HD-DVD LOSES!

It looks like Blu-Ray has won. Toshiba, the major developer of HD-DVD, is shutting down its HD-DVD production facilities. It's Over. HD-DVD has lost.

I have one thing to say on this. I called it.

Ever since rumours of Sony backed Blu-Ray and Toshiba backed HD-DVD were in development all those years ago, I was saying Blu-Ray was going to win. I would tell anyone who would listen that Blu-Ray was not only superior, but that Sony wasn't going to lose another format war.

I got in some heated discussions, all of which I would like to think I won. Especially looking back now.

I'm not going to lie, I feel good about myself. I feel somewhat superior to all those people who just thought I was choosing a side for the sake of choosing a side. Yes, my ego has been inflated. I think I may become a futurist. Perhaps this blog will be my starting point.

SnuzNLuz

This is something I need.

I enjoy sleeping. It's great fun. There isn't much that stops me from hitting my snooze button repeatedly every morning, but the thought of losing money every time I hit that seductive little button would most certainly act as a deterrent. I hope.

Introducing the SnūzNLūz - Wifi Donation Alarm Clock.


This alarm-clock-turned-philanthropist connects to your Bank Account via WiFi (or hard line) and for every time you hit snooze, makes a donation (min. $10) to a charity that you HATE.

Are you a liberal? Well, Mr. Harper could use $10 of your hard earned money. Enjoy harming animals? Why not send some money over to PETA.

I'm seriously considering one of these.

VeloCity

The University of Waterloo is establishing a residence where its "most talented, entrepreneurial, creative and technologically savvy students will be united under one roof to work on the future of mobile communications, web and new media."

This is incredible. Disrupting University Residence? Who would have thought.
What I wouldn't do to be back in University just for the chance to apply.

Check it out. It will be interesting to see what comes out of this residence turned think tank.

http://www.velocity.uwaterloo.ca/index.php

Happy New Years

The Dark Knight

Now this is how movie posters should look
I can't wait

July 18th, 2008

Inside The Box

As I just posted my last entry, I began to think about one of the final sentences: "We need to think outside of the box, or at the very least outside of the web."

I think that maybe the issue is we're all so stuck on trying to think outside of the box, we miss the target. Perhaps we need to bring things back a few steps.

It seems to me that all we try to do is 'spread awareness'. In all reality, what good does awareness do? I agree that educating people on whatever it is you're promoting is necessary to achieve change, but it isn't what drives change. What does? I'm not sure. I do know that I see no results from the oh so ubiquitous 'awareness campaigns'.

Here's an idea: Instead of having free worldwide concerts that attract hundreds of millions of people to spread the awareness of ____________ (poverty, aids, the environment), charge something for a ticket. Charge anything. One dollar. That would make a difference. Money makes a difference.

We can't be ignorant to the fact that it is money and it is power that drives change. Awareness a great, but if the right people with the deep pockets don't listen, there's no point. Sad? Yes. True? Yes.

I guess I do know what drives change.