geekerati

Live music and the geekerati capturing every moment on their phone…

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Ewan Spence

Nice look at the issue from the BBC. “Please do not watch the show through a screen on your smart device/camera,” it said, along with some stronger words unrepeatable here.Â During the gig, vocalist Karen O repeated the request, telling fans to take a picture right at that moment – but to then keep devices hidden for the good of those around them. On the web, news of the band’s defiance against the march of the amateur filmmaker spread – and was met with whoops of delight from many music fans fed up with seeing mobiles thrust into their line of

Does Nokia’s Lumia 800 work in the real world?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Ewan Spence

What to make of the Nokia Lumia 800 after more than a week? How about this… when Stephen Elop proclaimed on stage this was “the first real Windows Phone”, it felt a little presumptuous. After using it on last week’s transatlantic trip to Los Angeles, working the connected aspects on the trade show floor of BlogWorld, and relying on it for the entertainment side of things in Cattle Class on the Boeing 777, I’m beginning to agree with him. The short answer is yes, but I throw in anÂ occasionalÂ curveball towards the online geek attitudes to the 800. All About Windows

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Ewan Spence

geek-er-at-ti [gee-ker–rah-tee] – plural noun A group of highly opinionated people who conspicuously or ostentatiously talk about their personal opinions on modern technology with no basis in fact or rational thinking.