Clearly, Mike Lazaridis has the chops when it comes to running a business. What he clearly lacks, however, is a firm definition of the term “netbook.” To his credit, we still feel the exact boundaries for netbooks have yet to be determined (fret not, Psion Teklogix is hammering out those details), but calling a BlackBerry Storm one is — how do you say? — a bit of a stretch. During a recent sit down with RIM’s president, CNET Asia heard the bigwig answer like so when questioned about viewing netbooks as competitors: “No, I think I can put netbooks in here [referring to the BlackBerry Storm]. These are netbooks. They are just smaller.” Wait, Mike — don’t you think smartphones are more like MIDs or UMPCs? Or do we just have you all wrong here?
Now this is just low, Walmart—about as classy as us putting up a game called Wii Should Maybe Protect Our Employees From Being Trampled To Death next to the break room. [Kotaku]
As if the PS3/360 hybrid controller weren’t enough, one modder has stuck an entire Xbox 360 inside a PS3 shell.
Despite the PS3’s hefty stature, the fit was so tight that the modder had to slice down the actual cooling fan blades as to not disrupt other components. Oddly enough, the disc drive is still positioned on the left (a chunk was removed from the PS3 case so that the tray could extend) while the PS3’s own elegant drive components go unused. Both the PS3’s eject and power buttons still work, which was a nice touch.
If you’re interested in owning this PS360, it’s actually on eBay. We’ll pass until someone manages to fit both a 360 and PS3 into either system of choice. [eBay via N8bogThanks Eric!]
Over the summer, Dell declared that it had become “carbon neutral.” You would think that meant, amazingly, it’s reduced its carbon footprint to the point it’s no longer adding to greenhouse gases. Total BS.
Dell’s declaration of its carbon neutrality is based on a self-defined carbon footprint that includes emissions produced by its boilers, company-owned cars, air travel and electricity use. What it doesn’t count, however, is anything related to actually making its computers. As the WSJ notes, that’s none of the oil used by its part suppliers or the fuel used to ship its computers around the world. Dell itself admits that the carbon footprint of its suppliers and consumers are about 10 times the footprint Dell claims for itself. The WSJ estimates they’re “only neutralizing about 5% of the greenhouse gases that go into the making and use of its products.” Even then, most of Dell’s neutrality comes from the fact that it buys environmental credits, not because of actual green practices, like powering its warehouses solely from green energy.
The consumers, and how they use Dell products, Dell shouldn’t really have to count. But, anything that goes into making the computers up until the point they hit your door, on the other hand, should totally be on Dell. So calling themselves carbon neutral at this moment feels at least a little bit disingenuous, even if they are trying really hard to be green. That said, they still might be doing better than Apple, according to a different WSJ report.
Clearly, Mike Lazaridis has the chops when it comes to running a business. What he clearly lacks, however, is a firm definition of the term “netbook.” To his credit, we still feel the exact boundaries for netbooks have yet to be determined (fret not, Psion Teklogix is hammering out those details), but calling a BlackBerry Storm one is — how do you say? — a bit of a stretch. During a recent sit down with RIM’s president, CNET Asia heard the bigwig answer like so when questioned about viewing netbooks as competitors: “No, I think I can put netbooks in here [referring to the BlackBerry Storm]. These are netbooks. They are just smaller.” Wait, Mike — don’t you think smartphones are more like MIDs or UMPCs? Or do we just have you all wrong here?
Does “You pack everything but the kitchen sink!” sound familiar? Well, now you can truly take it all with you now that a company called Hughie has developed a removable version.
Indeed, the sink is basically a bucket with a drain and can be removed from its housing for tasks like watering plants, washing your car and bathing pets. Naturally, that means you are conserving and reusing excess water—so it is eco friendly as well. Sounds like a smart product to me—and the $25 price tag isn’t bad either. [Hughie via Trendir]
According to a previously reliable source, Apple misrepresented the reasons behind Macworld and Jobs’ keynote cancellation. Allegedly, the real cause is his rapidly declining health. In fact, it may be even worse than we imagined:
Steves health is rapidly declining. Apple is choosing to remove the hype factor strategically vs letting the hype destroy apple when the inevitable news comes later this spring.
