would argue that “This Week in…” prompts those in the technology media space to think of Leo’s flagship show and his network.  Still, Leo did acknowledge that he does not own the “This Week In” trademark.  In fact, he has made reference to “borrowing” it from a show about baseball.

So, when Jason, a friend and colleague of Leo, came and asked about doing some shows that carried the title “This Week In…” in front of them, Leo allegedly said “yes”.  I believe Jason started out doing “This Week in Startups”, a show about how to start up new tech ventures – a topic not too similar to what is normally covered on Leo’s TWiT network. So, things were going swimmingly, it seems, until Jason took things too far and started launching This Week In shows that got more and more similar top topics covered by Leo, including “This Week In Android”, “This Week In iPad”, and “This Week In Gadgets”.

To me, the analogy  is like a good friend or relative asking if they can borrow your car.  In most cases, the answer would be “yes”.  But, if a friend was to ask me to borrow the car, and then take my “yes” as clearance for them to drive it on a 3,000 mile cross-country excursion (taking advantage of my openness and trust), then I would have a major issue.

So, I feel for Leo in this situation.  Does Jason have the legal right to do what he did?  It appears so.  Should he have done it? I don’t think so.  Personally, I don’t think he should have even asked Leo about the use of “This Week In”, putting Leo in the position of having to tell a friend and colleague “no, don’t do that”.

Disclaimer: I don’t know Leo or Jason personally.  This position is based entirely on outside observation. Jason defends his position here.

Getting the most out of Google, iPad app picks and more.

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Select Topics:

Google “About Ready” with android based tablet.

Paul Venezia of InfoWorld – Paul’s article made us consider a new model for evaluating the iPad. The iPad has all but displaced our laptops. Mainstream laptops are now the ‘tweeners. They can’t match the iPad’s convenience and simplicity, but they also can’t fully replace the raw power and screen size of a desktop. For us, the laptop is now the third wheel, not the iPad.

APP CORNER:

Air Video for iPhone and iPad. Stream video from your computer to you handheld device–even over the internet.

LINE 2 iPhone App.  Add a second number/line to your phone. And a myriad of other features.

This week’s picks:

Tony: The Guardian Eyewitness app for iPad – “Each picture displays a caption detailing the source and context of the photo, while a “pro tip”, written by our photographic team offers an insight into the work that each photographer has put in to the image.”

Steve: Star Walk app (and pending Solar Walk)

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The Apple iPad arrives. We discuss first impressions, pros, and cons.

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This week’s picks:

Steve: myWi (for Jailbroken iPhones) and SSBToggle

Tony: TWiT Pad – Next generation media consumption app for the iPad

Josh: Blackberry (RIM) Twitter App

Chris:  GoodReader on iPhone or iPad for reading PDFs and RTF. [Bonus;CourseNotes iPad App]

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Chris’ info: [blog] http://targuman.org/blog [twitter] @targuman

By: Tony Pittman [ tony@getthenext.com ]

Apple’s iPad arrived, as planned, on April 3, 2010. Some analysts estimate that as many as 700,000 iPads were delivered to customers on launch day, making iPad one of the most successfully launched consumer products of all time. Prior to launch, some pundits panned the iPad, calling it nothing more than an overgrown iPhone, without the phone.  Well, in some respects they turned out to be correct.  iPad is larger than iPhone.  iPad can’t make phone calls.  But, wow…it can sure do a lot of things well.

First, the most unexpected surprise: iPad’s speaker.  I wasn’t expecting much in this department.  I figured that Apple would include the obligatory speaker – a plain, unimpressive component that would just be enough to get by with.  Wow, was I wrong.  iPad’s speaker is very robust for its size.  I was honestly astounded by the loud, clear, and dynamic sound.

Next, you’ll be amazed by iPad’s battery life.  By making the device so much bigger than iPhone, Apple was able to do wonders with battery life.  So far, I have no reason to doubt Apple’s claim of 10+ hours of continuous use on one charge.  After a day of hard use, I’ve hardly been able to make a dent.  The battery life is impressive, to say the least.

The on-screen keyboard exceeded my expectations. I was mentally prepared for a new experience, remembering what is was like the first time I used an iPhone keyboard.  iPad’s keyboard does not disappoint, especially in landscape mode.  Granted, I wouldn’t want to use it to write a novel, so I did pick up one of Apple’s $69 bluetooth keyboards.  But, for short bursts of text, the on-screen keyboard is more than adequate.

