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• On the post: Telecom 99 fun!

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 15 Oct, 1999 @ 01:31pm

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  The translator gadget sounds cool. Very Star Trek. But it could get you in trouble if the translation is wrong!

• On the post: To WAP or not to WAP

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 14 Oct, 1999 @ 01:21pm

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  How is i-mode different from what Palm is trying to do with the Palm VII? Aside from the fact that the i-mode devices have are phones.

• On the post: Online Music Locker

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 22 Sep, 1999 @ 02:00pm

  Re: Who'll use this?

  This is not the ideal solution for people with large MP3 collections. But the same goes for free email services and heavy email users. Myplay could be cool for people new to MP3 and as a way of making part of your collection available to you from another PC.

• On the post: Visor is launched

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 14 Sep, 1999 @ 05:19pm

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  Allnetdevices.com has an interesting analysis on Handspring's impact on the future of Palm Computing. They assert that Handspring is going after the "tech-casual" user, while Palm is better suited to go after the enterprise user.

• On the post: Qualcomm Hangs Up Phone Biz

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 14 Sep, 1999 @ 05:14pm

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  The end of the PDQ? I didn't realize that it ever had a beginning beyond being featured on the Qualcomm home page.

• On the post: News Corp to Buy ZD

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 13 Sep, 1999 @ 05:02pm

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  Knowing News Corp, the first thing they will do after acquiring ZD is launch a slew of computer sports games products, complete with risque photos of Laura Croft. News Corp has a pretty simple formula for success, sports and sex.

• On the post: American Express Launches New Internet Charge Card

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 09 Sep, 1999 @ 06:03pm

  Gratuitous Smartchip use

  Ummm... now why do I need this smartchip thingy if most of the merchants I deal with over the web store my CC info for me?
  
  Neat looking card though.

• On the post: Techdirt Tagline Contest

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 07 Sep, 1999 @ 03:53pm

  tagline suggestion

  Tagline? We don't need no stinkin' tagline.

• On the post: Apple's new computers threat to national security?

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 01 Sep, 1999 @ 01:44pm

  how much faster?

  So, if the G4 is a "supercomputer", does that mean it a Mac will finally draw web pages faster than my windows machine? I used to really dig Macs, but then I started using Win95 and realized everything got way faster (including crashes). I will say that Netscape for Linux draws pages faster then anything, even on my $600 eMachines.

• On the post: Cell Phones Playing MP3s

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 25 Aug, 1999 @ 01:43pm

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  One interesting thing to note about Samsung, they also control most of the Korean recording industry. That said, this is not that surprising.

• On the post: Flying Cars

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 24 Aug, 1999 @ 02:11pm

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  The sky car could make my commute very managable.

• On the post: MP3 Anywhere

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 19 Aug, 1999 @ 04:02pm

  MP3 Anywhere

  I have the DVD product and it works OK. The sound quality with the TV is OK, but when I play the sound through my home theater, you the quality is pretty low. Part of it could be due to my cheap sound card and the fact the transmitter and receiver are on two seperate floors. Picture quality is acceptable.

• On the post: Test Nuclear Devices Online

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 05 Aug, 1999 @ 03:54pm

  Re: An old one, but a good one

  Sounds very familiar.

• On the post: Yahoo briefcase!

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 03 Aug, 1999 @ 12:28pm

  Re: I'd hate to be Visto

  I was checking my Yahoo Mail and they have added some new features. You can now forward your Yahoo Mail to another account and access your mail via a regualr POP client. These guys are amazing.

• On the post: Who Would Waste Their Time Finding Cool News Stories?

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 02 Aug, 1999 @ 07:30pm

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  How come Techdirt.com wasn't mentioned? Mike, you need to get your PR guys on this.

• On the post: The $4 Billion Warehouse

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 02 Aug, 1999 @ 07:28pm

  Webvan

  I don't know if Webvan deserves the $4B valuation, but I was impressed when I tried their service. They have the pontential to be more than just a Safeway killer. I can see them bringing me a couple of videos and maybe my dry cleaing when they drop of my groceries. Now, that would be convenient. Plus, they could provide fast delivery on books and cds since they have their own local distribution network.

• On the post: Porn on the cutting edge

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 28 Jul, 1999 @ 01:52pm

  Re: Porn does NOT drive new tech!

  OK, maybe my word choice was bad. But if the porn industry is an early adopter, then they drive market accpetance of a technology. I didn't mean to imply they develop the tech.

• On the post: AOL Reversal: Free in UK

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 19 Jul, 1999 @ 12:49pm

  You get what you pay for

  I agree that its annoying to see ads on for-pay services but in the end you do get what you pay for. I've tried NetZero and its good as a last resort. I wouldn't want to use it every day. Their network and java technology just aren't as stable as using AOL or another national ISP.

• On the post: In the air

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 13 Jul, 1999 @ 07:19pm

  Re: Interesting take...

  The US is pretty far behind Europe when it comes to wireless services. In Europe phones support SMS (Short Messaging Service) which lets users send instant messages between phones. The conventional wisdom right now is that smartphones with wireless data capabilities will be the killer info appliance of the near future.

• On the post: Columbia House Buys CDNow

  

  Prashant Agarwal ( profile ), 13 Jul, 1999 @ 12:54pm

  Direct Marketing and Internet Savvy

  While I agree with Mike that this deal reeks of desperation, there are some pretty solid fits here. Columbia House has really missed the boat on the Internet. They could have been huge, but they lacked net savvyness. CDNow has been crushed by Amazon, but has a solid web site. Combine CDnow's net expertise with Columbia House's direct marketing savvyness and you could have a real powerhouse.
  
  The fact that both Sony and Time Warner are involved also hints at a bigger opportunity down the line, music downloads. CDNow/Columbia House is well positioned to have exclusive rights to an extensive library of music downloads. CDNow just started offfering downloadable music files in the Windows Media format

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