5 posts and columns on meter

Viral Video: Walt Mossberg Demos Tangle-Resistant Ear Buds, an iPhone Beer Meter and More!

in News on December 16, 2011 at 12:44 am PT

Drink up and measure your debauchery at the same time!
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Does It Really Take a Year to Build a Pay Wall?

in Media on January 20, 2010 at 2:32 pm PT

The paper of record has problems, but it still has plenty of resources. Does the New York Times really need 12 months to figure out an online billing system?

Gadgets Show How Much Power Your House Eats

in Personal Technology on July 8, 2009 at 3:36 pm PT

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

An array of gadgets is vying to help homeowners cut energy spending. The devices provide real-time information about how much electricity is used across a home in terms that are easy to comprehend: cost per hour.

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Cellphone Perestroika

in Mossblog on November 30, 2007 at 12:03 pm PT

As regular readers know, I have frequently attacked the U.S. wireless phone carriers for exerting near-total control over what phones, software and services American consumers can use on their networks. In fact, since 2005, I have dubbed the carriers “the Soviet ministries,” for inserting themselves between the producers of mobile hardware and software and the [...]