In yet another move to further blur the line between netbooks and notebooks, Japan’s Mouse Computer will be shipping the LB-F1500W netbook at the end of January, complete with a built-in DVD burner. → Read More
I recently did a horrible thing. Hoping to offer my son a little music to enjoy I downloaded 100 kid’s songs from iTunes for something like $7.99. I figured “Hey, kids like songs. 100 songs is a lot of songs. It’s a good deal.” I was wrong. I entered, for about two months, a circle of hell of which even Dante did not write: The Circle Dedicated to Listeners of Toddler Music.
So why am I doubling my pain with NameYourTune.com, a service that creates a CD with your kid’s name right in the song lyrics? Because this disk and service holds a special place in my heart and I suspect it’s somewhere in your heart as well, next to the Snoopy Sno-Kone Maker and Garbage Pail Kids. This is a blast straight out of my childhood and I’m happy to share it with parents out there even if it means I’m going to hear something like this: → Read More
During this year’s Super Bowl, there are going to be some 3D commercials. Both Dreamworks and SoBe are going to air their ridiculously expensive ad spots right before the half-time extravaganza. But us fat, lazy Americans need special 3D glasses to view said commercials which makes ‘em lame in my book. → Read More
The gang from Monty Python boldly address the world: “For 3 years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube. Now the tables are turned. It’s time for us to take matters into our own hands.” → Read More
BODIES AS SHIELDS!!! Oh wait, wrong game. Tehehe. → Read More
Hey guys! Guess what! It’s another post about how Windows is kicking the crap out of Linux! Robin Harris over at ZDNet asserts that “Microsoft has kicked Linux to the curb, claiming an 80% attach rate for netbooks.” Wow! → Read More
After watching your share of this year’s Oscar nominees, you might find yourself following the time-honored tradition of renting every tangentially related film in the hopes of finding something else just as good. Type in Slumdog Millionaire or The Wrestler, and Netflix will offer up recommendations that are “more like this.” But if you are looking for quirkier recommendations, the kind that you’d find at your local independent video store, then head on over to Clerkdogs. The human-curated movie recommendation site has an OscarMatch feature that suggests 400 films similar to this year’s crop of Oscar nominees.
On Netflix, if you are looking for movies that are like The Wrestler, for instance, it comes up with Requiem For a Dream (same director), Slums of Beverly Hills, Sideways, and Sin City (also starred Mickey Rourke). On Clerkdogs, it comes up with a bunch of down-on-their-luck fighter films: → Read More
Certain things make me uncomfortable. Other people’s laundry, for one — even if it’s clean. Don’t ask me why, it’s just unnerving. Video conferencing is less creepy than laundry, but the fact that the person on the other end always seems to be staring off into the distance and/or down at the ground gets a little awkward after a while. → Read More
Not too long ago it looked like British music pirates—a fine name for a band—were facing expulsion from the Internet. Not anymore. Despite “serious legislative intent,” the British Government will not pursue the plan. Hooray, I guess. → Read More
Microsoft has just pushed live its Release Candidate for Internet Explorer 8, the latest update to the world’s most widely used web browser. You can download it here. Unfortunately the release is only for Windows Vista, XP, and Server – if you’re trying out Windows 7 you’ll have to wait for the next OS update to try out the RC.
The new version, which comes after two public beta releases, is now considered “platform complete” – the product is “effectively complete and done” writes IE General Manager Dean Hachamovitch. Unless there are major critical issues that arise, the final version of the browser should be identical. Other changes between Beta 2 and the Release Candidate include improved reliability, performance, and compatibility, as well as ‘clickjacking‘ protection. → Read More
Oh boy! I can’t believe the day has come! iLife ’09 just got a ship date and it’s coming your way tomorrow. But wait, didn’t you already snag it off the Pirate Bay or something? Anyway, iLife ’09 ships with all new Macs and those of you who purchased a Mac on or after January 6th ’09 will have to shell out $10 to get the iLife Up-To-Date upgrade package. Talk about nickel and diming. The family pack goes for $99 and the Mac Box Set goes for $169. Hit the jump to see if you’re Mac can handle the awesomeness that is iLife ’09. → Read More
Remember the sock monkey? I mean, everyone had one of these right? Normally made by your grandma, if was a monkey made from grey and white socks, and stuffed with cotton batting. Usually had buttons for eyes, and the red material was positioned to form the mouth and butt of the monkey. Well, sock art has evolved over the years, and now people are being even more creative. → Read More
This may be the the plain jane Logitech Harmony, but it’s still a killer remote solution for those plagued with multiple remotes. Everything is consolidated into one unit that’s easy to program thanks to the online setup. It’s a basic model but totally worth $50. → Read More
“Not I” said the Windows user
“I liked Ultimate but I’m no loser
I paid for a Vista upgrade
but when my 3D shader failed to shade
I decided XP was the right call
You can’t blame me at all.” → Read More
A quick trip to Wikipedia identifies Ginza as the Fifth Avenue of Tokyo. (That I went there in 2007 is neither here nor there.) Very interesting, yes. So imagine the gang’s surprise when we discovered this Bandai-branded speaker, in the form of a diorama. It’s Ginza, just like it was in 1955. → Read More
Chewk, and apparently hundreds of other Flickr users, have been creating Lego mecha for for the edification of the world for a while now and BBG found this cute example complete with mad-eyed Marine. → Read More
Awwww, they’re adorable little video game cabinets! Choose from seven styles: Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Centipede, Zaxxon, Phoenix, and Defender – all for $7.49 each. → Read More
Following on the heels of Sprint and Verizon, AT&T is set to launch its own femtocell - 3G MicroCell – giving its customers (who pay for a 3G MicroCell plan) unlimited minutes while connected to any MicroCell at home, business, or otherwise. MicroCell is essentially a personal miniature cell tower that connects to AT&T’s network via your existing broadband connection in order to boost and expand weak network coverage. It has an advertised range of up to 5000 square feet, works with any AT&T 3G device, provides a secure connection, allows for seamless call hand-over (i.e. uninterrupted transition from MicroCell to AT&T cellular network), and can handle up to 4 simultaneous voice or data users at a given time. As usual, we don’t have any pricing or release information, yet. [via PhoneNews] → Read More
RIM’s BlackBerry Storm, the biggest lump of crap to come out of Canada since Celine Dion, sold 500,000 units in its first month. Everyone who was everyone basically told RIM that this was a heap but did they listen? Nope.
“I found myself wanting to throw it in the ocean due to my frustration with its overall usability,” said Steven Golub, a longtime Verizon customer from Morristown, N.J., who bought the Storm the day it was released, but returned it a few weeks later.
