Sony Catches Kindle, Trails iPad With Reader: Rich Jaroslovsky The annals of consumer technology are full of woulda, coulda, shoulda: companies that were ahead of their time, then missed the wave they themselves helped spawn.

Apple IPad Will Need Content as Cool as It Is: Rich Jaroslovsky With all due respect to Steve Jobs, he chose the wrong name for Apple Inc.’s new iPad.

Bloomberg's Jaroslovsky Examines Genetic Test Kits: Video Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky reports on three genetic-testing services that may help clients detect their risk of contracting certain diseases or with locating possible relatives. (Source: Bloomberg)

Self-Absorbed? Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Genes: Rich Jaroslovsky I have fascinating genes. At least, they fascinate me.

Bloomberg's Jaroslovsky Looks at Devices From 2010 CES: Video Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky reviews a selection of new devices he discovered last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Digital Sauna Hot, Koreans Cool at Trade Show: Rich Jaroslovsky I’ve been to a lot of political conventions. Last week was my first Consumer Electronics Show. They have more in common than I would have thought.

Steve Jobs, Not ‘Hive Mind,’ Led to IPhone, Says Web Skeptic In the first flowering of the Internet a decade and a half ago, the astronomer and computer expert Clifford Stoll wrote “Silicon Snake Oil,” a vigorous assault on the overheated promises and dreamy utopianism of the new digital world.

Google’s Phone Threatens Motorola: Rich Jaroslovsky (Update1) It’s a nice phone. OK, it’s a very nice phone.

Google’s Navigation App Takes a Wrong Turn: Rich Jaroslovsky Where in the world am I?

Microsoft Needs a Swift Kick in the Boot-Up: Rich Jaroslovsky It took about 20 years before television viewers no longer had to wait for their sets to warm up. Yet here we are, 30-plus years into the personal computer era, and the instant-on PC remains elusive.