Gadgets

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.

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

Prime View, Supplier to Kindle, to Triple Capacity This Year Prime View International Co., supplier of the E Ink technology used in Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle and Sony Corp.’s Reader, plans to triple capacity as clients release new color, touch-screen and flexible electronic book readers.

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.

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.

Netflix-Box Roku Sheds Origins, Adds Content: Rich Jaroslovsky When Roku’s original TV set-top box arrived last year, it did one thing, simply and well: allow Netflix Inc.’s customers to view Internet-delivered movies instantly on their televisions.

Nook Chases Kindle at Snail’s Pace: Rich Jaroslovsky (Update1) The Nook is finally here. It turns out to be much less Kindle-killer than Kindle-clone, and a slow one at that.