In case you missed it, Oprah announced that Amazon's Kindle was her new faaaaaavorite gadget on her show on Friday. Now, when Oprah says something is her favorite, people don't just acknowledge it — they respond with consumer glee, often selling out that product (I bitterly recall not being able to get sold-out things like the Clarisonic or Uggs because of their placement on Oprah's favorite things show).
So I'm really curious to see what Oprah's fans make of her endorsement of the Kindle, whose popularity has been moderate but not mind-blowing; will the exalted O's influence introduce a new audience to the eBook reader? Is Oprah a tech trendsetter, in addition to her grand reach? That $50 off deal certainly can't hurt.
Do tell: Does Oprah's love for the Kindle make you want it?
The wardrobe on Gossip Girl isn't the only thing that changes with the seasons — for season 2 everyone showed up with a new cell phone! My unyielding devotion to the show and new gadgets drove me to figure them all out, so check out my slideshow for the new gear that everyone's carrying!
Photos courtesy of The CW
The Polling Place Photo Project is a NYTimes experiment to document "the local voting experience" around the country. They have invited citizens to snap pictures of their polling places when they go in to cast their vote, and then submit them to the website.
Anyone can participate (all states, all political persuasions) — check their Resource List to find out what the law is regarding photography at polls in your state, and get to snapping. I can't wait to see the collection post-election (rhyme not intentional)!
Guess who was fashionably rocking red, white, and blue while typing a text, or email perhaps, on her BlackBerry Curve? This lovely lady was snapped during a recent trip to France, so I'm sure she put her protected BlackBerry to good use!
What's with Google rolling-out all the Gmail upgrades lately? First with the Gmail Mobile Enhancements and now Gmail finally has emoticons? Whatever their reasons, I'm just glad they did!
To start using these colorful cartoons, just click on the smiley face located in the formatting toolbar when you are composing an email (if you don't see it, make sure you have rich formatting turned on and sign out and sign back in), and start clicking away to add wonderful emoticons to your emails!
Remember back in May, when David Archuleta and David Cook of American Idol rocked out in their tighty-whities to Old Time Rock N' Roll for Guitar Hero? Well Activision Publishing is back in full force with their latest installment of their "Risky Business"-inspired Guitar Hero ads; a new commercial for Guitar Hero World Tour, which hits stores today. Directed by Brett Ratner, the commercial features big sports stars jamming — like Kobe Bryant (on the mic), Tony Hawk (on the drums) and Michael Phelps and Alex Rodriguez (on the guitar). A must see indeed!
Times, they are a changin'. I used to shop for the most stylish CD shelves, now the only storage I look for for music is on a hard drive.
I don't miss having to find a creative way to keep all my plastic boxes, but I do miss shopping in a record store for new music.
But since I'm all about de-cluttering these days, I've sold back all my CDs (except for a couple discs, for sentimental value) and am almost totally digital.
Opening Ceremony
Calvin Klein
Seafolly