I’ll have to check this out next time I am headed to the city… On the morning of September 9th, New Yorkers will experience a new way to shop for wireless devices when Nokia opens its second US Flagship Store in New York’s exclusive Fifth Avenue shopping district at 5 East 57th Street. [Nokia] Technorati … Read moreNokia – NYC!
Mozilla Firefox – Beta Downloads: Highly recommended… Technorati Tags: Firefox
According to Scoble… Akismet is still down… I’ve been getting crushed by comment spam all day. Technorati Tags: Spam, Akismet, WordPress
So apparently Pioneer’s shooting their mouth off about their new DEH car stereo system with Bluetooth, which apparently will work wonderfully with the Bluetooth adapter they claim Apple has planned for the iPod. [Engadget] This type of connectivity starts to make all kinds of after-market adjustments quite nice. TomTom is releasing their bluetooth auto connection … Read moreBluetooth iPod adapter – coming soon?
Just something my ego-feed dragged in … Times & Seasons » Jonathan Green joins Times and Seasons:
Facebook signed an advertising deal (update: also in NY Times) with Microsoft that will put Microsoft adCenter sponsored links and other ads on the Facebook site. There are no financial terms available for the deal, which runs through 2009.[Techcrunch] This is what you call corporate synergy. IPG invests $10 Million into Facebook and then parlays … Read moreFacebook’s Microsoft Ad deal
MobilePlay has signed up some new content providers for its service — some fairly big ones. They include The Onion, AccuWeather.com, washingtonpost.com, newsweek.com, slate.com, and U.S.News and World Report. Mobileplay offers the services free, supported by ads. It recently signed a deal with Opera.[MocoNews.net] I already have Opera Mini installed on my mobile devices so … Read moreNew Content on Mobileplay
Reports are starting to appear now that the Nokia E62 is coming soon. Thus far the previews are strong — including a nice one from Mossberg this week. I was initially disappointed to learn that this device will not include either 3G or WIFI options as in it’s European sibling the E61, but at the … Read moreNokia E62 could be a killer
MobileCrunch reports on the release of Nokia’s Firmware updater which is excellent news – though there’s no Mac support currently and there only seems to be one phone that accepts the update OTA – at least for now. Let’s hope this service gets enhanced quickly. Technorati Tags: Mobile, N-Series, N70, N90, N91, Nokia, Software
Netflix goes mobile. Handy dandy! Technorati Tags: Netflix, Nokia, Opera Mini, Mobile
We are proud to announce the birth of Campbell McKenna Greene! She was born August 15, 2006 at 9 AM weighing 7.7 pounds and measuring 20.5 inches long. Everyone is doing great!
Dell is recalling 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they could erupt in flames, the company said today. This will be the largest safety recall in the history of the consumer electronics industry, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. [New York Times] Not something to be very proud of … especially considering how much attention … Read moreDell Recall – Largest ever!
The new multiroom DVR, made by Motorola, lets customers view recorded programs on up to three TVs at once. The media hub, called the Home Media DVR, also functions as a dual-tuner DVR, which allows customers to watch one program while recording another. Customers using the multiroom DVR will pay $19.95 per month, plus $3.95-per-month … Read moreVerizon adds multiroom DVR
Panasonic 103-inch Plasma: Named “TH-103PZ600U”, Mark Cuban Wants It NOW: I actually saw this beast in Grand Central last week. It’s pretty damn killer. There was only a single slow playing pan of an F1 car, but it was super bright and clear from every angle – even nice and close up. Technorati Tags: Plasma, … Read moreMark Cuban Wants the world’s largest plasma
meebo me is a cool blog widget you can add to your sidebar, but I’d really like to see it work directly to all your IM accounts instead of requiring you to be logged in through Meebo.com. This is great functionality, but just not for how I use IM. Perhaps if my IM gets blocked … Read moremeebo me
Everything You Wanted to Know About Getting a Job in Silicon Valley But Didn’t Know Who to Ask by Guy Kawasaki is a great read for anyone in career mode – though certainly more relevant for those looking for action in Silicon Valley or simply those who work in Tech. Technorati Tags: Career, Interview, Silicon … Read moreEverything You Wanted to Know About Getting a Job in Silicon Valley But Didn’t Know Who to Ask
We wrapped a great dinner tonight and now I’m just chilling to some great acid jazz on the back deck. I grilled up some steaks and potatoes (on the grill too!) along with some excellent fresh mozzarella and tomatoes on the vine with balsamic, olive oil and fresh pepper. I actually had my last day … Read moreGrilled and Chilled
Om Malik notes and is please by the release of 30 Boxes mobile interface which is cool, but what we mac users really want is the true .Mac mobile experience. Apple already rocks the sync thing and offers IMAP/ POP mail, but the only way to get your calendar on your device is through an … Read more30Boxes Mobile nice – but iCal mobile would be the real killer
Orbitz Mobile – what took you so long!? I had seen a commercial for this actually in the past week and have been meaning to blog it. I’ve certainly had my share of real-time travel changes and this could have come in handy many times instead of having to wait it out with travel on … Read moreOrbitz Mobile
The eLens system sounds and looks very cool, but has to be actually integrated into the device in order to get some real traction. The eLens matches electronic information with the physical environment in an innovative way. For example, eLens users can post lasting messages in physical locations, tag buildings and places, or create social … Read moreeLens