The cat is out of the bag. Possibly one of the most hyped products in the last decade of tech was announced today by the wizard of tech himself, Steve Jobs of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), in San Francisco. Called the iPad, the 9.7-inch device will seek to slot into the...

Tomorrow is the biggest day in tech for 2010. At least until the next big announcement. First we had Google's launch of the Nexus One smartphone which stole headlines at CES in Las Vegas. Now we have what is sure to be an uber announcement from Apple tomorrow in...

A few weeks ago, a Canadian newspaper contacted me for an interview about Google, and their new Nexus One smartphone launched earlier this month. I thought I'd share my answers on StarkSilverCreek. You know, cut and paste can make for an easy going blog experience. On some days, especially...

I've been experiencing the phenomenon of noticing every iPhone owner within a visual radius of me since I switched from the Blackberry to the iPhone. All of a sudden it seems like everyone has an iPhone...okay, maybe everyone does? Sometimes I look at an individual and try to predict if...

Here's a news item that may please both independent film buffs and technology fans alike. YouTube, which Google has been actively updating this week (new interface, HTML5 support) today announced a new partnership with the Sundance Film Festival. Starting this Friday five films from the 2010 and 2009 festivals...

Dubbed the intelligent home screen, SlideScreen gives Android users an alternative to the stock configuration. Thanks to Google's open design, it's one more reason Android fans have much to celebrate when it comes to choice. SlideScreen is the latest in a series of "home replacements" available on the Android Market...

Apple is set to announce a Tablet PC next week in San Francisco. I'm among the last to tell you that much. But I might be about the only guy in a room of geek cheerleaders that would suggest this thing won't soar—at least not to iPhone or iPod...

I discovered Foursquare during the Christmas holidays in Ottawa, Canada which is why GoodLife Fitness was the first place I was crowned mayor. When I say discovered, I mean the moment I actually became hooked on checking into places that I ventured into. I had known about Foursquare for a...

The sales numbers for the new Google Nexus One smartphone were widely reported and debated last week. 20,000 units sold in the first week. Not good, compared to the Motorola Droid (250,000) and iPhone 3Gs (1.6M). It demonstrates the power of brand, and the complexity of retail. Motorola and...

Recently, I attended Broadway San Jose's "Avenue Q" a production featuring puppets that sing, dance and prance around; hitting on humorous, taboo topics. On this particular evening, I rushed out the door with my purse brimming full of gadgets including my iPhone, Flip video camera and something less common,...