In other news... Nov. 7
Happy weekend everyone -- let's get to the good stuff:
OK, so the U.S. has a new president -- what does this mean for tech? Will we have a cheif technology officer of the U.S.? Who will it be? And what about ineternet taxes? Our friends at CNet.com have great commentary in this article about the good news and bad news we cal expect under this new administration.
The Wii Fit is a very cool tech advance, but, as I noted in my review a few months back, I've found its weight readouts can vary dramatically, even on the same patch of light green carpet I worked out on the day before. Why, I'm not sure, but finally someone other than me is calling Nintendo out on it's Wii Fit. Well, it's not quite the criticism I was looking for, but parents' group in Britain are storming the gates over the Fit telling a 10-year old girl that she is listed as 'fat' according to its BMI calculator. Angry parents not looking to face the truth about their daughter, or bad measuring (again) from this fly-off-the-shelves gadget? Which do you think?
Ever thought about commandeering one of those flying saucers so often seen over rural farms in the middle of nowhere? Take them for a bit of a spin? Well, a Calif. company is banking on people channeling their inner Will Smith circa Independence Day to buy a car-sized flying saucer -- which is "designed to seat two, take off and land vertically, fly 10 feet above the ground, and reach 75 miles an hour." It should hit the market soon -- will it revolutionize the personal travel industry? I'm going with no on this one...
Students at MIT are trying to engineer beer that contains the anti-aging properties found in red wine. Oh, come on now -- you mean the caloriepacked brew with their burpy heads and stomach-expanding gurgles aren't already good for you? Please... a group of frat brothers just sat bolt upright in their stinky beds in horror.
"The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to release unused broadcast TV spectrum for unlicensed use, giving technology leaders Google, Microsoft and others a victory in their bid to create a next-generation version of Wi-Fi," say our friends at the San Francisco Chronicle's tech blog. This is good news for fans of the Google mobile platform, and those looking for smartphone evolution.
Have a great weekend!
OK, so the U.S. has a new president -- what does this mean for tech? Will we have a cheif technology officer of the U.S.? Who will it be? And what about ineternet taxes? Our friends at CNet.com have great commentary in this article about the good news and bad news we cal expect under this new administration.
The Wii Fit is a very cool tech advance, but, as I noted in my review a few months back, I've found its weight readouts can vary dramatically, even on the same patch of light green carpet I worked out on the day before. Why, I'm not sure, but finally someone other than me is calling Nintendo out on it's Wii Fit. Well, it's not quite the criticism I was looking for, but parents' group in Britain are storming the gates over the Fit telling a 10-year old girl that she is listed as 'fat' according to its BMI calculator. Angry parents not looking to face the truth about their daughter, or bad measuring (again) from this fly-off-the-shelves gadget? Which do you think?
Ever thought about commandeering one of those flying saucers so often seen over rural farms in the middle of nowhere? Take them for a bit of a spin? Well, a Calif. company is banking on people channeling their inner Will Smith circa Independence Day to buy a car-sized flying saucer -- which is "designed to seat two, take off and land vertically, fly 10 feet above the ground, and reach 75 miles an hour." It should hit the market soon -- will it revolutionize the personal travel industry? I'm going with no on this one...
Students at MIT are trying to engineer beer that contains the anti-aging properties found in red wine. Oh, come on now -- you mean the caloriepacked brew with their burpy heads and stomach-expanding gurgles aren't already good for you? Please... a group of frat brothers just sat bolt upright in their stinky beds in horror.
"The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to release unused broadcast TV spectrum for unlicensed use, giving technology leaders Google, Microsoft and others a victory in their bid to create a next-generation version of Wi-Fi," say our friends at the San Francisco Chronicle's tech blog. This is good news for fans of the Google mobile platform, and those looking for smartphone evolution.
Have a great weekend!
Labels: barack obama, electric cars, fcc white spaces vote, flying saucers, healthy beer, Nintendo's Wii Fit controversy, technology, U.S. CTO
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