Could Microsoft’s marketing station be any more inept? First, the company pays the Family Guy humans a load of money to sell out and write gratuitous Windows 7 references into the “Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s nearly Live Comedy Show,” airing November 8, which is so poor harms the reputations of both Microsoft and [...]
Last week I told you about a rumored BlackBerry wristwatch. It’s now available for pre-order. The cost is $149.
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Oh, man. How cool is that? The SkyShutter Helicam is a $9000 electric remote-controlled helicopter designed for aerial photography and video. The chopper itself weighs 30 pounds, and carries a camera or camcorder as heavy as 6 pounds. It beams down a live video feed, and requires two citizens to operate: A pilot and and [...]
AD: Have you installed Windows 7 yet, or do you mean to do so in the near future? Buy and download Chris Pirillo’s Windows 7 Tips eBook!
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Nerds at Iwata-Yano Laboratory at Tsukuba University in Japan have created what they signal the Media Vehicle. The contraption is a virtual reality “cocoon” where you can immerse yourself in a spherical display, surround sound and gentle G-forces courtesy of the computer-controlled wheels, which drag the whole thing that way and that to prepare you [...]
Brando is selling a wide range of absurd and overly decorated game pads. The worst of the lot is the $29 USB Ninja Gamepad, which is decorated to look like a “Ninja Monster.” What in the hell is a “Ninja Monster”?
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Almost everyone likes Windows 7. It’s faster, cleaner and easier to use. But is paranormal activity wrecking the rollout?
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A new Apple ad (see below) mocks Microsoft, saying that the reality of Windows 7 won’t match up to the claims made by Microsoft. I don’t know whether that’s true or not, but that’s certainly the case with the Windows 7 Whopper (see post below). Crunch Gear sent someone to a Burger King in Japan [...]
“It’s not going to have any of the problems Windows Vista had…
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A blog called Le Journal du Geek — no, I didn’t invent that up — has posted a large number of photos showing Microsoft’s new Windows Cafe, which opened in Paris, France, today. The cafe enables Parisians to see demos of Windows 7 and Xbox while sipping coffee in a fashionable district of Paris (near [...]
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The Apple iPhone rules the smart phone landscape, and the Amazon Kindle dominates eBooks. But the future of their leadership was called into question that week. Today’s leaders will become tomorrow’s losers, according to forecasters. Here’s why they’re wrong.
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Microsoft and Burger King are promoting Microsoft’s new operating system with the Windows 7 Whopper. It’s a regular Whopper, but with 7 slabs of meat.
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Fingers covered with tiny condoms called “finger gloves” are showing up in a few Google Books book scans. Some of the humans who operating the scanning equipment wear them to prevent smudging while handling books, and in rare cases those workers don’t get their hands out of the scanner before the scan is taken.
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A company that sells RC airplanes and other fun things that fly has seized the moment, and decided to sell the ultimate Balloon Boy costume. Basically, it’s a helium balloon on a string, plus a cardboard box that says “As Seen On CNN” for $20. Brilliant. They’ll sell out for certain, so order now…
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Surfacescapes Demo Walkthrough from Surfacescapes on Vimeo.
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The Pentagon has unveiled a new robot that’s most a blob of goo. Called the “chemical robot,” or ChemBot, it moves by changing its shape, by inflating and deflating different areas. Researchers say the research could lead to robots that can seep through cracks, and help rescue public trapped in collapsed buildings.
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A BlackBerry-obsessed web site called CrackBerry.com posted today what the writer says are pictures of a new BlackBerry wristwatch designed and built by Research In Motion (RIM), the company that makes BlackBerrys. Is it real? And, whether so, is it good?
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Sony unveiled a 3-D, 360-degree display last week at Tokyo’s Digital composition EXP0 2009 on Thursday. The company envisions a wide range of applications for the hardware. But let’s face it. that will be used for advertising only.
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Smile when you talk to research legend Gordon Bell. You’re on candid camera.
Bell wears two cameras around his neck all his waking hours. One of them he calls a SenseCam. It takes a digital photograph every 20 seconds or so — all day, every day, year after year. Soon you’ll be able to buy a [...]
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