Tech Companies at the September 7 Conference To Include Cisco, Hewlett Packard, and Microsoft ENCINO, CA (August 10, 2011) … Next month’s Digital Media Pipeline conference, the one-day conference focusing on business-to-business opportunities in the digital delivery of home entertainment to the consumer, will feature speakers from  leading digital entertainment companies, content providers, retailers, and Continue Reading →
TORONTO – July 19, 2011 – The management of Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 4.2 million users in more than 100 countries worldwide, has issued comments relating to the ongoing liquidation of Borders to clarify misconceptions about Kobo that have been inaccurately reported by the media and misunderstood by consumers. Kobo management Continue Reading →
Star-Studded Event to Include Live Performances by Miley Cyrus, Reba, Meat Loaf, LIBERA and Kevin Costner & Modern West; as well as a Who’s Who from the Movies, Television and Sports and Entertainment Worlds What: The Starkey Hearing Foundation, dedicated to changing the social consciousness of hearing and hearing issues through education and research while Continue Reading →
HDTV
Welcome to Shelly Palmer’s Technophobe’s Guide to HDTV — a very biased, highly opinionated, absolutely partisan instruction manual focused entirely on purchasing something you absolutely don’t need.   George Bernhard Shaw once said, “Every profession is a conspiracy against the laity.” And, retail television salespeople (most of whom also sell toaster ovens) have the added Continue Reading →
Xbox 360
A new promotion by Microsoft offers students a free Xbox 360 with the purchase of any Windows computer that costs $699 or more. The deal runs until September 3rd and all you need to claim the offer is a .edu email address. Eligible computers can be purchased through Best Buy or one of Microsoft’s retail Continue Reading →
Google Chrome
Google announced that laptops running the Chrome operating system would be available starting in June. Acer and Samsung will roll out two models starting at $349 through Amazon and Best Buy. Google’s Chrome OS is a cloud-based system that doesn’t store data or applications on the computer. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110512_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google announced that laptops running the Chrome operating system would be available starting in June. Acer and Samsung will roll out two models starting at $349 through Amazon and Best Buy. Google’s Chrome OS is a cloud-based system that doesn’t store data or applications on the computer. Continue Reading →
Next on Live Digital: How does Amazon plan on making the Kindle even cheaper? Is T-Mobile’s unlimited plan really unlimited? Can YouTube’s copyright school successfully prevent piract? And, where does the United States rank when it comes to technology? Plus, CNN.com’s Mark Milian will tell us what Comcast’s new hi-speed internet means for consumers, I’ll Continue Reading →