2009 is the year of reality. It’s the year when hype goes away (except for hype about Twitter). When many of us get back to the basics: health, happiness, fitness, family.
We might still believe that the one who dies with the most toys wins, but only a few of us can afford that this year. In previous years I would have already bought several new gadgets. I want a new Apple monitor. A Canon 5D MK II camera. A new Kindle. A new netbook. And on and on.
I have bought none of them, and am hardly alone. This is the year to get back to reality where we buy things when we have the cash and, even then, only after we’ve saved up enough to protect our families against layoffs and all that.
Fear is a powerful motivator and one that we’re all becoming accustomed to living with this year.
Back to reality.
That said, when the MacWorld and Consumer Electronics Shows start in next week you’ll see a new style of gadgets to take on our new “reality.”
In previous years we’d go to gawk at the acres and acres of huge big screens. This year we’re more practical. Plus the geeks who read this probably already have a big HD screen and you’re not about to buy a new one.
So, what will get Engadget, CrunchGear, and Macrumors, and GearLive hot and bothered this year?
Simple, low-cost gadgets that make you much more productive. I’ve already had a preview of several and we’ll have video up later next week about them.
Among them are:
1. Netbooks. Lenovo loaned me a netbook to take to CES, but there are a ton of them coming. Why are they a big deal this year? Well, if your kid needs a computer for school and you’re laid off are you going to buy a $1,500 Macbook or a $300 netbook? I know which one will win that fight in my home.
2. Simpler photo viewing. Your grandparents probably just got an HD screen. But how do you get your photos of your baby onto that screen in a way that grandma can handle? You’ll see several answers this year.
3. Networked “non-geeky” home storage. Nearly every house in the modern world now has a broadband line coming in, along with a router which usually is a wifi access point. Several companies will bring out unique, and easy for everyone to use, storage devices that’ll let you do lots of cool things, especially for photographers. Apple and HP both are rumored to be working on new home media servers and I’m hearing about other ones in the offing, too.
4. GPS is now mature. Thanks to our friends at Broadcom assisted GPS is now 1/8th the size of your thumbnail. What does that mean? Easy: GPS now will be built into everything. I’ll try to meet up with Ford’s CEO to discuss just that and what it means for the car industry. We’ve already seen how Nokia will use maps in cell phones and continue to add location to every datatype that the Nokia N97 will bring out (high res photos, videos, voice, text).
5. Music everywhere. I’m playing with a Sonos right now that they loaned me to prepare for CES. If I could afford it my favorite music could follow me everywhere in my house and, even, when I’m away from the house on my iPhone. So far making that happen was pretty geeky. Now it’s to the point where non-geeky users can do it. Nokia, too, is already delivering cell phones that have all-you-can-eat music subscription plans that are extremely popular in Europe and elsewhere. Will Apple follow? I think they will be forced to eventually.
6. Windows 7. This will be a bigger deal than people are expecting. When I travel I rarely see Macs. This “clean up” of Windows Vista is already getting praises from beta testers (something that rarely happened with Vista) and we haven’t even seen everything that Ray Ozzie’s teams are up to yet.
6B. The year of touch. Everywhere you look you’ll see UI’s that you control by touching them. Microsoft has been working with its OEMs to make the touch capabilities in Windows 7 pretty damn cool. Look for HP, Dell, and Lenovo to bring out new touch computers.
7. HD for everyone. When I bought my HD screen it cost $4,000. Today you can get a better one for $800 and if you are willing to go smaller or to a new brand from a discount chain you can get them for far less. This means that HD is going to be adopted by a whole range of people and they are going to want a gaming console (Xbox is winning) and a way to get their photos and videos up on that screen (several devices are coming out at CES). Apple is rumored to be bringing out a new MacMini, which I still think is the best accessory for hooking onto an HD screen (albeit a bit geeky). Also, I can’t find a FlipCam HD in stock in Silicon Valley, but Jeremy Toeman raves about his (he should know what’s a hot gadget, he has helped launch three “best of CES” companies in the past, including last year’s Bug Labs launch — he already admitted on Twitter that he’s helping Boxee with its CES debut — that’s gotten hot in the past year with 150,000 users).
