As we approach 2015, the year Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to in the second Back to the Future film, a date that seemed wildly ambitious to young children dreaming of Hoverboards (what? almost sort of real?) everywhere, I have been thinking about the time that has passed between the presentation of an image …
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Monkey Gone to Heaven
When the rumor mill exploded last week with news that Apple may (or may not) have acquired Beats Electronics to add executive talent, a new streaming music service, and of course, headphones, to Apple’s already strong music business, a spotlight on the changing face of the music industry was lit up once more. For a …
Apple TV and Gaming
For a man so prolific, complicated, and of course secretive, it should be no surprise that Steve Jobs left behind one quote in his biography which has intrigued readers like no other: “I’ve finally cracked it.” In some way, shape or form Steve Jobs had solved television, Apple’s role in bringing television and the Internet …
Mr. Bezos or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Kindle Fire
There has been a series of “iPad killers” and alternatives since the Apple announced it in January 2010. Windows tablets, the HP TouchPad, Blackberry PlayBook and, of course, a number of Android-powered tablets from a large pool of manufacturers. Some of these devices were launched with great hopes and hype but failed to catch on …
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