Is the word “Me” responsible for the problems with MobileMe? Labnol points out that that three major “me” initiatives - Windows Me, .me, and MobileMe all angered folks immediately and almost failed - or did fail. Consider Windows Me - flop - and the .me domain name. Both of these projects essentially withered on the […]
Is the word “Me” responsible for the problems with MobileMe? Labnol points out that that three major “me” initiatives - Windows Me, .me, and MobileMe all angered folks immediately and almost failed - or did fail.
Think about Windows Me - flop - and the .me domain name. Both of these projects essentially withered on the vine and caused much damage to their respective creators. Is MobileMe next?
You rarely see buggy products from the iPhone inventors but Mobile Me (formerly .mac) is definitely one. Apple customers have lost thousands of important emails in the past few days while some did not have access to email for over a week thanks to this new cloud computing platform called Mobile Me.
Cutting open a person for surgery using a plain old scalpel seems pretty barbarian compared to this new cutting tool from Peak. Instead of a sharp metal edge, or even an electrosurgical cutter, the Plasmablade uses pulses of plasma generated around its tip to locally cut and cauterize flesh such as skin, fat and muscle. It has the advantages of not damaging nearby tissue since its generated heat remains short term and local, and there’s less… uh… smoke to worry about than with electrosurgical tools. If you can stomach the idea, there’s a pretty graphic demo video of the blade in action. Just don’t be eating while you watch.
The FDA’s just okayed it for marketing in the US, so it may be coming to an OR near you soon. [
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