Author: Jeff Morgan (Page 86 of 168)

      Nook ship date pushed back again

      December 5, 2009 /

      Barnes and Noble.Either the Nook is set to become more popular than the Kindle or Barnes & Noble is having very serious trouble with manufacturing the device. This morning the bookseller changed the next ship date available for its ereader to January 15th, up from January 11th.

      For those of you who have already pre-ordered, it’s no big deal. Existing ship dates should not be effected. Anything from here forward, though, will be subject to the new date. It’s not terribly unsettling news, but it does make you wonder just what sort of further delays to expect. People are already waiting on pre-orders that were placed shortly after the device was announced.

      By far the worst part, if you were hoping to catch a Nook in stores, is that no in-store purchases will be available. Barnes & Noble has committed itself to fulfilling the pre-orders that have already been placed. How very…noble.

      Computers, Digital Media, News

      Crunchpad demo coming Monday

      December 4, 2009 /

      Michael Arrington's Crunchpad.Here’s one of the biggest public face-slaps I’ve ever witnessed. This coming Monday, Fusion Garage will be giving a public demo of the Crunchpad, the web tablet for which Fusion Garage had partnered with Michael Arrington and TechCrunch. Fusion Garage CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan will be giving the world the first look at a device it sounds, from Arrington’s report, like the manufacturer is trying to steal.

      A big part of the demo will be Rathakrishnan explaining his side of the story. Obviously that’s going to differ from Arrington’s, but with so much split intellectual property and impending lawsuits, I doubt anything he says will guarantee public access to the device. It’s a shame, too. At $300 or so it was something I would definitely have considered purchasing for casual web browsing.

      Source: San Francisco Business Times

      Computers, News

      Cormac McCarthy’s typewriter dies at age 46

      December 3, 2009 /

      Olivetti Lettera 32Cormac McCarthy’s Olivetti Lettera 32 has finally died, after 46 years of service and an author-estimated 5 million words. For those who don’t know, McCarthy is the guy responsible for bringing us such classics as The Road and No Country for Old Men. The typewriter will be auctioned off with Christie’s, with an expected sell price of $15,000-$20,000.

      It’s quite a testament to the machine that it was able to churn out 5,000,000 words before biting the big one. At an average of 275 words per page (some say 250, some say 300), that’s more than 18,000 pages. Apparently the only thing McCarthy did to take care of the typewriter was occasionally “blowing out the dust with a service station hose.”

      So what’s next for one of America’s greatest authors? A new Macbook? An Acer netbook? Nah, he’s way too classy for that. McCarthy is sticking with the Olivetti. His friend John Miller managed to locate another one for $11.

      Source: NYTimes

      News

      AT&T and Verizon decide to keep the fight to commercials

      December 3, 2009 /

      Luke Wilson in an AT&T ad.According to Gizmodo, AT&T and Verizon have decided to drop all litigation regarding the “map for that” crisis that had everyone in an uproar. Apparently Luke Wilson is pulling his weight, or more likely than not, AT&T realized that the iPhone sells, shitty network or not. It only took a few million handsets to get that message across.

      Here’s the official text:

      IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon Wireless”) and Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff AT&T Mobility LLC (“AT&T”) that pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: (a) Verizon Wireless’s claims against AT&T in the above- captioned action are hereby dismissed without prejudice, and (b) AT&T’s counterclaims against Verizon Wireless in the above-captioned action are hereby dismissed without prejudice.

      All it really means is the fight is going to be right where everyone loves it: on TV. Oh, and I’d guess Luke Wilson isn’t going anywhere. Really, he needs the work.

      Source: Gizmodo

      Mobile, News

      Google says deal searches up 20% for Black Friday

      December 2, 2009 /

      Black Friday search increases.Google has some interesting numbers around Black Friday and the deal-conscious consumer. Of course everyone loves a good deal, but it’s pretty cool to see the data. Apparently Black Friday searches in general were up 20%, while searches for “Black Friday deals” and “Black Friday ads” shot up 50% over last year. People were even after specific stores more than usual, with searches for “Walmart Black Friday,” “Kohls Black Friday Ad,” “Sears Black Friday Sales,” and “Target Black Friday Deals Online,” among the top searches.

      It’s funny, then, to consider that most of the Black Friday deals I found online were actually through snapshots of physical advertisements. Despite online retailers like Amazon running deals, it seems most retailers are still relying on old media to get the ads out. It’s consumers that have taken the time to get the ads posted and available online.

      Deal shopping this year was most apparent in the consumer electronics department where searches were up more than 300%. Again, makes sense. People want to get those big ticket items or less, and retailers have been willing to cut some of the bigger profit margins just to get people in the store lately.

      Source: Google Retail Blog

      Lifestyle, Websites

      « Older posts Newer posts »

      © 2026 Gadget Teaser

      Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