12 posts and columns on smart

Sony’s SmartWatch Not Ready for Primetime

in Product Reviews on April 23 at 6:00 am PT

The wearable device pairs with some Android smartphones to send notifications and snippets of info straight to the watch.
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CES Hangover: What You Might Have Missed

in News on January 17 at 7:59 am PT

We came, we saw, we conquered … but we couldn’t possibly write about every one of the more than 20,000 products showcased in Las Vegas last week. Here’s a quick catch-up.
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LG: 55-Inch Glasses-Free 3-D Screen Is on the Way

in News on January 9 at 12:03 pm PT

At CES, some electronics makers are now teasing big-screen, glasses-free 3-D — sooner rather than later, LG says.
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At CES 2012, 3-D Is Riding Shotgun to “Smart” TVs

in Commerce on January 6 at 10:48 am PT

3-D isn’t going away — it’s becoming just another check-off feature, as TV sets get “smarter.”
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Roku to Launch Cordless Streaming Stick for TVs

in Commerce on January 4 at 6:59 am PT

Roku, maker of set-top boxes that stream media like Netflix and Angry Birds to TVs, is hoping its new Streaming Stick will offer all the bells and whistles of “smart” TV sets.
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News Byte

Netflix Officially Launches in Latin America

in Media on September 5, 2011 at 2:35 pm PT

As has been expected, Netflix has officially launched its online video streaming service in Latin America. In a blog post today, the company said: “By September 12, people throughout the Americas will be able to instantly watch a broad selection of movies and TV shows streaming from Netflix on computers, game consoles like the WII and PS3, and Smart TVs.”

A New Social Network Where Inquiring Minds Run Wild

in The Digital Solution on January 18, 2011 at 3:38 pm PT

Katie takes a look at Quora, a question-and-answer site that encourages thoughtful—even long-winded—discussions.
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Index Invests $25 Million in Sonos (Plus a Video Interview With VC Mike Volpi)

in News on March 12, 2010 at 9:00 am PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown had lunch with Michelangelo “Mike” Volpi, the high-profile tech exec who turned into a VC recently at Index Ventures. We also did a video interview about his new life as a an investor, based in London, although Volpi did manage to leave out the big news. That would be a just-inked $25 million investment by Index in wireless home music system maker Sonos, as well as a new board seat there for Volpi.

Yahoo Can Relax a Little (But Just a Little)–This Year's BoomTown Obsession Might Have to Be AT&T

in News on January 4, 2010 at 7:03 am PT

Of all the major issues to think about in the digital sector over the next year, perhaps the most important to focus on will be the mobile space. That’s why the swirl of controversy around the inability of AT&T to maintain a reliable network for users of the Apple iPhone is perhaps the flashpoint story of the coming year. In other words, dropped calls and glitchy apps are more than just annoying–see my video after the jump–they’re holding back a key spark of future innovation for computing.
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Does This Handset Make Me Look Smart?

in News on September 24, 2009 at 9:17 am PT

What Palm lacks in market share, it more than makes up for in mindshare. In fact, according to a new study from research outfit Interpret, Palm’s new Pre handset is second only to the iPhone in that metric, despite its disadvantages in the marketplace.