Two Weeks In, One Wish Granted
Thursday, January 17th, 2008I got one of my big wishes for 2008 in the Apple TV Take Two software upgrade. I wanted to be able to access the iTunes Store directly from the Apple TV without any involvement with a computer. According to the Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld, that’s now the way things can work. […]
The Gadgety Path Away From the Living Room TV, Part 2
Friday, January 4th, 2008The Apple TV allowed a bridge between iPod-friendly video files I’d been accumulating and a full sized TV. Although cable connectivity solutions existed previously, Apple TV provided a simpler, “always on” connection to my media library. Critics complained about a great many factors, from the apparent mismatch of requiring a widescreen TV while […]
The Gadgety Path Away From the Living Room TV, Part 1
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008One of the things that intrigues me about technology is how different people take different routes to answering the same basic need. One area where this is very apparent is the direction television/video is heading.
I came very late to the iPod party, my interest finally being stirred by the iPod with Video, […]
Five Gadget Wishes for 2008
Monday, December 31st, 2007Welcome to the inaugural post at GadgetyTech! To kick off the new year and the new blog, I thought I’d run through five specific gadget advances I’d like to see in the coming year.
iPhone – 32 GB storage capacity: I don’t have one yet, and the reason I don’t is storage […]