Thursday, November 6, 2003

My wacky readers..... I announce 2 free extra tracks and it gets one single comment....I mention opening my dishwasher at the wrong time and it attracts 12 responses....I love it! Appliantology? I should belong to that church. I love nice appliances.... 8:55:33 PM    comment []; Last month with my Audi TT Drove around Santa Fe with the top down today. One thing I am going to miss is the heated seats feature....very cool... 8:52:35 PM    comment []; Stick it in your ear From Japan (of course), a wristwatch phone called the Finger Whisper that uses vibrations to turn your finger into an earpiece -- the catch is that you have to actually stick your finger into your ear to get it to work, something that might get rather tedious. Beginning or finishing a call with the Finger Whisper is as simple as touching your forefinger to your thumb. Read... [Gizmodo] 8:32:50 PM    comment []; What the carriers are charging each month for portability... As promised, here's what we could find about what each of the different carriers' monthly fee for cellphone number portability, which they're charging even for customers who aren't planning to switch carriers. Sprint PCS: Collects $1.10 a month for "Federal Wireless Number Pooling And Portability." T-Mobile: Not charging a cent, and some readers report receiving bonus "loyalty minutes" as well. Nextel: Some readers wrote in that there were no portability charges on their bill, but others reported seeing a charge of either $1.55 or $2.83 for "Federal Programs Cost Recovery," which covers number portability. Verizon: Most readers reported no portability charge, but it seems to vary by state, with some reporting being charged $0.55 for portability. Cingular: Collects a fee of up to $1.25 for "Regulatory Cost Recovery," which likely includes number portability. Most Cingular subscribers who wrote in said that they were being charged $0.32 for this, but others... [Gizmodo] 8:30:02 PM    comment []; Zettel'z Poetry in light by Ingo Maurer, widely regarded as one of he leading lighting designers in the world. 8:29:45 PM    comment []; McDonald's to give away up to 1 billion iTunes songs? A story appearing in today's New York Post claims that McDonald's is close to announcing a deal with Apple, whereby the fast food giant will give away up to 1 billion songs from the iTunes Music Store... [MacMinute] This was predicted by some people...that music would be an added value to a magazine subscription or a phone service, or in this case a value meal... Nothing wrong with that, I believe, but music also needs to stand on its own, as a viable album for sale. Maybe we need to design better packages, maybe the packages need to be limited editions... 8:28:53 PM    comment []; Walmart Music Store Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has told the music industry it expects to unveil an online music store this month, The Post has learned. The company is still finalizing deals with the five major music companies and has told music industry executives it could launch the service by Nov. 15........ And why are there no mom 'n pop music stores...wait for it....wait for it.....: But Wal-Mart, which accounts for roughly 20 percent of U.S. music sales, typically sells music at a loss to attract customers to its stores. via [MacRumors] 3:12:45 PM    comment [];

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