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IPHONE BLASTS OFF INTO BRAVE NEW MOBILE COMPUTING

Steve Jobs and new baby.

As you know by now the iphone is for sale. My son was on line the first day the Fri. 6/29 and purchased the iphone. (Spike Lee didn't have to wait on line) My son was in tech heaven with his purchase. Elated. The iphone was described to me as Godzilla coming to town - stepping on, and crushing all those cars, in this case, every handheld tech devise used as a phone, ipod, camera or computer.

It's mobile computing.

Here is a video which was out prior to the open day and describes what the iphone can do.

COOKIE MONSTER EATS THE COMPUTER VIDEO

The next time I've been on the phone, speaking to technical service for two plus hours, trying to correct some problem with my computer, I'm going to do what Cookie Monster does in this video. I'm going to eat my computer.

Via Boing Boing

A WORLD OF LIGHTS AND SOUND HELPS ME SLEEP BETTER

This is nightcove - a gadget to help your sleep based on scientific research. Nightcove uses a technique of lights and sound to improving your sleep. Zken

Link Julie B

I WANT MY MIDLIFE CRISIS AGAIN SO I CAN BUY A PERSONAL SUBMARINE

U-Boat Worx, a Dutch company is selling their battery-powered C-Quester which will allow you to cruise down to depths of 50 meters at a speed of 3 knots for two-and-a-half hours and you don't have to decompress.

They also have a dual cabin model CQ2, in case, a Brazilian model wants to go subing.

Adriana Lima

Check out the C-Quester video

(via Julie B)

A DESK CLOCK TO KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T STOP WIDGETING

Customize a monster desk clock with widgets and one day WidgetStation, will not only tell you when to go to sleep but will ground you if you stay up too late.

WidgetStation is a desk clock which can run various "widgets".
Widgets are small, user-friendly applications that can perform
a variety of tasks. Users can even create their own widgets and
share them with other WidgetStation users!

Like PC widget applications on the Internet, users can browse and download
new widgets via the Widget Engine provided by Emtrace Technologies, Inc.

WidgetStation is a standalone device, with services available via Wi-Fi or Ethernet Internet access, without
being connected to a computer. Alternatively, users may choose to interface their WidgetStation with a computer
via USB connection.

WidgetStation features an extensive and ever-expanding library of widgets for users to choose from, with new
widgets constantly being added to the Widget Gallery for download.

Users can easily customize their WidgetStation experience by creating widgets of their own, or sharing
homemade widgets with friends!

Link: Cool Hunting

LET NO CHILD GO UNGEEKY FOR A HUNDRED BUCKS

At first, I was going all wise ass about who needs a cute little adorable laptop? When after you've feed, clothed and nourished them; they never call you unless they want something.

Anyway, then I read about OLPC, the company producing these little cuties and they're a very reputabile, non-profit, concerned organization, whose goal is one laptop per child (OLPC.) An educational idea which makes a lot of sence in todays' technological world. It's priced at one hundred dollars, which is amazing.

More Info: OLPC

Courtesy:Core 77

I CAN SEE, I CAN SEE BUT WHAT'S THAT RINGING

Greatcall created Jitterbug cell phones to be easy to use and easy to see with large buttons in front of a bright, backlit panel. These phones were designed by Arlene Harris and her husband Martin Cooper who pioneered the first mobile phone in 1973. Greatcall is gearing these phones for customerss over 50.
"Older people are a market and they need to be served the way they want to be served," said Harris, 58.
Source: LA Daily News

HP dv9000t GOES HD DVD

Hewlit Packard unboxes an incredible laptop for the holidays. Put one under my tree. I dare you. The incredibly thin and beautiful, Kate Moss, no the dv9000t which has the equally desirable, HD DVD drive that doubles as a dual-layer DVD burner. It also smacks a 17-inch 1,440 x 900 resolution LCD, 2.16GHz T7400 Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, dual 100GB SATA drives, nVidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics, 1.3 megapixel webcam, HDMI, 7.1 audio out, ExpressCard slot, twin headphone ports, the usual array of connective choices, and a battery life just over 2.5 hours. Link: Engadget

PIERCE IS THE MATADOR

Pierce Bronson, in "The Matador" does a great job in a comedy about a hit man getting a conscience or does he? Greg Kinnear and Hope Davis play the innocent, who may not be so innocent. Watch the trailer and then rent the DVD.

IT MATCHES YOUR DRESS OR WHATEVER

Ear drops add personality to the standard-issue white earbud. Available in three bejeweled models—heart-shaped, round with pearls and the traditional in-ear bud shape—they come in either black or white and with a variety of rhinestone colors.