For now we’ll hop aboard the rumor train as it looks might nice. The stop is a date to which we’ll see Google emerge from the Android crowd and release their own hardware. The logistics of such a move have been battled back and forth for several months as similar rumors come and go with many people either for or against such a move. Given the very nature of the open environment, it’s hard to see Google not trying their own hand at it…again. The G1 while not a “Google Phone” in the purest sense was designed with a strong hand on Google’s part. That particular piece of hardware wasn’t everyone’s favorite. Now that the platform has matured and several good hardware designs have come forth, perhaps Google is ready to give it another go, no?
The source for the latest bout of rumors comes from a couple TechCrunch sources based in the Asian continents of the world — namely Korea and Taiwan. It is there that the typical smartphone manufacturers have employees who leak information to the rest of us. (For those brave soldiers we thank you.) According a few unnamed TechCrunch sources, the upcoming Google phone will showcase everything that is Google. Everything from hardware to software will be meticulously designed and crafted specifically to Google’s strict specifications.
With the normal responses of “Google wouldn’t do that because….” and “They are becase…..”, we’ll simply ask a nice and easy “yes/no” question.
Will Google release their own phone next year if ever?
So far, when we’ve found ourselves wasting away a lazy afternoon wanting to pour over music video after music video, you’d point your browser to MySpace music or YouTube as they’re the more prominent, popular sites to do so. However a new challenger is approaching from behind. Hulu is already known for being a great way to access free TV programs and other snippets of worthwhile video. Today, Wednesday, the 18th of November, Hulu is scheduled to announce a new deal with EMI that will bring the companies music videos to the popular streaming site. Right off the bat it appears that the new partnership is slightly more restricted than other deals coined with YouTube as initial EMI music video offerings on Hulu will solely feature select content form Nora Jones. Hey, you gotta start somewhere.
Don’t get too excited or happy thinking that music labels are finally starting to loosen up and support this thing we like to call the “digital world” as we’ve already mentioned that the deal is slow going and fairly restricted. In their defense, EMI says that more videos from Nora Jones as well as other artists will be added over time. The only thing that strikes me is why launch with one artist? If you really want to launch to much fanfare you’ll need considerably more than one person to do so. Though it isn’t the first time a music label has botched a digital breakout of sorts. Past experiences withstanding, I still hope that one day such deals and announcements will be more common place.
If Hulu were to acquire a fair amount of music video content, would you ditch MySpace Music and/or YouTube?
Don’t you find it funny that the people or companies who discount any given service or product are usually denial or insanely jealous? Perhaps you need an example: Microsoft. For the last year, Microsoft has been talking up it’s own Mobile App Store. While not exactly marketing it as the sole reason to buy their device (much like Apple), they are giving it a fair amount of marketing dollars and spotlight. Knowing that, it’s rather odd to hear Chief Architect Ray Ozzie claim that mobile apps aren’t important or needed for platform to enjoy success. He couldn’t be further from the truth. Maybe 3 years ago mobile apps didn’t matter when 99% of them were junk. But with the power and versatility of smartphone hardware (and software) today as well as countless “deal breaker” apps, if your platform doesn’t have apps, the consumer market isn’t going to give a damn about you. Hmmm, precisely what is happening to Microsoft.
I really don’t understand how Oz can fathom this idea. Look at the platforms that are doing the worst — Symbian and Windows Mobile. Those two companies have the quickest shrinking market share. Why? Old, outdated software with no immediate relief in sight and a pathetic if not non-existent mobile application market. How employees like Ray Ozzie get their jobs at major tech corporations shocks me. For a company that should be completely entrenched in getting more consumer users, trying to be “cool”, making such a careless and ridiculous comment shows that Microsoft has absolutely no idea how to succeed in the consumer smartphone market. Microsoft can argue and plead and quote numbers all they want, the facts are simple: Windows Mobile subscriber base continues to sink downward. Without a successful app store it is only going to sink further.
Such statements and positions should scare Microsoft Execs. If they really care about regaining acceptance into the consumer market, replacing Mr. Ozzie is the firs step with the ‘Balms closely following. Agree?
Sweet, sweet action it is. No words can describe the awe I am experiencing. If rumors are correct, the Verizon bound HTC Passion/Dragon should resemble this at least a tad. Who wants four?!
Of course, the angle at which it’s facing and the overall sheen just looks slightly odd. Fake? God that would be a heart wrencher. But we all know an Android device of this size and shape is coming.
