The sexy Kindle had quite the whirlwind week on geek! First with the giveaway, then with the spectacular Kindle cake getting featured on Amazon!
And now it's time to announce the winner of a new Kindle e-reader! Congratulations to TeamSugar user ktownpolarbear — who will soon have her very own Kindle. Ktownpolarbear was randomly selected from the list of participants in the giveaway — woot!
Thanks to everyone who entered and took part in our quiz and giveaway. Stay tuned for more giveaways in the upcoming weeks!
We're at the point in our YouTube lives that we now have oldies but goodies — this gem, for instance, is an oldie (in more ways than one — check out that frizzy 'do!). You may have seen this talent show hopeful perform her heart out on the trumpet (looks like. . .?!), killing the Star Wars theme, but if you haven't, it's time. Trust me. And if you have seen it, it may be time for a rewatch.
The Miss Douglas County candidate probably didn't win, and hopefully got some tuba lessons since the competition, but as for that C-3PO (heretofore known as "The Shiny Guy") dance — that, she nailed!
Tech savvy John Mayer decided to utilize Apple's bug reporting tool by spilling the beans about his iTunes woes. — Gizmodo
Actress Rachael Taylor tells Switched that life needs a soundtrack, so she takes her iPod with her everywhere. — Switched
Although the Cuban government announced that they would lift computer and videogame console bans, they are still limiting internet access and blocking blogs. — Gadgetell
Omnifone may soon be providing an all-you-can-download music service that offers subscribers access to music from major labels for only $7.50 a month. — Wired
In this totally ADD culture we live in today, people are always on the lookout for the newest website that offers exciting info. Remember when we all first discovered YouTube? Now it's one of the first places we look to get funny and entertaining videos.
So in order to expand your internet reaches, and help you find the "next big thing," I introduce you to Web.inSuggest. I've already told you that cool Me.dium is for finding new websites, and Web.inSuggest is just as awesome.
Web.inSuggest is simple and easy to use, especially if you don't like the idea of it knowing your browsing history like Me.dium. It asks you point blank: What do you like? Type in up to four of your current fave sites and Web.inSuggest will, uh, suggest tons of new (or not so new to you) sites to check out based on what you already like. There's something else, too, find out what it is when you read more
The unthinkable happened yesterday — Netflix was down for over 12 hours. The online movie rental service outage wasn't planned and left many Netflix subscribers frustrated and wondering when they would receive their movies. According to SFGate, a technology breakdown caused the site to go down. A few of us Netflix junkies gasped at the outage, but I'm curious to know if it affected you at all?
Yay! The ladies are back in full force in the second installment of season three of The Hills. . . so exciting! The debut episode had Whitney and Lauren working abroad in Paris for the Crillon Ball, while Spencer jetted off to make peace with Heidi in Colorado. And yes, there were lots of fun tech toys and tech talk throughout the show, keeping this geeky gal glued to the TV! I know it has been a while, but let's see how well you were paying attention last night! Test your tech knowledge and take part in geek's famous Hills quiz to see how obsessed you really are! Just scroll down and click on the "take quiz" link below!
I'm totally torn by the Reppo II Backpack boombox I saw on Yanko Design — on one hand, it's a cool hardshell design, white, great for hanging out outside with friends — but then I think about other people using them, and I can just imagine being beyond annoyed as I am reading my book with my headphones on David Lee Roth or what have you comes blasting into my little bubble. It happens now with people doing this with their cell phone speakers, and I want to tear my hair out!
So if you get the hot Reppo II, I caution you as I caution Long Island Ice Tea drinkers: Have fun, but be careful.