Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Honda U3-X Unicycle


Honda launched the U3-X, a robotic unicycle. The U3-X travels right, left, forward, and backward. This unicycle can adjust itself instead of a person trying to balance on it. This super fast unicycle gets all the way up to 3.7 MPH! Honda did not intend for this machine to be an actual consumer product, more like a new machine.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Did Anyone Order 2 Starbucks Apps?






Starbucks is releasing 2 iPhone apps. The first is the 'My Starbucks' app. It tells users locations to nearby a Starbucks, nutritional information, and store hours. The second app is Starbucks Card Mobile. This app let's you manage your cards with communicating with anyone/anything other than your precious iPhone. This app gives instant access to anyone that has a Starbucks' loyalty card. The app syncs a person's account info and let's them pay for their drinks right on the iPhone.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Laptop w/ 4 Screens



Intel showed off their new prototype laptop, Tangent Bay. It's the first laptop with multi-touch and multi-screen capabilities. Tangent Bay has 1 main LCD screen and 3 small OLED (organic light-emitting diode) touch screens above the keyboard. Intel is showing off this very cool laptop in hopes of making it a commercial product.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Chrysler Saves Trees


Chrysler is going to be the first automaker to provide digital owners manual for all 2010 cars. This will save 930 tons of paper = 20,000 trees. Owners of 2010-model Chryslers will get digital owners manuals and a 60- to 80-page quick reference guide instead of a 5 pound manual. Go Chrysler!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Myspace + Twitter = Twitspace


MySpace announced on Monday that the company will now have an option to two-way sync with Twitter. MySpacers can now update their MySpace status and sync that update to their Twitter page. Same goes with Twitter to Myspace. Enjoy this cool new option!

Motion Controlled Earphones


Sony Ericsson has new earphones that stop playing music once they are out of your ears. MH907 turn the music back on once the earphones are back in. The same motion can initiate phone calls if connected to a cell phone. With this new product you don't have to pause your music, you can just pull off your earphones. There is no price tag or release date yet.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Sony Launches New Walkman












Sony is launching a new line of walkman MP3 players. They are 7.2 mm thick, have 2.8 inch LLED screens, and come in black and brown. Brown? Yep, brown. They come in 16gb, 32gb, 64gb and have 12 hrs of battery life. These players launch in Japan in October.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Pixar Movie List


1. Toy Story 1995 $191,796,233
2. A Bug's Life 1998 $162,798,565
3. Toy Story 2 1999 $245,852,179
4. Monsters, Inc. 2001 $255,873,250
5. Finding Nemo 2003 $339,714,978
6. The Incredibles 2004 $261,441,092
7. Cars 2006 $244,082,982
8. Ratatouille 2007 $206,445,654
9. WALL-E 2008 $223,808,164
10. Up 2009 $289,900,129

Aussies Don't Like Rabies

Left For Dead 2 is banned in Australia because it's too violent for the Australian Classifications Board. The game was denied because it shows high impact violence against humans infected with the rabies virus. It also is not suitable for anybody under the age of 18, based on the ACB. It is now illegal to sell the game anywhere in the country. If you're an Aussie LFD2 fan, you're outta luck.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Apples and Oranges






Apple announced the 3.1 software update for iPhones on Wednesday.




Some updates include : iTunes 9 features, Genius recommends apps, organized apps, better syncing, get ring tones wirelessly, save messages to camera roll, home sharing, antiphishing, and an overall cleaner look.



This is very exciting for all you iHumans!


Monday, September 14, 2009

Facebook VS. Myspace




Myspace is going down, down.

Patrick Swayze 1952-2009

Patrick Swayze died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57 years old.

Family Guy. Eating Horse Sperm. Glory Holes.

The March 8th episode of Family Guy got 179,997 FCC complaints. The month before, all the shows on television got 578 complaints. Whoa, I smell a new record. The PTC described the episode as, “Bestiality. Glory holes. Circuit parties. Gay orgies. Eating horse sperm.” PTC continued their statement by adding, “This is the kind of ‘entertainment’ Fox thinks is ideal for your kids to see on a Sunday night cartoon.”



Well, the show has 'mature' content. If your kids can't handle it, change the channel. Team Family Guy!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Kanye West PWNS Taylor Swift



Today, Taylor Swift won best female video at the VMA's. As she was giving her speech, Kanye West grabs the mic and says, "Taylor, I'm really happy for you. I'll let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!" He walked off stage. I'd like to thank Kanye West for this EPIC moment.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Palm Pixi


Palm is releasing their second webOS smart phone, Palm Pixi. It has 8GB storage, touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, and 2MP camera w/ flash. The Pixi does not have wifi but it comes with a 3G network from Sprint. The Pixi is slimmer and longer than the Palm Pre, but it does not have a slide out keyboard.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Need a Ride?

Researchers in Germany are making hitch hiking much easier with Open Ride, a program that matches drivers with passengers and vice-versa. "A server tracks the vehicle's current location and scans for ride requests.

If the software finds a match, the driver is notified and has the option of picking up passengers en route." To ensure safety, hitchhikers can rate drivers.

Open Ride should be released sometime in 2010.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Play Monopoly ONLINE

Today, Hasbro launched a new live version of Monopoly using Google Maps. The game is called Monopoly City Streets. "Own any street in the world. Build humble houses, crazy castles and stupendous skyscrapers to collect rent. Use Monopoly Chance cards to sabotage your mates with building hazard on their streets." You can buy any street on Google Maps. If somebody else owns the street you want, you can make offers to buy it with Monopoly dollars. A house will automatically make you $50,000 in rent a day and skyscrapers will bring in $100 million daily.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Sony Goes 3D



Sony hopes to have a 3D television in every living room by the end of 2010. Along with TVs, Sony is making 3D laptops using the active shutter method.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Wikipedia Uses Colors





Wikipedia will be adding a new feature called WikitTrust. It will only be available to registered Wikipedia users. The site colors untrustworthy text on the page so users have an idea of how long the words have been unchanged.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

300 Sequel in the Works



The makers of 300, a graphic novel turned movie, are

talking about making a sequel sometime around 2011.
Pretty much everybody died in 300, so perhaps a new cast is in the works. Zack Snyder already completed a
first draft.

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