Archive for 2009/04


Microsoft: We’re Not Working on an MS Phone

To rebut a wall street journal article that declared Verizon Wireless and Microsoft were on an iPhone rival, Microsoft spokesman John Starkweather said “Microsoft is not building a Zune-specific phone. We’re deepening our relationships with our hardware partners”, as reported by PC Mag.
The last sentence of that money quote does make sense. After all, if […]

Trongs: Eat Messy Food Without The Mess

I instantly fell in love with Trongs the minute I saw them. They are little utensils that protect your hands from messy foods.
I LOVE buffalo wings. I have taken to eating boneless wings because I can eat them with a fork and spare myself the mess, but with the advent of Trongs, I could […]

Palm Pre Costs $170.02 to Make Says iSuppli

At the very least, each Pre costs $170.02 for Palm to produce, reports the analysts at iSuppli:
Hardware - $137.83
“manufacturing and basic test costs” - $9.58
“software and licensing costs” - $22.61
“shipping, logistics, marketing and other channel costs” - unknown
Regaining the developer passion that created thousands of useful apps for the old Palm OS - priceless
Getting the […]

Admiral Triple Thrill

I love this ad for the Admiral Triple Thrill:
It reads:
Home Entertainment all in One Luxurious Console $499.95
From Admiral comes complete home entertainment to charm your family and guests. Magic Mirror Television brings you bright, steady, mirror-like pictures on a big 10″ direct view screen… the clearest pictures of them […]
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Twitter Updates for 2009-04-28

Feeling pretty stoked about the great gas mileage this time of year. No AC and no heat means 45mpg! http://twitpic.com/44×1z #
RT @njon99: I’ll never get the “unboxing” pictures and videos. How can you get a rise from seeing someone else take a gadget out… #
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PostSecret: Texting While Driving

This postcard from PostSecret made me cringe with guilt.
It reads:
I rear-ended an unregistered, unlicensed, illegal immigrant.
He went to jail because I was texting and driving.
I’ve texted while driving twice and each time I thought what I was doing was so important that I needed to do it. I […]
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BuckyBalls: Seriously Fun Magnetism at Play

What can you do with the 216 tiny spherical magnets that make up a ZoomDoggle’s BuckyBalls set? A lot apparently, especially if you’ve got a geographic imagination. You can pull the magnets apart, stick them together, and shape the whole metallic clump in virtually limitless ways. You can even create the famous “BuckyBall” molecule structure […]

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-27

Using my iPhone for a clock by my bed has been the best thing for my sleep. I set up a relaxing playlist and it lulls me to sleep. #
RT @ThinkGeek: “for int’l, non-US geeks who we <3 very much indeed: get $10 off order > $30 […]

Periscope Lighted Folio For Kindle 2

One benefit of e-ink is the fact that shining a light on it is enough to make low-light reading possible. That’s a reality exploited by the Periscope Lighted Folio for Kindle 2, which is basically a folio (well, duh!) with space for a notepad, pens, a swiveling twin LED light, and of course, a Kindle […]

Ubuntu 9.04 Looking Good—But a Bit Buggy

Or at least the “Kubuntu” variant of the Linux-based OS. Last Thursday saw the release of Ubuntu 9.04 (code named “Jaunty Jackalope”), but TuxArena’s focus on Kubuntu should interest anyone looking to upgrade or switch from another OS—the variant is after all, Ubuntu running on a different interface. But just to be clear, take it […]

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