I suspect most of you have seen these “logical” puzzles in many newspapers (not to mention little books). They consist of putting numbers into squares so each big square of nine squares has every number, one through nine. Likewise, so does every row and every column. The easy ones are too easy, and the hard ones are substantially impossible. But the moderate ones are fairly challenging and satisfying. Sudoku is a big time-waster, and I won’t recommend anybody...... Read the Entire Post Here
At the 2008 International CES, there are some “press only” events, one of which is called Showstoppers. This event brings together more than 100 vendors in one venue, each showing off their offerings. Usually, I make appointments to see people at this event, but I also roam the floor looking for interesting new products. One that caught my eye was Network Magic from a company called PureNetworks (www.networkmagic.com). My wife had been nagging me to connect her notebook computer, which she works at in the kitchen, to one of our printers in the basement. Although this is the notebook issued to...Read the Entire Post Here
In a sort of American Idol for the mobile technology world, the GSM Association held its American leg of the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition in Atlanta on June 3-4. This was a cool event bringing together top innovators and thought leaders in the mobile market space, and I enjoyed the chance to see so many new technologies on one stage. ...Read the Entire Post Here
