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Website of the Day: Duffel
There are a ton of travel planning sites, but I just found my new favorite. Duffel (find the site at duffelup) calls itself "a trip-planning tool for people who are not planning any trips," but it's pretty handy for actual trip planning, too.
Sign into the site to create trips — real or imagined — to any place in the world.
Cell Phone Name or Las Vegas Hot Spot?
Ready for a new cell phone name quiz? This time you have to decide which saucy name is the moniker of a cell phone or of a fabulous hot spot in Las Vegas. Want some more cell phone name quizzes?
It's an App World and We're All Just Living In It
Yesterday at the CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas, RIM officially announced their own version of Apple's App Store, called App World. BlackBerry users can rejoice and download apps like Facebook, AIM, Pandora, and other useful apps right from their smartphone using their PayPal account.
Inside the App World, you can search apps by most popular, category, and highest rated.
Would You Rather: Netbook or Nettop?
So with the majority of you on board with the whole Netbook craze, let me just throw a little wrench in your wish list and savings plan — it's called the Nettop. Although most people are smitten with the tiny portable computers, some are not so infatuated with the small keyboard, screen, and storage availability to match. Nettops, which made a big impact at the CES conference in Las Vegas this year, are smaller than your average desktop (with screens ranging from 15-19 inches), and come in an all-in-one bundle, which is easy on the eyes and great for maximizing space.
CES '09 Recap!
Hey, in case you missed it, the Super Bowl(s) of the geek world took place last week here in San Francisco and Las Vegas: Macworld and CES! We saw lots of hot products (and a few unbelievable ones) being unveiled this year, and personally, I'm anxious to get my hands on a few of these beauties. You can check out my Macworld roundup here, but in the meantime, have a look at some of my favorite things from CES below!
Win $10,000 and a Trip to Vegas From SanDisk!
As part of the Life Moves campaign, SanDisk is holding a massive contest on YouTube with incredible prizes. The SanDisk Point & Shoot Film Festival is an online video contest to find and display the most compelling user-generated videos taken on consumer point and shoot digital cameras. Entrants may upload their videos for free by visiting http://youtube.com/sandisk.Would You Bike to Work If Bikes Were Wired?
I haven't been hit too hard by the rising gas prices here in the US, but If I was a driver, I would definitely be considering buying a bike right about now. This has to be good for the bike industry, as more people are turning to gas-friendly modes of transportation to save a few bucks. This point was proven over the weekend at the Interbike Trade Show in Las Vegas.
Daily Tech: Over CES Already? Play MacWorld Bingo!
- We may be completely wrapped up at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, but that doesn't mean we aren't wondering what will happen next week at MacWorld. Play MacWorld Bingo to test your ESP. — Cult of Mac
- Is CES leaving Las Vegas?
Daily Tech: BlackBerry's 9530 Storm Coming to Verizon
- BlackBerry's latest, the 9530 Storm will come with a preinstalled SIM card, a micro-SD card but no WiFi.—Engadget
- Professional gamer Ken Hoang gets cast as one of the participants on the latest season of Survivor. Now that is going to be entertaining! — Kotaku
- This is total hotness!
Daily Tech: Apple's App Store Reaches 60 Million Downloads
- In just over a month, the App store has already had 60 million downloads since its launch. — CrunchGear
- The famous Best Buy vending machine located in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport will now be installed in eight other airports including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. — Gizmodo
- On the fence about getting a Mac or a PC?
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