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      Motorola Debut i856 giveaway

      December 8, 2009 /

      Motorola Debut i856 Slider.Just a reminder to enter yourself in our Motorola Debut i856 giveaway. Motorola was kind enough to offer up two of these for our readers, so you’ve got double the chances to pick one up. As far as feature phones go, it’s a great choice for anyone with a taste for music. Visit the contest page at Bullz-Eye for full details. I’ve also posted the rules below.

      If you want to enter to win this item, please send an email to:

      contests@bullz-eye.com

      Please put the name of the item in the subject line of the email and include your full name & address in the body of the email.

      Limit one entry by email per promotion. Please do not abuse this rule. If multiple emails are consistently sent from the same address for a particular promotion, that email address will be blocked from all future Bullz-Eye.com giveaways.

      We do not share your email and personal information with anybody. Click here for our privacy policy.

      You must be at least 18 years old to have a chance to win.

      Winners will be selected by Bullz-Eye.com at random. Your chances of winning depend upon the number of items we have to give away and the number of entries we receive while the promotion is posted on Bullz-Eye.com.

      Void where prohibited.

      CONTEST ENDS: DECEMBER 30, 2009

      Mobile

      Print industry collaborates for “Hulu for magazines”

      December 8, 2009 /

      Print ain't dead.The magazine industry has finally announced what people have speculated for months now: several publishers will collaborate to introduce a digital format for existing print magazines. The project includes Time Warner, Hearst, Meredith, Condé Nast, and News Corp. and will exist as its own entity, replete with a full corporate infrastructure, including a new CEO.

      The most glaring problem with this plan is distribution. The unnamed venture hopes to control publishing, something neither Amazon or Apple can possibly like. This new venture has to keep both those companies in mind as it’s their devices this media will release to.

      And then there’s the issue of value. Are people really going to pay for this kind of content? I’d say it’s doubtful at best, and the odds go down if it can’t be tied into an existing Amazon or iTunes account. I’d say the target for this sort of project already has their online subscriptions to sites that offer high value per dollar. Can the same be said for a digital version of Condé Nast Travel? I don’t think so.

      Source: All Things D

      Digital Media, News

      Fusion Garage unveils the $500 JooJoo

      December 7, 2009 /

      Chandra showing off the JooJoo.The Fusion Garage webcast has come and gone and there’s not much new to report. The company is indeed moving forward with the device formerly known as the CrunchPad, now dubbed JooJoo. It’s going to cost $499 instead of the approximate $300 for the original CrunchPad and will come in just one color.

      I think I’m still siding with Arrington on this one. Chandra Rathakrishnan made a serious attempt to vilify Arrington during his webcast, and he mentioned several times that Arrington had contributed nothing, but then why has so much changed? Was the color scheme Arrington’s idea? And what of the price? Why is suddenly more than $100 more expensive than rumored, even at the highest CrunchPad prices?

      Rathakrishnan’s one decent point came when he was asked if he thought the device could be a success without Arrington’s marketing. He reminded us that all we had from Arrington was blog posts. It’s true, but if that’s really all that Arrington and TechCrunch had contributed I doubt there would be serious legal action underway.

      Unfortunately, the one truth I can see from this is that we won’t be seeing the device under either name. I know JooJoo is supposedly going to launch this week, but I’d be shocked if Arrington let that happen. If this goes to court and Arrington wins, you can bet he’s not going back into business with these guys. If he loses, it’ll likely be after a lengthy process, and JooJoo will be too little, too late. At $500 it’s already way too expensive for what it does.

      Source: Gizmodo

      Uncategorized

      Aardvaark considering an offer from Google

      December 7, 2009 /

      vark.com logo.Aardvark, a social service that allows you to ask friends and other members to answer questions and give advice, is reportedly considering a buyout from Google. There’s no official word on price, but the rumor is that it’s over $30 million. To date the company has raised around $6 million in venture capital.

      As TechCrunch has it, Aardvark isn’t just talking to Google, it’s shopping around. There’s even the option of acquiring more VC for sale of some personal stock from the founders. I was actually surprised to hear that the valuation was so high. Aardvark is a fun way to kill some time and it’s got a great iPhone app, but I’ve asked so many questions that have gone unanswered I lost interest pretty quickly (seriously, no one can tell me the name of that composer). If I were these guys, I’d take the money and never look back.

      Source: TechCrunch

      Apps, News, Websites

      CrunchPad situation is a hot mess

      December 6, 2009 /

      Arrington showing the bird.Arrington is pissed about this CrunchPad situation. So far, it seems pretty justified, but it’s a little strange to see so much information around the nuclear fallout for this thing made public. In a post titled “CrunchPad Litigation Imminent,” Arrington has laid out his next few steps in the legal process.

      Apparently Fusion Garage claims Arrington knew the split was coming and that he and his team at TechCrunch contributed nothing to the device. I’m not sure how that could be, considering the name it bears. I’ll leave the rest of the details for Arrington to share, but suffice it to say he’s none too happy about tomorrow’s Fusion Garage press conference. His post contains emails from Chandra Rathakrishnan, Fusion Garage’s CEO, as well as the letters Arrington’s lawyers sent to the manufacturers regarding the situation. It’s all one big, ugly, entertaining mess.

      Source: TechCrunch

      Computers, News

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