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Sounds like Vizio is set to rock and rumble…

» by mtc July 29th, 2008 at 12:18 am » Comments (0)

…and at $299, they will certainly make an impact in the nascent soundbar market.
Vizio is known for it’s line of LCD and Plasma HDTVs, and specifically known for being very value oriented and offered through retailers like Walmart, Costco, Target, Sears, etc. Well with that go-to-market strategy, Vizio has made themselves the market leader […]

XtremeMac has an exit…

» by mtc July 6th, 2008 at 11:20 am » Comments (0)

Imation buys XtremeMac. Not a very big deal, about $9-15M.I suspect we’ll be seeing more consolidation in this space.

If I was the next President - my Apollo project…

» by mtc June 11th, 2008 at 3:04 pm » Comments (2)

I’d tell the Gasoline marketing companies (you know, the guys who own service stations) to develop a supply chain and service model to enable the following, and start rolling it out by 2011.
I’d tell automakers that 10% of their models sold in 2012 should utilize this infrastructure…
I call it Voltaire, for fun. Think replaceable […]

Apple’s Trojan Horse… it may be only a sandbox

» by mtc May 22nd, 2008 at 11:31 pm » Comments (0)

Over on Micro Everything, Mats picked up on an recent WSJ article about Apple’s wireless audio potentialities. I too have given this plenty of thought… no big surprise… but I just can’t keep quiet about my random toughts anymore… there are many things I find pretty intriguing about Apple’s approach to this wireless audio distribution, but […]

Japan: where demographic crisis meets cybertechnology.

» by mtc March 1st, 2008 at 6:21 pm » Comments (0)

The gist of the topic that has been keeping me intrigued for a while now…
For Japan, the robotics revolution is an imperative. With more than a fifth of the population 65 or older, the country is banking on robots to replenish the work force and care for the elderly.
In the past several years, the government […]

Separated at birth?

» by mtc February 15th, 2008 at 11:42 pm » Comments (0)

Digital photoframe… Pokemon lollipop…
Something nasty is lurking in the supply chain. God forbid we throw some quality standards into our global sourcing efforts. This is just a microcosm of a larger effect that ultimately will drive some lost jobs back home. America’s uniquely cynical (read: savvy) consumerists will make sure of it.

MacBook Air. Engineering marvel, yes. Product I need, no.

» by mtc January 16th, 2008 at 2:31 am » Comments (1)

I get how hard this thing was to build. I worked in the PC business long enough to know what all has to be integrated into very tight spaces, and the thermal engineers I am sure are still sweating bullets… But really…
…all that effort and all we get is thin??? Come on! […]

Apple TV pulls down TV, music purchases directly and allows rentals in SD or HD

» by mtc January 16th, 2008 at 2:05 am » Comments (0)

As I opined back in the day, Apple is building on the point-of-sale potential of the Apple TV by offering more direct tie-in to the iTune store as well as offer more Apple TV focused content. Makes good sense of course. Further monetizing a socket they won last year.
Overall, I like the service […]