Saturday, February 25, 2012

Smackdown: Google TV vs Apple TV vs Boxee vs Roku vs…

Smackdown: Google TV vs Apple TV vs Boxee vs Roku vs…: It’s looking like 2012 will be a watershed for “cord-cutters” seeking to replace expensive cable TV services with low-cost gadgets that stream movies and TV shows from the Internet via free, subscription, and pay-per-view services. Accordingly, this DeviceGuru “smackdown” pits five popular streaming media player devices against each other, based on their features, functions, specs, and quality of implementation.

Comparing today's computers to 1995's | Relatively Interesting

Comparing today's computers to 1995's | Relatively Interesting: I recently stumbled upon a computer science project I did in high school (way back in 1995) entitled “Technology in Society”. We were tasked with finding newspaper articles that demonstrated technology in various work spaces. Discovering a gem like this – especially after a decade and a half has gone by – is eye opening and mind boggling.