Tech this week (commandN #82), perfume for bloggers, and my hero Simon Pulsifer

Here is your weekly dose of tech news, including a great Sony Reader review from my bro Jeff.  For the best-quality download (thx to Bri), try the H.264 file on commandN.tv.

During this episode Will and I get geeky, but mostly we laugh about how bloggers smell in reference to a blogger-friendly Calvin Klein perfume called CK IN2U (I'm hoping Mena Trott will be the campaign model). 

In other news, I was thrilled to interview Toronto resident Simon Pulsifer (AKA "the King of Wikipedia").  He's edited almost 100,000 articles and gave me some insight into the latest Wikipedia scandal.

Comments

[Alex Hardy]

100,000 articles? Scary!

[Ken M.]

Great spot on the Sony Reader. I had a chance to play around with it at the DigitalLife trade show in NYC this past summer. I loved the E-paper technology, but the device had a few drawbacks.

1. Too bulky. The device is about the size of a trade paperback. Not bad for reading, but not too easy to carry around in your pocket either. Something the size of an iPod or a Palm T/X would be better.

2. No touch screen. It feels like a PDA, so it feels like you should be able to touch the screen to operate it. No deal. There are command buttons on the side instead.

3. Feels fragile. I never expected the Reader to be as durable as a paperback, but it should feel more solid. The screen is glass and the frame is plastic. Instead the frame should be metal or Lucite and the screen should be plastic like the Blackberry.

4. Slow refresh time. I love the e-paper, but the screen refresh time is still a little too slow for me.

5. E-paper not white. The e-paper looks more like newsprint under normal interior lighting. A good shade of white is much easier to read for long periods of time.

[Sean Kerner]

You're a bit off on the Dell Linux thing. But great that you guys are mentioned it on CommandN.

I actually recently wrote about my take on the Dell Linux piece at Internetnews.com
(http://www.internetnews.com/reporters_notebook/article.php/3662641)

Great show as always!

[Will Pate]

Hey Sean, where was I a bit off on the Dell/Linux story? Just read your article, but not sure what you meant specifically. Thanks! :)

[Walter Crespo]

When I saw this over at CommandN's site there where some comments about you doing something with your hands Amber. I didn't see anything then or now, maybe I should pay less attention to your dreamy eyes and lovely smile. Nah too much fun. I'm heading over to check out " Inside Popnology", should be fun as always. :-)

[Christian (the Canadian)]

@ Walter Crespo: watch again; she's constantly looking down at her handset and either taking her cues, catching up on SMS, or Twittering! Which is it Amber?! IMHO it did kind of look like you were distracted from doing your clip.

We miss you on Rocketboom Mr. Crespo. Commenters often ask of your whereabouts!

And Twitter; remind me again why we need this? Because Evan built it? Do I really need, or want, to know what everyone is doing every second of the day? Yes, it is cool but I see it only as a blatant distraction from whatever I should be doing right now; which is fine if you have nothing to do. It's like SMS but to/from a whole canoe full of 'friends' publicly thinking out loud or generating personality SPAM. It may be good for generating ideas if the flow continues but I don't see much else for it. Why do people constantly fall for this drivel? What am I missing?

[eric wp]

The history of perfume goes back to Egypt, although it was prevalent in East Asia as well. Early perfumes were based on incense, not chemicals, so aromas were passed around through fumes. The Roman and Islamic cultures further refined the harvesting and manufacturing of perfumery processes to include other aromatic ingredients.

Thus, the ancient Islamic culture marked the history of modern perfumery with the introduction of spices and herbs. Fragrances and other exotic substances, such as Jasmine and Citruses, were adapted to be harvested in climates outside of their indigenous Asia.

[perfume-blue]

Ah….the sweet, smell of perfume! Today's market is flooded with hundreds and hundreds of different fragrances ranging from floral to woodsy. Most women love the smell of perfume, wearing it even when going to the grocery store. The problem is that perfume allergy for some women, is anything but nice.

[Perfume]

History of perfumes is really very inetersting...how they emerged and now this industry is flourishing alot among other indusry.... there is a great opportunity and growth here....men and women apply different perfumes and with different moods....

http://www.perfumesofparis.net/