It's the biggest deal Google has landed yet, an event to be watched by billions of people around the world--many of whom will check it out online. Can Google handle the data load?READ»
The toughest thing an entrepreneur has to do is admit a company or a product is a failure and move on. But the longer you work on something that's not working, the more time you lose that could be spent working on a ...READ»
The best-selling digital video cameras will offer image stabilization and 60 fps, along with over a dozen custom-made accessories, starting in October.READ»
My partner, Mike Deeds, has a new post on our company blog:You can’t escape the fact that it takes money to create a low cost product. It is estimated that the first version of the iPhone had COGS (cost-of-goods-sold) of around ...READ»
I thought it would be interesting to connect a network sniffer in-line with my shiny new iPad, so I could capture and analyze all the network traffic flowing to and from the device.Although I did this with the iPad, the ...READ»
Cardinal Peak recently had an unfortunate “first”: We chose to walk away from a promising engineering engagement because we couldn’t reach agreement with our customer about an indemnification clause.
Read the rest of the post ...READ»
The web is filled with
introductions
to Delta Sigma modulation (also sometimes referred to as Sigma Delta
modulation) in the context of Delta Sigma converters. Unfortunately, the
ones I’ve looked at fail to intuitively ...READ»
The web is filled with introductions to Delta Sigma modulation (also sometimes referred to as Sigma Delta modulation) in the context of Delta Sigma converters. Unfortunately, the ones I’ve looked at fail to intuitively motivate how ...READ»
As all good project managers know, there are three dimensions to any engineering effort:
The features of the product: What does the product do and how does it look? (For sake of simplicity, let’s include “quality” as a product ...READ»
My partner, Mike Perkins, has a new blog post up:
The world is moving in the direction of HDTV, but NTSC “standard
def” signals are still common for many reasons and will remain so. One
important reason is that cameras that ...READ»
Recently my mom bought me a Kodak Zi8 pocket HD video camera for my birthday. Thanks, Mom! You know what an engineer likes! I love photography, and I upload my photos to the Flickr photo sharing site. But I think my ...READ»
I just spent the last three days at the IACP show in Denver—the annual conference and expo for the International Association of Chiefs of Police.For anyone who was once a 12-year-old boy, IACP is about as cool as it comes, ...READ»
Camcorders are moving in two directions at the moment: Bigger more traditional ones are recording to large solid-state drives, while the cheap pocket "youTube" camcorder is getting better video quality. Sony's latest offerings slide ...READ»
1. Success: Cloverfield
Breakthrough: Blockbuster event movie shot in digital video
Message: Godzilla meets Blair Witch
Upshot: The film has grossed about $168 million worldwide on a $25 million budget.
2. Jury's Out: ...READ»
With the astounding success of the Flip Ultra, a miniature, bare bones camcorder that retails for under $150, RCA [NASDAQ: VOXX] is feeling pressure to compete. To do that, they're refreshing their line of Small Wonder ...READ»