Places to watch for news? CntrStg has a friendfeed room, I’ll be hanging out at their suite in the Wynn in the evenings. I just opened a CES room where I’m shoving RSS feeds and Twitter search feeds into. CNET did an CES preview. For MacWorld news I can think of no place better than MacSurfer, which does the best job at tracking industry news about Apple.
Another cool place to track videos and tweets about CES is the Consumer Electronics Insider.
What am I missing? I’ll be on Leo Laporte’s “This Week in Tech” show on Sunday afternoon to talk more about what’s coming this week and I’ll read the best predictions on air.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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Will be at the show, will see you at IWSIV and probably at other events.
Where are you traveling that you never see any Macs?
I too want a netbook, am talking with MSI to see what theirs has to offer. Trouble is, I want one to boot into Linux.
GPS IS ironically everywhere.
Other stuff that’s coming are video photo frames, more iPhone clones, connectivity between your PC and your entire home…not just your HDTV, and Wifi reaching more areas.
Tech moves, but not as fast we’d like to think.
See you next week.
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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About your last prediction, I completely agree as everything will be HD, from the blue ray to the Television set and all the other equipments. Have a look at the Panasonic Viera Home Hub TV. Looks great!
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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Jeff: I shouldn’t have used “never” but “very rarely.” In China Macs were very rare. Same in Europe.
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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I wish I could say I thought things were going to be better this year but I am sure we still have a few tough times ahead. It forces us all to have different priorities and to establish new conservative ways of living.
The economy is ready, the ecological system is ready, and we must be ready. Will this further the advance of web based applications? I think web based is the way of the future where we will someday have a simple access device.
Sounds like a big brother scenario but the future is what we make of it, and I hope for a great 2009 despite all of the doom crying. It may be leaner than normal but I think I needed a diet anyway.
Happy New Year
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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What can be funner that listed the things we want to buy!
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Re: GPS and the automotive industry, the EU is working on eCall, though I don’t know what the status is.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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Robert, I’ve always let your hyperbole slide in the past, but in a post labelled “back to reality”, #3 was damned jarring. Almost every house in the modern world equipped with broadband and wifi? You should come socialize with the Other Half sometime. Most of my friends outside of the corporate behemoth are living much less “Wired magazine” lives, a little more “will I be able to keep up on my rent/mortgage this year?”. Watch out you don’t disconnect from your wider audience by focusing only on your core audience. Cheers.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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> When I travel I rarely see Macs.
Seriously? Where do you mean? I see tons of Macs whenever I’m in an airport or on Amtrak, especially here on the East Coast. The train especially is practically an ambulant Apple Store.
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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GottaBeMobile.com will be spreading out team out across CES, too, covering Netbooks, tablet pcs, mobile pcs – video, posts and photos from the floor, posts from press conferences, CntrStg, Tablet PC Meetup, and generally just having a great time
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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I sure do like your insights, Robert. While I have not attended the CES for several years, there were always one of two big technological “surprises” introduced and I am counting on you to describe and evaluate their potential.
One of your current forecasts meshes with one of mine: We are going to use more touch screens. A couple of months back I reserved the domain name http://www.TouchSmartz.com to bring that feature to http://www.TheWholeDamnNet.com
Have fun at CES.
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Anyone there at CES, how is the open wi-fi access in and around the show floor? Better this year? Or is it still way slow from not enough connections/bandwidth. thx!
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Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta and his Muslim-sensitive civil-rights team act as a bulwark against profiling at airports and train stations. One of amtrak promotion code Mineta's top aides is the son of a Wahhabi mosque leader who raised money for Osama bin Laden's No. 2 in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta and his Muslim-sensitive civil-rights team act as a bulwark against profiling at airports and train stations. One of amtrak promotion code Mineta's top aides is the son of a Wahhabi mosque leader who raised money for Osama bin Laden's No. 2 in Santa Clara, Calif.
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