Items tagged with 'Obama'

"Smart Meters" To Watch Over In-Home Energy Usage, Cull Waste

"Smart Meters" To Watch Over In-Home Energy Usage, Cull Waste

You might think that President Obama's stimulus package was worth overlooking for tech enthusiasts, but really, there are more than a few reasons to take notice. Obama clearly understands the power of the Web, and he clearly understands that harnessing technology is a great way to better a country. We've already heard about... Read More
Letter from Intel to the Incoming Obama CTO

Letter from Intel to the Incoming Obama CTO

Talk from the Tech Industry: Letter from Intel to the Incoming Obama CTO Thank you to the thousands of men and women who participated in Intel’s survey last week at CES. As I blogged about earlier, the survey looked to stimulate broad support for Intel policies, asking you what the top priorities should be for the incoming... Read More
Watch the inauguration from your iPhone

Watch the inauguration from your iPhone

Those who desperately need to watch tomorrow's inauguration on their iPhone are in luck. Just in the nick of time, Apple's App Store approved the Ustream iPhone Viewing Application.  It's only available in WiFi "to ensure the highest quality broadcast on the iPhone." That may change in the future, the company says.Of... Read More
Inauguration To Be Streamed Using Silverlight

Inauguration To Be Streamed Using Silverlight

There will no shortage of ways in which you'll be able to view tomorrow's Presidential Inauguration Events, either via TV or online. But regardless of the plethora of options available, that hasn't stopped the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) from also promising to host "live and on-demand video streaming of the official... Read More
Some Details Revealed About The Obamamobile

Some Details Revealed About The Obamamobile

It's being called "Stagecoach," "The Beast," "Cadillac One," and even the "Obamamobile;" but no matter what name it goes by, the new presidential limousine is getting a lot of attention for its looks and largely secret technology. The limo's official name is the unimaginative "2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine," it was... Read More
Obama's Transition On YouTube For All To See

Obama's Transition On YouTube For All To See

According to the Washington Post, President-elect Barack Obama's campaign team uploaded more than 1,800 videos to YouTube, which were viewed over 110 million times. And apparently, even though Obama has already won the election, he will continue to use YouTube as a primary means of connecting with the American People. This... Read More
No Debate: Palin, Obama Spam Wins

No Debate: Palin, Obama Spam Wins

This isn't a political post.  It's a security post.  While spam in general is an annoyance, spammers tend to pick those subjects they feel will get people to open up email. According to online security company Secure Computing, the election contains just those sorts of subjects  Their study indicates that... Read More
Obama Speaks Out on GTA IV

Obama Speaks Out on GTA IV

Wait, wait, Barack, it's a game.  They're not wasting real gasoline.  Oh, wait, that's not his point.Obama's comments came during a campaign stop in Indianapolis. He told the crowd, "I was just catching the news this morning about Grand Theft Auto, this video game, which is gonna break all records and make goo-gobs... Read More