Samsung making the right move by acquiring Boxee

I’ve been a longtime fan of Boxee and what Avner was building with that company. And not just because I was able to play ping pong with him once upon a time ;) And the news this week that Boxee was acquired by Samsung shows that Avner was onto something and Samsung sees where the…

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On the last day of Google Reader’s life, do this!

We’re all trying to figure out what RSS reader we’re going to be use now that Google Reader is going away tomorrow. I’m using Feedly currently, though not loving it, and I find myself using Flipboard more and more (and recently I’ve tried the new Digg Reader). So far nothing has replaced Reader for me…

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11 reasons I backed the Kreyos Smartwatch

I recently backed the Kreyos Smartwatch on Indiegogo (a Kickstarter competitor) and since I already have a Pebble Watch, I thought I’d explain why I wanted this device. If you aren’t familiar with the Kreyos, you can check out the video at the bottom. I always knew the Pebble Watch was “version one” of smart…

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Evernote and LinkedIn need to get together

Seeing as how last year I suggested (along with a million other people I’m sure) that Evernote create a Reminders option and they finally did that recently, I thought I’d throw out another recommendation. There needs to be an ability in Evernote to connect contacts to your notes. I try to make sure I “attach”…

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