Finally, the muli-touch IPS display is nothing short of mind-blowing. Prior to iPad’s launch, I was thinking more and more about how great it would be to be able to use my Kindle DX as a truly connected, dynamic device.  I found myself wanting to touch the Kindle’s display and try to manipulate the connected internet world.  But, everything was just beyond my, and the Kindle’s, grasp.  Well, no more.  iPad’s multi-touch display not only produced brilliant images, but it’s responsiveness is off the charts.  It responds to your touches instantly, allowing you to truly escape into a world that I thought to still be years and years away.  Many had said that you can’t appreciate iPad until you have a chance to hold it in your hands and feel how it works.  They were right.

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iPad anticipation, photography, picks, and more

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iPad Hype?

Q&A: What is 4G, and is it worth going for if you have 3G or EDGE?

Want to join the ranks of Planetary Scientists and analyze imagery from satellites? Check out the tutorials from the Planetary Society, and the tutorials they have on how to conduct real image analysis http://planetary.org/explore/topics/how_it_works/imaging/tutorials.html

Picks of the Week:

Tony / Chris : TomTom for iPhone

Steve: The Internet. (So there Josh)

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Tony is: tony.pittman@gmail.com  or twitter.com/tonypittman

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Key pieces of advice on how to future proof your home / home office technology:

• Understand “Firmware”
• Consider specialized devices vs. the all-in-one device approach

RIP Palm: it’s over, and here’s why

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/03/rip-palm-its-over-and-heres-why.ars

HP Slate as alternative to iPad?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=2703

http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10707091/1/h-p-preps-ipad-challenger-rumor.html

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/hp-slate-e400-atom-processor-june-launch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+GearFactor+(Blog+-+Gadget+Lab+(Gear+Factor))

Picks of the Week:

Steve: Skype

Tony: Adobe PSE: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/

Josh: 1-And-1:  http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=26487886

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Facebook, eMovie Tickets, our picks, and more

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Stories:

• Facebook: Do you use it regularly?

• HP, TiVo pair up for Windows Home Server add-in for MediaSmart

• Mobile Movie Tickets from Fandango

PICKS:

Steve: Google Fastflip. http://fastflip.googlelabs.com, Microsoft wireless mice. Any of em.

Tony:  iTunes Extras

Josh:  Free movie previews: FilmMetro

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http://theprofessornotes.com

Show Voicemail: 814.808-JOE1  (814.808.5631)

Tony is: tony.pittman@gmail.com  or twitter.com/tonypittman

Steve is: scmprofessor@gmail.com or twitter.com/scmprofessor and he blogs at http://theprofessornotes.com

Smartphone Viruses, Social Media Dangers, Ghosts in bottles, and more…

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Stories:

HTC Android phones with pre-installed malware

Man sells bottled ghosts in online auction

Hundreds of Twitter accounts hacked

McKinney,TX wants to be a “Google Test Community”

MP3 players for less than $100

How To: Tips to using Dropbox

• shares between your computers (and the cloud)
• 2 GB “free” storage
• You may need to manually enter proxy settings
• Can share specific folders with others
• Remember which folders are share with whom
• Check the ownership on their website

PHOTO Tips:

• Talking RAW–HDR Redoux

Picks of the Week:

Steve: ZAGG Screen Protector.

Tony: Aerospace 303 Protectant - Armor All on Steroids

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Motorola Droid, United Airlines breaks Guitars, The future of Tivo….

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Stories:

The Motorola Droid – one user’s view.

“United Broke my Guitar” – how Viral can Change and airline.

Apple/AT&T allow sling player streaming via 3G on iPhone

Is TiVO dead? (Or should it be?)

Photo Highlight HDR:

• What is HDR? High Dynamic Range
• A tutorial is at http://www.thewindypixel.com/?page_id=887
• How can I do it?
• Various tools. A free one is: Qtpfsgui http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/
• Photomatix

Picks of the Week:

Steve: Photomatix

Tony: Ustream Viewer

Josh: Last Pass http://lastpass.com

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Steve is: scmprofessor@gmail.com or twitter.com/scmprofessor and he blogs at http://theprofessornotes.com

Alternative power options. Schools spying on kids, and more…

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NEWS:

THON: $7.8 million raised–and the CV THON is this weekend.

