Archives for: May 2010
Emptees, a place for designers and tee enthusiasts

Sorry to all my readers out there for the weird absence, I’ve been burying myself in graphic design work for the past week or so but now I’m back and sense graphics is the point of discussion for this blog post I’ve decided to share this site my good buddy put me onto called emptees that show off  some of [...]

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T-Mobile releases Blackberry Bold 9700 software update today

Today on Twitter I seen a tweet by T-Mobile USA that told all their followers that a Blackberry upgrade was available for those who were desperately awaiting a new software update. Although, I am unsure on what this software update covers my best guess tells me the software should cover some bug fixes that the 9700 has been experiencing. The [...]

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Microsoft revamping Hotmail with new upgrade

Microsoft in trying to keep up with Yahoo and Google refocuses it’s attention toward revamping Hotmail with an upgrade, expected to be available in July or August. A few upgrade specs include: Automatic sorting of incoming messages into different categories devoted to users’ key contacts and Internet social networks. Provide previews of incoming photos, videos and other material without having [...]

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Japanese couple has robot preside over wedding vows

Lots of people like to get on Japan’s “wackiness” but I would like to consider their wackiness innovation. Just think, who else could you image doing such things? From their TV shows, animation, and technology Japan is consistent when it comes to separating themselves from any country. Read more: japan, like, wackiness

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Skype tells Windows 7 talk to the hand?

Apparently, Skype is set to give Windows 7 the cold shoulder with their upcoming platform and is instead focusing its efforts on the iPhone, Symbian, and Android OS. Skype removed its Windows Mobile version due to the product’s less than stellar UI and poor user experience. But we can’t really be surprised Microsoft is that old man that hangs out [...]

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No More Surprises on Cell Bills?

Federal regulators (notably the FCC) are looking into requiring wireless phone companies to alert consumers before they reach roaming or data usage limits on their wireless plans. The FCC says it is seeking input on ways to head off “bill shock,” which it describes as “the experience of getting an unexpectedly high wireless phone bill.” This effort is from hundreds [...]

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Code Red! A Twitter Follow Bug Exposed

According to a report Twitter was discovered in having a glitch in their system that allowed users to game the popularity contest by making it appear that celebrities had subscribed to read their tweets. Now supposedly this was targeted toward celebrities. Celebrities really did become the audience of people who took advantage and received the tweets from people who had [...]

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Who Said You Couldn’t Win $1M Playing Video Games?

This news should get in the crawl of every girlfriend or wife, the news that a 23 year old records keeper for 401(k) retirement plans from Mobile, Alabama playing yes a video game won $1M! How you ask? Well, to run it by briefly Take-Two was offering a $1 million prize to the first person to pitch a perfect game [...]

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Coasters That Look Like Toast

Talk about adding some personality to your dining room, kitchen table or counter top?! This coaster design is featured by a company called oiti. They call this “Toast it!” oiti says on their site “The Toast It is a bread shaped cork trivet/coaster set that adds humor to the table”. I couldn’t agree with them more, I definitely would use [...]

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The Julian Scarf is Badass

Now maybe I’m late to the game in knowing this but, Julian Scarfs are the ish! I stumbled across the WINTERCHECK Factory and saw these scarfs in assorted colors. I chose to highlight the black and red shown above because that’s the color I’m going after first (you best believe it). The fact that these scarves have pockets with zippers [...]

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The Royal Family “Teabagged”

Relax with a cup of tea with the Royal Family! The set includes 5 tea bags of black tea blend– a true English favorite. This is a really cool clever design that spices up the look of those plain o’ looking teabags with the square paper at the top of the string. A German company called yamatuti created these bags, [...]

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