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Thanks for all who downloaded Ep 1 of This Week in Google Glass (http://www.twigg.tv). I got the repercussion of a popular show on the Internet with a large bill from Amazon. Wow! It's not going to deter the show, though. Numbers have settled a little... |
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Geek Smack! Last week I decided to take a week off – sort of. I was suppose to be at an event but a series of issues kept me at home. Therefore, I reduced my regular schedule and spent the rest of the week just relaxing (as much as I could) and starting a new book on Podcasting. Back in the zone this week – iPad365 back up and running after a small hiatus and a great episode of This Week in Google Glass with Luke last night. Geek Smack Sponsor board!ZAGG use code "Geekazine" Get a Roku - Prices start at $49 Gear I use: Check out Jeffrey Powers page at B&H Audio and Video Check out the Geekazine Store Hotline – 608-205-4378 – geekazine (at) gmail.com Subscribe to the podcast via: iTunes – TechPodcasts – Stitcher WWDC Charter Expanding? - Geek Smack: iO7 Gets Facelift, People Saying it Looks too much like AndroidLast week at WWDC, Apple released the new version of iOS in iOS7. Tim Cook says its the biggest change since iPhone was released. Yet many people mocked Apple – saying iOS7 now looks more like an Android phone. I put out an image (see below) that kinda mocked the statement. It really put everyone to blame – After all, Apple made a great point that the most used Android OS version was developed in 2010 (at 33%). I talked with Luke Wallace about this right before our TWIGG show and he mentioned that Google does all it can to support all models while the developers can still easily support the older OS. This is not the first time a company was accused of stealing form and function. Ironically, back in the original desktop wars, Apple accused Microsoft of stealing the idea for GUI – Graphical User Interface. Apple took Microsoft to court because Windows GUI seemed to be heavily influenced by their Lisa OS. This was further complicated when Xerox sued Apple for the same claims to Xerox’s GUI. Now we move 10 years ahead. Mobile devices are the new computer and we have the same problems. Are they problems where Google could sue Apple for a similar look and feel? We definitely want to protect intellectual property, but in some accusations, it just feels like they are trolling and hope to win so others can’t use a “Slide lock” or “way the icons are displayed on the screen”. It’s like if the city of Houston sued the City of Kansas because the sky and cloud coverage looked similar to each other. Let’s hope we don’t see an issue like that. Lawsuits – while sometimes necessary – only hold back innovation and raise costs. Apple Fail or Google Fail? Geek Smack! is a weekly video show and podcast that comes out every Tuesday evening. Your host: Jeffrey Powers – talks tech news, IT news and geek news for the week. Geek Smack! is ©2013 under a Creative Commons no-deriv license. Never take candy from strangers. If you would like more information about what is technology, recent news, Geekazine, and Jeffrey Powers, feel free to contact him. Jeffrey Powers does interviews, just ask!
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Geek Smack! also running Live on YouTube - if you want to see the extra content, go to YouTube.com/geekazine (http://YouTube.com/geekazine) Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend. It was cold and rainy Sunday and Monday, so local event BratFest didn't hit any record sales. Sad day as a friend pas... |
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Last week Google announced people will be getting livestream ability to their YouTube account. I am not a big LiveStream fan on my podcast because its just another thing to go wrong. I decided to stream and record this episode. A couple glitches but overall not a bad job... |
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Two weeks done on the 10,000 step challenge. Today is going to hit the 80's so I'm racing to get this episode done and enjoy the warmer weather. Thanks to all who have been watching! Hotline - 608-205-4378 - geekazine (at) gmail.com (http://www.geekazine.com/images/download.png)... |
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Started a new healthy campaign for the month of May. 10,000 steps a day for the month. So far, so good. Today, I'll be doing it after the podcast so we'll see how that goes. Its getting warm here and the switch to shorts has been made... |
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