Don Reisinger

Over the weekend, I conducted an informal poll with friends and colleagues, asking them which tech product is the most important. I explained to them that “important” could be classified as having the most profound impact on people, and perhaps, society as a whole. The answers that came my way ranged from the iPod to […]

I’m in the process of reducing all my monthly bills as much as possible. Earlier this week, I spent about 20 minutes on the phone reducing my monthly Time Warner Cable bill by $70. I even cut out a few of my Sirius Satellite Radio subscriptions that I don’t use often enough. But now I […]

I’m not saying it’s impossible. I’m just not sure Apple (or any company, for that matter) can pull it off. The hype surrounding Apple’s new tablet is exciting to those who want more than a basic tablet computer. They say that it can revolutionize the computing business. They say that it will be one of […]

When HP released the DreamScreen last week, I was excited. Just by the looks of things, the device seemed like a perfect fit for my living room. It’s one part digital photo frame and another part mini-entertainment device. The product sports the ability to listen to music on Pandora, the option to view images, and […]

Is it just me or are things getting a little boring at Apple? The company that once led the way with everything it did is now lagging a little. It’s true that the company’s products are still some of the most desired in the space. They’re also sleek and sexy. But whether or not they’re […]

When companies stop offering a product version and drop the price significantly on the more capable model, it generally signals a major problem with that particular product’s sales. But in the case of the Apple TV, that might not necessarily be true. Monday, Apple decided to discontinue the 40GB Apple TV. It also cut the […]

Remember when the Sony Walkman was king of the portable-music hill? None of us believed that a product from Apple could supplant it. We were so used to dropping a CD into our portable player that being forced to upload digital tracks to a music player seemed rather ridiculous. But after a short time with […]

Samsung announced Monday that it is planning to release an App Store to rival Apple, BlackBerry, and Android app stores. The company said that when its store launches later this month, it will offer 300 applications. By the end of the year, smartphone owners will be able to enjoy over 2,000 applications. But there’s a […]

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote in a report last week that he expects Apple to have a “connected TV” on store shelves by 2011. According to Munster, the HDTV would feature DVR functionality and home media accessibility. Am I the only person who is already getting excited about the possibility of Apple releasing such […]

Sony announced yesterday that it has hired Bert Nordberg to head up the company’s Sony Ericsson division. According to Nordberg, he plans to revamp the company’s lineup of phones to compete more effectively in the market. “We need to improve the product design and development processes and we need a different product portfolio to reflect […]

Everywhere I turn, I’m forced to read news about notebooks gaining popularity. I see more and more stories about the impending release of the Apple tablet. Even the recent news about Dell discontinuing the Mini 12 Netbook has captivated audiences. All the while, I’m wondering what happened to desktops. You remember those things, right? They’re […]

As an owner of practically every major smartphone released over the past five years, I’ve had some good and bad experiences with devices. But in 2007, when the iPhone was first released, I thought I had found the perfect smartphone. It was sexy, it had character, and it revolutionized the way I was using mobile […]