Stories:

Bloom Box– Clean Energy’s “Holy Grail”?

• Ideally one in every home (Backyard or basement)
• Google has already “gone there”

Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick said in an e-mail to Computerworld that an undisclosed number of Bloom Boxes installed at the company are already supplying a “portion” of the energy needs at its Mountain View campus.

“This is just another on-site renewable energy source that we’re exploring to help power our facilities,” she added. “We have a 400 kilowatt [Bloom Box] installation on Google’s main campus that delivers clean and affordable power. Over the first 18 months, the project has had 98% availability and delivered 3.8 million kilowatts of electricity.”

MORE ENERGY NEWS: Google to become an Energy Company

• The move lets them become “carbon neutral”
• May be move to give away power management services, in exchange for buying their “green” energy.
• Worth watching.

Spying on Students? (time for Steve to talk like “No Agenda”)

• Talk about creepy–right here in PA.
• They say they only acfivated 42 times–for lost or missing computers. Hmmm….
• Worried? Some simple protective measures:
• Use tape
• Check the light. According to one article from Slate ‘That said, almost all laptops have a light that turns on whenever the camera is on—a feature that hackers can’t disable since it’s controlled electronically, not programmatically.”
• Disconnect it, or turn it (if not built in)
• http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/23/2030207/Federal-Judge-Orders-Schools-To-Stop-Laptop-Spying?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

BlueAnt S1 Visor Speaker Phone review:

• Entry-level unit
• Good quality audio
• Can “voice answer” (say “answer call”)
• price is competitive

Upgrade Updates

• (Steve) Helped my in-laws upgrade
• Key points: always check your connection types/sizes/compatibility
• Be sure to ground yourself. Touch something to release static charge.

PICKS of the WEEK:

Steve: Cumberland Valley THON

Tony: CyberPower Battery Backup

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Show Voicemail: 814.808-JOE1  (814.808.5631)

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Keep that old computer running.  Best online tax filing options.

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NEWS:

• Ways to extend the life of existing computers
• Memory upgrades? How do I find out what I can use? Crucial.com – The problem is that as computers get older, the older memory is more expensive.
• Hard drive upgrade?
• Is my processor “strong enough”?
• Josh : Big question, do you need to upgrade? I find that most computers do the basic tasks, even older ones.

• HP Lightscribe–Do any of you use it?
• What do you think?
• Josh : I have one and when I saw what a pain it was to use I stopped trying to use it. Have to flip over the disk. Need special, more expensive media.. Not worth it.

PICKS of the WEEK:

Steve: Zoom H2 recorder

Tony: Netgear Desktop Gigabit Switch

Josh: Amazon Prime

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websites to visit:

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http://theprofessornotes.com

Show Voicemail: 814.808-JOE1  (814.808.5631)

Tony is: tony.pittman@gmail.com  or twitter.com/tonypittman

Steve is: scmprofessor@gmail.com or twitter.com/scmprofessor and he blogs at http://theprofessornotes.com

Kodak Zi8 update, Three Strikes with your ISP, Photo Tips, and more

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NEWS:

• ISP Cuts off User for Copyright Infringement–could everyone be next, due to treaty?

• InfoWorld Gripe Line: Trend toward charging for support, replacment, and repair.

• Windows Mobile 7 Might Not Multitask

• Nexus One: First phone Linus Torvalds “doesn’t hate”.

• Jailbroken iPhones. Thievery?

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Steve: Gurulib.com – create and manage your virtual library.

Tony: Fry’s Electronics. Yes, the whole chain! (Arizona, California, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) Maybe more!

Josh : Tixit Beta : They work with promoters that have unused tickets and you get a discount on events. Still in beta but looks cool.

Past Picks of the Week now available at: http://tinyurl.com/RTPicks

websites to visit:

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http://theprofessornotes.com

Show Voicemail: 814.808-JOE1  (814.808.5631)

Tony is: tony.pittman@gmail.com  or twitter.com/tonypittman

Steve is: scmprofessor@gmail.com or twitter.com/scmprofessor and he blogs at http://theprofessornotes.com

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iPad panel discussion, Kodak Zi8, Weekly picks, and  more

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• Steve, Tony, Josh, and Chris share thoughts on the iPad (for the first hour!)
• Josh got a Kodak Zi8. What did he think?

