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Helio's Hot New Heat Phone Brings It

GeekSugar — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:42:40 -0800

We'd like to give a very special thank you to our Oscar sponsor Helio, who helped us bring you live red carpet coverage and just happens to be one of the coolest gadget makers around. To show our thanks for their sponsorship I hope you will check out their newly-launched slim and sexy phone that looks to be the new must-have in Hollywood - and not just because it's pretty.

The Heat is a gleaming slider phone with an electrostatic touchpad (think iPhone-like sleekness but available now!) that's chic, but has all the right geeky qualities. The touchpad is set so you can customize its sensitivity (super, high, medium, low) for navigation through a simple finger tap, which means no more pushing extra hard while trying to navigate through applications.

Produced by Samsung for Helio members in the US, the Heat comes in two colors: high-gloss Onyx and shimmering Gold. I am sure most of you know by now that you can read PopSugar on your Helio, but the company has added even more of your favorite websites and features to their service! read more

Earlier this month, Helio introduced Helio Music, which allows users to organize their music, create custom playlists and get instant access to their favorite tunes through their phones. It's a service that got the attention of Pete Wentz from Fallout Boys and celebs like Kim Kardashian and caught my eye because it means you get all the goodness of a MP3 player inside your phone.

The Heat features stereo Bluetooth support, 136MB available internal memory, 1.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom and flash for shooting photos and video MP3, MPEG-4 and VOD support. It also features Helio Music compatibility and built-in GPS capabilities for access to Helio services including GPS-enabled Google Maps for mobile and Buddy Beacon. Another chic and functional feature: the Helio service now allows users to interact with online communities like Boing Boing, Craigslist, Digg and Wikipedia.

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The Heat is now available for $150. Boing Boing, Craigslist, Digg and Wikipedia are free with Helio All-In Memberships, data charges apply for A La Carte Memberships.

Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Gadgets In Jerry Maguire

GeekSugar — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:00:47 -0800

The only thing that makes this 1996 Oscar nominated flick out-dated is the gadgets. Check out this pic of Jerry Maguire, played by Tom Cruise in the notorious show me the money scene with his three-fold flip cell with giant antenna. His main squeeze Dorothy Boyd, played by Renee Zellweger is shown here with her ghetto cordless phone and super thick laptop. Did these gadgets put this movie ahead of its time or do they just make the actors look geeky?

Serena Williams And Kimora Simmons' Pre-Oscar Party Gadgets

GeekSugar — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00:14 -0800

With our first year of Oscars madness under our belt, we couldn't help but recognize some tech savvy divas who took part in the festivities. Kimora Simmons was having a great time snapping some pictures with her super teeny digital camera at the Queen Latifah and Vibe Magazine Hollywood Pre-Oscar party. Meanwhile, Serena Williams was on the other side of the room shaking it up with friends while staying connected with her chic white Sidekick, which I'm still trying to figure out where she purchased.

The Winners Unite at The Governor's Ball While Our Winners Enjoy Prada Bags Galore

PopSugar — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:46:53 -0800

For those lucky enough to win, The Oscar party continued at the Kodak Theater Governor's Ball after the show. They compared the sizes of their little gold men and basked in the general glow of each other. We don't blame them, so many of last night's winners waited for decades to get the recognition they deserve. Not just Martin Scorsese but Alan Arkin and Forest Whitaker as well. In case you missed it, here's a complete list of winners. As for the Sugar Network contest, we would like to congratulate the top winners of our ballot contest. The Grand Prize Prada Bag Winner is.... LegallyBlonder with 20 out of 24 correct!!!! Other runners up are Alliebelle and Witchy Ways with 19 and slashyelizabeth with 18 correct. They will enjoy some sweet cash to our favorite stores, Neiman Marcus, Apple and Sephora. Congrats to all and thanks for playing.

For lots more pics including Helen Mirren, Melissa Etheridge, Al Gore and Elisabeth Shue just read more

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Images include Leonardo DiCaprio, Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker, Alan Arkin, Melissa Etheridge, Graham King, Rick Yorn, Roy Lee, Martin Scorsese, Davis Guggenheim, Al Gore, Lawrence Bender, Sherry Lansing, Elisabeth Shue, Keisha Whitaker

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Did You See The iPhone Commercial During The Oscars?

GeekSugar — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:15:46 -0800

That's right folks; we finally got another peek at the iPhone! The ad was broadcast during last night's Academy Awards and features a ringing old-fashioned phone followed by a bunch of historical film and television characters answering it. The ad ends with the text "coming in June," which quite frankly is just too far away.

