http://www.Peon25.com random ramblings through life. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:39:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.Peon25.com/2012/01/20/vizio-google-tv-built-right-in/ http://www.Peon25.com/2012/01/20/vizio-google-tv-built-right-in/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:43:47 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3973 Vizio looks to start where Logitech dropped off. The Google TV box sets weren’t exactly popular, for a number of reasons, largely including the fact Google had a hard time getting media companies to feed TV shows, movies, etc through. At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, the company announced the VIZIO VAP430 Stream Player. The new [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2012/01/20/vizio-google-tv-built-right-in/feed/ 0 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/12/14/two-and-a-half-year-iphone-3gs-still-being-produced/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/12/14/two-and-a-half-year-iphone-3gs-still-being-produced/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:36:08 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3882 And better yet, it’s on sale! Again! Apple’s manufacturing partners are expected to build 2 million iPhone 3GS handsets in the fourth quarter this year. Last week marked exactly two and a half years since Apple unveiled the iPhone 3GS during its Worldwide Developer Conference in June 2009. Citing industry sources within Apple’s supply chain, DigiTimes on Friday [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/12/14/two-and-a-half-year-iphone-3gs-still-being-produced/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/25/is-netflix-done/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/25/is-netflix-done/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:19:45 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3746 Yes, that’s the actual 3-month stock drop from Netflix current as of today. Remember when Netflix announced a 60% price increase? We all knew that would be a big mistake. Netflix tried to announce Qwikster, which of course failed. CEO Reed Hastings has apologized for nearly everything he has decided to do lately. September 2010: Reed [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/25/is-netflix-done/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/20/outnumbered-by-cell-phones/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/20/outnumbered-by-cell-phones/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:05:25 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3685 You have your home/personal cell phone. Some have work cell phones, some have pagers. You have the 3g contract for your iPad / tablet / notebook / wireless card. It doesn’t quite surprise me that for the first time, the number of wireless devices connecting to cellular networks in the United States and its territories over [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/20/outnumbered-by-cell-phones/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/10/vizio-tablet-adds-netflix-after-hulu/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/10/vizio-tablet-adds-netflix-after-hulu/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:35:41 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3628 Netflix has abandoned their Qwikster plans, and will now be on the Vizio tablet a few weeks after Hulu was added for additional movies & television streaming options. I had figured Netflix was already on the tablet as part of the original build, since the Vizio televisions with VIA (Vizio Internet Applications) all come pre-loaded. [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/10/vizio-tablet-adds-netflix-after-hulu/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-passes-away/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-passes-away/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:45:12 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3609 Wonder why Steve was a no-show at the Apple convention this week? Steve Jobs 1955-2011. Jobs co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 and, with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, marketed what was considered the world’s first personal computer, the Apple II. Industry watchers called him a master innovator — perhaps on a par with Thomas Edison — changing [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-passes-away/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/19/netflix-apologizes/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/19/netflix-apologizes/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:29:22 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3434 So here we are, with Netflix plunging as I blogged before, Reed Hastings is flailing to keep customers. Oops. Reed sent me a personal e-mail (and to millions of others, I might add =p) trying to explain his vision in raising prices 60%, and then clearing out your DVD queues and forcing you to utilize [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/19/netflix-apologizes/feed/ 0 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/19/netflix-introduces-qwikster-and-its-rapid-decline/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/19/netflix-introduces-qwikster-and-its-rapid-decline/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:00:45 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3421 Boy, am I sure glad I dropped my Netflix account earlier this month. Once Netflix announced its new pricing structure and plan options, their users understandably became disgruntled. So much, that the Netflix stock has dropped so rapidly that shareholders are wanting out, and fast! You can see the Netflix stock dropping in real-time, right here! Google [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/19/netflix-introduces-qwikster-and-its-rapid-decline/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/08/farewell-netflix-hello-hulu/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/08/farewell-netflix-hello-hulu/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:20:14 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=3367 I canceled my Netflix after their 60% rate hike last night – yesterday was the start of a new billing cycle, and that’s when my $10 became $16 (more like $17-something after tax). So what if I like to get a DVD every few days? I can actually grab a newer movie that Netflix doesn’t [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/09/08/farewell-netflix-hello-hulu/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/31/who-loves-hulu/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/31/who-loves-hulu/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:39:04 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2919 So I went out and purchased my first tablet — the Vizio that I’ve wanted since January. Benefits? Vizio kicks ass It’s the only tablet with Hulu installed It’s one of the lowest priced tablets available in the market I’ll let any interested parties know how I like it, once I’ve played with it for [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/31/who-loves-hulu/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/24/steve-resigns-his-job-with-apple/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/24/steve-resigns-his-job-with-apple/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:05:39 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2890 Steve Jobs has officially resigned from his job as CEO of Apple, though he has been elected Chairman. Tim Cook, Apple’s long-time COO, who acted as CEO during Steve Jobs’ medical leaves will replace Jobs as CEO. Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/24/steve-resigns-his-job-with-apple/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/24/2885/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/24/2885/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:59:48 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2885 Get ready, because in October when the iPhone 5 comes out, it’s being packed with Sprint’s amazing 4G speeds as well! Well. Almost. Actually word around the Cupertino campus is that the iPhone 5 will be only 3g, making Apple substantially behind the competition. But hey, at least Sprint will be the only carrier to [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/08/24/2885/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/20/is-pluto-still-not-a-planet-again/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/20/is-pluto-still-not-a-planet-again/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:20:05 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2664 Pluto might not be a planet anymore, according to the definition of planethood adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2006, but the icy little orb on the edge of the solar system still has a lot going on. Today NASA’s Hubble telescope has discovered a 4th moon around the new non-planet. The space telescope was [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/20/is-pluto-still-not-a-planet-again/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/11/via-vizio-knows-what-tomorrows-customers-want-today/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/11/via-vizio-knows-what-tomorrows-customers-want-today/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:00:01 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2636 Will tomorrow’s living room be dominated by Vizio? There are some companies, like Apple or Microsoft, that people tend to point to and say that they “get” what consumers are after. In Apple’s case, they point to the streaming options available in the company’s Apple TV. Microsoft is celebrated for delivering an exceptionally worthwhile gaming [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/11/via-vizio-knows-what-tomorrows-customers-want-today/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/04/google-trumps-facebook/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/04/google-trumps-facebook/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:04:59 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2608 I recall the days when MySpace was “the place to be”. We all had our profiles, decorated the way we liked, with our favorite songs starting up whenever anyone went to our profile page. Some profiles would never finish loading since people decided that 500 sparkly animated images about how cool things are was simply [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/04/google-trumps-facebook/feed/ 3 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/03/are-women-more-tech-savvy-than-men/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/03/are-women-more-tech-savvy-than-men/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:43:34 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2601 I would have to say to, upon seeing the title of  a study by LinkedIn. They released data on the differences between men and women when it comes to networking professionally online, from their 100+ million member base. To declare a winner in this battle of the sexes argument, LinkedIn developed an online professional networking [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/07/03/are-women-more-tech-savvy-than-men/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/27/and-the-carpool-lane-empties-once-again/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/27/and-the-carpool-lane-empties-once-again/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:32:47 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2577 Thank goodness, too, because I was getting tired of seeing freeloading drivers in the high-occupancy lane just because they purchased a specific vehicle during a specific time period. You’re no more carpooling than I am, why do I need to sit in horrendous bay area traffic? My largest gripe lies within 3 lane freeways; one lane [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/27/and-the-carpool-lane-empties-once-again/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/24/text-me-later/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/24/text-me-later/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:06:22 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2552 I recall the days of using AIM, ICQ, and eventually Yahoo Instant Messenger to contact friends online. That, as well as phone calling, has been replaced by text message. Mass texting insanity. A Nielsen study analyzed the mobile phone use of more than 3000 teens between the ages of 13 and 17 and found that, on average, teenagers [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/24/text-me-later/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/24/verizon-charges-you-the-same-but-leaves-you-with-only-2gbmonth/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/24/verizon-charges-you-the-same-but-leaves-you-with-only-2gbmonth/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:21:59 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2549 Are you paying $30 per month for your Verizon unlimited data smartphone plan? Well it’s unlimited no more. Starting July 7, you’ll no longer be able to purchase an unlimited data plan through Verizon, which is moving instead to a “usage-based” model. This isn’t the first such move as AT&T dropped its unlimited data plan last summer, [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/24/verizon-charges-you-the-same-but-leaves-you-with-only-2gbmonth/feed/ 6 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/14/vizio-via-tablets-at-walmart-for-349/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/14/vizio-via-tablets-at-walmart-for-349/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:24:31 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2508 It appears as if the Vizio VIA tablets are hitting the stores very soon. I shouldn’t be much longer until my Vizio phone is here as well, just in time as my iPhone 3GS 2-year contract runs out this week! Do I really want the tablet? Not entirely. It’d be nothing more than a supplement [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/06/14/vizio-via-tablets-at-walmart-for-349/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/31/vizio-adds-netflix-and-vudu-buttons-to-their-remotes/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/31/vizio-adds-netflix-and-vudu-buttons-to-their-remotes/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 22:04:06 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2463 I have not had cable/satellite television at home for about a year now; Linda doesn’t subscribe, either. But why would anyone need to, with multiple sources of television and movies that stream from the internet? Live sports? Perhaps. But there are other ways to obtain that, as well… Linda says that I’m not allowed to [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/31/vizio-adds-netflix-and-vudu-buttons-to-their-remotes/feed/ 0 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/11/ford-google-are-here-to-automate-your-vehicle/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/11/ford-google-are-here-to-automate-your-vehicle/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 16:25:54 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2427 Just like the prevention of forest fires, improving your vehicle’s efficiency and fuel economy falls squarely upon the driver — the way you drive, when you drive, and where you drive all factor into how much fuel your vehicle drinks. Ford thinks a bit of technology could help, and as a result, the automaker has [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/11/ford-google-are-here-to-automate-your-vehicle/feed/ 2 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/04/flixster-to-soon-compete-with-netflix/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/04/flixster-to-soon-compete-with-netflix/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 18:37:51 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2388 I have the Flixster app on my iPhone, I wonder if I’ll soon be able to stream movie content with it, just as I can with my Netflix application! Time Warner has purchased Flixster to be yet another competitor of Netflix. Too much of a good thing leads to numerous copycats, right? The owner of the [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/04/flixster-to-soon-compete-with-netflix/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/02/vizio-love/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/02/vizio-love/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 22:44:01 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2348 Isn’t technology great? Vizio just keeps adding things that I want so, very, badly! From wireless speakers & subwoofers, to wireless Blu-ray players and everything else, I’m simply salivating at the opportunity for my wireless refrigerator to wirelessly dispense beer while I watch the NFL this season. Here’s the new 55″ TV that I’m digging on – [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/02/vizio-love/feed/ 1 http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/02/you-should-have-bought-an-xbox/ http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/02/you-should-have-bought-an-xbox/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 15:08:32 +0000 Jason Zajdel http://www.Peon25.com/?p=2328 The hits just keep coming for Sony.  The maker of the PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation 3 announced last week that hackers broke into its PlayStation Network (PSN) database and stole its 77-million customer database. Sony waited an entire week while investigating the breach before notifying customers.  In the meantime the PSN was down. This week Sony revealed [...]]]> http://www.Peon25.com/2011/05/02/you-should-have-bought-an-xbox/feed/ 7