Wind River Hypervisor

Wind River CTO, Tomas Evensen, describes the evolution of the hypervisor from the datacenter to the device, including its implications to the device industry and embedded developers.

The Tech Behind The Hard Rock Cafe

The Tech Behind The Hard Rock Cafe

While there's nothing wrong with the California Club, you don't go to a Hard Rock Cafe because you love food. You go because you love music, and now you're likely to stay longer because you love technology. Knowing the value of memorabilia, Hard Rock took on the huge task of photographing their memorabilia collection in high resolution, feeding it into their office SharePoint. Today, that SharePoint drives the Hard Rock Memorabilia site, the 18'x4' multitouch "Rock Wall" in Orlando, the Rock Wall Solo in Seattle, all the Hard Rock Surface computers, and Microsoft Pivot. And all of it is tagged and indexed with the inside story and Deep Zoomable.



The access to this content is incredible when you think about it. These rockers could teach the world a thing or two about how digital curation is done. Think of how much stuff sits on a shelf at the Smithsonian, Vatican, and thousands of other museums and art galleries around the world. In this video, Hard Rock CIO Joe Tenczar gives us a tour of some of the tech you’ll see in the latest Hard Rock Cafes.

Here is a link to the Photosynth of Tommy Alsop's wallet that I mentioned in the video. And don't miss my behind the scenes look at the Hard Rock Cafe

How To Make Candy as a Christmas Gift

Architecture! Santiago Calatrava Satolas TGV

Mobile Payment Service Square Simplified On Video

Remember that awesome video that was made for the Twitter iPhone app Birdhouse last year (if not, watch it)? Well, that guy, Adam Lisagor (aka LonelySandwich) is back at it again, this time for the mobile payment startup Square. In the two minute and 18 second video below, Lisagor quickly and easily walks you through what Square is and how to get it up and running.

This video is exactly the type of thing Square needs to combat VeriFone and others that are moving quickly to take on the hot startup co-founded by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey. VeriFone, for example, is already running ad campaigns in taxis in New York. Square, on the other hand, isn’t widely available beyond its pilot program yet (which the video goes into how to sign up for). But this video showcases just how slick Square is. We’ve used it to accept donations at a few events already, and can confirm that it works exactly as it’s shown in the video. Here’s a video we took of it in action with Dorsey.

And tidbit from the video worth noting: Square is giving a penny of every transaction to the charity of your choice. Watch the video below.

15 Year Old Girl Brutally Beaten While “Security” Phones it In

A Ride Down Market St., San Francisco, 1905. Pre-Quake.

See if you can spot anyone NOT wearing a hat. Har!

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Actor Sandra Bullock for 'The Blind Side'

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Calexico’s Pumpkin Arbol Salsa (New York, NY)

Calexico’s Pumpkin Arbol Salsa (New York, NY)
Prince & Wooster

What’s up Cartivores!?

For Halloween this year we headed back to the second cart we covered on VendrTV, Calexico Carne Asada to whip up some of their Pumpkin Arbol Salsa. Peter Olaire, one of the partners at Calexico, showed us how to make this delicious salsa from just a few ingredients.

Want to make the salsa for yourself? Download the PDF here. Make it, and upload it to our Facebook page.

And of course be sure to visit Calexico online and follow them on twitter.

Question of the Week:
What is the BEST halloween costume you’ve ever seen?

Veraci Pizza (Seattle, WA)

Veraci Pizza (Seattle, WA)
Pike Place Market

Nestled in the Pike Place market is Veraci Pizza, a mobile pizza outfit burning apple wood and making just the most delicious Neapolitan pies.

In the episode, Dan spoke with owner Marshall Jett about his business and learns the ins and outs of cooking pizza on the fly.

For more information on Veraci visit them online at veracipizza.com

Coolhaus (Los Angeles, CA)

Coolhaus (Los Angeles, CA)
1822 Sunset Blvd in Echo Park

They say the fastest way to an architects heart is through his stomach… I think. Well, Coolhaus does just that! This brightly colored truck in Los Angeles drives around the city slinging ice cream sandwiches while touting tales of the ‘tects to interested ears.

We met up with them outside The Dub Club in the Echo Park neighborhood of LA to sample all their creamy goodness.

Learn more about Coolhaus online and follow them on Twitter.

Street Sommelier w/ Gary Vaynerchuk (New York, NY)

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Street Sommelier w/ Gary Vaynerchuk (New York, NY)
Midtown Manhattan

In this jam packed episode of VendrTV, Dan teams up with internet wine superstar Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV where the two cruise the streets of Manhattan pairing wine with street food.

