At first glance, I assumed these were BlackBerry 8700's wrapped with luxurious leather covers. Guess again! Previewed on Akihabara News, this is not a BlackBerry, but a two-button leather mouse by Earth Trek. My hand is practically glued to my mouse all day so I don't think I could use this mouse, which seems more fashionable than functional. Although it does boast a 4-port USB hub, which we all know I could put to good use. What do you think? Somewhat chic or a tad on the geeky side? Leave your comments below!
There is a small army of USB fans on the market, but have you seen one as cute and pre-school ready as this? This tropical USB Miss Piggy fan is one of those USB accessories that you either love or hate...and for me I can't help but go ahhhhhh when I look at it.
Perfect for keeping cool during those hot summer days, this fan can easily be powered up via a USB port or with two AA batteries. And don't worry about disturbing your fellow colleagues because the inner fan is really quiet, so no one will ever know you have a lovely breeze at your desk. You can also adjust the trunk of the palm tree any way you'd like to achieve that perfect position. Priced at only $12.
There's no doubt about it mashup sites provide a unique and pleasurable website experience by combining services of two sites into one. For example, Flickrvision is a mashup site that displays the pictures people across the world are posting on Flickr on a map, while MapsKrieg.com combines Google Maps and the housing listings on Craigslist.org.
This week, Wired Magazine's Alt Text blog put out a ploy for more innovative mashup sites that would help trim our bookmark menus by combining popular domains. The list includes:
Netflickr - Subscribe to this service and they'll mail you three photos of someone's lame party. When you're done looking at one, mail it back and they'll send you a picture of some random bridge somewhere.
Figg - This community blog throws Fark and Digg together, insuring that that 95 percent of all frat boys with laptops will be members.
Craigsbitz - Thanks to this combination of Craigslist and Orbitz, you can browse the voluminous listings for all sorts of jobs, from blow to temp, then immediately book a flight and a hotel room to the city where the offer is being made.
WiredSpace - Wired and MySpace combine to form a massive online community dedicated to discussing the latest in tech news as well as blaring MP3s at you.
I'm partial to the Netflickr and Craigsbitz ideas but I'd probably get sucked into the vortex of WiredSpace if it existed.
It's officially dress season in San Francisco. The fog has lifted, the sun is out and everyone is gearing up for their long Memorial Day weekend. I'm crossing my fingers that this fair weather sticks and I can enjoy some prime vitamin D absorption this weekend.
Keeping me in the know about the weather? The Weather Channel Mac Widget, which provides all the weather information you need on your dashboard. It includes current weather conditions for your selected locations (this is great for travelers) and notifies you when severe weather alerts are in effect for your area. It also includes a regional radar map and 36-hour forecast.
Yes, now you can go ahead and email the army of 48x48 images to your mom thanks to Google's little Gmail upgrade. Gmail has made it possible to send 20MB in a single email message. That's a 10MB upgrade from the previous 10MB attachment size.
Before you go on an attachment sending frenzy, keep in mind that not all mail clients are as cool and clever as Gmail, and your super-sized attachments may not open in other email clients like hotmail or yahoo mail (that is, unless you have a premium account).
It's only been about a week since the lineup for Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s was announced (yes, for those of you that didn't hear, "Heat Of The Moment" will be available), but game's maker, Activision has announced the lineup for Guitar Hero 3, which will be out this fall. Unlike the 80's edition, which will only be available for Playstation 2, Guitar Hero 3 will be released on the PlayStation 2, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.
The lineup for Guitar Hero 3 includes:
Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
Sabotage - Beastie Boys
The Metal - Tenacious D
My Name is Jonas - Weezer
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
Cult of Personality - Living Colour
Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss
School's Out - Alice Cooper
Slow Ride - Fog Hat
Barracuda - Heart
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