Thursday, August 18, 2005

podcasting: "ITunes Mints Podcasting Stars"
Interesting story on Wired News about some technical glitches and other ramifications of Apple's decision to suddenly add podcasting support to iTunes.
BTW, if you're looking for a good podcast, don't grab the Ebert & Roeper one, even though their film review show is highly popular on iTunes. It's just the audio portion of their weekly televsion show, which has two problems:

1. During film clips, sometimes people don't talk. For a long time. And you can't see it. What's going on?
2. I already TiVo their television show, so there's no new content here.

Monday, August 15, 2005

smart news: Wal-Mart Experimental Store
It's only a trial at this point, but if the environmental design and policies at the new Wal-Mart Experimental Store outside Dallas prove efficient energy- and money-wise (and they will), maybe all sorts of retailers will notice. And manufacturers. And governments. And people.
I'm not a big fan of Wal-Mart, but admittedly they're one of the few with the muscle to push innovation, be it green buildings or RFID.
erik 3:51 PM | permalink | yap