E-Discovery of Drug Prescriptions

“PHARMACY SOFTWARE VENDORS DECLARE SUPPORT FOR E-PRESCRIBING. Thirteen of the leading pharmacy software companies in the U.S. declared their support…

EchoStar to Spin off DISH Network

Multichannel News reported yesterday that EchoStar has filed documents with the FCC to split the company and spin off DISH Network as its own company. The new company will be called EchoStar Holding Corporation.
EchoStar Holding Corporation (EHC) was incorporated in Nevada on October 12, 2007. As part of the spin-off, EchoStar will contribute approximately $1.4 [...]

WTP 172: Yahoo Goes to Washington, Blogging Spanish Granny, and Electric Kulintang

On this week’s podcast, Yahoo execs go to Capitol Hill to defend their business practices in China. Also, what’s it like to go for a few days WITHOUT the internet? Come to think of it, what’s it like to go a few days with NOTHING BUT internet? We’ll find out. Also, a Spanish granny gets her blog on, and we finish off with a teched up, tripped out take on the kulintang. Look it up.

Google and Cellphones: Let Freedom Ring

Google might save the cellphone from its miserable self. In a year. If wireless carriers stop acting like, well, wireless carriers.

Review: Battle Wheels RC Toy Robots

Sometimes words just can’t do justice to demonstrate how much fun a toy is. Such is the case with Johnny Lightning’s Battle Wheels remote control battle robots. These remote control robots operate under a very simple premise: beat the snot out of each other, and knock your opponents head off to win! If you can’t wait to know what…

LapDawg X4 Laptop Desk Also Serves You Breakfast

As I type this, my laptop is resting on a white breakfast tray I picked up from Ikea - no joke. The laptop is sitting at an angle to fit my mouse, and it’s not really that comfortable or ergonomic to use. If only someone made a lightweight laptop stand out of anodized aluminum that could withstand weights up…

WTP 171: Wind-Up Lights for Africa, Burmese Activists Online, and CCTV in the UK

This week we’re going first to Africa, where we’ll hear about an ingenious idea for bringing light to rural areas. Hint — think wind-up. Also, Yahoo executives will be in Washington next week to testify before Congress on their activities in China. We’ll have a podcast preview. Also, a new generation of Burmese pro-democracy activists are embracing new tools like Facebook. Finally, is it possible to go from Point A to Point B in the UK WITHOUT being filmed by a CCTV camera? We’ll find out.

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