Author: Michael Sitver

crowdsourcing / innovation / Kickstarter

November 1

2013: The Year of the Light Bulb?

Legend has it that it took Thomas Edison 1000 tries to perfect his lightbulb. Oddly enough, given the technical innovation we’ve seen in the past few decades, the bulbs we use are largely the same as they were a century ago. Sign up for our newsletter here. 2013 seems to be the year of the lightbulb, with a variety of new lightbulbs hitting the...

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October 31

Our new manifesto

Apple’s latest keynote served as an epiphany for me. Apple is no longer newsworthy. It’s not that they don’t make amazing products, and it’s not that they aren’t an amazing company. They’re just boring. I’ve found this to be a general trend these days, beyond Apple: smartphones and tablets are boring to read about. Take the Nexus 5. The continual stream of leaks completely...

Apple / mac / macbook pro

October 22

One non-retina Macbook Pro survives After Apple Revamps Retinas

For those of you fretting, the non-retina ultrathick disk-drived Macbook Pros are still around. There’s just little reason to buy it. One single 13-inch machine is still available, alongside the new retinas. It starts at $1200, but once you start customizing, it easily surpasses the price of the new 13 inch retinas, which now start at $1300.

All / Apple / keynote

October 22

iPad Keynote Event 2013 Notes

Per usual, I’m posting a live copy of my notes here, so that you can quickly catch up on what you missed for today’s iPad/Mac Pro/Macbook Pro keynote event. It’s broadcasting live by the way, right here. You need Safari to watch. Apple starts with their amazingly thoughtful design video. I love that video so much. Cook talks about the iPhone’s crazy opening weekend, and...

Apple / Video

October 22

Should Crazy Be In Our Vocabulary?

You may have noticed my unusual absence. I did too. I got caught up in other projects, and couldn’t get back into things. Well, here I am, back to write every day, and I couldn’t have come back at a better time. Tomorrow we see the latest iPads, Macbook Pros, and (maybe) even an iWatch! We also get a peak at Nokia’s newest Windows...