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Ashlee Simpson's Guilty Tech Pleasures: Her BlackBerry and Electric Toothbrush
Pop rock singer Ashlee Simpson recently caught up with AOL's Switched to talk about all things tech. . .
Rosie O'Donnell Loves Her iPhone
When Rosie O'Donnell is chillin' out on set, her gadget "must haves" include her Nextel cellphone and her iPhone. I always knew Rosie was crafty, but until she started her own blog, I had no idea she was so tech savvy! AOL's Switched recently chatted with Rosie and her partner Kelli about their favorite websites, texting, and yes, the iPhone.
Ruben Studdard Discusses His Tech-Obsessed Life
Recently, AOL's Switched had the pleasure of talking with American Idol Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard about his love for his BlackBerry, how he still wants to get an iPhone, and his annoyance with the short battery life on his iPod, phone, and laptop. Here are some of the highlights from the interview:
- On what was the longest time he's ever spent playing a video game in one sitting and what game it was: "About three hours. It was NCAA college football from EA Sports.
Top 10 Most E-Mail Addicted Cities In The US
The folks over at Switched inform me that AOL just completed a massive survey on e-mail usage throughout the United States, which polled residents of the country's top 20 markets. The results? While teens may think e-mail is so 1999, there are many adults (and teens) who are in need of a little e-mail detox.
Do You Sleep With Your Cell Phone?
Turns out our addictions to our smartphones and laptops aren't just affecting our love lives and vacation time.
According to AOL's E-Mail Addiction study for 2007, 40 percent of e-mail users have checked their e-mail in the middle of the night. Which means, people are sleeping with their laptops, smartphones (ie BlackBerries, iPhones and Treos) right at their bed side.
iPhone Obsessed? Is it A Mental Disorder?
With the week of iPhone madness almost over it's time to sit back, relax and consider what it is we've all been through. The folks over at Switched have put together a hilarious and thoughtful video looking at America's "iPhone hysteria," i.e. i-Sanity, which has had its grips on millions of us since Macworld.
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Eco-Friendly Outlet Banishes Power Vampires For Good
Vampire power month may be over (how appropriate that it was in October, no?), but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop trying to find ways to reduce our electric bills! We are living in a digital world, which means nearly everything needs to be juiced up to work. I've already got my laptop working overtime at the office and at home, so you can imagine that I'm a pretty powerful energy vampire on my own.
Crazy, Awesome, Geeky Computers Spotted at a Live Concert
I'm a big live music fan, as evidenced by my love of websites for finding live music near me and my dislike of tech-related distractions like texting during shows. While at a concert last week, I stood behind the most impressive sound and lighting boards that I have ever seen!
The lighting computers on the left were operated with touchscreens.
Daily Tech: Find Out What Google's Chrome OS Is All About
- Gizmodo explains to the rest of us why Google Chrome matters — Gizmodo
- The next Flip camcorder is rumored to include WiFi — Engadget
- More than 300,000 people in Bangladesh have signed up for English classes that will take place via cell phones — Switched
- This Space Invaders car is too cute for words — Kotaku
- Here are five rules to follow when buying an HDTV — CrunchGear
- Looks like Apple's iTablet won't be making its debut until late 2010 — Wired
Daily Tech: EA Sports Active Opens Two Temporary Stores
- Right up until Christmas, you can test out EA Sports Active in stores in San Francisco and Boston — EA Sports Active
- Walmart's Black Friday ad has surfaced — CrunchGear
- Firefox 3.6 Beta3 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users is now available to download — Lifehacker
- Hulu has just teamed up with EMI to offer music videos on its free video streaming site — The New York Times
- The Nokia N900 is now on sale in the US — CNET
- Find out how you can download videos to your iPhone — Switched
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