FeliCa: Robot payment terminal lures you to spend more

The FeliCa payment terminal is a new robot made by NEC that works as what else, a payment terminal. This one has been recently displayed at the iEXPO 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Read more

Volkswagen impresses at the SEMA 2008

If you though SEMA wasn’t really a show being opportunitized upon, then maybe Volkswagen will set your brains straight. The company rolled out some rather sleek, high performance cars with a love for the green at the SEMA 2008. Among the models displayed were a hot-rod version of the Tiguan crossover SUV, the CC Gold Coast Edition, and the Jetta TDI Cup. Read more

The SEMA Show 2008: All brawn but with a pinch of green

If you thought being green was called being concerned but not so cool, then maybe your assumptions are just not right. The SEMA Motor Show speaks this out loud and clear, where amidst an array of pumped up muscle vehicles, they still laid quite some stress on green and economically viable technology and vehicle culture. Read more

[Web 2.0 Summit] Al Gore’s plan to a carbon-free existence

While a lot is on the young shoulders of President Obama, his energy conservation plans are amongst the most speculated and discussed. To even it all out. Al Gore laid out a great and multi-dimentational plan to make the US electricity-system carbon free in 10 years. That makes you sigh in relief, doesn’t it? It’s not an easy task for sure. Read more

One shoe size that ‘fits’ all: E-commerce pioneer Zappos in trouble

If you’ve always been wanting to shop in a company that truly respects you, then Zappos.com is the place to be. That’s what thousands have to say about the company’s excellent customer service, and well, the company obviously considers a rather big investment. Unfortunately, the only thing that they sell are shoes, so unless you’re willing to shell bucks for buying a really good pair of shoes, that kind of customer service would have to wait. Read more

Photoshop.com: Adobe joins the web revolution bandwagon

Every intelligent technology businessman is looking for ways to hook onto the web, and make the best of it. So maybe web guru Tim O’Reilly wasn’t wrong when he said that a change is happening, and all we got to do is watch out for it. The latest to join the bandwagon is Adobe which plans to give it’s baby, Photoshop.com an edge, by letting its fans use it online as well, instead of just using it in isolation. Now, I really like that idea. Read more

[Web 2.0 Summit] The Web 2.0 conferenca likely to reflect the economic scrunch

Looks like the Web 2.0 Summit, one of the most influential conferences of our times for the techie world and internet community, is going to be the latest to reflect the economic slowdown and it’s resultant pessimism. Job cuts in the internet industry and venture capital investment would be some of the reasons expressing this pattern. Read more

[VoiceCon 2008] Voicecon decides to add some value to the conference season

If you haven’t had enough of forums and conferences this week, then there’s some good news for you. This fall VoiceCon is focused on the hard dollar and payback realities of building and managing enterprise communications platforms and will be held from November 10-13 at the Moscone North Convention Center in San Francisco. Read more

Tim O’Reilly sets a motivational swing for the Web 2.0 Summit 2008

If you though everyone was keeping their minds closed in the internet industry, thanks to the economic slowdown, then maybe you’ve not heard from one rather optimistic man (judicially so). The guy we are talking about is Tim O’Reilly, the founder and chief executive of O’Reilly Media, a leading publisher of computer books. And yes, considering he’s organising the Web 2.0, a coin termed by himself yet again, starting today, it’s definitely great news for the internet industry, that carefully watches for his words of wisdom. Read more

Blu-ray and other gadget sales affected by fall in economy

The Blu-ray technology has been around for some time now but it hasn’t really picked up in terms of sales. Some countries only have a few while in the US, it’s not really that famous as with the DVD status, yet. Read more

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