...condensing fact out of the vapor of nuance

Friday, September 30, 2005

Steve Jobs: 'Stay hungry, stay foolish'

Stanford University:
Click me to see Video!"Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks including death itself at the university's 114th Commencement on Sunday in Stanford Stadium."

New MS Office Communicator

Microsoft Download Center

Lost&Found: SkySails

SkySails GmbH & Co. KG

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

New MSN v2.0


MSN Switzerland is launched as well.

Friday, September 23, 2005

MovieTip: Wal-Mart - The High Cost of Low Price

MovieMarketingUpdate
"The combination of issue-fueled publicity and savvy online marketing is the one-two punch in overcoming a lack a traditional advertising-based release push. Fostering a passionate community is also important -- One look at the film's website illustrates just how integral this notion has become in all stages of an indie film's production, distribution and marketing"

Lost&Found: Retired

Lost&Found: EscaAds

Thursday, September 22, 2005

O2 Xda II Mini - Pro

Review : Handhelds - CNET Asia:
"The O2 Xda II Mini - Pro includes the faster Bluetooth v2 connectivity, onboard camera flash unit and 128MB onboard ROM."

O2 Xda II Mini - Atom

Review : Handhelds - CNET Asia:
"The O2 Xda II mini - Atom offers onboard Wi-Fi connectivity, an upgraded 2-megapixel camera, an integrated FM radio and runs on the new Windows Mobile 5.0."

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Lost&Found: Anti-Smoking Campaign

neomarxisme
"An anti-smoking campaign in Japan features a series of posters which, humorously illustrate the perils of smoking and tossing your butt where it shouldn't be tossed. As with most anti-smoking campaigns, this one, in the usually illogical twist of business these days, is created by Japanese tobacco company JT."

Monday, September 19, 2005

FilmTip: Oldboy

Oldboy (Korea, 2003):
"After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days."

ipTV Report

IPTV Report
"Within a decade, says the report from Lovelace Consulting and informitv, TV delivered to sets over the net (ipTV) will be an established way to receive content. TV will be much more web-like, with millions of shows to download."

New Google feature sorts through blogs

San Francisco Chronicle:
"Google Inc. introduced a search engine Wednesday devoted to scanning blogs"

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Google Dabbling in Print Ad Brokerage

ClickZ:"Google is testing a program to place ads from our advertising network into U.S. print publications. This limited test is part of Google's continuing effort to develop new ways to provide effective and useful advertising to advertisers, publishers and users.' "

Google Announces Plan To Destroy All Information It Can't Index

The Onion - America's Finest News Source:
"'A year ago, Google offered to scan every book on the planet for its Google Print project. Now, they are promising to burn the rest,' John Battelle wrote in his widely read 'Searchblog.' 'Thanks to Google Purge, you'll never have to worry that your search has missed some obscure book, because that book will no longer exist. And the same goes for movies, art, and music.' "

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

FilmTip: As it is in Heaven

OSCAR.com - 77th Annual Academy Awards - Nominees: Foreign Language Film:
"Daniel Dar�us, a talented conductor recovering from a heart attack, returns to the community where he spent his youth. As he confronts his past demons, Daniel also upsets the insular town's social balance when he takes over as leader of the church choir. "

MobMov: A mobile movie guerilla drive-in

MobMov in Berkeley, CA
"MobMov is a grass roots guerilla drive-in movie event type of thing. They represent the future of going out to watch movies with friends. Do they have a blog? Of course they do, they're revolutionaries."

EBay to Buy Skype

New York Times:
""Skype's voice communications technology will make online trading easier for eBay's 157 million users, she said, particularly with transactions involving real estate, big-ticket purchases and services that require detailed conversations. "

Thursday, September 08, 2005

Apple unveils iPod phone hybrid

BBC NEWS | Technology:
"As expected Apple has unveiled a gadget that combines its hugely popular iPod music player with a mobile phone (developed by Motorola."

Thursday, September 01, 2005

How to Make Phone Calls Without a Telephone

New York Times:
"Internet telephone service is well on its way into the mainstream.
Companies like Vonage, using a technology called voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, offer cheap long-distance rates and features not found with conventional phone service. Cable giants, too, are taking Internet phones to the masses."

Let battle commence | Germany’s first female chancellor?!

Economist.com

Lost&Found: Pumpkin Pudding Toothpaste

iconoculture