Archive for October, 2006

Happy Birthday iPod

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Today, October 23rd, 2006, is the 5th anniversary of the iPod. The fact that we are celebrating five years of the iPod, having changed remarkably little (with the exception of adding video) over the years, is a testament to the ease of use of iTunes, the cool factor of the brand, it’s intrinsic simplicity and […]

The ZUNE Player’s WiFi feature – A harbinger of Wireless USB features to come

Friday, October 6th, 2006

Recently Microsoft introduced the ZUNE media player. The media pre-announced its ability to play some subset of X-Box games that didn’t materialize. This would have been a killer differentiating feature. Perhaps it will show up in a future model? What is included in the ZUNE is the ability to share music from one player to […]

Kodak demonstrates Wireless USB at Intel Developer Forum

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

Last Thursday (September 28th) Kodak, Intel and Alereon announced a joint technology demonstration that showed a Wireless USB enabled V610 dual lens Kodak digital camera transferring pictures wirelessly to a PC. On the PC side of the wireless link there was an Intel-Alereon designed dongle plugged in to the standard USB port on a laptop. […]