by David Heyerman on January 27, 2010
- Ladies & Gentleman…finally there’s something worth writing about. After literal years of rumors and predictions, Apple has unveiled its tablet-based computer, appropriately titled the iPad.
- Watch a quick video overview of it here.
- Price starts at $499 for the 16GB WiFi ranging all the way up to $829 for the 64GB WiFi & 3G.
- Does this signify the soon-to-come death of Amazon’s Kindle? Will the device be widely adopted by the health industry? ….only time will tell, but surely it will be exciting to see.
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by David Heyerman on October 23, 2009
Top 10 solar technologies to watch out for.- Door opens for Aptera, 3 wheelers to grab DOE green car funds.
- How Fort Irwin just signed the largest solar farm in the department of defense’s history.
- After Bitter Feud, hybrid car startup, Greentech plans $6.5 billion plant.
- Tata Nano increases production to keep up with strong demand. Like I said, a carbon emissions nightmare.
by David Heyerman on October 22, 2009
- This is big. Not just blogosphere big…..this is complete cultural shift big.
- Yale Physicists have for the first time in history made a definitive measurement of a “persistent current.”
- This persistent current, they describe as a “small but perpetual electric current that flows naturally through tiny rings of metal wire even without an external power source.”
- That’s right folks, a completely sustainable form of energy has been discovered.
- For years, these kind of studies have been covered up and slandered as fringe science and the work of conspiracy theorists, but now, with a school like Yale putting their name behind it, there’s no telling what’s to come next. Exciting.
by David Heyerman on October 12, 2009
- A new national survey just came out from Kelton Research that shows some serious support for solar power:
92% of Americans think it is important for the nation to develop and use solar energy. This was consistent across all political party affiliations.
77% of Americans feel the Federal government should make solar power development a national priority, including the financial support needed.
Almost half (49%) of all Americans are currently pondering solar power options for their home or business.
43% of Americans make solar their top energy source, followed far behind by other sources including their second choice, wind (17%).
- That’s pretty awesome. Progress is coming.
by David Heyerman on October 5, 2009
- The music industry as we know it is coming to an end, and faster than we once thought.
- One can blame two main causes for this; the internet, and music becoming almost completely digital.
- This, folks, I don’t feel is a bad thing. I see a future where musicians utilize their digital content by giving it for free, as promotional means to get fans out to live shows.
- In fact, this is the only way I see it working. There’s really no stopping the viral nature of the web, because no matter what, people crave information, and they want it for free. Developers will keep coming up with more innovative/harder to track techniques for downloading and consumers will continue to download these programs and applications to facilitate their need for more, new content. It’s a circle that will never stop, and not to mention, downloading music is proven to be a greener practice, which gives it even more credibility in this day and age.
- NY Times’ Charles Blow reported back in the end of July:
A study last year conducted by members of PRS for Music, a nonprofit royalty collection agency, found that of the 13 million songs for sale online last year, 10 million never got a single buyer and 80 percent of all revenue came from about 52,000 songs. That’s less than one percent of the songs.
- It’s quite obvious what’s happening. Money should never have been the deciding factor on an artist’s credibility or success. Within technology, you can see the cultural backlash to this failing industry model.
- My Advice for artists is this; utilize the long tail of our current market and give your music away for free to develop an audience/following. If your music is good, these people will pay you to play live shows. That’s it, that’s music. If you’re in it for any other reasons than that, you may want to reevaluate your intentions.
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