Today’s Tech New, ping pong video, picture hack, a new Twitter account to follow and Buck Rogers for just a quarter.
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Margret Schmidt :: Margret Schmidt is Vice President of User Experience at TiVo. In such capacity she serves in the role of chief design officer, responsible for TiVoâ’s TV, PC, Mac, Web, and mobile experiences. Her team works across all divisions of the company â” ensuring a fun, easy-to-use, and consistent TiVo experience for all consumer, operator, and international TiVo DVRs, and tivo.com. Margret has been with TiVo since 2001.
Margret holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from U.C. Berkeley. She has a 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television, and was a contestant on the BBC kidâ’s show â’Beat the Bossâ’. Margret is an invited speaker on user-centered design process and creating passion-inspiring products. You can follow her at http://twitter.com/tivodesign
Margret’s favorite shows are Dollhouse, Ugly Betty, and Gossip Girl.
Besides just television updates it seems you she is being a little tech support. (Follow Here . . .)
Best Tweets : “Anyone else watching “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” on HBO? http://bit.ly/QpMG1 Kinda like “Murder, She Wrote” set in Botswana“
Tech News
Rare Supernova Discovered
By a 14 year old. Not all the kids are just playing video games. (Fox News . . .)
Say it to my Facebook?
Stupid Republican Party activist compares first lady to gorilla on Facebook. Not stupid for comparing but stupid for using Facebook where we all find out. (cnet. . .)
Green Nike
Grinding old Nike shoes to make new Nike shoes, not it is not letting the public know. (Business Week . . .)
Virgin and Unlimited Music
The service fee is being unveiled later this year. Basically Virgin mobile is asking not to go to Palm Pre or iPhone and be a little patient. (Globe and Mail . . .)
MySpace Dying
Massive layoff 1/3 of all employees handed pink slip. (India Times . . .)
Amazon vs Toys R Us
Amazon’s $51 Million dollar mistake. Business Rule #1 : Selling a product? Make sure you have product in stock. (AP . . .)
10 Most Influential Tech Products
USB didn’t make the list because it’s dependent on other technology to work. (Digital Trends . . .)
Carrots are the new Caviar
Thinking I should have planted more carrots in my garden. (Financial Times . . .)
America Goes Hungry
Microsoft is donating the equivalent of eight meals to the Feeding America Network for every completed download of Internet Explorer 8. (Microsoft . . .)
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Comic Book Pick
Dynamite has launched, in April, the all-original #0 issue for just 25¢!
Buck Rogers… the first man out of time… the first man to be taken out of his present environment and put into the future!
This is where it all begins and Dynamite’s plans for Buck Rogers follow the model that they’ve followed over the years beginning with Red Sonja, embracing the history of such classic characters, but giving them a modern edge for today’s audiences! All this, and for a quarter to introduce you to the new canon of Buck Rogers!
Now, I know what you think . . . cheap comic book. But don’t be fooled. I was hooked when I took a chance on the $ 0.50 to Neil Gaiman’s “The Absolute Sandman“. This little $ 0.50 also included in an exclusive bonus material and an introduction by Neil Gaiman discussing his thought process in how and why bring back â’The Sandmanâ’.
Which brings to today’s pick:
What is the storyline? Who knows. This is all I know “In the tradition of modern stories for iconic legendary heroes, Buck Rogers is the next BIG hit series from Dynamite! Join us for an all-new presentation of this classic sci-fi hero as the future truly begins now! Hey, we could tell you more, but that would ruin the surprise of the comic adventure!“
Which brings me back to Buck Rogers Issue #0 read this first, it is only $ 0.25. Think of Buck Rogers Issue #0 as a gateway comic, it will lead to more expensive comics. If you like it the tough decision will be which of the five (5) covers will you pick?
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