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Widower Calls Deceased Wife's Voice Mail Just to Hear Her Voice
File this under Sigh: An 80-year-old man whose wife died in 2005 has been calling her number every day since, just to hear her say her name on his voice mail recording. I'm in a virtual puddle over here.
Anyway, after a while, the carrier, Verizon, upgraded the service and it was lost — but don't worry, they got wind of it and restored the message for the man.
Flashback: Answering Machine Jingles
Back in the day, you could still pretend you weren't home by turning your answering machine on. The folks who created this ad understood that you might not want to stress over taping your own greeting, though. Enter "Crazy Calls," pre-recorded machine jingles conveniently available on a cassette tape(!) With lyrics like "Nobody's Home!"
Oscar Worthy Gadgets: Little Miss Sunshine's Answering Machine
There are a few reasons why I love Little Miss Sunshine. No. 1: Steve Carell.
Seinfeld: Message Machine Musical
Another Seinfeld moment featuring my favorite answering machine remix of all time - the Jingle George Rock. It's music to my ears, I tell ya. Bottom line: Friends don't let friends go public with bad singing.
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Selena Gomez Knows What Boys Want
I have good news for you Wizards of Waverly Place fans (you know who you are): Selena Gomez just nabbed another movie role. The cute Disney teen star is already slated to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Ramona and Beezus, but now, she just picked up a project with New Line titled What Boys Want.
What Boys Want will star Gomez as a teen who can hear what guys are thinking.
Roundup: Get Foxy
Are foxes the new It animal in the decorating world? From the amount of these sly creatures I've found in catalogs and art sites lately, my answer is yes. It also doesn't hurt that Wes Anderson's new movie The Fantastic Mr. Fox features a too-cool fox voiced by the always awesome George Clooney.
Don't Call It a Comeback? Bowlingual's Back Again
Am I the only one getting flashbacks here?! As soon as I saw the pictures for the new Bowlingual, I remembered the original device from several years back. Hailed as one of the best inventions of 2002 by Time magazine, this device was said to take your pups' barks, growls, and whines and translate them for you.
Tech Dating 101: Taking Phone Calls at Dinner
Welcome to Tech Dating 101, where I help disperse a double whammy of tech and relationship advice. I've covered how to interpret Internet signals before you're even dating, and how to unwire your ex from your life once you're not dating anymore, and now I'm tackling a question that hits right smack dab in a relationship. So you're happy, together, serious — and so comfortable that certain habits become problematic.
Swimming With Shoshanna
Um, isn't Shoshanna hot? And buff? Just had to point that out before we continue swimming with Shoshanna.
What Electronics Can Be Recycled?
You can't escape the grocery, electronics or movie rental store without seeing a small cell recycling drop box, but how can you dispose of larger, more ecologically dangerous gadgets? Electronics companies have — or been forced to! — put considerable resources into making their products recyclable.
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