On our first stop we were joined by Zach Brooks of MidtownLunch.com at Kwik Meal, a cart which recently won MTL’s Street Meat Palooza 2.

Gary threw a fast ball, pairing the platter with a 2008 Premiado Torrontes.

Then it was off to meet up with Jerome Chang of The Dessert Truck. There we sampled his award winning chocolate bread pudding, as well as my favorite, the warm chocolate molten cake. Quick on his feet, Gary whipped out a 2006 Tohu Pinot Noir, which paired perfectly with the sweets.

Enjoy!

More on Gary Vaynerchuk
GaryVaynerchuk.com
WineLibraryTV.com
@garyvee on twitter

Zach Brooks
MidtownLunch.com
@midtownlunch on twitter

Kwik Meal
kwikmeal.net
Kwik Meal on MidtownLunch.com

The Dessert Truck
DessertTruck.com
@desserttruck on twitter

FREE WINE GIVEAWAY
We’ve got a few bottles of the two wines used in this episode to give away to you, thanks to the fine folks at Wine Library.

To enter to win the 2006 Tohu Pinot Noir, leave a comment below.

To enter to win the 2008 Premiado Torrontes, send out this message on Twitter:

Wine and Street food pairings in this week’s episode of VendrTV by @danieldelaney with guest @garyvee. http://tr.im/streetwine

We’ll randomly pick a few winners. Enter both, and as many times as you’d like.

Street Sommelier w/ Gary Vaynerchuk (New York, NY)

Now Playing:
Street Sommelier w/ Gary Vaynerchuk (New York, NY)
Midtown Manhattan

In this jam packed episode of VendrTV, Dan teams up with internet wine superstar Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV where the two cruise the streets of Manhattan pairing wine with street food.

On our first stop we were joined by Zach Brooks of MidtownLunch.com at Kwik Meal, a cart which recently won MTL’s Street Meat Palooza 2.

Gary threw a fast ball, pairing the platter with a 2008 Premiado Torrontes.

Then it was off to meet up with Jerome Chang of The Dessert Truck. There we sampled his award winning chocolate bread pudding, as well as my favorite, the warm chocolate molten cake. Quick on his feet, Gary whipped out a 2006 Tohu Pinot Noir, which paired perfectly with the sweets.

Enjoy!

More on Gary Vaynerchuk
GaryVaynerchuk.com
WineLibraryTV.com
@garyvee on twitter

Zach Brooks
MidtownLunch.com
@midtownlunch on twitter

Kwik Meal
kwikmeal.net
Kwik Meal on MidtownLunch.com

The Dessert Truck
DessertTruck.com
@desserttruck on twitter

FREE WINE GIVEAWAY
We’ve got a few bottles of the two wines used in this episode to give away to you, thanks to the fine folks at Wine Library.

To enter to win the 2006 Tohu Pinot Noir, leave a comment below.

To enter to win the 2008 Premiado Torrontes, send out this message on Twitter:

Wine and Street food pairings in this week’s episode of VendrTV by @danieldelaney with guest @garyvee. http://tr.im/streetwine

We’ll randomly pick a few winners. Enter both, and as many times as you’d like.

Spencer on the Go w/ Veronica Belmont (San Francisco, CA)

Spencer on the Go w/ Veronica Belmont (San Francisco, CA)
7th and Folsom

On this episode of VendrTV, I was joined by web personality Veronica Belmont where we took a trip to France without leaving San Francisco. Our destination: Spencer On The Go, a mobile bistro serving everything from foie gras to escargot.

Overall, the food was devine! We both got to sample a number of rarities, and in Veronica’s case, firsts.

If you’d like to learn more about Spencer on the Go, you can visit them online at http://chezspencer.com.

You can watch Veronica online in Tekzilla or Qore, and follow her on twitter.

Kogi BBQ (Los Angeles, CA)

Kogi BBQ (Los Angeles, CA)
W Olympic Blvd & S Berendo St

No trip to Los Angeles would be complete without a visit to one of the most notable of the new generation of street vendors, Kogi BBQ. At Kogi, Chef Roy melds the flavors of the orient with our neighbors down south, resulting in delicious Korean / Mexican fusion! While there I tried their kimchi quesadillas and short rib tacos, both were out of this world! Next time you’re in LA, be sure to check them out.

Learn more about Kogi online at kogibbq.com and be sure to follow them on Twitter.

