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Perpetual Beta, Signing Off

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 23:20
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On December 28, I received notice from George M. Eberhart, the Editor for American Libraries Direct, that my contract with American Libraries for Perpetual Beta is not being renewed. As of December 31, my involvement with this experiment in blogging will end.



5MB Hard Disk Drive, 1956

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 22:07

5MB Hard Disk Drive, 1956:

We’ve certainly come a long, long way in 55 years. 



3D Printing, Teleporters and Wishes

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 22:30
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3D Printing, Teleporters and Wishes:

Really smart writing about 3D printing from one of the sharpest guys on the ‘net, Anil Dash.



New App Lets iPad Users Play With Real Live Pigs

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 14:46

New App Lets iPad Users Play With Real Live Pigs:

I was very disappointed to find out after reading the entire article that this app isn’t available in the App Store. It’s one of the most inventive things I’ve seen in some time, though.



Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Santa Claus Machines

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 23:08

Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Santa Claus Machines:

Really amazing rundown of 3D printing, from services to hardware, by MAKE magazine. This is a perfect intro to the current state of the technology.



Kindle Direct Publishing: KDP Select

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 13:59
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Kindle Direct Publishing: KDP Select:

Amazon dives deep into being a publishing engine. It’s effectively a way for Amazon to incentivize authors to provide their works exclusively to Amazon for a period of timeInteresting pieces from the article:



Eyez 720p video streaming/recording glasses

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 17:54
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Eyez 720p video streaming/recording glasses:

I’ve been talking about ubiquitous video capture for awhile now. Check these out to see the next generation.



Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 21:23
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Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet:

I feel like I’ve been listing a ton of these Kickstarter style tech projects lately, but there are so many amazingly cool things being developed by individuals using the service that I can’t help it.



Rooting the Kindle Fire

Submitted by Jason Griffey on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 22:16
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Rooting the Kindle Fire:

I don’t often link to myself here at Perpetual Beta, but in this case the link roundup I put together for Pattern Recognition might be useful for libraries or librarians who want to play with the Kindle Fire. If you want to root your device, take a look at this post.