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Barcelona Trip {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Apr 12th 2007 11:37PM You MUST
* do the tour of the Gaudi cathedral (La Sagrada Familia)
* eat lots of tapas, especially trying different shrimp and chorizo dishes
* walk Las Ramblas (preferably with a cigar)
* find a place called El Pollo Rico - awesome
* sangria, sangria, sangria
* check out the museum (can't remember the name) on the top of Montjuic (sp?) - in addition to being a great museum, there's a killer view of the city from up there
* adjust your eating clock - lunch is at 2pm, dinner at 10/11pm.
have fun!
The first NETGEAR EVA8000 Review {Engadget HD}
Mar 18th 2007 10:09AM Ben - yeah, I didn't get a chance to play with HD content because (as I said in the review) I only had a few hours and all the stuff I have thats actually IN high-def wasn't on the network. I'll do a second review next week when I get back home to look into the rest of the features. Shoot me an email if there's anything in particular you'd like me to take a look at.
Thanks for the link!
Twitter on fire... {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Mar 12th 2007 9:29PM Jason,
You really want to go on record as saying Twitter is going to replace ONE HALF of all IM conversations, email, and flickr usage??? You so sure about that? I'll take, say, any wager you want to make that that doesn't happen in my lifetime...
Social Bookmarking 101: You gotta own your bury/sink. (or How Kevin Rose is painting himself into a corner). {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Feb 26th 2007 10:03PM Jason - all great points, but you make one incorrect assumption: you think that there is a public perception that Digg is "an open community" and that it has "credibility". Neither perception is accurate.
When you take a single step away from this space, it becomes instantly clear that (1) Digg is controlled by a small group, (2) their interests do not reflect the masses, and (3) when you get Dugg all you get is a traffic spike and nothing more...
How to buy HDMI cables... {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Jan 15th 2007 11:34PM There's virtually NO difference between brands. NONE. It's all digital, so it comes down to: are the cables made correctly, or NOT made correctly. In fact, while at CES I interviewed a guy from Ethereal (a company that manufactures premium cables) and even he said the same thing (although he didn't get every detail right as you'll see): http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/01/14/are-all-hdmi-cables-the-same/
Engadget HD giveaways: win a Samsung HL-S5679W DLP with LED backlight {Engadget HD}
Dec 19th 2006 9:43PM Xbox 360 (when i get one)
Comcast PVRs looking better {PVR Wire}
Dec 1st 2006 7:08PM I like all the improvements except for one, and it's a biggie for me. In the old menus, pushing DVR took you straight to your 'recorded shows' screen, and you had to navigate menus to see your schedule and lists.
In the new menus, pushing DVR takes you to an interim screen to select from these choices, then you have to select 'recorded shows.' The problem here is this: 90% of your usage time with the DVR is viewing recorded shows. I really can't stand that they'd add more steps to the MOST COMMONLY USED function in order to make accessing the infrequently used features a little easier.
Bad UI decision.
Otherwise, it's definitely better.
The Rojas MP3 Player {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Nov 27th 2006 3:30PM Great article. The question to ask is how much of a "custom" gadget do you want? If all you want to do is take Taiwanese/Chinese generics and resell them, well, you need a heckuva marketing budget. If you want to "invent" products, you need engineering resources, which don't come cheap. "Modding" an existing device also takes resources.
A commentor pointed at SlimDevices' success, and this should be watched cautiously. First, they HAD engineers to do the work. Second, just because they "got acquired" doesn't mean everybody made out like bandits.
But if you do decide you want to get deeper, give me a ring. I was the VP of Product Management for Sling Media and helped get the Slingbox off the ground. Would love to hear what you & Peter have dreamed up. :)
Engadget Black Friday giveaways (part 2): Nikon D40 DSLR! {Engadget}
Nov 24th 2006 4:22PM yes please.
Cinematical Seven: Imaginary Movie Gadgets We Want {Cinematical}
Oct 26th 2006 11:58AM Uh, hello? Star Trek TRANSPORTER anyone?
Also, I think the Minority Report "UI" is a really awful idea. Forget carpal tunnel, try waving your hands in the air for 8 hours a day!
