Topic: Personal Technology
Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Leander Kahney, columnist, blogger and author of "The Cult of Mac" and "The Cult of iPod." He talks about how the iPod is changing the face of America.
Minimizing the menial or boring parts of your job leaves more time for the creative work you love. In an effort to move beyond software development, David Heinemeier Hansson interviews Tim Ferriss about lifestyle design at the 2009 RailsConf. They discuss lifestyle design, the Four Hour Workweek, physical training, and how to overcome the "snake oil salesman" perception that comes with making radical claims.
Digital photography has taken over the overall picture market as well as the revenues of Kodak. Mike McDougall from Kodak discusses the current trends across this market and some unique elements Kodak is bringing to consumers. [Larry's World audio from IT Conversations]
Microelectronics is increasingly being used as a way to control critical systems in vehicles. Wireless sensors, speech recognition systems, and location-determination technologies are being employed to help navigation and improve the driving experience. In this talk from Where 2.0, Balaji Prasad of EDS explains how automotive telematics is helping create a more "Connected Vehicle." [Where 2.0 audio from IT Conversations]
It's hard to know what's more significant about Apple's video iPod. Is it the hardware -- thinner device, more storage, larger screen and video for the same price -- or is it the deals that Apple struck with Disney/ABC for television content? Host Larry Magid grills Eddy Cue, the VP of iTunes at Apple, to try and find out what the secret sauce might be that has given Apple a 75% marktet share in portable audio players despite what should be competitive devices from other vendors. [Larry's World audio from IT Conversations]
In this second part of an evening with John Markoff at the SDForum Distinguished Speaker Series, Bill Duvall, Lee Felsenstein, Dennis Allison and Larry Tessler follow-up with John and explore the beginnings of the PC revolution.
Portable media is the new personal computer. With the PSP, iPods and Smartphones/PDAs taking over the world, people like to do everything on a handheld device: listen to music, talk to their girlfriends, play games, check their e-mail, and even watch movies. Host Larry Magid speaks to Stephane Maes, Director of Product Management for Handhelds at palmOne all about portable media. [Larry's World audio on IT Conversations]
LCD or Plasma? High definition or Rear projection? Should you wait for another year to buy a bigger, brighter, cheaper set or get out your credit card right away? The choices are overwhelming. Host Larry Magid speaks to Jeff Cove, VP of Strategic Alliances at Panasonic, about such visual media advancements and what to look for, then go for. [Larry's World audio from IT Conversations]
From Gnomedex 4.0: The Geeks-Gone-Wild crowd was glued to this rare and brilliant presentation by Steve Wozniak, a geek's geek. It started with games and pranks, crystal-set radios, reading Popular Electronics. Then he met Captain Crunch and got into telco-busting Blue Boxes. Woz wanted to be an HP engineer forever and never thought he'd start a company, but his friend, Steve Jobs, said, "Let's sell it!" at every opportunity. Good thing he did, and good thing HP turned down Woz's offer for the rights to build what would become Apple's first computer. You'll enjoy this -- one of the best from Gnomedex 4.0. (Part 1 of 2)
From Gnomedex 4.0: The Geeks-Gone-Wild crowd was glued to this rare and brilliant presentation by Steve Wozniak, a geek's geek. It started with games and pranks, crystal-set radios, reading Popular Electronics. Then he met Captain Crunch and got into telco-busting Blue Boxes. Woz wanted to be an HP engineer forever and never thought he'd start a company, but his friend, Steve Jobs, said, "Let's sell it!" at every opportunity. Good thing he did, and good thing HP turned down Woz's offer for the rights to build what would become Apple's first computer. You'll enjoy this -- one of the best from Gnomedex 4.0. (Part 2 of 2)
