Sony's lens camera smartphone accessories could start from $250 | The Verge

Sony's lens camera smartphone accessories could start from $250 | The Verge:

In case you needed further proof that Sony will announce its "lens cameras" soon, Sony Alpha Rumors (SAR) has leaked the rumored accessories yet again. The camera site has previously revealed the lens cameras will attach to iOS and Android devices and act as a wireless lens using Wi-Fi. This time, the big surprise is color: SAR has obtained images from an anonymous source that show the rumored QX10 lens camera in a champagne gold and silver finish — perfect for that rumored gold iPhone 5S.

Happy 50th birthday, Compact Cassette: How it struck a chord for millions • The Register

Happy 50th birthday, Compact Cassette: How it struck a chord for millions • The Register: Feature On 30 August, 1963, a new bit of sound recording tech that was to change the lifestyle of millions was revealed at the Berlin Radio Show.

The adoption of the standard that followed led to a huge swath of related technological applications that had not been envisaged by its maker; for Philips, the unveiling of its new Compact Cassette tape and accompanying recorder was about enticing people to buy a fuss-free portable recording system.

Sonically, the Compact Cassette recorder was no hi-fi and, from the start, was never meant to be. Instead, the company had succeeded in putting together a format for recording, storing and playing back audio that immediately made sense - and delivered so many convenient improvements over existing systems that its success was assured.

Powerful: Olbermann talks about his dad, Satchel Paige and King’s speech | The Sherman Report

Powerful: Olbermann talks about his dad, Satchel Paige and King’s speech | The Sherman Report:

by Ed Sherman
AUGUST 29, 2013
The segment lasted 3:32 and at the end I felt a chill running down my spine.

Thus is the talent of Keith Olbermann.

His recollection of his father using Satchel Paige to illustrate the roots of segregation was powerful as anything I heard during the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s famous speech.

Like him or not, you owe it to yourself to watch.

▶ Kevin Spacey urges TV channels to give control to viewers - YouTube

▶ Kevin Spacey urges TV channels to give control to viewers - YouTube:

Double Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey has challenged TV channels to give "control" to their audiences or risk losing them at his address at the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival.

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Starting And Running Your Business | TechCrunch

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Starting And Running Your Business | TechCrunch: 4) Should you go for venture capital money?
First build a product, then get a customer, then get friends-and-family money (or money from revenues which is cheapest of all) and then think about raising money. But only then. Don’t be an amateur.

Steve Ballmer’s Classy Exit | TechCrunch

I agree with Alex's claim that in the last few years Microsoft has made some large bets under Ballmer....ballsy moves that the old Microsoft would not have undertaken.  However where I diverge from his opinion is that these gutsy decisions were not made from for-sight - they were clear reactive measures borne from Microsoft losing developer mindshare at an incredible rate.

Steve Ballmer’s Classy Exit | TechCrunch: Microsoft is a company struggling to be reborn, but its new trajectory is something Ballmer steered. Were mistakes made under his tenure? Certainly. But that doesn’t mean Ballmer isn’t leaving on a high note. In fact, his exit is classy: He stuck around longer than few others would have, and the concluding years of his tenure as CEO have been his best.

How to Convince Investors

How to Convince Investors:

Great article. Good advice in what is a marathon race.

A formidable person is one who seems like they'll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way. Formidable is close to confident, except that someone could be confident and mistaken. Formidable is roughly justifiably confident.

Open Letter to Jeff Bezos From ex-Washington Post Staffer Kara Swisher - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD

Open Letter to Jeff Bezos From ex-Washington Post Staffer Kara Swisher - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD: If I were you, I would probably even begin to make plans now to dump the print newspaper altogether. Despite the hue and cry over it, we all know it’s coming, so you might as well start early on with what is plainly inevitable. That does not mean there will not be print products, but you know full well that you used to sell more analog books, and now the game is largely a digital one.

Remembering the Apple Newton's Prophetic Failure and Lasting Impact | Wired Design | Wired.com

Remembering the Apple Newton's Prophetic Failure and Lasting Impact | Wired Design | Wired.com: In product lore, high profile gadgets that get killed are often more interesting than the ones that succeed. The Kin, the HP TouchPad, and the Edsel are all case studies in failure–albeit for different reasons. Yet in the history of those killings, nothing compared to the Apple Newton MessagePad. The Newton wasn’t just killed, it was violently murdered, dragged into a closet by its hair and kicked to death in its youth by one of technology’s great men. And yet it was a remarkable device, one whose influence is still with us today. The Ur tablet. The first computer designed to free us utterly from the desktop.

Diggit Harnesses the Power of Local to Help Canadian Businesses - Techvibes.com

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Diggit Harnesses the Power of Local to Help Canadian Businesses - Techvibes.com

Rinku Sen: The Racist Mind - COLORLINES

Great article...sheds a little light on the decision in the Trayvon Martin case.

Rinku Sen: The Racist Mind - COLORLINES