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Dr. Samuel Says
Compact Discs, We Hardly Knew Thee Print E-mail
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.   
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
The death knell continues to toll for CDs and the traditional retail music business this week. A new report making the rounds suggests that, at some point this year, Apple's iTunes service will surpass Wal-Mart to become the largest U.S. music seller. In other news, the sun is expected to rise in the east tomorrow.

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RIP Analog Cells: No Country for Old Phones Print E-mail
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.   
Tuesday, 19 February 2008

Starting this week, the FCC is officially allowing U.S. service providers to shut down their analog AMPS cell phone networks. As with the impending television brouhaha, it's all about the switch to digital, baby. I'm pouring out a splash of my 40-ouncer over here. (Forty ounces of linear polymer polyoxymethylene from a lab beaker, but the sentiment is the same.)

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Smart Ads: The Future is Now Print E-mail
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.   
Wednesday, 06 February 2008
There's a great throwaway scene in Steven Spielberg's otherwise overrated Minority Report. As Tom Cruise's character walks through a crowded public space, dozens of holographic billboards turn to address him directly, by name, shilling various products and services. Minority Report was based on a story by sci-fi author Philip K. Dick, and like the rest of his work, is filled with oddly prophetic moments that presage 21st century trends.

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Hooking Up in NYC: Greener Gadgets Print E-mail
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.   
Thursday, 31 January 2008
If you're planning to be in NYC this weekend, and looking for a date, I'll be attending the first annual Greener Gadgets conference on Saturday at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center in Manhattan. In keeping with the spirit of the event, I'll be camping on the shores of the Turtle Pond in nearby Central Park. No-impact camping, of course. Stop by if you can. Just ask around in the park -- the locals know me.
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