What Was Your Favorite Oscar Worthy Gadget?

GeekSugar — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:36:42 -0800

Now that you've had the chance to check out all the cool gadgets from this year's memorable Oscar nominated movies including The Queen,
The Devil Wears Prada,
Little Miss Sunshine,
The Departed,
Dreamgirls,
Blood Diamond,
Children Of Men,
Click, and
Borat, I want you to cast your vote and tell me what your favorite Oscar worthy gadget was!

Perfect Chair For Oscars Viewing

GeekSugar — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:35:41 -0800

Starting around 2 pm today I'll be sitting on my couch with a glass of wine (hey, it's Sunday!) watching the Oscars pre-show and checking out Pop and Fab's live Oscars coverage. While I wouldn't change my flat screen or couch for anything, I am geeking out over this new iMedia chair. It may look like something you'd see in a hospital bedroom, but boy do its features pack a punch.
Apparently, the chair allows a surround sound experience that's not possible with standard home theater systems and a personal screen attached to the chair allows for enjoyment of iPod video media. Auxiliary inputs allow for the connection of DVD, music and video game systems. Adjustable tactile transducer (bass shaker) allows you to not only hear but feel the action. read more

The screen which is attached to a swivel so the arm can be adjusted for each person who is viewing video from the iPod. The 3.5" touch screen allows for control of the iPod's functions, something that is unique. The iMedia chair isn't on the market yet, but if it were and I lived in a tiny studio, I might hide it under a pretty cloth and unveil it whenever I needed some good media time.

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Geeky Gadgets Oscar Style - What Did You Miss?

GeekSugar — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:10:00 -0800

Fab may have been checking out the hot messenger bag by La Rue that Andy carries in The Devil Wears Prada, but my eyes were locked on the Sidekicks that seemed to sneak into every single street scene in the movie.
Helen Mirren is on everyone's list as a top contender for best actress - her old school phone is pretty snazzy too.
My first celebrity crush and Oscar nominee Leo DiCaprio will be rocking the trendy Samsung Black Carbon Phone this Sunday. Swoon.
The Departed is not only an Oscar nominated action-packed film with some of the greatest actors of our time, but it is also a gadget-packed movie featuring some of the most advanced technology of our time.
The ladies of Dreamgirls busted out their tunes on an Electro-Voice from the '50s and early '60s and an old Neumann mic, which among others was perfectly accurate for the time.
I'll never forget the scene where Little Miss Sunshine's Olive unleashes a scream more intense than a stampede of hundreds of people getting their hands on a Wii when she finds out she was accepted to the "Little Miss Sunshine" beauty and talent competition. Of course, the answering machine she yells at is Oscar worthy itself.

Blood Diamond is set in 1990's Sierra Leone and filled with civil war and conflict, which Jennifer Connelly's character captures on a fancy Leica camera.
Nominated for an Academy Award for cinematography Children of Men features some of my favorite things: Clive Owen, Sci-Fi and awesome gadgets.
According to Borat, iPod minis are for girls. Enough said.
What would you do if you had an all-controlling remote like the one in Click?

Oscar Worthy Gadgets - iPod Mini in Borat

GeekSugar — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:27:38 -0800

In the hilarious Oscar nominated movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Borat (played by Sacha Baron Cohen) is a TV personality from Kazakhstani TV who is sent to the United States to report on all aspects of American life. At the very end of the movie he says this funny quote about the iPod: "My neighbor Nushuktan Tulyiagby is still assholes. I get iPod, he only get iPod mini. Haha! Everybody know it for girls!" The iPod nano might not hold as many songs as the 30 or 80GB iPod, but we all know that they aren't only for girls!

Want to know another tech tid-bit about the movie? In the RV scene with the frat boys, you can see a microphone attached to the wall in the front of the RV in one of the frames. Time to re-watch and look closely!

Oscar Worthy Gadgets - Watch in Children of Men

GeekSugar — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:00:26 -0800

Nominated for an Academy Award for cinematography Children of Men features some of my favorite things: Clive Owen, Sci-Fi and awesome gadgets. The movie takes place in 2027, as humankind faces extinction and a government agent agrees to help transport and protect a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary of scientists.

My Buzzsugar spy tells me that in this scene a tech wiz teenager is zoned out and playing with this wild futuristic toy of some sort by just staring at it and flickering his fingers. As far as we can remember, there’s no mention of what it’s called or what the game is or anything. He’s just completely absorbed in it with half-closed eyes and his dad tells him to take his pills. Yes, it's one of those moments and it kind of makes you wonder...what will my world be like in 2027? For more photos, just read more

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