“No,” says El Jobso, when asked by Kara Swisher at D8 if Apple is going to pull Google off the iPhone, given the competition that’s erupted between them. More »
We showed you some of the video from Dean Kamen’s appearance at the All Things D: D6 conference back in May and it included some demos of the amazing Luke Arm prosthetic limb. Now All Things D has made the three-part entire interview available, and it includes detailed explanations from Kamen about why he got into the research and development of the limb, and specifics of the development process from early prototypes up. It’s fascinating, and Kamen makes for compelling watching.
Lowell McAdam, CEO of Verizon Wireless and the FCC Chairman, Kevin Martin, are on stage at All Things D. And in an instant, Mossberg is ON KEVIN’S ARSE for the US’s slow, expensive broadband! “You’re the chairman of the FCC, how did you allow this to happen?”
Dean Kamen, inventor is being interviewed at All Things D now. He’s here to talk about his cyborg prosthetic “Luke arm”. (It’s named after Luke, yes, Skywalker.) Amazing.
Kara Swisher is interviewing Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo (and CEO with the best pirate name.)
One of the most fascinating profiles I’ve read this year is the Melinda Gates cover story from Fortune. She’s here at Walt and Kara’s All Things D Conference to talk about The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where Bill will be directing most of his energy come July. Although this is not directly gadget related, I’m excited to hear how Microsofties make philanthropy happen in their own way.
This may not be a typical gadget post, but here’s an idea that fascinates me. Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft, left to found a company called Intellectual Ventures. They invest in invention, not companies. He’s been the subject of a New Yorker article on the abundance of big ideas by Malcolm Gladwell, which covers the basics of what they do at IV. I believe that Nathan also worked on a post-doc in Cosmology alongside Stephen Hawking. Mossberg is interviewing him at D, right now.
Mossberg: Former Dell CEO has said that R&D is a waste. That still true? Dell: No. There’s tens of billions of dollars spent in the industry and while we definitely see value here, we’re also into leveraging the tech from other partners. For example, the 0.3mm OLED that Sony showed. Mossberg: You going to use those?
Sir Howard Stringer of Sony just unveiled a 0.3mm OLED that is thin as a playing card and can be used in a 27 inch TV that will ship soon. But not at reasonable prices. [All Things D]
