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Since Avatar, 3d technology has been at the forefront of most tech news in the first quarter of 2010. Now Bestbuy, Panasonic, Samsung and others are all producing sets that handle 3d. Years ago they tried this and it failed, what has changed? 3d Technology or just our need to be more emerged in entertainment.. who knows. One thing is clear tech companies think it’s the next boom, I however am skeptical.

Sorry no matter how many “cool” 133$ Sony 3d glasses come out, I don’t think I’ll be wearing them in my own home.  What do you think?

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We’ve seen the news and I am still looking at the published iSuppli cost of the ipad. I added some difference calculations, and it just doesn’t make sense. Now let me preface that by saying I understand there is marketing, r&d, etc to create a product but when you break it down how does it make sense to add a 25 dollar part then charge 150% over what it costs and pass it to the consumer? I’m sure other products are the same even most blackberry models do this with their combinations of GPS, WIFI, etc.  Check out the updated chart below.

OK great the iPAD has been announced. Now lets compare it to its close relative the iPod touch and iPhone. Let me start by saying I’m a PC, but prior to the announcement of the iPad I was thinking this might be a nice device to have as a spare.

What are the problems with the iPad in my opinion?

1. iPad Doesn’t Support Flash. Not sure what is taking so long on this front.
2. It doesn’t have a webcam? Think about it, what about Video Conferencing?
3. OSX is half installed on this device. The iPad is meant to work like a peripheral where you need to dock it and sync it to a main station. They really want to make it a giant iPod Touch!
4. No Support for installing your own non-apple approved applications. This means no Microsoft Office! they did say you can install iWork though. But there are many compatibility issues with that.
5. This one is very important. NO MULTITASKING, seriously in 2010? OK so if I want to open a spreadhseet and run itunes I can’t? Or if I have a document open and a spreadsheet i can’t do that… hmm maybe there’s an app for that?

So it this the end all “netbook killer”? No, not by a long shot. It is a cool device and “revolutionary”? No, but it is pretty neat. More to come later.

Links to Apple Site for Specs
www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html
www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

So Hillary gets all high and mighty about internet freedoms and tells China how it should be done. Forgetting the obvious hypocrisy why would she waste her breath here? It’s my understanding that the US while powerful, isn’t as powerful as we once were. Sure I’m all for nationalism and I love the USA but seriously I wish we would step back and take care of our own before butting into others affairs. China is right here and we shouldn’t tell them how to run their “internet”. Did she honestly think that they would say, “Ohh you know what? You’re right lets open the net to every Chinese citizen and let them see the horrors of the world and our own country.” pretty stupid Hillary, pretty stupid.

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8474011.stm

Yup it’s all over the net in 2011 they plan to make you pay for access to their site. It’s a growing trend to those newspapers searching for revenue and dealing with the new tech age. It make sense for them but these days the minute an article is posted or what might be termed an “exclusive”, can’t you find it in 5 minutes on any bloggers site? The answer is yes, the net is a vast regurgitation of  junk including this post you just read! hah… anyway good luck New York Times Online.

Links to regurgitation:
http://www.neowin.net/news/2011-to-spell-the-end-of-free-new-york-times-online-access?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+neowin-main+%28Neowin.net+Main+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

If you know what dropbox is and you use google docs then you’re going to have a problem. Like dropbox, Google plans to let you upload whatever file type you want to your own space on their servers, so you can keep backups, photos, documents, etc online and always available.

See below

Over the next few weeks, we’re rolling out the ability to upload all file types to the cloud through Google Docs, giving you one place where you can upload and access your key files online. Because Google Docs now supports files up to 250 MB in size, which is larger than the attachment limit on most email applications, you’ll be able to backup large graphics files, RAW photos, ZIP archives and much more to the cloud. More importantly, instead of carrying a USB drive, you can now use Google Docs as a more convenient option for accessing your files on different computers…

Upload You Files and Access Them via Google Blog

Best Buy’s December sales top expectations! states Market Watch owned by the Journal (wsj)

You might know a few IT guys, nearly every company has them. Next time you pass by your tech guru ask them if they like Best Buy, I’ll bet my yearly income that 90% of them hate it. Why you ask? Purely ripping off consumers! I’ve been in IT for nearly 10 years working at small and major companies and one thing is apparent in tech, if you aren’t in the know you’ll end up paying for it.

