The usual tech blogs and mainstream papers have delivered their verdicts on Apple TV. For the most part, the early buzz is very positive. Some hope that Siri could be more flexible, but a major lapse appears to be the lack of 4K (Ultra HD) support. More and more lower cost TVs sport enhanced resolution, and […]

As most of you have noticed if you check the ads for consumer electronics, the price for 4K sets is going down. Way down. When I did a casual check of Walmart’s site, I found some below $400. But they were for sets with relatively small displays; the cheapest was rated at 42 inches. To […]

The other day, I heard a TV ad for sunglasses using the term “HD,” as if to indicate that what you saw would be more accurate because of the special type of lenses being used. Of course, it’s all nonsense, but HD has become a buzzword that conveys the illusion of something better. Now with […]

The story appeared Monday morning that the executive bio of Sir Jonathan Ive, Apple’s Senior VP of Design, disappeared from the company’s site. Clearly there were fears that he might no longer be at the company where he helped create a product revolution, and it’s a sure thing, if that were the case, that people […]