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Weekly Retail Visits: CityTarget
While in Seattle last week, I was able to visit the CityTarget between Union Street and Pike Street. Target announced their CityTarget initiative in the summer of 2012 and the first stores opened on July 25, 2012 in Seattle, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Stores in Portland, New York, and San Francisco would follow later that […]
Historical View of iPhone Pricing
The new iPhones went on sale today. Since the announcement, much as been written about the two models – and especially the implications for Apple. I previously reviewed some of the insights gleaned from Apple’s financial statements and wanted to enumerate on that discussion. As the following charts illustrate, Apple’s reported price for the iPhone […]
King Ribs
Today was a BBQ day. A perfect BBQ day. Friday afternoon was calling for a slightly prolonged lunch. 79 degrees. Fall is coming quickly and the last days to eat outside are upon us. All of this summed to outdoor dining and BBQ. We were on the hunt for the best BBQ in DC and […]
A Quick Thought on the Future of UltraHD
Much of the focus on UltraHD to-date has been on resolution. Even the nomenclature – 4K – is a focus on resolution. I’ve seen dozens are articles written in the popular press that – in attempting to convey UltraHD attributes to the layperson – describe UltraHD in terms of Full HD (ie 1080P). These articles […]
An Updated Look at the Financial Markets
The summer starts and ends with a holiday. With the latter holiday now behind us I thought I’d take a moment to provide an update on my views of the current state of the financial markets. On August 7th – I moved an additional 5 percent of my portfolio into cash – and am still […]
A Week With Chromecast and the Implications for Media
I’m at the beach this week and took along my Chromecast. A few thoughts from the week: It works awesome. A very seamless experience. I used the new iOS app to set it up and it worked perfectly from the start. A great user experience which will enable it to go a very long way. […]
Of Flags and Fathers
I’m at the beach this week for one final taste of summer. I rarely find make the time for pure leisure reading – opting instead to catch-up on work-related reading, of which there is always ample. But in this final week of vacation, I wanted to remain off-the-grid as much as possible and once here […]