Hong’s Dumplings (Burlington, VT)

Hong’s Dumplings (Burlington, VT)
Church Street

We had a great time filming at Hong’s, which we found nestled among trees and stores on Burlington’s Church Street. Owner Hong Yu isn’t kidding when she says she likes big dumplings; they’re massive! With fillings like crab & cream cheese or cheese & chicken, they’re were sinful and delicious. As dumplings are my favorite food, I couldn’t be happier having Hong be the first episode about those plump pouches.

Check her out at http://hongsdumplings.com/

Question!!!
Curious – Where have you had the best chinese food experience?

This Is Why You’re Fat Tour (New York, NY)

This Is Why You’re Fat Tour (New York, NY)
Midtown Manhattan

Last week I hit the streets of NYC to participate in This Is Why You’re Fat’s Eat ‘N Tweet street food tour in which six of NYC’s favorite vendors were asked to come up with creations inspired by TIWYF and their newly released book.

Our trip started with a visit to Wafles & Dinges, followed by The Cupcake Stop, The Bistro Truck, NYC Cravings, The Treats Truck and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream. Over all the food was fantastic, I just wish I felt as good by the end of the day! I must have put on 10lbs.

Book Give Away
We’ve got three copies of the This Is Why You’re Fat book to give away to you guys. To win, think up an outlandish creation you could imagine a street vendor dishing out. Post it in the comments below. I’ll pick the winners next week.

Skillet Street Food (Seattle, WA)

Skillet Street Food (Seattle, WA)
4th Ave S & S Main St

This week we headed to a beautiful cart in a gorgeous city: Skillet Street Food in Seattle, Washington. Owner Joshua Henderson built the cart out of an old Airstream trailer, and dishes out delicious upscale comfort food like duck confit, pasta, and their signature item, a burger with bacon jam.

Want to win a bottle of Skillet’s Bacon Jam?
Post a comment below describing the best topping for a burger.

Fred’s Franks (Wakefield, MA)

Fred’s Franks (Wakefield, MA)
Exit 40 off 128

The windows were rolled down as we pulled off at I-128’s exit 40 in Wakefield, MA and as soon as we hit the off ramp my little car was filled with the smells of charcoal and hot dogs. A beautiful smell if I do say so myself.

Order a link and Fred’ll first hand you the bun to fill up with your favorite condiments before plopping a Hot Dog, Kielbasa, Chorico or Linguiça that’s been charred to perfection over a huge green egg shaped grill modeled after a kamado.

Massive is an understatement. These dogs are huge, yet to my surprise, people were ordering two or three half pounders at once! Crazy!

Question of the week
What’s your favorite type of link? Post a comment below.

Red’s Eats (Wiscasset, ME)

Red’s Eats (Wiscasset, ME)
Main St & Water St

Howdy Cartivores!
This week we ventured north east to the great state of Maine to visit Red’s Eats, a street food institution.

While many know this waterside stand for dishing out plump, juicy, lobster rolls, we quickly learned there’s a lot more to Red’s. With menu items stretching from delicious fried clams to huge crab rolls, Red’s takes seafood seriously.

You can learn more about Red’s Eats on one of our favorite sites, HollyEats.com.

T-Shirt Giveaway
We’re giving away a Red’s T-Shirt! To win, become a fan of VendrTV on Facebook, and write on our wall. We’ll pick a winner at random.

Fancy Fast Food (New York, NY)

Fancy Fast Food (New York, NY)
53rd St. & 6th Ave.

This week I teamed up with Erik Trinidad of Fancy Fast Food, a blogger who turns mundane fast food meals into works of art! We hit up the 53rd and 6th Halal Guy’s cart for tons of street meat, then it was off to his kitchen to get to work!

Best of 2009

Best of 2009

Happy New Years All!

As 2010 approaches, we thought it would be nice to look back at 2009 and put together the best moments in VendrTV’s first year!

Garden State (Portland, OR)

Garden State (Portland, OR)
SE 13th Ave & SE Lexington St.

Even in Portland, OR I couldn’t escape my Jersey roots! Garden State is a italian cart with New Jersey roots in Portland, OR owned and operated by Kevin Sandri. From their meatball sandwich to arancini, the food packs serious punch! It’s fresh, well seasoned, big portioned comfort food at it’s finest.

