UFC 60: Blackberry vs. Real Life Entertainment

May 29, 2006 at 3:41 pm · Filed under Gadgets, Scene

Valleywag reported in April that Paris Hilton switched to the Blackberry. Here she is at UFC 60 scrolling through stuff on it while sitting next to David Spade. This just goes to show that the Blackberry is so excellent and useful that it’s getting play from a celebutante who could be chatting with a comedian while watching a championship game.

Technorati Tags: paris+hilton, david+spade, ufc, blackberry

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Higher Price and More Waiting for the NETGEAR WiFi Phone for Skype

May 25, 2006 at 9:37 pm · Filed under Gadgets

I was checking out Wired’s June Fetish column and got excited about this entry:

This price and availability matches what Geekzone reported on May 3rd. However, Skype’s website tells a different story:

Apparently, the price has gone up by $49.99 and it’ll take an extra month to get to you. Popgadget has a post about the phone with some more bad news, “the phone does not have any web-browsing capabilities, and therefore can’t be used in any WiFi hotspot requiring a web-based login.”

I think that means you won’t be able to use it at places like Starbuck’s hotspots, since they require web-based logins.

This pile of bad news has just about killed off my interest in the device. Can anyone convince me otherwise? Perhaps a picture will help. It is a pretty device.

Update: The phone can be ordered from Amazon.com for $250.00 and the ship date from Amazon will be June 30th. Perhaps the initial info about price and availability only applied to Amazon?

Technorati Tags: skype, wifi+phone, netgear, voip

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You Know a Band is From Seattle When…

May 25, 2006 at 2:09 pm · Filed under Art

…there’s a monorail on their album cover. The proof is in Seattle-based Aveo’s Battery album cover.

If the album art has got you curious about the album, listen to it for free on Napster.

Technorati Tags: aveo, album+art, monorail

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del.icio.us Redesign Challenges digg?

May 25, 2006 at 2:13 am · Filed under Web

Just now I went to del.icio.us and noticed the brand new redesign. Based on a Technorati search, it looks like Om Malik, senior writer at Business 2.0 magazine, was the first to blog about it. Read his post at GigaOM.

The redesign gives del.icio.us the digg/Slashdot appeal. You know, a pulse on what’s hot. Plus, since anything can be bookmarked in del.icio.us there’s the potential for more hot stuff than just hot tech stuff like you’d find on digg and Slashdot. I’m definitely down for checking out some non-tech link hotness.

Technorati Tags: del.icio.us, redesign, digg, slashdot

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Food for Freedom Makes for a Unique Treat

May 24, 2006 at 9:27 pm · Filed under Food

I found a great recipe and the story behind it in the cookbook “Flatbreads & Flavors” this week. The recipe was for a coconut roti called Sri Lankan Coconut Breakfast Bread. I topped the bread with an Avocado Chutney from the same cookbook with fantastic results.

The story is this: coconut rotis are a simple flatbread made of grated coconut, whole wheat flour, and water and are served in neighborhood restaurants all over Sri Lanka despite the fact that Sri Lanka doesn’t have much, if any, of a grain crop. It turns out that the proliferation of the delightful bread is a result of P.L. 480, the “Food for Freedom Law,” whereby recipient nations get American grain (and other foods) at reduced rates. In the case of Sri Lanka, small businesses mixed the American grain with their local coconut crop to make a tasty and cost-effective treat.

Technorati Tags: roti, flatbread, sri+lanka, grain

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Countdown to the Apple Store, Fifth Avenue Grand Opening

May 18, 2006 at 9:47 pm · Filed under Scene

I took some photos today of the much anticipated Apple Store, Fifth Avenue. Check out my flickr set.

Here’s just a few things to note about the grand opening:

• The opening will be May 19th at 6:00 p.m. (EST)
• Apple will be giving away a MacBook every hour for 24 hours straight (See you there at 4:00 a.m.?)
• The first 2,500 customers will receive a commemorative T-shirt
• The store will be open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year
• BusinessWeek reports that the 10,000 square foot facility could easily clear $40,000,000 per year

For more cool facts and pictures, check out the BusinessWeek slideshow called “Apple in the Big Apple“.

Technorati Tags: apple, fifth+avenue, apple+store, manhattan, nyc, macbook

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User-Generated Restaurant Reviews Website

May 18, 2006 at 3:31 pm · Filed under Food, Web

I’ve been looking for some sources to locate cheap eats in Manhattan and the site addyourown looks very promising. Any user can add a restaurant, so even the smallest, cheapest places that would never end up in a guide like Zagats are eligible to be listed. The site categorizes restaraunts by area and provides an interactive map to browse with.

When adding a restaurant, the site asks for name, cuisine type, entree price, address or corner, and phone number. I wish that it also asked for hours of operation, because that would be very useful here in the Financial District where so many things seem to shut down around 7pm.

Other cities covered by addyourown include Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Paris, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and Washington, DC.

Technorati Tags: restaurants, cheap+eats, manhattan, nyc

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Amanda Congdon in DVD Quality

May 18, 2006 at 1:07 pm · Filed under Web

Amanda Congdon clarified a rumor about Rocketboom going premium in a comment yesterday on paidContent.org:

“I need to correct this rumor. What I said is that we are considering charging $4/month for premium content: outtakes, a bi-monthly podcast, a full screen DVD quality version of the show, forums, etc. The show, in its current form, will always be free.”

The initial response before this clarification from Barnako.com was negative, but I think offering free and premium options could only be good. I know of at least a few Rocketboom fans who would love to see the show in DVD quality.

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Technorati Tags: rocketboom, amanda+congdon, paidContent.org

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Expanded Album Art for Supreme Beings of Leisure

May 16, 2006 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Art

If you like the cover of the Supreme Beings of Leisure’s self-titled album, pictured below, then you’ll love this expanded version and artist David Tazzyman’s other works. Plus, check out other sweet portfolios at pvuk.com.

Technorati Tags: album+art, david+tazzyman, art, illustration

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Wallet Notes for GTD

May 15, 2006 at 5:40 pm · Filed under GTD

People familiar with David Allen’s book, “Getting Things Done” may like this. It is a little notebook called Wallet Notes that includes a pen and 15 sheets of note paper. It looks like it’d be the perfect thing for capturing to-do items, phone numbers and reminders that you think of while on-the-go.

Technorati Tags: gtd, wallet+notes, getting+things+done

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