Techmeme @ 10:15 PM ET, May 1, 2006

10:15 PM ET, May 1, 2006

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Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:

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Cisco Cheng / PC Magazine:

Samsung Q1 — With Samsung's novel Q1 device ($1,099 direct), the much-hyped UMPC platform by Microsoft and Intel has arrived. First developed as part of the Origami project, these new, tiny Windows-based PCs are supposed to redefine how you compute on the go.

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The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn — The startups we've funded so far are pretty quick, but they seem quicker to learn some lessons than others. I think it's because some things about startups are kind of counterintuitive. — We've now invested in enough companies that I've learned …

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Wired News:

Ultimate Guide to Online Video — What do you want to watch? — The answer used to depend on limits — what day it was, what time it was, what channels you got. A handy little thing called TV Guide laid it all out. Television was a one-way medium - big broadcasters pushing content …

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