Let me share an experience with you. This week I bought a used Canon 40d camera off craigslist it didn’t come with a compact flash card and I was so excited to start snapping away I went to my local Best Buy. They quoted a price of 169 dollars for a 16gb CF card (x133 speed for you techs). I simply looked at the teen quoting me the price and said “are you serious? wow…” She looked at me dazed and confused. After this I left (duh!), got home, and logged into newegg.com ordered the same brand and size and got it for 54 dollars shipped + tax.

I understand the convenience price hike for some items (returns), but give me a break. I think I would willing to pay an extra 20 bucks for the CF card I wanted, but 100 dollars over the price! you have to be kidding me. It’s really sad, and when I see a report of how their sales top expectations it pisses me off.  Maybe some of the price hikes are due to Circuit City being shut down and having no 1 on 1 competitors, who knows.

Now don’t turn on me and get it wrong Best Buy does occasionally have sales on some of their Items, black friday, etc. But overall Bestbuy is a complete rip.

What do you think?

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1. Tablet from Apple
2. The “Google” Branded Phone
   1. http://www.google.com/phone
3. Google OS for Netbooks
4. More cloud based services  (although I never expect all data to be in a cloud.)
5. Increased amount of integrated Video / CPU chips on the market
6. A complete revamp on Google’s 2009 bomb known as Google Wave
7. Announcement of Windows 8 or next gen windows
8. Smart home appliances that connect to the net. Give power output / updates on the fly.
9. Green tech boom for the home, solar panels galore!
10. Chrome to continue to chip away at Firefox and IE
    1. Chrome passes Safari usage!

They warn you right off the bat about them but I figured I could put in my original Craiglist post so scammers wouldn’t even try………. they just don’t listen.

SCAMMER: Gina Varne <ginavarne4@gmail.com>
Hi,
Am interested in the camera you posted, hope its still up for sale.
Let me know.

ME:
Hello,
It is still for sale. If you want any more details let me know, otherwise I live in (edited) and we can arrange something today, my number is (edited).
Thanks for contacting me,
J

SCAMMER: Gina Varne <ginavarne4@gmail.com>
I was just about checking for your email, thanks for your response, I
would have come to pick it up myself but am out of town at the moment.
Am buying this camera as a birthday gift for my niece who is in west
Africa she works with W.H.O there, i will like you to help me deliver
it to her before her birthday, and i will be adding 160 for shipment
expenses through postal service express mail (USPS).

Payment will be through PayPal,just send me PayPal money request to
this email, so i can make payment immediately and if you don’t have an
account go to PayPal website and sign up, its free.

ME:
Read the bottom of my post asshole, no scammers (end of email chain)
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Here is what I put on the bottom of my post:
“To all the scammers here is my answer, NO i won’t ship to you for an additional 120 dollars! LOL”

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Adding Another One Since the first was such a Hit!

SCAMMER: Vanessa Becker <becker.vanessa99@gmail.com>
Please, Can you let me know the condition of this item?

ME:
Perfect condition. No scratches, under 2000 pics.
IF YOU ARE NOT LOCAL don’t bother responding. Your email already looks
like a scam.

SCAMMER: Vanessa Becker <becker.vanessa99@gmail.com>
Thanks for your mail,i am buying the item for my son who school in oversea.i will add $130 for shipping,i will have do it local transaction but i am out of town presently…so you can get me back with your paypal email account so i can pay now.hope to hear from you soon
best regard

ME:
LOL (end of email chain)

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