#14 – Pettifoggery is a Word
April 23, 2012
Synopsis: This week on The Impromptu, we look at Antitrust laws, Twitter patents, whether free is good or bad or less than $0.01 and where the heck wearable computing like Project Glass and Pebble might be going, and if it’s even a good idea.
Duration: 1:20:32
Present: Michael, Chris, Shadoe, Adam
Episode Links
Law stuff
- Sherman Anti-Trust Act
- Original Text of Sections 1 and 2
- United States of America v Apple et al PDF
- Twitter’s Patent Application
- US Patent Law – Wikipedia
- Buzz Anderson’s Pull to Refresh
- Tweetie 2.0 Beta – Mashable
- Tweetie Release Notes
- Apple Uses Pull to Refresh in Mobile Genius and Easy Pay – Twitter
- WhatBlag article on the subject, post-podcast
Is Free Good or Awful?
Wearable Computing
- Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind
- Project Glass
- Pebble – Kickstarter
- John Gruber: Apple and the Open Web