Category Consumer technology
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Drex Live, July 22: #ilm, #sonyimageworks, #sonos, #psgold, #ps4
Sam Ferris was sitting in for Drex last night. She and I talked last night about the booming digital effects industry in Vancouver, including the new Sony Pictures Imageworks studio, a limited edition Sonos speaker, and how much I’m liking the PlayStation Gold wireless headphones.
Posted , Author Blaine Kyllo
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Tech round-up for July 22: Digital effects in Vancouver, sound matters, games to play
This week we talk about the number of visual effects studios and operation in Vancouver (and what that means), a cool bookshelf speaker and a set of headphones, and a couple of games for the summertime.
Posted , Author Blaine Kyllo
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iPhone sales are up, while smartphone sales decline
I was a special guest on CKNW last night, talking about recent numbers that show smartphone sales in decline. At the same time, Apple’s share of the market has increased. Sam Ferris and I talk about why that may be.
Posted , Author Blaine Kyllo
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Drex Live, July 15: #amazon, #primeday, #nintendo, #satoruiwata, #newhorizons, #pluto
Oh, the beauty of Amazon’s Prime Day. Such fodder for interesting discussions and head shaking revelations. Drex and I discuss the promotion by the online retailer, as well as what the death of Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata means to video gamers. We wrap it all up with some marveling at what the New Horizons spacecraft is telling us about Pluto.
Posted , Author Blaine Kyllo
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Tech round-up for July 15: Prime Day from Amazon, a death in the family, news from Pluto
This week we mourn the passing of Satoru Iwata, who had been head of Nintendo for 13 years and we celebrate the success of New Horizons. But we start with Prime Day.
Posted , Author Blaine Kyllo