iPad’s Climb Up the Disruptive Innovation Cycle
Blockbuster’s recent bankruptcy filing was yet another chapter in the Clayton Christensen annals of disruptive innovation. A major brand with convenient locations that got disrupted by a website and the U.S. Mail. Note that we’re seeing the backend of the disruption, when it all seems so clear. How easy is it to see such a [...]
Generations
HP 17” monster (good desktop workhorse) Dell Vostro 13” iPad HTC EVO ? Of course it did not really started with the 17 incher… but rather around here. P.S. You’ve probably heard that the Kin got Kanned …
Office Depot Deceptive Advertising
For being a netbook-fan I admit I am in the market for a super-slim lightweight laptop. The market has evolved, the current slimbooks are only slightly more expensive than netbooks, and I find the 13.3” screen size an ideal compromise between portability and straining my eyes with the tiny screens. So I was quite happy [...]
The Laptop Deal of the Century
Would you like a new laptop and a boatload of money with it? According to DealNews you can now get a new Lenovo at 750% off. Let’s say the list price is $1,000, that means you can pick it up free and pocket $6,500. Not a bad deal, IMHO. (Wonder when they’ll wake up and correct the [...]
Look Who’s Talking: ASUS, the Designer Brand
Brand vs. Quality. Which Would You Pay For? – I asked recently, making the case that “trusted old brands” like HP are producing inferior quality, while formerly “no-name cheapo” component maker ASUS is becoming a household name. They are basically doing what Honda, Toyota (and now the Koreans) did to the car business. Sure, ASUS [...]
1984
Keeping Americans safe in an increasingly digital world depends on our ability to lawfully screen materials entering the United States. – says Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano justifying why the Obama administration largely upheld the Bush-era regulations about intrusive border searches of travelers’ laptops, cellphones and other electronic devices. I’ve heard that reasoning before. No, [...]
Do You Want to Pay Ransom for Your Data?
I saw this ad on Craigslist: Stolen White MacBook – $1000 (berkeley) Date: 2009-07-29, 1:57AM PDT Reply to: sale-wuutq-1294683068@craigslist.org White MacBook stolen by two African American men near North Berkeley BART at 11:30 PM July 28, 2009. Willing to pay $1000 for the stolen laptop no questions asked as long as information is provided letting [...]
Intel Relaxes Rules on NetBook Resolution. Next Obstacle is Screen Size
I often spoke up against idiotic screen size / resolution limits that render Netbooks close to useless, yet the de facto industry standard appears to be 1024 x 600. What’s wrong with that? Well, nothing, unless you plan to browse, or in fact interact with web sites, since websites today are designed at a resolution [...]
