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Look, I know I don’t count

So anything I say is just screaming into the wind—no one hears it, no one cares, go find something else to do. So when I tell you I am an adult, cross streets by myself, ...

Larrabee is coming, Larrabee is coming!

Pat Gelsinger doing his Vanna White thing with a Larrabee wafer at Beijing IDF. (Courtesy Hardware Fr) According to reports from those who attended the Beijing IDF conference last week, the esteemed and always amusing ...

What’s in a processor?

Generally speaking, the difference between a microcontroller and a “processor” is soft code programming, microcontrollers typically run from a ROM-based set of instructions, which may simply be a function of manufacturing and cost convenience, and ...

ARM based netbooks?—not exactly.  But how about a new category?

Is this the future ARM-based cloud client? ARM netbooks are coming and it’s not about price because ARM silicon won’t be that much cheaper than an Intel or VIA solution. It will be about power ...

Multiple sources of entertainment— how come I’m not happier?

Jon needs a stimulus If I wanted to watch TV on a television set, like the 37-inch 1080p LG that’s proudly sitting in my family room, I have four choices of source: OTA (we live ...

The birth of consumerism

Did the world end in October? Is this the death of consumerism? Edward Bernays. (Courtesy Wikja Finance) Sales for companies in all sectors dropped, inventories piled up, lay-offs expanded, and the world went into economic ...

Defying gravity—it’s simply against the law

Good to go, netbooks are a portable alternative to full-sized notebooks. They don’t replace, they accompany. (Source: Techlivez) There’s a simple rule in the computer, and other, industries—sell-through trumps sell-in. Companies that brag about having ...

CES and my 2H prediction

Figure 1: CES attendance and DJIA correlation.(Source: Jon Peddie Research) The correlation I identified between CES attendance and the Dow-Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in 1999 continues to hold true and CES continues to be a ...

What have we learned from 2008?

We make such a big deal about the changing of the year that you can’t help but reflect on the past year. Even if you had a crappy year you would like to forget, you’ll ...

Why can’t we all just get along…or—where did Jon get his shoes?

I’m walking down the street in Chicago one sunny day with my kids and this guy and his girlfriend come up to me. He looks me up and down and says, “I’ll bet I know ...

The case for Apple buying Nvidia

The world is changing around us and anyone trying to live in the past with the rules of the past is doomed. The old sage about evolve or die is with us more these days ...

PC gaming gets no respect? – The numbers show otherwise

Game consoles, especially the vaunted Wii, have captured the imagination of game developers, pundits, and the channel. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you console games and consoles are way, like WAY bigger market than that ...