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The Inevitable Amazon Reaction, And Of Course, Kobo

September 6, 2012 by Steven Savage

Of course you knew it was coming, right? Like I could resist? So what are my takes on the Amazon Kindle announcements? A bit expected – and unexpected.

First I figured something was coming and it’d be more advanced. No surprise there.
The moving away from Tegra chips intrigues me – and I wonder if this is some kind of experiment. Having experienced some of the tetchyness of Android and chipsets I’m wondering if this could be a bad experiment.
The prices are actually a bit higher than I’d expected.

In short, except for a chipset change, nothing that truly amazed me or was unexpected. Amazon’s got to keep evolving this.

Of course now the Kobo is broadening out and this surprised me. This is a rather diverse release that suggests the Kobo plans are pretty bold and that they’re going to cover a lot of ground. Time to pay more attention – this diverse set of releases really surprised me and I think we need to get a grip on their overall strategy.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach. He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

“Project Geekway” – My Pop Fashion Generator, Run Two

September 6, 2012 by Steven Savage

OK I am totally digging this – the pop culture fashion challenge generator. In fact it’s nearly done I’d say. See what you think.

Design Challenge: Cocktail Dress based on Captain Mal Reynolds
Design Challenge: Dinner Suit based on Carmen Sandiego (Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?)
Design Challenge: Dinner Suit based on Lightray (New Gods)
Design Challenge: Dinner Suit based on The Thing (Fantastic Four)
Design Challenge: Evening gown based on Archen (Pokemon)
Design Challenge: Evening gown based on Guile (Street Fighter)
Design Challenge: Maternity Wear based on David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)
Design Challenge: Men’s Casual Outfit based on Bart Allen (Impulse)
Design Challenge: Men’s Casual Outfit based on Fafhrd (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)
Design Challenge: Men’s Casual Outfit based on Kasumi (Pokemon)
Design Challenge: Men’s Dance Club Outfit based on Hedorah (Godzilla)
Design Challenge: Men’s Gym Outfit based on Captain Barbossa (PotC)
Design Challenge: Men’s Military Uniform based on The Necronomicon
Design Challenge: Men’s Winter Coat based on The Death Star
Design Challenge: Muumuu based on Popeye
Design Challenge: Tuxedo based on Bruce The Shark (Jaws)
Design Challenge: Tuxedo based on Sword of Omens (Thundercats)
Design Challenge: Tuxedo based on Trowa Barton (Gundam Wing)
Design Challenge: Women’s Business Uniform based on Jinnai (El Hazard)
Design Challenge: Women’s Dance Club Outfit based on Snarf (Thundercats)
Design Challenge: Women’s Gymwear based on Delenn (Babylon 5)
Design Challenge: Women’s Gymwear based on Stantler (Pokemon)
Design Challenge: Women’s Military Uniform based on Wily-kit (Thundercats)
Design Challenge: Yukata based on Fred (Scooby Doo)
Design Challenge: Yukata based on Sirius Black (Harry Potter)

– Steven Savage

The Recruiting Nightmare Roundup

September 5, 2012 by Steven Savage

Steve feels recruiters don’t get enough respect for the stuff they put up with, and he decided to gently rant about it in this series. Find out just why recruiting can suck bad enough to have an event horizon – and what that means for you and the recruiters you know. Don’t let it be bad – lend a hand!