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Could According 2 Hip Hop be the Generational "Uniter"?
It all started, oddly enough, with Ghostface Killah: A couple of entrepreneurs with a love of hip hop would meet up and each would try to stump the other with trivia questions. Like playing the dozens, their impromptu game soon became addictive and before long, Maurice Thompson, Michael Dothard, and Ron Young realized they had... »
Nullriver's Connect360 Makes Xbox & Macs Play Nice
Full Disclosure: I am a console gaming novice, so what I say here might seem child's play to many of you. After a couple of weeks of delay, I finally set up the Xbox 360. Console, gamer name, wireless, you name it. But then the darn thing would not recognize my computer. The problem? It's... »
Black Labor and Patronage: An Uncle Ruckus Redux?
Image by ctankcycles via Flickr Last week, my good friend Anthony Calypso and I had a conversation about his latest piece for TheGrio.com, which addressed a "dirty secret…that blacks don't tip well." Our chat led me to think about not just tipping but also the value that we place on each other–whether its in hiring... »
iWant(?): Apple's iPad, Desire, and Shame
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, I took two tech devices to my class, sort of a combination show-and-tell and teaching aid. The first, an original Apple iPod, drew lots' of comments: "it's so heavy," "when was it made?" "the wheel moves," "does it still work?" (yes), "why is there so much music from the 1980s?"(shhhh!) Read more... »
You Say Tomato…: On Innovation and Semantics
Yesterday I wandered over to SheGeeks, one of the sites I follow for regular gadget and apps updates. Corvida Raven asked a question that I had been pondering my entire CES experience: “Where is the innovation?” Read more on You Say Tomato…: On Innovation and Semantics… »
Lady Gaga & Polaroid: Perfect Partners or Strange Bedfellows?
Polaroid has just announced a partnership with Lady Gaga who will serve as creative director on a "specialty line of imaging products." Just vague enough to pique my interest. More info to come when I hit tonight's press event at the Conrad Sky Villa on the 30th floor of the Las Vegas Hilton.... »
Watching Avatar, Dreaming of Tron
So this week I went to see Avatar with a couple of friends (yes, I have those—human ones). I knew the movie would be heavy on tech; and geek that I am, I was not disappointed in that regard. The tech is awesome. But as I sat in the theater, head pounding from... »
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