Computer Culture

3D Television in the Works.

Published on 2009-12-09 13:58:00

Just the other day I was doing a little Christmas shopping at Wal-Mart, and I was happy to see the cost of LCD and Plasma TVs are almost in my comfort zone. Maybe I’ll get a nice HD TV in the near future…or maybe I’ll wait….It looks like 3D TV is on the way! I can’t wait to see what 3D TV looks like. I was “wowed” when I first saw HD TV, so 3D TV should be great.Unfortunately, you still have to wear those 3D glasses. I have a hard time finding the remote…imagine looking for those

Books, we don’t need no stinking books!

Published on 2009-10-22 17:01:00

Say it ain’t so…is this the beginning of the end of books? I hope not, but Amazon.com’s Kindle 2, and Barnes & Nobles’s new Nook e-book reader (scheduled to debut late 09) is making book lovers (maybe better to say avid readers) take notice.Watching the evolution of e-book readers has been interesting. The improvement from Kindle 1 to Kindle 2 has been well received. However, Barnes & Noble’s e-book reader called Nook will make e-book readers more appealing.First of a

Google’s Promise to deliver simplicity in Chrome OS

Published on 2009-10-20 11:12:00

Google makes the bold promise that all “Web-based applications will automatically work.” Sounds great, but it won’t be as easy. Digging deeper into the problem of a Web-centric OS begs the question, how will Chrome OS handle the chore of managing hardware resources? Although Chrome has simplified the way applications are accessed, the real issue is how will Chrome OS bridge the gap between Web software and device hardware? Another problem Chrome OS will need to overcome is working with leg