25, Feb 2008
New MacBook Pro’s Coming Tomorrow?

This weekend saw some new Apple part numbers popping up on the web (Apple and BestBuy). The part numbers are; MB402LL/A ($1999.00), MB403LL/A ($2499.00), and MB404LL/A ($2799.00). These part numbers apply to the Apple MacBook Pro and should get an announcement by Apple tomorrow.

21, Feb 2008
Tough Pill To Swallow, Alternative Much, Much, Much Worse

“Not actual size” The FDA has ruled that the PillCam Colon (I am not making that name up) by Given Imaging is “not substantially equivalent” (NSE) for use in the US. Homi (I am not making that name up either) Shamir the president and Chief Executive Officer of Given Imaging,…

20, Feb 2008
Wii Fit Shipping May 19th… What’s A “Wii Fit”?

Nintendo is on fire! After hitting record sales for 2007, do they rest on their laurels? Nope, Nintendo announces that they will be shipping the Wii Fit, a new exercise game. The product will come with a weight-and-motion sensing platform called the Wii Balance Board. Hopefully chubby gamers partake.

20, Feb 2008
Sharper Image Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Sad to see a gadget retailer going out of business, but it seems Sharper Image was relying to heavily on their ozone spewing air purifiers.  Looks like we will have to get our massage chairs and air purifiers somewhere else, assuming they don’t get the $60 million dollar loan they…

19, Feb 2008
DVD John upsets the apple cart

I am a firm believer in “You bought it, you own it”. When I buy a song online, I believe I have the right to play it – yeah call me crazy. I have the right to play it on any damn thing I own. Say hello to DoubleTwist (no…

19, Feb 2008
Pepsi Raw, The New All Natural (Healthy?) Soda

Pepsi is doing the “jumbo shrimp” thing here with their latest soda “healthy Pepsi”. The soda is being billed as “all natural” and is made with ingredients like, apple extract, coffee leaf, cane sugar, and sparkling water. Best part about the new soda – the ads (read on for more…

19, Feb 2008
1GB iPod Shuffle Price Dropped to $49, and 2GB Coming Soon For $69

Apple just dropped the price on the Apple iPod shuffle to $49. They say a 2GB model will be coming out shortly as well, and will be priced at $69… below the price of the previously adjusted $79 1GB!

18, Feb 2008
Palm Centro Coming To AT&T

The Palm Centro is now going to be at AT&T (already at Sprint) for only $99 after signing your cellular life away for two years. There are two colors available, the Glacier White color combo, and in a month there’ll be an Obsidian Black version. The only difference from the…

17, Feb 2008
Analog Cellular Signals To Die Monday (mostly)

This Monday the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will let mobile operators shut down their analog networks.  The two  biggest U.S. cellular operators, AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, will be taking advantage of this by shutting down their analog networks (this Monday).  Most, if not all, smaller carriers will be following…

14, Feb 2008
Warrantless domestic spying

Angers me too much to type about it…. here is some of what Wired has to say, “The Protect America Act, a temporary but expansive warrantless spying bill passed by Congress last summer, will likely expire Saturday at midnight, a casualty of a battle between President Bush and House Democrats over amnesty for phone companies…