Tucked away down a dim hallway in the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel is a ballroom where participants in day two of the Tech Policy Summit are airing their pressing concerns about technology innovation and adoption. The recently concluded Federal Communications Commission 700 MHz wireless spectrum auct...

Live From the Tech Policy Summit: The Techies Meet the Wonks

March 26, 2008

There's an "elephant on the stage," commented BusinessWeek columnist Steve Wildstrom as he kicked off the Tech Policy Summit here in Hollywood, Calif. Although several telecommunication companies have representatives in attendance, and although the FCC's 700 MHz spectrum auction concluded recently, ...

There's No Honor Among Data Privacy Thieves

March 24, 2008

The news that all three of the front-running candidates for president of the U.S. have been victims of privacy breaches at the passport office may have a silver lining. Sure, Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain have good reason to be irate, and their campaigns are right to bring pres...

Wii Fit: Let's Get Moving

February 22, 2008

Wii enthusiasts across the U.S. -- and I count myself among them -- are rejoicing over Nintendo's latest announcement: Wii Fit is on its way. The new program, which comes with the weight-and-motion-sensing Wii Balance Board, launches May 19. Nintendo officially announced Wii Fit last summer, and it ...

World Mobile Congress: Nvidia Lays Its Chips on the Table

February 14, 2008

Handset makers are gathering in Barcelona this week for the Mobile World Congress, a conference where the market's biggest players show you why that top-dollar phone you picked up two weeks ago will be obsolete by Labor Day. Some of the biggest news coming out of the show focused on the multitude of...

The TSA Blog: Is The Man Finally Listening?

February 8, 2008

If you haven't already heard, the U.S. government is going digital. Exhibit A: President Bush submitted his 2009 budget proposal to Congress electronically, and he held up a tablet PC for the photogs to illustrate just how tech-savvy he is. Whoa! Slow down there, you tech-savvier-than-thou leader of...

Cooper Lawrence and the Mass Effect of Gamers Scorned

January 30, 2008

My limited experience with online games has been nothing but nasty, brutish and short. A few online rounds of "Halo 2" at a friend's house showed me just how vicious gamers can be when they smell fresh meat. I could barely run 20 feet before getting cut down. The insults and taunts flew thick and fa...

Finding a Common Thread in the Online Haystack

January 30, 2008

Common threads often create a trust that is virtually unbreakable. Whether based on race, sex, alumni group, hometown or affliction, the more specific these ties are, the stronger the bonds between people often become. In a sea of news sites casting wide nets to capture as many viewers as possible, ...

The 'Connected Lifestyle' Disconnect

January 8, 2008

The word "connected" appears no less than 13 times in the press release Microsoft issued to broadcast its DVR Anywhere launch at CES. The software system allows people to view recorded TV content all over the house. What I find astonishing is that this fracturing of the entertainment experience -- t...

Sony Gives a Little, Gets a Little

January 4, 2008

Sony's had a huge Friday. It's made a smart move by growing out of DRM in its music division -- at least a little, at least reportedly -- and it's scored a decent victory on the Blu-ray side in getting Warner Bros. to commit to its hi-definition DVD format. All on the Friday before CES. Nicely done...

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