So, Creative finally sued Apple for alleged patent infringement. But why the wait? After all, the Singapore company received a patent for its Zen music player on 9 August 2005 and has been threatening to sue Apple ever since. Well, here are some conspiracy theories. Either way, it shows how creative a sore loser can… Read More »
Amazingly, some companies just don’t seem to get it. Many maintain that “customers come first”, but their actions indicated otherwise. Dutch electronics giant Philips is one of them. According to The Register, Philips is attempting to patent a technique that would prevent viewers from skipping through ads embedded within recorded programmes or even channel surfing… Read More »
How about something that will give him/her pause? Like a bed that integrates the iPod, allowing the user to listen to his/her favourite tunes without waking up the next day with earbuds stuck dead in the ears. That’s what New Zealand bed maker Design Mobel’s II Pause iPod Bed is all about. Dubbed “the world’s… Read More »
The Sony DRM debacle, apparently, is not an isolated case. In 2004, the company launched an e-book reader called Librie in Japan that also failed to take off. The reason? While Librie won plaudits for design, its high price and draconian antipiracy technology (users could only “rent” books from Sony for 60 days before the… Read More »
I wonder how much Alfred is being paid for writing this kind of bullshit (“3G is the real deal”). It’s not about how cheap the service has become or how broad the pipe is. He entirely (or conveniently) forgot about the user experience on mobile devices, which is the key factor deterring people from signing… Read More »
Incredible, but true: movie featuring an all-star hard-drive cast.Ok, we’re not trying to be corny here. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has conjured a short film that features an all-star hard-drive cast, including the Hitachi Travelstar, Deskstar, Ultrastar, Endurastar and Microdrive. (See? Told you so!) Titled “Unsung Heroes”, this six-minute clip depicts a family whose struggles… Read More »