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Tech reporter who doesn't know tech
There are a few tech reporters that are well known and well respected in the industry. David Pogue and Walt Mosberg to name the most famous. Both men write pretty good reviews and seem to be right on the money with what they say. So much so that their reviews can greatly influence a product's success in some circles. Today I read a review by Jonathan Blum about the Navigon 2100 and can't understand how he gave it a positive review. (I've seen a few other positive reviews of it and my conclusions below apply to all of them.) One of the following explains the review:
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Gadget Drool Day
Yesterday I was in drooling all over my desk at some tech rumors and product announcements. First up was Garmin's announcement of the Forerunner 405. While I don't plan on running another marathon, I do plan on running to keep in shape. It's hard to justify purchasing it, but since it can work as a normal watch, maybe I need a new watch!
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Navigating with printed directions
Last night I had to pick up something for my wife. Unfortunately it wasn't going to fit in her car which has built-in navigation, so I had to take my car. As I gave my Garmin iQue 3600 to my father and haven't replaced it, I had to print out directions and follow printed directions. It seemed so archaic to have to do this, but I didn't have a choice. I guess I'll have to wait for a new car to have navigation again as I still can't justify getting a portable GPS unit for the little driving I do in my car to places I've never been.
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Watched my first movie rental on TiVo!
Awhile back, Amazon Unbox came to TiVo. I thought this was great as my wife and I are a bit too lazy to goto the store and rent a movie (even more so now that we have an 8 month old son). Well, nothing ever came of it as we never rented a movie. The other night, when there was nothing on TV because of the writer's strike, I mentioned it again to my wife and she checked out Amazon, saw that Ocean's Thirteen was available for rent for $0.99, so we set it up and started the download. It was quick and easy! Last night we got around to watching the movie and must say that the experience renting the movie was excellent. I think our threshold is probably $3.99 for movie rentals. The problem with Unbox is that the selection isn't all that great for rentals. Maybe I'm just picky, but not a whole lot jumped out at me.