Bill Gates doesn’t seem very impressed with the iPad. Sure he’s throwing out some nice compliments to Apple, remarking about how great the iPhone is and all that. But beneath all the pleasantries, he’s pretty much dismissing the product.
The best parodies start with a laugh before leaving us with the hollowness of their truth. Sorry, Google Buzz. Sorry, under-lived life. Sorry, sweet butterfly.
I tried to explain Mark Pesce’s arguments against 3D TVs last week after his Byteside appearance, but he’s gone and written a much more eloquent version on the ABC Unleashed website. I thoroughly recommend reading it – whether or not you were considering purchasing a 3D television later this year.
Between Twitter-holic dates, Facebook relationship status changes, sexting, gadget mishaps, and that time you emailed nude pictures to your ex, there are plenty of ways for tech to affect relationships. What we want are your Valentine’s Day tech horror stories.
When you join Google Buzz, it automatically provides you with followers and followees based on prior communication. These people are then listed on your Google profile, which can be seen by all your friends. So, affair havers: maybe hold off.
A sceptic might see the Doom II RPG ($5, iPhone/iPod touch) as a lame reboot of the Wolfenstein 3D RPG which was a lame reboot of the original Doom RPG. And… wait… that’s kinda true. How absolutely soul-crushing.
Yesterday morning the guys from Olympus had a little event in Sydney for their latest range of cameras, including the new Pen EPL-1. The good news is that it’s coming soon, at a reasonable price!
In today’s Remainders: Snow! Stay in and watch the video podcast infinite recursion on YouTube or go outside and toss the new Panasonic Toughbook tablet in a snowbank (it can handle it). Crowdsourced snow shovelling in DC and more!