February 2009
When Talking About Business Models, Remember That... →
There is no shortage of discussion about Internet business models these days. And they almost always focus on revenues. But revenues are only half of the value creation equation. The other half is…
Credit problem takes down the iTunes store →
I just opened the iTunes store to attempt to buy last night’s episode of Battlestar Galactica and was greeted with a message telling me that my store credit balance is currently…
January 2009
GigaPan Epic Captures Photographs by the Gigapixel →
Remember that amazing 1,474 megapixel photo from the inauguration? Now you can take similar pictures yourself by using this $380 device and a stock point and shoot camera.
The Lede: Google Glitch Briefly Disrupts Searches →
Internet users around the world complained about an interruption in search results Saturday morning.
Big Deal: The Artist’s Largest Work? →
Jeff Koons, an American artist who seems to be perpetually reinventing himself, may soon be taking on a new artistic role: renovator of a historic Upper East Side town house.
In the Region | New Jersey: Recycled-Container... →
A design competition challenged architects to use prefabricated containers as housing “modules.”
Photos: The Beatles' Final Performance - TIME →
The Famous Foursome In 1969, after 7 years of virtually unlimited popular and commercial success, George, Ringo, Paul and John found themselves at cross-purposes.All we need is love. Love is all we…
WELCOM To The World’s Most Exclusive Social... →
The World Economic Forum in Davos is finally trying to make its mark in social media at this year’s conference. The organization is unveiling the beta version of its exclusive Facebook-style…
Topspin Adds Two To Executive Team →
CEO Ian Rogers has added to senior executives to his high profile artist services and technology startup Topspin Media.
James Lamberti has been named VP of Marketing & Artist Services. A…
EMI Increases Revenue, Narrows Loss →
EMI Group has reported increases in revenue and EBITDA for the six-months ending Sept. 30, 2008.
Chilean Wines Making Impression on U.S. Consumers →
Filed under: Wine
Argentina and Australia have both widened our national palates and expanded our wine vocabulary. As they have grown in prestige and density the U.S. has embraced their…
Slow Design: 100-Mile Brooklyn Kitchen →
From Julie and Francesca:
Outfit your kitchen with items sourced from local manufacturers or designers, which abound in Brooklyn.
Above: Brooklyn–based Metropolitan Produce’s Pot and…
Cut the Cable For Good with Boxee and Apple TV... →
Boxee is a free and easy-to-use cross-platform media center that puts all your videos—and most of the web’s—in one place. Loaded on a small, cheap, and sleek computer, it might just change…
Topspin Adds Two To Executive Team →
CEO Ian Rogers has added to senior executives to his high profile artist services and technology startup Topspin Media.
James Lamberti has been named VP of Marketing & Artist Services. A…
SWEET!!! 2010 Porsche 911 GT3: 435 HP →
The 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 has been revealed ahead of the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. With a base price of $112,200, one would expect it to deliver some walloping technology. It doesn’t appear to…
Video: OpenPandora hardware prototype demoed →
A video showing the Pandora’s hardware being demoed running various tests. The DS-sized unit uses a beastly next-generation OMAP3 ARM Cortex-A8 processor, with WiFi, Bluetooth, 256MB of RAM and runs…
AT&T and Apple Discussing 3G-Ready MacBooks →
AT&T is hoping to make 3G-enabled notebooks a staple of its cellular business, and in an executive interview hints that it may be chatting with Apple to extend its reach into MacBooks or other…
Sirius Satellite Radio iPhone App Could Come... →
Sources close to Orbitcast have revealed that Sirus is finally submitting their uSirius StarPlayr to the App Store this weekend. Once accepted, subscribers will be able to enjoy …
Update: Dude Returns MP3 Player Loaded With Army... →
Remember that dude who bought a second-hand MP3 player, only to find it full of U.S. Army enlistment records and mission briefings? It is now safely back in the Pentagon’s hands. They were even…
iTunes Plus upgrades get an important feature:... →
I love iTunes Plus, Apple’s digital rights management (DRM)-free catalog of tracks in the iTunes music store — I’m buying music left and right on iTunes again. But I still have some iTunes…
Thanks Sally!! →
Thanks Sally!!
