Archive for October, 2005

iPod : A Driver’s Aide?

Posted: 24 October 2005 by Kathy E. Gill in Convergence, Personal Technology

If you have a photoTunes, iPodWay says it can turn your iPod into a driving aide. iPodWay takes the directions from Yahoo! Maps and saves the files in <zip> format. Extract the file into your iTunes photo folder and sync. That’s the published process, but when I tried it … the site scripts were unable [...]

Globally, eCommerce Still at Early Adopter Stage

Posted: 21 October 2005 by Kathy E. Gill in Statistics, Web/Tech

A new study from ACNielsen Europe suggests that only about 10 percent of the world’s population (more than 627 million people) has shopped online at least once. Books appear to be the most commonly purchased item (thank you, Jeff Bezos) followed closely by DVDs. It’s no surprise that first world countries would have the most [...]

The Slow March to HDTV

Posted: 21 October 2005 by Kathy E. Gill in Convergence, Media, Personal Technology

As the nation makes a slow march towards high-definition TV (digital transmission), what role will the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have in regulating content — given that TV will be freed from the crutch of “public airwaves”? The latest step in the journey is a Senate Commerce Committee action to set 7 April 2009 as [...]