Not content with just mobile phones and Netbooks (from Acer), the know it all technology and gadget guys at Radio Shack just added OOMA. Now the question is, how many per store will get sold and how thin has the distribution of the boxes? I ask that because even the very hot MIFI that Verizon … Read more
Stacy @ GIGAOM has been keeping a watchful eye on the meandering ways of Time Warner Cable and their new user agreement. Basically she points out the flaws in it, giving it a well deserved thumbs down. Here’s who should be upset: Vonage Skype Gizmo5 and just about all the VoIP operators. Add in: UStream … Read more
I’ll admit, I’m a gadget guy, and the kind of person who just has to have the latest and greatest, then push the limits of it to the nth degree immediately upon purchase. I did that once with my Nissan 300zx back in 1995 when I bought my Z, getting to the 350 mile mark … Read more
I’ll admit, I’m a gadget guy, and the kind of person who just has to have the latest and greatest, then push the limits of it to the nth degree immediately upon purchase. I did that once with my Nissan 300zx back in 1995 when I bought my Z, getting to the 350 mile mark … Read more
Let me start off by saying that in flight WiFi can’t be beat, but lousy customer service for a new product can kill it off. This past Wednesday I boarded Virgin America flight 404 from LAX for JFK and after we crossed the 10,000 foot mark on our ascent out of Los Angeles opened up … Read more
I’m representing Vringo, one of the companies whose advisory boards I sit on next week at what is shaping up to be a very talent filled conference in Los Angeles. Dubbed, the Israel Conference, it is all about bringing the companies and technologies whom are both known and under the radar, which are looking to … Read more
I spent a large part of the early morning here in New York City watching the demo of the developer preview for Google’s new Wave. I’ll refer to Wave as transformational, as its not revolutionary, but moves work flow from asymmetrical to both symmetrical and asymmetrical universes simultaneously, changing how you work both in real … Read more
This week I learned an old friend from my hockey era (1976-96) had passed away at the age of 44. The former Flyer, Peter Zezel was someone I first met at his first training camp. I had taken a few players to the hospital following a spirited practice one late summer day back in 1984. … Read more
Pal Eric Quanstrom has joined Sorenson Media, making this the fourth of my draft picks to be nabbed this year. Eric joins fellow SightSpeed alumnus Peter Csathy at Sorenson Media. Having worked with both, they make an ideal 1-2 tag team. This is a very strong hire for Peter and for Eric it means SURFS … Read more
One of the challenges of growing my business is being everywhere at once. Sometimes its at conferences and other times its being with clients working on the next big thing. Last week when Jeff Pulver held his first HD Voice Summit i was locked away for two days and a half in San Francisco with … Read more