Iowa must have good wind, there are turbines... →
Iowa must have good wind, there are turbines everywhere
Obama Gets a Google Vet–But Not for CTO →
Barack Obama has yet to announce who his chief technology officer will be. But he has hired a Silicon Valley exec for another role: Google (GOOG) product manager Katie Jacobs Stanton will…
Lamborghini Gallardo: Lots of Fun in the Snow... →
We want to be like Tiff Needell when we grow up. In this week’s Fifth Gear, Tiff gets his hands on a green Lamborghini LP560-4 he calls Kermit and hits the snow, sans traction control.
Collaborative Whiteboard Turns iPhones into Linked... →
If two minds are better than one, then two minds with two iPhones must be even better. But how can you get those two great minds working together and thinking alike? Try Whiteboard, a new app…
National Geographic to Launch Record Label →
The National Geographic Society announced today that it will launch a full-service record label, Nat Geo Music—which also serves as the music division the company established in 2007. The label will…
FS: Anonimo Millimetri →
For sale a great Condition Anonimo Millimetri. This watch is stainless steel 316L, case has signs of wear with two small dings on the case at the 8 O’clock and I would rate it about 90%. It is…
Insane UI: High Res Space Shuttle Cockpit Control... →
Next time you’re about to complain about a gadget UI, think about trying to handle an in flight situation at the controls of the space shuttle. [NASA via BoingBoing Gadgets]
How To Download Music From Deezer, Pandora And... →
Today we’ll show you an all-inclusive method that can grab songs from most, if not all, websites. The drawback? No automatic naming, the files are in FLV format rather than MP3, and you’ll have to…
The AVC Music Meetup →
I posted a few weeks back about a great music blogging experience with a new band called The Rural Alberta Advantage. The band is from Canada and had never been in the US until this week. Last…
Des Moines metal recycling. Greg Brown: Not high,... →
Des Moines metal recycling. Greg Brown: Not high, not too Low
Bebo, the centerpiece of AOL’s “People Network,”... →
Is AOL looking to sell off $850-million acquisition Bebo, as a report yesterday indicated might be in the works? Then its recent recruiting efforts must be an “elaborate smoke screen,”…
Armed robbers hit Wachovia bank in New Hope →
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time to move up north where it’s safe.
Armed robbers hit Wachovia bank in New Hope
Digital Music Service Slacker Gets $5 Million... →
Digital music service Slacker Radio has picked up a $5 million bridge round of financing, according to VentureWire, citing a regulatory filing. Existing backers Sevin Rosen Funds, Rho…
Rare Ferraris & More in Paris Sale →
Filed under: Wheels, Auctions
Earlier this month my colleague Deidre Woollard wrote about the rare $8 million Bugatti found in a barn, which is being auctioned off in Paris on Feb….
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Cottage in a Day™: I may have found my dream home. →
Cottage in a Day™: I may have found my dream home.
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Insane UI: High Res Space Shuttle Cockpit Control... →
Next time you’re about to complain about a gadget UI, think about trying to handle an in flight situation at the controls of the space shuttle. [NASA via BoingBoing Gadgets]
The AVC Music Meetup →
I posted a few weeks back about a great music blogging experience with a new band called The Rural Alberta Advantage. The band is from Canada and had never been in the US until this week. Last…
Audiolife: Sell Music & Merch With No Upfront... →
Audiolife has launched a platform which uses on demand technologies to enable artists to design, promote and sell music and merchandise online with no up-front costs or physical inventory.
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University To Close Down Art Museum, Sell Off... →
Filed under: Art
The news is full of bad news for museums lately with many cutting hours and jobs to try and stave off budgetary disaster. One that hasn’t made it is the Rose Art…
Quake Running on Bug Labs' BUG (About Time) [Bug... →
I guess this is it: Bug Labs’ BUG has graduated from weird modular little thingie with not much use for most to weird modular little thingie with not much use for most but plays Quake.
Arrested OiNK Uploaders Get Community Service, No... →
Four of the prominent UK OiNK uploaders arrested months ago in a sting on the popular and beloved torrent site have finally been sentenced, and they’ve received mere slaps on the wrists. …
Muxtape Returns With a New Focus on Legal Music →
We have often bemoaned the demise of Muxtape, one of our favorite online mixtape services. Sadly, Muxtape had to close shop because of the inevitable RIAA takedown notices. Now, however,…