Dr. Samuel Says
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New Toys
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Thursday, 03 January 2008 |
Sorry about the interruption there -- received a last-minute assignment from the Justice Department to head up the missing CIA videotapes investigation. I clocked a few days' work up in D.C., but finally decided to pass on the project. I figured, who needs the grief? Grilling dim-bulb CIA drones all day is not my idea of a good time. So I gave the gig to my old college roommate John "The Bull" Durham. John's a tough old bird. Heads up, Langely!
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
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Let us consider the humble wristwatch. Adapted around World War I from the heavier pocket watch, the wristwatch is simple, functional and ubiquitous. Despite many underlying technological changes over the years -- mechanical to quartz to digital -- the basic design and function of the wristwatch has remained pretty much static. We're not going to count the calculator watch, because that idea was just goofy from the get-go.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
Well, can't say I didn't see this one coming. The New York Times ran a wee little under-the-radar story today that will prove to be prescient in the coming years, I expect. It concerns laptops, iPhones, wi-fi hotspots, and our collective consumer conviction that we should have wireless connectivity everywhere.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Friday, 02 November 2007 |
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Sometimes, it's the little ideas that are the best. Take, for instance, the idea of digital picture frames. These are the gadgets you see at Radio Shack or Sharper Image that rotate your digital photos within a tabletop LCD display -- a perfect gift for your techie geek friend, or even better, a way to impress older relatives with your 21st-century digital savvy. (I personally used this gift to great effect for my grandma's last birthday. Now she thinks I'm a genius. Which, of course, I am.)
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