Bytemarks

Local tech company Oceanit and the Honolulu Hackerspace group HI Capacity are collaborating to help Japan with its radiation problems after the explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant this past March. They recently met up with Peiter Franken one of the co-founders of an organization called Safecast that is helping to map out the [...]

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If you are into electronics, cameras or gadgets in general Yodobashi Camera is the place to be. Knowing my geeky interests, @Sophielynette cued me on to Yodobashi. There are about 21 of these stores scattered around Japan, each one consisting of multiple floors of electronics gear. The one we went to in Umeda was 8 [...]

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It’s a little ironic that I get a demo unit from Verizon Wireless of the Motorola Xoom the day before Apple’s iPad2 launch. Since I was planning to stand in line for the iPad2, I felt I had ample time to check out the features of Motorola’s new tablet. It is uncanny how these two [...]

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This is just a short post while I sit in the hotel lobby on the only Internet workstation in the hotel. I am currently in Arita, Japan, a city known for its porcelin ceramics. Very beautiful stuff and a great history on how the skill was brought to Japan. While in a old historic building [...]

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These Android phones are coming out fast and furious. Late last year I got to touch a Motorola Droid. It was a little heavy compared to the iPhone and it had a built in keyboard that nobody liked. Next up, the Nexus One was sold by Google early this year with quite a bit of [...]

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Oceanic Time Warner Cable and Sony Electronics held a joint press conference showcasing consumer 3D television viewing. If you have digital cable and select channel 1217 you can watch highlights from the Masters Gold Tournament in 3D beginning today through April 30, 2010. You will also need a 3D television.  Oceanic plans to roll out [...]

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For the past week or so I’ve had the pleasure of using a Motorola Droid courtesy of Verizon Wireless. It’s a loaner so I have to return it shortly. As these are my first impressions, I am going to make the obvious comparisons to the iPhone 3GS which I will admit I am in love [...]

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I just got word of an upcoming show called Digital Imagery in Hawaii 2009 featuring local photographers. The show is juried by David Ulrich and Jerry Omo, Jr. and will be held at the Canon Gallery, 210 Ward Avenue, Suite 701. The exhibition is sponsored by Pacific New Media and is designed to provide a [...]

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After moving the Bytemarks blog from Blogger.com to WordPress, I felt compelled to spend a little more time with Woopra, the web analytics tool. When Lorelle VanFossen was here in October with Mactoberfest and Podcamp she was singing the praises of Woopra. I love the fact that it has a ready made plugin for WordPress. [...]

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I finally treated myself to a new gadget. It was a toss up between getting an EeePC or the iPod Touch. Although I think the EeePC is a pretty cool device and affordably priced, I decided to go for the iPod Touch. I’ve been looking for something that added mobility to my online life, but [...]

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