Apple’s fun new products
February 28, 2006 at 8:02 pm | Posted in Apple, Steve Jobs | Leave a commentTags: ipod, Macintosh
Live transcript here: http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/28/live-from-the-steve-jobs-keynote-fun-new-products/
Mobile Internet
February 28, 2006 at 7:52 pm | Posted in mobile internet | Leave a commentWork in progress…
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/wireless/library/wi-web/
http://www.websitetips.com/wireless/
http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/wireless/article.php/3547651
Hotspots: http://www.jiwire.com/search-hotspot-locations.htm
Wifi stats: http://www.shop.org/learn/stats_intnet_latin.asp
Top wifi cities: http://www.metrofreefi.com/most_unwired.php
Old News: Billionth iTunes song downloaded
February 27, 2006 at 6:29 pm | Posted in Apple, Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: ipod
A teenager in Michigan received a ton of good stuff for his 99 cent purchase- read the official story here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/1billion/
Helium is so boring
February 26, 2006 at 11:47 pm | Posted in unwise | Leave a commentLet’s fill our balloons with something that our guests will really get a bang out of!
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/explosions/and-you-thought-balloons-were-harmless-156801.php
Don’t try this at home. Or your car. Or anywhere else.
Photo of Rumored Touchscreen Video Ipod
February 26, 2006 at 11:44 pm | Posted in Apple | Leave a commentTags: ipod, Rumors
Read the rumors and comments at: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/possible-ipod-touchscreen-picture-156619.php
NOW-see how this image was created in PhotoShop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zTMI7ufC0
or this link (which crashed IE for me) http://web.mac.com/christianwedlock/iWeb/Christian/fake.mov
WAIT- THERE’S MORE- A lively discussion suggesting that the video tutorial “How to create a fake video iPod” is a FAKE VIDEO. Does this mean that the image above is real and someone has thrown us off the scent? Read on: http://www.macshrine.com/2006/02/26/total-confusion-is-the-video-fake/
Forget school surveillance cameras-let’s get a robot!
February 18, 2006 at 8:37 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment
A primary school in Tokyo is testing a robotic version of Lena, Pat and Rich. I will point out that it will lack their personality and good humor but does have a card reader toscans the little darling’s ID cards.
Dotcomu has the straight version of the story: http://www.dottocomu.com/b/archives/003078.html
The Gizmodo version is much funnier: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/robots/japanese-school-kids-roboguards-crazy-delicious-155516.php
Choosing your domain name
February 16, 2006 at 7:34 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: internet
Much has been written about choosing a domain; this post sticks to the nitty-gritty of actually buying one.
Two good resources:|
http://www.domainsbot.com/– helps you to create a domain from keywords.
http://www.namecheap.com/index.asp– reliable, reasonably priced domains.
Stunning news: People Use the Internet for Fun
February 16, 2006 at 7:26 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: internet
The Chron has the stats to back this up:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/02/16/BUG4PH94921.DTL&type=tech
The complete Pew Charitable Trust study can be found at: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/175/report_display.asp
Custom printed M&M’s
February 16, 2006 at 5:00 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentThat’s right- order the latest in customization online. Brilliant. http://shop2.mms.com/customprint/index.asp
Flying cars- again
February 16, 2006 at 4:57 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: invention
Every few years a new venture joins the dream of cars that fly. As traffic worsens and commutes lengthen, the dream comes closer to reality. This time around it is http://www.terrafugia.com/ busily bolting wings onto an SUV. This team is headed by a winner of the prestigious Lemelson Prize for invention.
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