Learn more about Garden State online at http://gardenstatecart.com

Van Leeuwen Holiday Ice Cream (New York, NY)

Van Leeuwen Holiday Ice Cream (New York, NY)
23rd and Broadway

For the holidays we stopped by New York City’s Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, to learn about their business and make ice cream with husband and wife team Laura O’Neil & Ben Van Leeuwen. After much deliberation we decided that eggnog would be the perfect flavor for the holidays!

Big thanks to The Brooklyn Kitchen for sponsoring this episode, and hooking us up with some ice cream machines to giveaway as part of our Holiday Gift Contest.

You can download the Van Leeuwen Eggnog Ice Cream Recipe here. If you make it, send us some pictures to post to the site.

Learn more about Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream online or on twitter.

And be sure to check out The Brooklyn Kitchen!

Happy Holidays!

Question of the week:
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Post a comment below.

Wafels & Dinges (New York, NY)

Wafels & Dinges (New York, NY)
Roaming. Follow @waffletruck on twitter.

One of my favorite trucks in all of New York City is Wafels & Dinges, a little bit of Belgium that trolls through the streets of the Big Apple dishing out authentic waffles from two cities in Belgium. In this episode, Thomas DeGeest teaches me a bit about this history of the waffle, as well as it’s city of origin.

Win a free waffle kit!
Want to win a box of Wafel & Dinges’ Komplete Wafle Kit leave a comment below describing your favorite waffle topper!

Wafels & Dinges (New York, NY)

Wafels & Dinges (New York, NY)
Roaming. Follow @waffletruck on twitter.

One of my favorite trucks in all of New York City is Wafels & Dinges, a little bit of Belgium that trolls through the streets of the Big Apple dishing out authentic waffles from two cities in Belgium. In this episode, Thomas DeGeest teaches me a bit about this history of the waffle, as well as it’s city of origin.

Win a free waffle kit!
Want to win a box of Wafel & Dinges’ Komplete Wafle Kit leave a comment below describing your favorite waffle topper!

Haven Brother’s Diner (Providence, RI)

Haven Brother’s Diner (Providence, RI)
25 Dorrance Street

Arguably one of Providence’s most noted (and mobile) landmarks is The Haven Brother’s Diner. For over one hundred years this flatbed grounded mobile eatery has trucked into the city and parked at it’s grandfathered location (right next to City Hall) where it dishes out burger, fries, and other greasy spoon classics.

I stopped by and met with Ivan Giusti, who’s family owns and operates the third generation of this gem. Finally it was time to feast! To me, nothing sounded better than The Murder Burger and a shake! And it was the perfect way to cap off the night.

Mission District Vendors

About this Episode January 20, 2010
One of the coolest street vending scenes takes place in the Mission District of San Francisco, where a whole slew of underground vendors use Twitter to tell their loyal fans where they are. A few minutes after the tweet a flash mob forms to dine on everything from curry to creme brulee.

Whiffies Pies

About this Episode January 27, 2010
One of my favorite late night spots in Portland, OR is Whiffies. A mobile fried pie spot in the SE 12th and Hawthorne food cart pod. The owner, Gregg Abbott, dishes out flakey sweet and savory pies with flavors ranging from cherry cobbler to pulled pork. Each pie is hand made that day and fried fresh to order. Amazing!

Follow them on twitter: @whiffies or read more about them on Food Carts Portland.

How to Make Chinese Dumplings for the Super Bowl w/the Amateur Gourmet & VendrTV

About this Episode January 25, 2010
The WCFoodies team up with the Amateur Gourmet & VendrTV for a Chinese food feast in Flushing, Queens, then go home to make some dumplings of their own.

Wings & Vegan Snacks for the Super Bowl

About this Episode February 1, 2010
With inspiration from Alton Brown, the WCFoodies give you 3 winning recipes for a Super Bowl party: wings w/an Asian dipping sauce & 2 filling vegan snacks

RoliRoti

About this Episode February 3, 2010
In this episode of VendrTV we checked out San Francisco's own RoliRoti, a mobile artisan rotisserie that serves roasted chickens and porchetta at Farmer's Markets throughout the city. Before heading to the market, I met with owner Thomas Odermatt at the RoliRoti commissary where he taught me to prepare his signature porchetta.

The Skinny Pancake

About this Episode February 10, 2010
Right in downtown Burlington sits The Skinny Pancake, a mobile creperie focusing on seasonal, organic ingredients. Started by a few friends, The Skinny Pancake quickly grew into a popular destination for all. In fact, it became so popular they were able to open up a brick and mortar restaurant nearby.

