Monthly Archives: March 2010
Turning Out the Lights: Earth Hour
Earth Hour What happens when the lights go out? Okay, aside from that. You save electricity (saving money), cut down on oil, gas, and coal consumption, and reduce overall carbon emissions. That's the triple pitch behind the Earth Hour (started … Continue reading
Google TV: Too Little, Too Late?
New TV Logo? Granted, it's all rumor and innuendo, but there is some truth to stories about a Google TV set top box for living rooms. Unfortunately, it's all too, little too late…with one possible exception. The idea is that … Continue reading
3D TV Week in New York
3D TV Cometh If you were wondering why all of a sudden there have been so many stories about 3D TV in the news, it's because companies backing the technology have descended on New York this week to promote it … Continue reading
Toyota Responds to Accelerator Test
Today, Toyota responded to the specific tests conducted by Professor David Gilbert that cast some doubt on the electrical and computer integrity of some of the company's throttle-by-wire systems. Essentially, Prof. Gilbert tried to show that an electrical short circuit … Continue reading
Complaints About Toyota Fixes
Brake lights ahead Does anyone know for certain what exactly is wrong with all of Toyota's accelerator systems? No. But at least one fact is now clear: Electronic throttle-by-wire systems are not infallible, and the very nature of the technology … Continue reading
Tivo Intros New Boxes
Tivo’s New Interface Last night, looking to staunch the loss of subscribers and fend off challenges from Internet connected TVs, Blu-ray players and other set-top boxes, Tivo introduced an overhauled DVR designed to aggregate video content, whether it be from … Continue reading
Tivo Set to Make Announcement
Top of the Rock Tivo is about to announce….something today. Some of my sources have hinted at the addition of more social networking hooks (translation: Twitter and Facebook integration, a.k.a. what I'm watching now via my iPhone). Others have speculated … Continue reading
JQ On Technology 