Daily Tech: Google Gets Its Own Olympics Site

August 8, 2008

by POPSUGAR Tech 6

Head on over to Google's Summer Games website to check out a variety of GOOG tools that are tracking all of the events in Beijing! — Lifehacker
The $999.99 "I Am Rich" glowing red gemstone iPhone app was purchased by eight people from the iTunes App Store! — Valleywag
Belkin has a new messenger bag that offers practical features and comes in five different color combinations. — Unplggd
Radio frequency identification technology (RFID) chips have been embedded in all Olympics tickets as the Chinese government hopes to crack down on counterfeit tickets. — Crave
A neat travel online travel tool called Schmap, which offers interactive online maps and useful travel tips, has just launched a free iPhone-friendly map on their website. — The Boy Genius Report
It's giveaway time! Be sure to log into your TeamSugar account for your chances to win a white Nintendo DS Lite and a Space Chimps game! — geeksugar

6 Comments

caroline 4 years

what exactly did it do? i know it glowed red, but WHAT glowed red... the lil app icon? and thats it???

looseseal 4 years

Come to think of it, Apple likely took it down not because people complained, but because the app kind of makes fun of Apple stuff as being toys for people who have "more money than sense". Can't argue with Apple not wanting that as their image. That undermines all their efforts to promote themselves as a brand that gives people more value for their money. And if they don't nip this in the bud, they'll have a hell of a lot of useless apps cluttering their app store.

macgirl 4 years

I heard this on the street today from a woman to her son "some people have more money than sense" I think that sums up the $1000 iPhone app ;-)

looseseal 4 years

Nine? Eight copies were sold. The programmer is a genius. Who were these wet blankets who complained to Apple and made them take it down? What harm was it really doing to let a clever guy separate money from asshats who just want to show off how rich they are? It's not like he lied about the functionality of his program. I think some people are just jealous they didn't think of it first.