One of my favorite activities in the Summer is heading-out to catch a baseball game! Although I may not know the ins and outs of the game, I go for the fun of it (and for a hot dog or two). But now, fans have even more reasons to head to the ball park this season: Sony recently announced that they have sealed a deal with the Yankees to pimp out their stadium with over 550 Bravia flat panel TVs, along with tons of Playstation 3s and Vaio computers to play with in select locations around the stadium.
I totally get the purpose of the TVs — cause I've often wished there was a way to watch the game while in line at the snack bar — but PS3s and Vaios? I'm not sure I understand the relevance of these at a sports stadium. MLB Playoffs before the game perhaps?
So I've talked about the cell phone evolution of Paris, Britney, and Lindsay, but one thing I haven't showcased is all of the celebs who ditched their old handsets for a BlackBerry Bold!
I still have yet to spot a BlackBerry Storm in the wild, but in the meantime, check out all of the celebrities going bold with the Bold!
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Hands-On the New 17-Inch MacBook Pro The world's thinnest 17-inch notebook was unveiled by Apple at Macworld last week, and she is a beauty. With a unibody enclosure, glass trackpad, and a high-res LED backlit widescreen display, the 17-inch Pro looks and feels like a million bucks — sleek yet robust.
Remember the funny but so helpful site MizPee — the one that tells you where the closest and cleanest toilets are in your area? Well the creators are at it again with a new site called Yojo Mama.
Instead of finding clean toilets, Yojo Mama is tailored for moms and dads who need to find things like good child-friendly restaurants, closest diaper changing station, playgrounds, shopping deals or kids clothing stores, while on the go. Currently available in San Francisco and New York (LA is up next in the lineup), Yojo Mama utilizes a user's time and location to whip up the most accurate results.
Mobile users even have the ability to access a community of online parents who can also provide their input and advice about various topics. Even if Yojo Mama isn't available in your city, I'd definitely keep this one on your radar — sounds like a must have for parents!
Taking their cue from Barack Obama's high-tech campaign that won him the presidency, the US Senate and the House of Representatives have launched their own YouTube channels in order to connect with the American public. Although past restrictions have prevented government officials from posing on outside websites, the rules have quickly changed to catch up with the online population.
Not only will the Senate's Official YouTube page bring you messages straight from your senator's office, but you'll also catch some behind the scenes tidbits, like which senators entered into a friendly wager on the Florida Gator/Ohio Buckeye game, and which one had to pay up in push-ups. As for the House of Representatives, they like to stay a little more low key — you can get your burning questions answered from the Reps themselves, and find out how many friends Ohio Representative Tim Ryan has on his Facebook page. That's right, he's on Facebook.
Today's geek tip is really more of a reminder. I'm sure you're an expert at tagging your photos in Facebook and beyond, but I keep seeing a common, easy mistake: Forgetting to tag yourself in pictures on Facebook.
I'll click into a newly uploaded album, and mouse around the picture to see who's in it, and often, the uploader tags everyone but themselves. My theory is that you think that because you're uploading the photo, Facebook will track that it was you, and keep it on your profile as a picture of yours.
But a picture of yours is not the same as a picture with you in it, so when you're tagging photos, don't forget to click on your own face and add your name.
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