Picks:

Josh : Jabra Cruiser Bluetooth Car Kit, PDF XChange

Tony: Cradlepoint PHS 300 – Battery powered mobile 3G/4G hotspot.

Steve: SD to Compact Flash Adapter

Chris: Classics eBook Reader for iPhone:  http://www.classicsapp.com/

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No matter what you think of the recently announced Apple iPad, it’s clear that no other company gets the attention Apple gets when announcing a new product.  For Apple, this is generally a good thing.  But, they need to make sure they get everything right: the product itself as well as the product positioning.

When it comes to the iPad, they got the product right, but they botched the positioning a bit.

The iPad is a Kindle killer, no doubt about it.  In June, 2009, I paid $489 for my Kindle Dx.  The Kindle Dx is roughly the same formfactor as the iPad, which starts at $499 .  However, the Kindle Dx can’t hold a candle to the iPad.  The Kindle can’t play video, doesn’t have a color screen, can’t run apps, and can barely (and I mean BARELY) browse the web. No bones about it, Apple did just as Steve jobs said in his presentation. They stood on Amazon’s shoulders and took the Kindle Dx form factor to much higher heights.  Had Apple stuck with this positioning, is there any way the iPad could lose? Now, the Kindle does come with always-on 3G and no monthly fee.  But, for $629 and $14.99/month, most prospective iPad users would still say there is no competition; the iPad is the better play.

The mistake Apple made: asserting that geeks will be able to replace their netbooks with iPads.  This is clearly not going to happen. This assertion reminded me of when Steve said he replaced his high-end audio system with the failed Apple Hi-Fi.  No way.  Netbooks are cheaper, they run Windows, Linux, and some even run Max OSX illegally.  Users can choose what apps run on them, and they can multi-task, though usually to their detriment.  Why fight this battle?  Let the netbooks run their course.

So, the bottom line is pretty clear.  Apple should have positioned the iPad as a revolutionary device that builds in the initial success of the base eReader.  It adds rich multi-media capabilities, gaming, app-store access, and it can even help you get work done in a pinch.  For some, with the added keyboard dock, it can even serve as their complete mobile computing solution.

Strangely, I have not heard anyone complain about the fact that the Kindle Dx can not multi-task, has a worthless browser, and can only run apps that Amazon allows it to run.  Apple is re-discovering that it’s tough to be on top.  Shouldn’t they have learned this from their 1980′s experience?

]]> http://getthenext.com/archives/425/feed 2 http://getthenext.com/archives/419 http://getthenext.com/archives/419#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:33:30 +0000 Tony http://getthenext.com/?p=419

Reduce noise in your photos, Should information be free?, What is Apple up to?  Weekly Picks, and more…

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Stories/Topics:

Should all information just be “Free”?

Photo Tip of the Week: What is “noise” in a digital image? Can we avoid it? Can we correct it?

DIAMOND OCEANS POSSIBLE ON URANUS, NEPTUNE

McGraw Hill CEO Confirms the Tablet

Picks

Tony: Mint.com

Steve: Spybot Search and Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/)

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Tech Tutoring, Apple Ruminations, Google Nexus, Weekly Picks, and more…

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Stories:

• Initial sales of Google Nexus 1 Phone: 20k in first week….shocking, or not?
• Rumors of 4G iphones circulating.
• Magic Jack uses “femtocell” technology.
• Nintendo finally gets NetFlix on the Wii.
• Matt Brady joins to discuss how Cumberland Valley HS is teaming with Microsoft.

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Steve: Blueant z9i BT earpiece

Tony: Mirafiber Ultimate Cloth:  http://www.southerncarparts.com/ultimate-cloth-p-712.html

Courtney: http://blog.louisgray.com/2010/01/abuzz-launches-social-media-search.html (techie) & a bit easier http://www.dimdim.com/

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Guest, Courtney Engel is http://courtneyengle.com and @courtneyengle on Twitter

CES 2010, MagicJack, New iPhone possible, Google Nexus miscalculation, The eReader boom, Our weekly picks.

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STORIES:

• CES: Is the Consumer Electronics Show still relevant?
  • http://www.engadget.com/tag/ces/
• Magic Jack uses “femtocell” technology
• Hot off the rumor mill: New iPhone by April?
• More Phone Conversations. Google Nexus leaves customers “sour”
• Ereader boom “kindles” a variety of options

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Steve: Keurig Coffee Maker

Tony: Google Voice + POTS = low cost home office solution.

