According to the Telegraph, leaders of the G8 are meeting this week to decide whether or not to ratify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which is aimed at preventing piracy. And if it gets the go ahead, customs agents would be able to search media players for illegally obtained content — ouch! This reminds me of Napster days where people would be downloading songs and all of a sudden a lawsuit would arrive on their doorstep, and sometimes handcuffs — double ouch! What do you guys think about all of this? I'm starting to think airports are becoming the "privacy free zones" — as soon as you step into them, anything is fair game!
I've never really been that into laptop cushions, mostly because they remind me of those padded desks I used as a kid on road trips.
They've just never seemed that comfortable — until I spotted the Brada laptop cushion on a trip to Ikea this weekend.
Its comfy half-moon shape would be ergonomic, and easier to use when you just want to sink into your couch — or, as per their staging suggestion, while chillaxin' in bed. The price for this coziness: $18.
If you've spent any time on iTunes in the past month, then you know "I Kissed a Girl" singer Katy Perry. She has more confessions, this time of the geeky variety, that she spilled in an interview with CNET.
In addition to declaring that she's "Internet crazy," Perry shares an idea she has about USB sticks and jewelry:
"The other day I saw some kids wearing bracelets with USB drives hanging from them. Inside was their digital music. You pull the (cap off the USB) and plug it into your computer, and you get the music and some artwork. I thought to myself I could make the coolest bracelets that could be in the shape of a heart and you break it apart to get the music. It could be another accessory you wear. "
I would totally sport that. Check out the rest of the interview for more of Perry's thoughts about why file sharing is inevitable, and how she 'gets' digital music!
The writers of the whip-smart Jezebel blog revealed their home office workspaces last week, and what I was most pleased to see was that they almost all use Macs. I have worked in offices where we used all PCs or all Macs (guess where I was happier?); in fact, I became a Mac convert after being exposed to them in an office setting.
It can be hard to have to use one when you're used to the other, leading to more calls to IT, frustration, and sometimes, switching teams. What does your office use?
Social networks are all the rage these days, with people Twittering, Loopting, and sending their locations to friends via their cell phone, all in hopes to stay in touch and rack up points on those social calendars.
Whether you are tethered to your cell, or connecting through your WiFi, here are some of the best websites, networks, and apps to keep you connected to your friends.
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AT&T hasn't confirmed this great news just yet, but these candy colored phones are said to already be arriving in stores across the country and will cost around the same price as the basic black and wine colored BJ II's. Considering they're affordable and include geeky goodies like built-in GPS and Windows Mobile 6, these may be worth watching out for. Phones will have white face plates with either a pink or blue exterior color on the back. Stay tuned indeed! Source
Yo, if you consider yourself any kind of Vintage Geek fan, then get thee to a theater to see The Wackness.
Needless to say, I agree with Buzz's glowing review of the movie, but sitting in the theater, what was I cooing over more? The proliferation of mix tapes (I told you they were mad hot), the declaration of being loyal to cassettes, the boomboxes and — wait for it — blowing into a Nintendo game.
Young entrepreneur Luke Shapiro also rocks, oh yes, a pager, and constant headphones. Even though the movie takes place a mere fourteen years ago, it's the tech stuff that really gives the movie its nostalgic sheen. Basically, it's the dopiness.
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