by Elijah Nicolas on 2012/01/27
by Elijah Nicolas on 2012/01/26
Throughout the day, I find myself on my iPhone, MacBook Air or on whatever device with the first instinct to pull up Techmeme. It has become my go to for tech news replacing almost everything else in the last year helping me navigate the junk around the web. Today, they launch a redesign of their website and I’ll be up front. The margin for the main body stinks. It’s no longer my home page and I refuse to visit it now on my laptop’s browser. Count me in as a mobile reader only.
This is their new design.

This is the old design layout where they compare it side by side with Drudge Report but if you take a look, there is far more room for the headlines rather than the “sponsored posts.” Also, if you take a look at Mediagazer (their sister site), they have yet to implement the new look. Which design do you prefer?


by Elijah Nicolas on 2012/01/24
Look at this graph from macrumors! EXPONENTIAL!

Bullets from Matt Richman‘s “takeaways” from Apple’s (Q4) 2011 earnings.
- With a record $13.06 billion in profits, it was Apple’s best quarter ever — by far.
- Apple has sold more iOS devices than Android devices combined.
And of course, there’s the amazing fact that Apple’s Profit alone ($13 billion) was great than Google’s total revenue ($10.6). (via fmanjoo)
Here’s just one more kicker… HP PC sales at 15.123m where iPad sales topped out at 15.43m (via gerrymcgarry)
As always, the haters will always hate, but the numbers speak for themselves. Congrats to the team and here’s to an amazing 2012! Can’t wait for the iPad 3 and the iPhone 5 and my new Macbook Pro! It’s going to be a costly 2012 all around!
by Elijah Nicolas on 2012/01/04
Who would have ever imagined that we’d be paying upwards of $199 for Jawbone’s Jambox or $299 for Bose’s Soundlink Wireless!? Forget the days of “docking as both these devices offer Bluetooth connectivity. I personally think it’s a must these days are wires have become the bane of the electornic frontier.
I had the opportunity to try out both the Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker
and the Jawbone JAMBOX
over this holiday season. Admittingly, the sound that they produced was great. You can’t really go wrong with either one. The Jambox doesn’t “fill” a room with it’s sounds presence as much as the Bose and while the Bose offers better bass, the Jambox does undercut the competition by offering itself as a bluetooth speakerphone handy for conference calls and also comes in at a $100 less.
Forget those two and take a peek at this Kickstarter offering! The Hidden Radio & BlueTooth Speaker, which will normally retail for $175 is being offered for an introductory $119 for those willing to “kickstart” the duo. They have some great features and sound is “touted” to being on par. From what I can tell in their introductory video, they compare it directly to the Jawbone Jambox.
Here is a FAQ taken directly off of the website:
Q/ How long will the batteries last?
A/ The rechargeable batteries last over 30 hours.
Q/ How will I know it will support my phone, tablet or computer?
A/ Bluetooth is a global standard designed to work on any device.
Q/ How loud is the sound?
A/ We’ve tested it over 80dB, basically it will easily fill the space of a large apartment.
Q/ Is shipping included?
A/ We are offering free global shipping only for Kickstarter backers!
Q/ When will you start to manufacture?
A/ Once we get to 1000 units we’ll begin production immediately. I hope you can help us bring this great product to market.