Just finished playing Scrabble by candlelight during the hourlong self-imposed blackout called Earth Hour 2008. Here are some Flickr photos of the event from around the world, including a shot of Toronto above (not a bad effort) by DustyNine (Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial No Derivatives license).
Heading to Tech Policy Summit
I’m flying to Los Angeles early Wednesday to moderate a panel at the second annual Tech Policy Summit (I’m on their Advisory Board). Here are the details: Panel: Using Social Media as a Policy Tool Panelists: Ellen Miller, co-founder and executive director of The Sunlight Foundation. John Earnhardt, senior manager of global media operations, Cisco […]
Open-sourcing the sports car
My friend Britt Blaser, founder and CEO of Open Resource Group, passed along word about a fascinating fellow named Claudio Ballard, an inventor whose obsession with automotive perfection is matched by his commitment to small, high-quality U.S. manufacturers. Claudio hosted a reception the other night at the New York Auto Show. (Said Britt: “They’re throwing […]
AmazonMP3: Own music free and clear
Holy hannah, I’ve been putting off a blog entry about this since September, so it’s time to get this posted: If you think iTunes is the only option for download-to-purchase music on the Web, let me introduce you to AmazonMP3. I just bought a boatload of tunes on both AmazonMP3 and iTunes this past […]
On my doorstep: Samsung hi-def camcorder
I’ve written a lot of consumer electronics reviews over the years — indeed, I wrote a weekly column for Engadget with interviews of tech CEOs not long ago — so somehow I fell onto the radar screen of Samsung, which just sent me the Samsung SC HMX10 HD video recorder to check out. I’m […]