Just two months shy of geeking out with Samantha Ronson at the TechCrunch50/MySpace Party, I found myself at another fabulous MySpace party last night at the beautiful Old Mint building in San Francisco — hello?! Lionel Richie performed! This time, it was a MySpace 2.0 party celebrating MySpace Music and the latest partnership between Ashton Kutcher's production company, Katalyst Media, and MySpace. The second season of Kutcher's web series Blah Girls is expected to debut on MySpace early next year — in addition to all previous episodes from season one.
Last night PopSugar caught up with Ashton to chat about how his step-daughters played a role in creating his new web animation series Blah Girls, and I got the chance to talk with MySpace CEO about MySpace Music and what else we can expect from MySpace in the next year. Here's what he had to say:
On MySpace Music: "We've gotten a lot done in the last year. Obviously MySpace music is one of the biggest ventures that we've done. We have a new profile type that we're rolling out really soon where you can customize your profile and have any kind of background you want and that will be really cool. Complete redesign — and in addition to that we'll be adding nearly every mobile feature — a lot of exciting stuff."
On what the redesign will entail: "More music and then tons of videos and then more functionality around the music where you'll be able to take it with you."
New to T-Mobile is the latest from Samsung — the Samsung T919 Behold and the Samsung Gravity. The Behold hits stores on Nov. 10 and will cost $150 with a contract and the Gravity will be available Nov. 17 for $50. — Engadget Mobile
Stephen Colbert geeked out the other night with John Stewart, who was co-hosting Comedy Central's election-night coverage. — Valleywag
Gizmodo has whipped up a list of 50 key geek skills you should have to prove that you are an authentic geek. — Gizmodo
Take a look at behind-the-scenes footage of the CNN hologram tent where news anchors were magically transformed into 3D holograms. — Digital Inspiration
Verizon Wireless has released some pricing details about the unveiling of the BlackBerry Storm. For an additional $5 a month, customers can purchase a Global Value Plan, which offers discounted roaming charges on calls made to and from 130 countries. — Phone Scoop
Each week my coats seem to get a little thicker as the temperature drops, and soon it'll be time to bundle up. My pet peeve of the cold weather is trying to press buttons on the iPod and otherwise use my iPhone's touchscreen while keeping my hands warm in gloves.
A few Winters ago, I got used to just taking off my gloves when I needed to use the clickwheel (or, I'm not proud to admit, using a pair of gloves with a hole in the forefinger) on my iPod.
But this time, I'll be ready! I'm conquering the touchscreen/glove dilemma by getting into fingerless gloves. My faves are these Preference Gloves from Anthropologie that have a mitten attachment, so you're not constantly looking like a posh punk. Unless that's what you're going for.
One of my favorite sites (and lifesavers) has been Remember the Milk. I've raved about the text messaging reminders, and the fact that you can create custom lists and share them with others, which has made my life so much easier. Especially since I have trouble remembering when to take the trash out. Well . . . sometimes.
So my relief hit an all-time high when Remember the Milk came to the iTunes App Store. And the best part? If you're a proud Pro account holder, it's still free! Free to get organized, free to manage my time, and free to share my tasks with my BF — cause you know, that grocery shopping won't get done on its own.
Holy heavy duty, Batman. I know I said I wanted a case that would protect my delicate flower of a laptop, but do I really need gnarly molded polycarbonate that kind of makes me look like Bob the Builder?
Aesthetics aside, ain't nothing getting to my laptop through this Titan X2 Flash Laptop Case. It looks crazy strong, and if Titan's rep and the "German tradition of engineered excellence" are true, then trying to mess with it would be like that Halliburton scene in Lost.
But worth the $445? Hmm. Would you get this for your laptop?
Whenever I don't pack a lunch, I go through a really annoying struggle of trying to figure out where I want to eat. It's a nice problem to have for sure, but it's beyond irritating. I'm in a busy neighborhood with a ton of options, and yet my indecisiveness remains.
So I'm hailing the arrival of Lunchtime Deals, which emails or sends to your cell phone deals and coupons in your area for lunch.
I may not be able to figure out what I'm hungry for, but the prospect of deals always makes me salivate.