Sony Reader

Is the Sony Reader finally the answer to eBooks?

Kerry and Gates

The front page of NYT.com today had two juxtaposed items coming out of Davos today. One is a story on Senator Kerry's futile atempt to block a Supreme Court nominee. The other is about Bill Gates deciding to eradicate Tuberculosis by donating $900m to the cause. Who is the public servant here?

More Contrarian

How should we reconcile the "Wisdom of Crowds" theory and the wisdom of being a contrarian?

Email Test

Just a test of the email posting system.

Contrarian

Why is everyone a contrarian?

Bose Noise Canceling Headphones Reach Tipping Point

On DSBPI's last flight IN COACH the two passengers next to us had the above headphones (along with DSBPI). In first it is almost 50% of the cabin now.

If Bose were public we would be seeing iPod like growth reported on this item -- that probably has giant margins.

Sling Media

How long until Cisco buys Sling Media and mashes it into its SFA acquisition?

Always On

We are on the cusp of an always on broadband wireless world. Soon you will be reliably able to stream your home DVR to your laptop while 30,000ft over the Atlantic. Current old and new media business models do not take this into account. Digital, free, high quality,on demand content, anywhere is imminent.

Vivisimo

Vivisimo is a great search engine.