Chris: iPhone Explorer

Stevier: Nike+iPod Nike+iPod

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What gives?

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These items, and more, on Real Tech 18

• The Big Announcement: Google Nexus.
• Google’s Chrome tops Apple’s Safari. at least in use.
• What is the best microphone and headset setup for podcasting?
• Social Networking! – For you, and for businesses

PICKS OF THE WEEK

• Tony : Tweetdeck
• Steve: gurulib.com
• Josh : Life Rocks 2.0 Web Site
• Jay: Who’s talking. Animoto.

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These items, and more, on Real Tech 17

• Demystifying Apple’s Mobile Me?
• iPhone and Android users are “the same” Or at least, their usage patterns are.
• Alternatives to iPhone/Android? What is out there?
• Why is the iPod Touch (not “iTouch!”) so popular? Article
• Is a tablet device (Apple’s?) in your future?  Chris Brady thinks so.
• What is the Best File System for external drives ?

Book Mentions:

• Freakonomics Steven Levitt,
• Super Freakonomics Steven Levitt,
• Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about security in an Uncertain World by Bruce Schneier

PICKS of the WEEK:

• STEVE: Scosche passPORT for home docks and Car Adapter
• TONY: ATEQ VT 10 TPMS Trigger Tool
• Logitech Harmony Remote : Remote
• CHRIS: MacSpeech Dictate, OliveTree BibleReader (why not? it’s my schtick) http://www.olivetree.com/ Their software runs on most smart phones, including Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone/iPod Touch.
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These items, and more, on Real Tech 16

• The Kodak Zi8 pick from Episode 11? Sold out–nationwide!
• Batteries Plus will (or can) replace iPhone and iPod batteries, according to Jason
• Can I (Should I) set up two separate networks in my house? Go with 802.11 N, B, or G?

• Microsoft Tag “Linking Real Life to the Digital World”

• Microsoft ordered to pay $290M, stop selling Word.
• Microsoft Losing the Fight For Consumers, says analyst.

• Facebook masks worse privacy with new interface / Wired.com – How to Unfacebook yourself

Picks of the week:

Steve: Red Laser : What if your iPhone could read barcodes?

Tony:  HP Bluetooth Noise Canceling Headphones

Joe Tillman: TextFree Unlimited for iPod Touch and iPhone.

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These items, and more, on Real Tech 15

• Saving Electricity
• AT&T to “incentivize” iPhone owners to reduce usage?
• Google about to launch “un-locked” phone at a GREAT price?
• Apple to launch tablet in Spring 2010:  Link to article
• Scosche adapter for charging iPhone 3G and 3Gs with older devices

Picks:

Josh : Website Pick : Knowem – Allows you to check for your username across multiple sites at one time.

Tony: iGoogle: http://google.com/ig – Using the iGoogle home page to organize content.

Chris: Lose It! iPhone app to track eating habits; Dragon Dictation, iPhone app. So impressive it has me going to order the desktop version. {This just in! Dragon Search [iTunes link] has just gone live on the App Store for the iPhone. You can set what you want to search, apparently, including Bing!}

Stevie Rocco: Posterous.com manage your social networking stuff.-

Steve: mSecure, for iPhone, Windows and Mac.

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• http://theprofessornotes.com – Steve Brady
• http://targuman.org/blog/ [or http://engage.shc.psu.edu/] – Chris Brady

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iPhone 3G and 3GS Scosche Charging Adapters

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Waze: Real-time maps and traffic information based on the wisdom of the crowd

• http://www.waze.com/homepage/

What to do when printers cost less than ink?

• Article is here

Could Google’s Chrome reshape PC experience?

• Link to article is here.

Reinstalling Windows using Restore disks

• Many computers come with a small partition with the restore/recovery information on them for reinstalling Windows.
• For HP follow these instructions:
• http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c00809678&product=18703#WhenCreate
• Sony is similar procedure

Picks of the Week:

Steve: Jing by TechSmith, at http://www.jingproject.com/ see a video about Jing: http://video.techsmith.com/jing/2.1/overview/default.html

Tony: Acronis True Image: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

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COMPUTER NEWS:

Early Adopters give Windows “Thumbs Up” Survey Says but…

XP users less thrilled than Vista upgraders… ?

