Coca-Cola What is This I See?

Coca-Cola has always had a place near to my heart.  Growing up in Atlanta you switch from a milk bottle to a Coke bottle at a very early age.  I have frequented the Coke museum and cannot tell you how many Cokes from around the world I have tasted.  When I want a soda, I ask for a Coke and that's it.  You better not bring me a Pepsi unless it's to pee in.  I like polar bears more than Britney Spears, at least after the whole K-Fed thing.  So when I saw Coke try to usher in the future of vending I just had to tell all y'all about it.  Read on...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus Review

To all my American readers the long awaited Samsung Galaxy Nexus can be yours on Verizon, but this phone is not for everyone.  Yes! it will be the biggest baddest phone anyone will talk about this holiday season.  Yes! I do think it will be the best phone on the market until probably a Nokia Windows Phone device hits market.  Read on to see why I am not recommending this phone to the masses.

Football Tech 102

My next installment of football tech gets much more complex.  For those who enjoyed my 101 course, 102 brings more advanced tech to keep you reading. This time I jump into secured iPads, weird looking mouthpieces, and a new sensor technology placed in the players uniform.  You have graduated from what you see on the field (the focus of 101) to more of an information based approach in Football Tech 102.  Enjoy!

HTC Brings the Beats

I am thrilled to see HTC find a way to differentiate themselves from all the other stale Android makers out there. To the hardcore Android user, you already know about their Sense UI and how it makes HTC stand out, but to the average cell phone user HTC needed something different. In comes Beats by Dr. Dre whose headphones everyone has heard of, and now can give HTC that little different look on the shelves that might boost their consumer focus. Read on for my in depth look.

Android Hate

It is time for me to get a little something off my chest. I have a very love/hate relationship for Android.  There are millions of people purchasing Android devices that probably need to take a look around before flocking like lemmings to stores because a sexy lady wielding a sword destroyed a robot. Read what I mean after the break.

Motorola to bring back the RAZR

Oh Moto, how you wish to be relevant again.  I'm sure anyone in the U.S. during the 2000's either owned a RAZR or saw an advertisement for it. The $300 RAZR ushered in the new thin metallic phone style that proved a phone could look great and fit in the pocket easily. From it's debut in 2004 to it's death in 2008 the RAZR sold a still standing record of 130 million units. The unbelievable success of the RAZR earned Motorola the top spot in mobile sales and billions of dollars in revenue. Well, after being buried for a few years Moto has decided to resurrect the name and try to move up in sales numbers again.

Xbox brings in the metro

Xbox has slowly escalated into gaming dominance over the last few years. The explosion of Kinect last year, the addition of Zune media, and a touch of Netflix has made the Xbox a media powerhouse as well. Their not done yet, Microsoft is about to overhaul the UI to give Xbox a whole new feel. I'm going to give you a taste of some major changes you are about to see come to your living room in the next few months.

Football Tech 101

Ah football season is finally here for all to enjoy. Wait a minute this is a tech blog. Why is football being mentioned on a tech blog? I have two passions, one obviously is technology, and the other is hard nose American football. I am about to merge the two together while I show you the amazing technology behind the world's greatest sport.

It is Time for a Microsoft Boom!

There are a lot of haters and just plain negative feelings towards Microsoft these days. Their stock just sits in the mid-20s while Apple and Google explore the 300-500 range while making the same amount of revenue as Microsoft.  People just generally have a bad taste or a boring aura around the brand. Well, I think it is time for people to be optimistic about what Microsoft is about to do in the consumer market, and here is why.

HP WebOS#!^

The merger of HP and Palm was anything but smooth. Having purchased products from both companies I thought something great would happen. I thought Palm would now have what it needed to be become great again. Boy, I could not have been more wrong. Read my thoughts on why we should have seen the downfall of Palm.



So the last 48 hours has been quite a busy time for tech enthousiasts. On the wake of Google buying Motorola HP is now ditching the WebOS hardware devision it just purchased 1 yr ago. Below is a sad and very dry earnings call by HP announcing the death of WebOS.

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/podcasts/HP_on_webOS.mp3

Grid OS, Like Tron Grid?

So I had to show you guys this wacky new thing that is going to hit the market. A company called Fusion Garage (they made the Joo Joo) is producing a tablet called Grid 10 and a smartphone called Grid 4. The numbers are nothing special, that's how many inches the screens are diagonally. I am going to give you my impressions of this odd new OS.

Thanks Engadget for the nice vid

Laptops for Cheap Yo!

Recently I have had a lot of people asking me what laptop they should buy. I am a little overwhelmed by this question because there is so much choice out there. Well, these days everyone wants to save money so all of these people asking for laptops all wanted something low cost. Hence the reason for this post.

Does My Phone Have a Virus On It

 

Here is a question I have heard a lot over the years. The answer is ... meh I dunno. No OS on the market tells us tech guys what is causing the lag, power cycle, or just random crash you are experiencing on your phone. So if anyone has told you the smartphone in your hands is being destroyed by malware, they really don't know. Below I have linked a great article Lookout Mobile Security just published. I advise people to read it, especially if you use Android.

https://www.mylookout.com/mobile-threat-report

Look Another Tech Blogger, AHHH!

So what makes me so great? Another tech blogger? Why should I read your stuff?

Ok, I know the number of tech bloggers in America could literally support a city the size of Charleston, SC. I know there is fierce competition. I know I really need to be different. So let me make a case for myself.

I am not a journalist. I did not focus on writing first and then happen to have tech as a focus. I have a true passion for technology and how it effects our culture. Today all these blogs are trying to scoop the next device and break a big story. This blog is not to scoop stuff.

I think I just puked a little bit