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Hugh Hewitt: "Gave Me A Shudder" 2008-03-07 12:29:32 That's Peggy Noonan's reaction to the conclusion to my interview this week with Christopher Hitchens.Noonan on Hillary: What do I think is the biggest reason Mrs. Clinton came back? She kept her own spirits up to the... Read more:Hewitt
This week in cameras 2008-03-07 12:20:00 [ Olympus E-420](Credit: Olympus America) This week's news includes some camera announcements, new digital imaging technology, and even more on the future of photography. Casio's new EX-Z9 camera offers lots of color, little cost Flickr puts hold on PhotoShelter tool Manfrotto's new CX-series tripods Olympus revs its entry-level dSLR ...
Bluetooth cushion for lazy callers 2008-03-07 11:28:00 (Credit: GeekAlerts) At first glance this might seem like ridiculous proposition, and for $531 it probably is. But if you talk a lot and don't have a decent speakerphone or other way to have a comfortable hands-free conversation on your mobile phone, the "purCushion" might not seem as silly ... Read more:cushion
, Bluetooth
Can Karlo Be Saved? 2008-03-07 10:48:20 [ karlo.jpg] This is a picture of Karlo, an impoverished Sudanese child. When the picture was taken he was very sick. A video on the front page of the New York Times tells his story. The video explains that we have “cracked the code on saving children’s lives.” It tell us that in 1960 20 million children died from illness in poverty,
This Man Knows The Power Of The Well Chosen (colorful) Accessory 2008-03-07 09:13:56 I love Cesare's ability to find "high impact"(but not necessarily expensive) accessories. Colorful gloves (below) or a folkloric hat (above) add a subtle sense of humor to a seriously good suit. Read more:Accessory
Get a Palm Centro smartphone free with two-year Sprint plan 2008-03-07 08:53:00 (Credit: Palm) I'm all tingly: Cell phone store Wirefly is offering the Palm Centro
smartphone for free with a two-year Sprint
service plan. Normally, the Centro runs $99.99 after a mail-in rebate; this deal requires no rebate and even includes free shipping. Hence the tingling. I won't ...
On the Street....The Silhouette, Milan 2008-03-07 08:46:13 Everyone knows I love the little details but sometimes the little details are less important than the overall silhouette. I think this is a perfect example - the pleating details are only important for the overall shape that it gives the skirt. Any additional hardware or trims would just distract from the simple, beautiful lines. Read more:Street
, Milan
, Silhouette
Salvador Santana Band, 'Summer's Day': Free MP3 of the Day 2008-03-07 05:09:00 If Carlos Santana
had come up in the hip-hop era instead of the blues-rock one, who's to say he wouldn't be making stuff just like his son Salvador
? On "SSB," Carlos's kid grows up and steps out of pop's shadow with a driving mash of Latin ... Read more:Summer
Book 'Em Danno! 2008-03-07 04:12:29 The school holidays are back here again and the kids are ecstatic. Well, the holidays actually start on Monday but they're off today because tomorrow is the General elections here and the teachers were given a day off earlier to head home to their respective hometowns to vote. Happy voting everyone! Think carefully and vote whom you think deserves
India cuts negative lists for poor Saarc countries; trade target at $40 billion 2008-03-07 03:28:00 India on Monday expressed confidence that the new government in Islamabad will soon implement the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta) with New Delhi and take necessary measures, including duty changes, to facilitate trade. India has unilaterally decided to cut the negative list with regard to the least developed countries—Bangladesh, Nepal, Read more:billion
, India
Rosie O’Donnell Reaches Out to Ousted American Idol Contestant 2008-03-12 17:31:28 [ Danny Noriega]Just last Thursday, Danny Noriega (of the great voice and somewhat flamboyant effeminate charm) failed to gather enough votes to keep him on American
Idol - the door to his TV singing career closed. But on Friday, Rosie
O’Donnell opened a window. In a video blog post created the day after Noriega’s elimination, Read more:Contestant
American Idol: Twelve Top Performances? 2008-03-12 17:31:28 [ American
Idol's Top 12] It’s been hyped for weeks, anticipated since last year’s Idol was crowned, and advertised until TV watchers can hardly stand the promos. Tuesday night it finally arrived - the performances from American Idol
‘s Top 12. Was it worth two hours of programming? The night kicked off with the big debut of a big new stage, Read more:Twelve
Kind of Blue: Acer launches new line of Blue-branded 16- and 18-inch laptops 2008-03-12 15:43:00 The Acer 8920(Credit: Acer) We first told you back at CES about the laptop industry's move towards 16- and 18-inch laptops
, highlighted by a 16-inch Dell prototype and our off-the-record discussions with several other vendors about these new screen sizes. Acer is leading the charge with two new ... Read more:new line
The IQ and EQ of Social Networks: Getting Smarter and Happier by (Interactive) Association 2008-03-12 15:36:40 Not longer than a century ago – or maybe that’s a lot of time comparing to the time’s new rhythm – Gustave Le Bon said mobs are by nature irrational, unconscious, angry, negatively gregarious and stupid. They were ready to praise effective leaders and to devour inefficient ones. They needed and they were offered heroes and gods, bread and circus Read more:Social
Photos: New models at Geneva 2008 2008-03-12 15:12:00 Click the image to access the gallery(Credit: CNET Networks) The Geneva
auto show may be loaded with supercars, design concepts, and alternative-fuel vehicles, but it is also the launchpad for a host of new production models
. This year's show saw a bunch of new models from Ford Motor ...
