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No New News
If you haven’t seen it, "it’s new to you." That was the approximate tag line that NBC used about a decade ago to promote its summer rerun season. Similarly, what is news to one person may be an old story to another. The demise of the print newspaper is quickly becoming an old news story,…
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A Tale of Two Inexpensive Video Camcorders
The above video provides an overview of Creative’s Vado, solid state, sub-$100 camcorder. Like the Pure Digital’s Flip Video camcorder, the key features are the ease of use, the small size and its rugged nature. The video provides a side-by-side comparison of the first generation Flip and the Creative Vado. The color on the Flip looks a…
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Transparent Video
The following video is really a commercial, as TVS, Transparent Video Systems, paid for its production. Having said that, the concept, script and all of the editing was yours truly, so in that sense it is my report of what I saw in my visit last week to Coax, a small Pennsylvania cable operator. I…
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T-Mobile's Hotspot @ Home – A Landline Alternative?
At first glance, T-Mobile’s Hotspot @ Home service looks like a formidable competitor to providers of landline telephony as it combines the potential of low cost VoIP calling with the mobility of GSM and WiFi. As the T-Mobile spokesperson says in this brief video, HotSpot @ Home could be a replacement for a landline phone.…