October 4, 2005

Disney released Snoopy mp3 phone for kids. Disney released its mp3 player for kids, Disney Mix Sticks.  Now there's a toy for us big kids.  To celebrate the 55th birthday of the ever-popular Charlie Brown cartoon character, Snoopy, a Snoopy mobile phone is being announced.  Based on the Gigabyte GX-5 handset, it features a slider design, megapixel camera, TFT display, miniSD expansion slot, built-in mp3 player, and it will retail for 14,500 yuan ($135 USD).  Since it's a limited edition phone, people will be able to reserve the phone. [Read full article at TechAngel] [geekBlue.net] 11:38:45 AM

Comcast's Power Play. Comcast will start streaming NHL games online for its broadband users this season. [The Motley Fool]       8:06:54 AM

Man dies while making bomb. A BOMB exploded in a shoe shop in Istanbul last night, killing the man making it and wounding seven others. Turkish police chief Celalettin Cerrah said: "The explosion happened as a bomb was being made." [Scotsman.com News - International] I am trying to remember how many troops Turkey sent to Iraq? 8:02:04 AM

Smoking chimp kicks the habit. ZOO keepers in northern China have stopped giving cigarettes to a captive chimpanzee and are using dumplings and music to distract her from a 16-year nicotine habit. [Scotsman.com News - International] 7:56:24 AM

Hurricane Stan kills 66 By CBC - At least 66 people have died, most of them in landslides in El Salvador, as Hurricane Stan attacked Mexico and Central America Tuesday and overnight Wednesday. [CBC | World News] 7:55:25 AM

Finnish "Star Trek" spoof prospers on Internet (Reuters). Reuters - A Finnish spoof of the sci-fi classic "Star Trek" has boldly gone where no feature film has gone before, relying on free distribution over the Internet to reach more than 450,000 viewers in less than a week. [Yahoo! News: World News] 7:54:33 AM