The “researchers” suspect that VIsta users were happy to leave the problems of Vista. Steve has a different theory…

On the other hand, “Mac owners and users, however, gave Windows 7 mixed reviews when asked to pit Microsoft’s newest operating system against Apple’s Snow Leopard. About a third thought Windows 7 was better than Mac OS X 10.6, a third thought the two were neck-and-neck, and a third gave the nod to Snow Leopard.”

The HP Envy eclipses the Apple Macbook:

HP Envy 13 is more advanced

than the MacBook in some important respects.

PHONE / MOBILE NEWS:

AT&T/APPLE Ask Verizon: Can your network do that?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=9658

AT&T service survey

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS:

What your Car Says about You (oh really now?)

Really? What does this really tell us? Perhaps more about price points than cars?

Web Use (the article actually references the inverse “don’t use”)

Honda >97%

Chevy 87%

Ford 88%

College Degree?

Honda 70%

Chevy 35%

Ford 45%

TOPIC from Listener:

Jason Terosky suggests we discuss best way to convert old VHS home videos to DVD?

For large qunatities of VHS to convert, I personally recommend finding a combination VHS/DVD player/recorder. They can range in price from $150-$500 but worth it. NewEgg.com sells 10 models right now.

Why this suggestion? Convenience mostly. All in one solution, and can create a more complete package. Once you get a DVD of the video, you can then easily “rip” the video back to your computer for editing.

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

JOSH: Amazon Universal Wishlist : Allows you to not only have items from Amazon show up but once but put a shortcut in the Toolbar you can bookmark items from any website and they show up.

STEVE: Sportacular iphone App. Great app for following most major sports scores and up-to-date action on the field of play.

TONY: VirtualBox : http://www.virtualbox.org VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). VirtualBox 3.1.0 (released 2009-11-30)

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]]> http://getthenext.com/archives/343/feed 1 http://getthenext.com/archives/325 http://getthenext.com/archives/325#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:01:29 +0000 Tony http://getthenext.com/?p=325 These topics and more on Real Tech 12

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The Coca Cola Freestyle Jet : Amazing high-tech vending machine.

Photography: How to pick a camera.

• How do you want to use the camera? Snap shots? Quick “snaps?” or more professional? Sports? (indoor/night?)
• How much control do you want to have?
• Pay no attention to “gimmicks” like the “smile finder” features. Bah, we can do that!
• Shopping tip:
• Decide what category/type camera you want.
• Take your own memory card into the store
• Put your card each of the cameras you are considering.
• Take a series of pictures (close up, zoom across the store, people pictures) with each camera.
• Take the pictures home, and using your favorite photo viewer (I recommend Picasa) decide which pictures have the best clarity resolution and color balance.
• Look at the EXIF information for the photos you like, and see which camera(s) those were.
• THAT is your decision: The best camera for YOU
• Be sure to visit DPReview.com for additional information about the cameras you are interested in.

Back-up (online/offsite) solutions

Five best online backup tools.

• Carbonite – www.carbonite.com
• $55 per year per computer
• No Scheduling

• CrashPlan Central – www.crashplan.com ** Josh’s Pick
• $54 per year for 1 computer or $100 for all your computers
• Multiple Destinations – Online, Local to a NAS or similar or Peer to Peer (store at a friend encrypted)
• Seeding the initial backup : http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/feature/seed_service?redirect=1
• No Multiple Back up sets

• Jungle Disk – www.jungledisk.com
• $2 per months plus 15 cents per gb for storage
• Ability to select individual files and folders, multiple backup sets, can mount volumes

• Mozy Home – www.mozy.com
• More expensive if you have more than one computer, they don’t support network drives
• $60 per year per computer
• Nice initial backup set selections.
• Fine grained control

• DropBox – www.dropbox.com
• Free up to 2GB
• Ability to create public links for files
• Too easily to delete all your files
• 50GB for $120 a year , doesn’t seem to be any price between 2GB and 50GB

Our Picks:

Steve: Yubico key A really cool way of logging on securely to your websites and other things that require passwords.

Josh: Input Director A Keyboard and Video over IP program. 

Tony: Accu dial: automatically dial into conference calls and entire your conference code with one touch.

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