This strategic loss will be less of a bang with investors. This is why Macworld is a no-go anymore. No more Steve means no more hype. Saying they are no longer needing [Macworld] is the cover designed by the worldwide “loyalty” department.
This source has repeatedly been 100% correct before. Those times, however, were always related to news and images of unreleased Apple products. I can only hope that, in this more personal matter, it is absolutely wrong. And that if he is not, that sentence just means that Steve Jobs is retiring according to his plan.
While Steve Jobs’ health is nobody’s business—not the press, not investors, not the public—we believe that there’s a line between saying “no-comment” and plainly misleading—once again—the public.
Steve Jobs have been giving Macworld Expo keynotes since he came back as interim CEO of the company in 1997. Since then he has never failed once, always introducing notable products both at Macworld San Francisco and Macworld New York. During his latest Macworld keynote, in 2008, he introduced the MacBook Air. Later this year, he used his WWDC presentation to announce the new iPhone 3G. In his last two show-n-tells, for the new iPods and the new MacBooks, he used less time on stage, giving more limelight to key members of Apple’s executive team.
According to our Deep Throat’s report, the fact seems to be that whether or not Apple had other reasons to pull out of Macworld, they weren’t the only ones, and they certainly weren’t the same ones used for not putting Steve Jobs through the ordeal of a two-hour presentation.
Apple did not comment on this story after being contacted.
According to a previously reliable source, Apple misrepresented the reasons behind Macworld and Jobs’ keynote cancellation. Allegedly, the real cause is his rapidly declining health. In fact, it may be even worse than we imagined:
Steves health is rapidly declining. Apple is choosing to remove the hype factor strategically vs letting the hype destroy apple when the inevitable news comes later this spring.
This strategic loss will be less of a bang with investors. This is why Macworld is a no-go anymore. No more Steve means no more hype. Saying they are no longer needing [Macworld] is the cover designed by the worldwide “loyalty” department.
This source has repeatedly been 100% correct before. Those times, however, were always related to news and images of unreleased Apple products. I can only hope that, in this more personal matter, it is absolutely wrong. And that if he is not, that sentence just means that Steve Jobs is retiring according to his plan.
While Steve Jobs’ health is nobody’s business—not the press, not investors, not the public—we believe that there’s a line between saying “no-comment” and plainly misleading—once again—the public.
Steve Jobs have been giving Macworld Expo keynotes since he came back as interim CEO of the company in 1997. Since then he has never failed once, always introducing notable products both at Macworld San Francisco and Macworld New York. During his latest Macworld keynote, in 2008, he introduced the MacBook Air. Later this year, he used his WWDC presentation to announce the new iPhone 3G. In his last two show-n-tells, for the new iPods and the new MacBooks, he used less time on stage, giving more limelight to key members of Apple’s executive team.
According to our Deep Throat’s report, the fact seems to be that whether or not Apple had other reasons to pull out of Macworld, they weren’t the only ones, and they certainly weren’t the same ones used for not putting Steve Jobs through the ordeal of a two-hour presentation.
Apple did not comment on this story after being contacted.
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Over the summer, Dell declared that it had become “carbon neutral.” You would think that meant, amazingly, it’s reduced its carbon footprint to the point it’s no longer adding to greenhouse gases. 
Does “You pack everything but the kitchen sink!” sound familiar? Well, now you can truly take it all with you now that a company called Hughie has developed a removable version.
Indeed, the sink is basically a bucket with a drain and can be removed from its housing for tasks like watering plants, washing your car and bathing pets. Naturally, that means you are conserving and reusing excess water—so it is eco friendly as well. Sounds like a smart product to me—and the $25 price tag isn’t bad either. [
According to a previously reliable source, Apple misrepresented the reasons behind 
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