Nov. 21 is the official birthday of the Nintendo DS! And after only four years, it's seen its little sisters, the DS Lite and the recently-announced DSi, come into the world as well.
In that four years, I can hardly imagine not having my beloved DS. In traveling and general lounging around with it in my hands (not being able to put it down), it's become indispensable and close to my heart. So happy b-day, Nintendo DS!
For me, shopping for teens is the hardest of all. You can't tell from one minute to the next what they love or hate — or what they consider totally lame. In this situation, I usually defer to gift cards — whether it's out of fear of being "that" cousin or aunt who picked out a stupid gift or out of sheer laziness — but it's kind of a bummer getting a simple card to open on Christmas morning instead of tearing open a wrapped gift. So here are my suggestions for some cool tech-ified gift ideas for your favorite teen to make your shopping day a little easier . . . but you're on your own picking out the wrapping paper.
After Paris Hilton's Cell Phone Evolution slideshow, I'm sure you are all wondering if there's a celeb who can top her handheld collection over the years. Well, Hilary Duff may not have more cell phones, but she sure is a smartphone lover, as you'll see in this slideshow. She once told Switched that she made the switch from her Sidekick to the BlackBerry because the Sidekick felt big and more like a toy. She also said that she enjoyed the instant messenger feature that the BlackBerry offered.
Now it's time to take a peek at the slideshow to see her favorite phones over the past few years! And if you love checking out celebrity fashions, make sure you head on over to CelebStyle!
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After hearing some ho-hum reviews about the BlackBerry Storm, I was beginning to think that it wasn't going to give the iPhone a run for its money as predicted. But now that I've watched the Storm in action, there's a feature that I'm already in love with, and I think you physical keyboard fans will love it too.
Unlike the iPhone, which is strictly a glass touch screen, the BlackBerry Storm touch buttons actually depress when you touch them, since the entire backside of the screen is backed by springs. You will feel the screen being pressed and will hear a quiet click, just as you would with a keyboard on a Curve or Bold!
These are great for making mixes and giving CDs or DVDs as gifts for the holidays and then "wrapping" them as records, or for your own personal stash of compact discs. On the other hand, you may have already digitized all your music, and find these superfluous, and if you're that kind of person, the magic of vinyl probably doesn't really get you, does it? Weigh in below!
Yesterday, Dr. Pepper announced that for the first time ever, it would feature a professional athlete on its bottles. This athlete doesn't come with ripped arms, or muscular legs, but he does have some thumbs of steel. Tom Taylor, who plays Halo 3 professionally (putting in up to 15 hours a day of practice), has not only landed his first endorsement deal with Dr. Pepper, but has also signed a three-year sponsorship contract with Major League Gaming to the tune of $250,000.
New York City-based Major League Gaming organizes teams and professional gamers to compete in tournaments around the country. This year, MLG has over 50 professional teams ready to play, and vie for endorsement deals aimed at the gaming community. I know several other companies that might do well with advertisements targeted at gamers — Cheetos, Mountain Dew, and Domino's (otherwise known as geek fuel), just to name a few. And although I'm sure we wouldn't recognize newly coined gaming celeb Tom Taylor (who goes by Tsquared, natch) if he passed us on the street, he does carry around a Sharpie nonetheless. You know, just in case.
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