Love your cellphone/smartphone because it gives you relatively ad-free hours of internet exploration and usage? I’ll admit it’s not my first praise for using a smartphone for getting around the internet, but it’s certainly one of my top reasonings. That’s all set to change for the worse in the near future. The impending doom is coming to us thanks to AdMob and their new “Interactive Video Ad Units” which more or less translate to “pain in the ass” for you and I. Ads make freemium models possible and allow end users to enjoy many fruits at free or reduced cost. So ads certainly have their place. But AdMob’s new “Interactive Video Ad Units” are anything but pleasant. The first category of IVAU consist of your typical manually activated video ads in which the end user has to initiate playback. But the second category is the one that really has me not looking forward to the day these arrive — automatically activated videos.
Navigating the web (as often as I do) has me wasting minutes upon minutes per day sitting, waiting, and watching stupid video ads that I can’t skip or even “look around”. My smartphone is the last frontier if you will as it is unbound or polluted with this digital filth. Such joys won’t be enjoyable much longer. Gee I can hardly wait, sitting on the train/bus/walking around town trying to read a quick review on a restaurant only to be greeted with an un-skippable 60 second ad seems like a blast. /sarcasm.
Mobile ads are good in certain instances. Automatic, forced video ads? Not so much. Are you dreading the day?
Have some time on your hands do ya? Well then, you can set out on trying to outdo Walter Wick, famed Childrens author and photographer and apparent LEGO/toy balancer extraordinaire. In the video above, Walter shows off his feat over modern physics by balancing a total of 117 toys of all shapes and sizes on a single LEGO brick. Wow. Careful hands indeed…
If one word could be used to describe “Kiwis”/New Zealanders, such a word would have to showcase their creativity and ability to think quick when facing a seemingly unsurmountable problem. Such a word has to be simple yet effective at getting the point across. Think such a word doesn’t exist? Think again — Kiwis = Ingenious.
All we know is that the above image wasn’t because of some unsurmountable problem. Instead those clever Kiwis have a good fix on humor. Yes, the picture above is just a joke. Real, but a joke. I can already picture you thinking if it’s possible on your own bushes…
Somehow, somewhere, someone thought I knew a thing or two about mobile devices. Take a minute or two to check out Freescale's Smart Mobile Device Pundit 2012. There's some pretty big names on there and some awesome people. Not to worry. I won't judge you if you vote for someone else.
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For now we’ll hop aboard the rumor train as it looks might nice. The stop is a date to which we’ll see Google emerge from the Android crowd and release their own hardware. The logistics of such a move have been battled back and forth for several months as similar rumors come and go with many people either for or against such a move. Given the very nature of the open environment, it’s hard to see Google not trying their own hand at it…again. The G1 while not a “Google Phone” in the purest sense was designed with a strong hand on Google’s part. That particular piece of hardware wasn’t everyone’s favorite. Now that the platform has matured and several good hardware designs have come forth, perhaps Google is ready to give it another go, no? 
So far, when we’ve found ourselves wasting away a lazy afternoon wanting to pour over music video after music video, you’d point your browser to MySpace music or YouTube as they’re the more prominent, popular sites to do so. However a new challenger is approaching from behind. Hulu is already known for being a great way to access free TV programs and other snippets of worthwhile video. Today, Wednesday, the 18th of November, Hulu is scheduled to announce a new deal with EMI that will bring the companies music videos to the popular streaming site. Right off the bat it appears that the new partnership is slightly more restricted than other deals coined with YouTube as initial EMI music video offerings on Hulu will solely feature select content form Nora Jones. Hey, you gotta start somewhere.
Don’t you find it funny that the people or companies who discount any given service or product are usually denial or insanely jealous? Perhaps you need an example: Microsoft. For the last year, Microsoft has been talking up it’s own Mobile App Store. While not exactly marketing it as the sole reason to buy their device (much like Apple), they are giving it a fair amount of marketing dollars and spotlight. Knowing that, it’s rather odd to hear Chief Architect Ray Ozzie claim that mobile apps aren’t important or needed for platform to enjoy success. He couldn’t be further from the truth. Maybe 3 years ago mobile apps didn’t matter when 99% of them were junk. But with the power and versatility of smartphone hardware (and software) today as well as countless “deal breaker” apps, if your platform doesn’t have apps, the consumer market isn’t going to give a damn about you. Hmmm, precisely what is happening to Microsoft.
If one word could be used to describe “Kiwis”/New Zealanders, such a word would have to showcase their creativity and ability to think quick when facing a seemingly unsurmountable problem. Such a word has to be simple yet effective at getting the point across. Think such a word doesn’t exist? Think again — Kiwis = Ingenious.
