Year: 2012

At CES this year, SolarFocus will introduce SolarKindle, billed as “the world’s first solar powered e-reader cover.” The cover will have a built-in solar panel with a dual-charging (USB and solar) reserve battery. The company […]

I’m writing this post from the restaurant at Casa de Fruta –which is exactly 59 miles from my home in Silicon Valley and 478 miles from my destination – the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in […]

I’m about to leave for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to hang out with 140,000 of my closest friends. This show — the mother of all tech trade show — is where people […]

Like a silent movie star who never quite made the transition to talkies, the once venerable Eastman Kodak company could fade from the picture. Kodak is reportedly on the verge of filing for bankruptcy, according to the Wall Street Journal. […]

This post appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on January 2, 2012 by Larry Magid As I sat down to write my “2012 tech predictions” column, I recalled a visit last week to Facebook’s new offices in Menlo […]