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Steve Jobs’ greatest performance

jaytorres — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:11:48 +0000

Five years ago, the original iPhone was announced and the cellular phone was forever changed for the better. If you haven’t seen the 2007 MacWorld keynote, you owe it to yourself to watch it. Steve Jobs, the pitchman, at his … Continue reading →

East vs. West

jaytorres — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:20:08 +0000

I asked Garrett Murray what his thoughts were on the West Coast versus the East Coast. The weather part didn’t surprise me. The attitude part did.

Daring Fireball: The Type of Companies That Publish Future Concept Videos

jaytorres — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:21:20 +0000

Here’s an absolutely great piece from John Gruber about companies that create and publish futuristic concept videos. Yes, they look cool but as many people have pointed out many times before, they already made Minority Report. It’s great to think and imagine what the future COULD be like, but in essence, it’s just a waste of time. If those videos were true, we’d all have flying cars and robotic servants by now. Just think of the videos that Microsoft has created recently. Courier and Surface come to mind. I wonder how those two products are doing?

This is also why I respect Apple for their secrecy and refusing to announce products before they’re actually ready to ship, let alone exist. Under promise, over deliver.

Apple’s Ron Johnson Going to J.C. Penney

jaytorres — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:14:52 +0000

This is huge for JC Penney. Johnson is the reason why Target and Apple retail is where they are today.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: In Ten Years, “We Will All Have A Gigabit To The Home”

jaytorres — Wed, 04 May 2011 04:56:42 +0000

As it turned out, however, the DVD business was not just a way to bide time while the network caught up. It laid the economic groundwork for the streaming business to become established because of the need to license content…

This is why I admire Netflix as a company. Their CEO had the vision to see that one day we would be streaming entertainment into our homes. Compare that with Blockbuster. We all know how that turned out.

RIM CEO on PlayBook and Android App Support

jaytorres — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:22:55 +0000

Even if you could understand what he’s saying, RIM is still fucked.

The Way It Was Handled

jaytorres — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:17:00 +0000

Regarding Lebron James and Chris Bosh joining Dwyane Wade in Miami. It has nothing to do with them just signing there. It has everything to do with the way it was handled. And that’s why people are out there rooting … Continue reading →

Joshua Topolsky leaves Engadget

jaytorres — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:46:28 +0000

First Ross Miller and Paul Miller and now Josh and Nilay Patel? Last one to leave Engadget, please turn out the lights.

Games That Pushed The Limits of the Super Nintendo

jaytorres — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:24:07 +0000

Pretty awesome list. I’m glad I still have my SNES and that it still works. Missing from the list: Mortal Kombat II.

Via Justin Blanton.

The Daily Edition #27: Changes

jaytorres — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:46:45 +0000

Fascinating interview with Drew Strojny about his transition from an NFL tackle to a web developer. If you aren’t listening to Dan Benjamin and his 5by5 podcasts, you’re not a true geek.