Boombox backpack: all-around bad idea 2008-03-12 14:01:00 (Credit: Technabob) If this boombox-backpack concept ever makes it to production, the designer deserves to be shot. And if people actually wear them while cranked up full-blast, they probably will be. Speakers built into messenger bags,, backpacks, and even bowling bags are nothing new, but usually they're designed with ... Read more:Boombox
Hackers claim iPhone 2.0 breakthrough 2008-03-12 13:47:00 It hasn't even been released yet, but iPhone
hackers claim
to have already figured out a way to jailbreak Apple's iPhone 2.0 software. The iPhone Dev Team said yesterday (thanks, Gizmodo) it has figured out a way to hack into the iPhone's bootloader by taking advantage ... Read more:Hackers
Be careful where you point that phone 2008-03-12 13:37:00 Sony Ericsson phone
s of the non-lethal variety(Credit: Newlaunches) For those who want some personal security without resorting to an Avurt IM-5, the phone stun gun may be a more discreet alternative. But many of those on the market are fairly obvious even to the untrained eye. (The prominently labeled "... Read more:point
Hugh Hewitt: Letter From Dean 2008-03-12 13:10:06 From our pal Dean Barnett: Dear Hugh, I've been really touched by all the letters I've received from my former blogging home inquiring about my welfare. If you don't mind, please let everyone know I'm on the mend... Read more:Hewitt
, Letter
Thursday Ratings: CBS Wins the Idol-Free Night 2008-03-14 23:36:17 Despite two hours of repeats, CBS was able to step up and take the night back from FOX. 8pm [ Reaper]Survivor (13.1 million, 4.2/13 in 18-49) was the most watched show of the evening. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (9.3 million, 2.7/8) came nowhere close to Idol numbers. Lost* (1.8/5) kicked off its block with 5.3 million Read more:Thursday
, Ratings
, Night
This week in laptops 2008-03-14 20:57:00 [ shamrock] We're a little more than 48 hours out from that great holiday whose sacred rites (for me, at least) include tucking into a Dublin Coddle and washing it down with a perfect pint of Guinness. (For strict Catholics, the holiday comes even sooner.) So that you can head out ... Read more:laptops
Review: 2008 Volkswagen Touareg 2 V8 FSI 2008-03-14 18:18:00 (Credit: CNET Networks/Corrine Schulze) As we pulled the 2008 VolkswagenTouareg
2 up a rocky slope for its photo shoot, we started thinking about taking the car through even more hostile terrain, such as out near Moab, Utah, or from San Francisco to Dakar. With the Touareg's four-wheel ...
G/km not mpg: Europe's emissions obsession 2008-03-14 17:20:00 What's your carbon footprint?(Credit: CNET Networks) One thing that struck me at last week's Geneva auto show was the heavy emphasis that the Europe
an car market is placing on emissions
rather than on fuel economy. In marked contrast to automakers in the United States, which now ...
I guess Acer's serious about this after all 2008-03-14 17:03:00 Who says print is dead? Earlier this week, we dropped by an Acer news conference in New York where the company made a pitch for getting into the U.S. market in a big way. We've heard big talk from Acer before, and they're a huge player globally (... Read more:serious
Answer the cell phone on a land line 2008-03-14 14:12:00 (Credit: Grace Digital) If you're an apartment dweller in Manhattan or San Francisco, you might as well skip this item because it'll probably seem utterly useless. But if you're in any other part of the country--where your abode is more than a closet-sized studio--this device might actually ... Read more:phone
Philip Rosedale to step down as Linden Lab CEO 2008-03-14 14:00:00 Philip Rosedale, CEO of Second Life creator Linden Lab and founder of the virtual world, announced Friday that he will step down from his post. He assured Second Life enthusiasts that he would remain on full-time at the company as chairman of the board. Rosedale, known in Second Life by ... Read more:Philip
LG EnV2 on the way? 2008-03-14 13:58:00 LG VX9100 from the front(Credit: Engadget) We once thought the LG Voyager (which won an Editors' Choice, by the way) was the successor to the much-beloved LG enV, since both of them sported a flip-out QWERTY keyboard. But it seems like we may be wrong--the LG VX9100, which may ...
U.K.'s O2 offers entire Napster catalog by phone 2008-03-14 12:51:00 (Credit: Crave UK) U.K. phone
network O2 announced today that it has partnered exclusively with online music vendor Napster
to provide a la carte, over-the-air music downloads to O2 customers, direct to their mobile phones. Napster's entire
5 million-track catalog
will be available for download from this weekend ...
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