I was lucky enough to get invited to the Spore Launch Party which was held at the new (but still under construction) California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park last Thursday. It was the perfect place to hold the release party, as we were surrounded by science and evolution! I can't wait for the facility to open to the public so I can go back and check out all the cool things they have hidden behind those closed doors. Check out my slideshow where I rubbed elbows with the likes of Will Wright and Ocean Quigley — a geek's dream come true!
Guess the celeb who has been keeping her BlackBerry Curve in hiding with a white gel case over the past few months? The paparazzi always manage to capture her and her BB, so this one should be a breeze!
I was already smitten with this Next Generation Computer Key Necklace when I first laid eyes on it, but then when I learned it was a glass tile pendant with a silver computer key attached to it, I loved it even more. Brought to us by Etsy seller Capitolagirl, these made-to-order necklaces are available in whatever letter you would like and come with an 18-inch black seed bead and silver bugle bead chain. Talk about a great geek gift! And they're only $29 each!
We knew it was coming, we just didn't know when! Well starting today, you can now pick up an iPhone 3G at Best Buy — the first independent US retailer to carry the iPhone 3G. And supposedly you'll be able to get your phone and email setup for free, in-store as well (you can currently only get this at the Apple retail stores), that is if you purchase one of the four accessory packages (starting at $106).
What's so interesting about John McCain's speech at the Republican National Convention bringing in slightly more viewers than Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention to geeksugar? It's interesting because this election has involved the Internet in an inextricable fashion — so much so that this data, the viewing habits of live broadcast television only, could be kinda skewed.
What I'm getting at is that I know a lot of people who didn't tune in to their regular broadcast to watch either speech, and instead watched videos of the speeches online. In fact, since the Internet is where I, and many others, have been getting their election coverage, it makes sense that you wouldn't turn on the TV to watch a speech, confident that they would make it on YouTube (like most important things these days).
So tell me, if you watched any of the convention speeches, did you watch them online?
If you have been on the Internet in the past two years, then you know the LOLCats of I Can Has Cheezburger, and if you have any kind of sense of humor at all, you love them. So how amazing are these LOLMagnetz from ThinkGeek?
Because I think it's an art form (trust me, not just anyone can do it), what better way to train than to have the words in magnet form, for your rearranging pleasure? I'm ordering a few sets, and look for the communication in my household to get reeeeally interesting in the near future. KTHXBai!
As if things couldn't get more exciting in geekland — Google released a new browser, Gossip Girl returned, and Spore made its much-anticipated debut! You'll have to check out the slideshow for the deets on those and the other big stories of the week!
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