While there I feasted on there locavor, fall harvest, and lemon sugar crepes.

Learn more about them online at SkinnyPancake.com

Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.

He said, "Son, I've made my life out of readin' people's faces,
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
so if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."

When he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
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Guide To Pottery - Firing & Glazing

Romantic Picnic Food Ideas

Siri इन action

Siri - The Personal Assistant in your Phone from Tom Gruber on Vimeo.

Yeah, this is the coolest stop-motion video ever made

Video: How vinyl records are made

Gotta Groove Records - "Groove With Us" from Nick Cavalier on Vimeo.

Vinyl records are making a comeback. Yeah, in the world of instant music downloads and portable music, a lot of music fans are falling in love with vinyl – again. Make found a fantastic five minute video showing the process Gotta Groove Records employs. It really seems like a relatively simple process, requiring only a few machines. Click through to watch the video and gain a bit of respect for the music lovers whose passion brings us vinyl records.

Separate Keitai in action

For years, Japan was the innovation leader in the cell phone industry, until South Korea and the US started catching up rapidly. If you look back at what Nippon’s mighty carriers have released in the past few months, you mainly see super-powerful handsets with large OLED screens, 12MP cameras, Blu-ray recorder connectivity, double digital TV tuners, etc.

But the form factor never really changes, as the majority of Japanese consumers still demands clamshell phones with jog dials enabling them to conveniently thumb-text emails. But if a country churns out 100 different handsets per year, there have to be some exceptions. And the most notable exception (that now has been priced and dated) is Fujitsu’s F-04B featuring the world’s first separable two-module body.

In other words, the so-called Separate Keitai (Keitai means handset in Japanese) breaks into 2 parts that can be used separately (a keyboard section and a display slate). One part is a 3.4-inch touchscreen with a 12.2MP camera (there’s also an inner camera), acceleration sensor, Blu-ray recorder connectivity, e-wallet function etc. The other part is a full numeric/QWERTY keyboard with a geomagnetic and an acceleration sensor.



The parts are joined by a magnet and connected via Bluetooth. Fujitsu says the main idea is to enable users to send or receive mails while talking on the phone. During video calls, users can keep the keyboard section to their ear while holding the display slate at a distance. When horizontally attached, the touchscreen will switch to character entry mode or display a “virtual” game pad so that users can write emails or play games (the keyboard can be used as a game controller, too).

In areas with weak signals, for example in a house, users can put the display section near to a window and go inside to talk via the keyboard part (up to 10m away). Fujitsu claims the Separate Keitai offers superior battery life, too, as users can expect 2,000 hours of standby and 500 minutes of continuous talk, basically tripling the battery life of conventional Japanese cell phones.

I first saw the Separate Keitai back in October 2008 when it made its debut as a prototype at the CEATEC exhibition near Tokyo, and thought it’s a great concept. Fujitsu already plans to offer Bluetooth accessories for the device, for example a mini projector that could be remote-controlled with the keyboard section.

As part of NTT Docomo’s winter lineup, the phone will hit Japanese stores in either March or April for $660.

Here are some videos showing the Separate Keitai in action:

The Matt Cohler Exit Interview

Early Facebook executive Matt Cohler announced his departure today to join top tier venture fund Benchmark Capital. I spent nearly half an hour this afternoon talking to him about his decision to join Benchmark Capital, his predictions for Facebook and a variety of topics that we touched on via various non sequiturs. Joining us was Benchmark Capital General Partner Bill Gurley as well.

This was a surprising move in many ways. Cohler was definitely one of the “inside guys” at Facebook, gets along well with new COO Sheryl Sandberg, and wasn’t generally expected to leave. But as he says below, he’s always had an itch to be a venture captialist, and frankly there is no better place to be for a young partner than Benchmark. They are top tier, but unlike their peers Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, each partner shares the profits equally. A junior partner at a competing firm is unlikely to get much of the pie for many years. Cohler, though, will now bring home the same paycheck as the other Benchmark partners.

I’ll also highlight Gurley’s comments around the 4:20 mark talking about Benchmark’s strategy for hiring new blood periodically to keep things fresh. The firm has unorthodox hiring and compensation practices that seem to work.

At one point in the interview we talk extensively about the future of Facebook, and whether the Zuckerberg/Sandberg duo can take the company to the next level (meaning, frankly, IPO). Cohler seems optimistic, and clearly remains a fan of both executives.

Mantys is part motorized scooter, part golf cart, and a pinch of Segway

Video: Fallout: New Vegas trailer