natalidelconte

One tablet per kiddo

I am admittedly a fan of Nicholas Negroponte, which is one of many reasons I want his One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project to work. His book, Being Digital, is one of the most forward thinking books about technology I have ever read.

When Negroponte first showed off the OLPC netbook circa 2006, it was far more advanced than the laptops we had on the market at the time. It had hand-cranked power, a screen that worked in full sunlight, and it was smaller and cheaper than anything we had on the market. It was partially responsible for the explosion … Read more

Re-buzzing Google Buzz

Links to Thursday afternoon's episode of Loaded:

Google is in hot water for collecting "fragmentary data" around the world

Microsoft's Natal will cost $150 when it launches in October

YouTube adds Google Moderator to channels for more productive conversations

Google Buzz gets a "Reshare" feature

Google Latitude gives you an alibi

Links from Thursday morning's episode of Loaded:

Barnes and Noble launches an iPad app to sell books from the Nook store

Google Latitude will now track where you've been

BillShrink can help you compare cable and satellite TV services in your area

The iPhone 4G may launch on Sprint, not Verizon. Keyword: may.

World's largest 3D TV

Links from Wednesday morning's episode of Loaded:

LG shows off an 84-inch 3D TV

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says no color touchscreen Kindle is on the horizon

The next version of Rock Band may have keyboards

TiVo comes to Best Buy Insignia TVs

Tune in to Wednesday afternoon's episode of Loaded for an update on the new Facebook privacy settings

Nintendo gives you wings

Oh all the jokes I could make about the Wii Wings! How many more ridiculous peripherals do we need for the Wii?

Picture this:

Person A is geared up with Wii accessories including wings, a balance board, a rowing machine, a steering wheel, a gun, and some Wiimote weights. All of these things are available for the Wii.

Person B has Natal on Xbox.

Which person do you want to be? Pretty soon, outfitting yourself to play Wii will have you looking like Doc Brown.

Other links from Tuesday afternoon's episode of Loaded:

Sony brings HBO to the PlayStation Store… Read more

Cell phone annoyances

Research out of Cornell University proposes that cell phone conversations in public places annoy us because we can only hear one side of the conversation. Researchers call it halfalogue.

Apparently listening to halfalogue is frustrating because it takes up more of our mental CPU, so to speak. We can usually deduce what the conversation is about from halfalogue but the act of deduction is distracting.

But guess what? Eavesdropping in general is distracting, not to mention rude. I propose that we all invest in a good pair of noise-canceling earbuds and do what we were told to do in elementary … Read more

3D desktops

It is high time I started blogging about Loaded content because goodness knows I have more to say about the day's tech news than I can fit into a 4-minute show. So here goes. I'm going to try to do these daily so that you can click the links that are pertinent to the stories that I discuss and ring in with your own comments, if you see fit. 

The most recent news in today's show is the Google acquisition of Bump Technologies. A 3D desktop? Will we really be able to change our behaviors to … Read more