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Yup, when everything starts to slow down in the world of "interesting" news, what do you do? Have a look at the latest iPod accessories.
The Boynq "Wakeup" ipod speaker/Alarm Clock has a FM radio, Line/out ports, 20 watt amp with an equalizer and a remote control with snooze button. Yes that's right, the remote has the snooze button on it. I suggest either never using the remote control or never using the alarm.
As I've lamented many times, the Brits seem to discover the great American bands long before we do at home. The Strokes, White Stripes, Orson - all examples of US bands that had huge success across the pond before finding an equal audience in the land of their birth.
Add another band to that list. Austin's rocking combo The Steps have released a single in Britain to be followed by a short tour in support.
Impossibly young (in their late teens) for the level of competence and maturity of their sound, The Steps draw on a collection of influences from a wide time span to create a new and fresh sound. Listen closely and you can hear tinges of the aforementioned Strokes, a dollop of the Stooges, some Stones, Beatles - clearly a band with a hell of a good record collection. But that's only where it starts.
The combination of these listening tastes in the hands of the band (William Thompson on guitar and vocals, cousin Sam Thompson on lead guitar, Stephen Ross on bass, and Z Lynch on some thundering Texas drums) is wholly original.
Lead track on the single, "Outlaw", rides a sinewy guitar line, through the verse before being hurled headlong into the chorus. Thompson's raspy, emotive vocals claw across the top propelled by the rhythm section's hard charge forward.
The Stoogey riff that drives second song "Cold Floors" is less similar to the actual Stooges sound than married to the propulsive primal urge of the originals intent. When the call and response chorus line "Oh, yeah" kicks in it brings a pop sensibility the Stooges lacked. Even more pronounced is the slowed down blues-break thump of the bridge that sounds like a reconfigured Beatles "I Want You" on a sex date with the White Stripes.
The overall sound is a muscular offensive mounted on the shoulders of what has come before. William Thompson's vocals particularly give the band a stiff shot of originality - winding their way around the melody line much like Sam Thompson does in his complementary lead guitar breaks.
The Steps have built a solid and rabidly enthusiastic following in Austin by all accounts. And judging by this first single, Britain should be soon to follow. The Brits can tell a great band when they hear one.
Check out their myspace site which features two additional non-single songs, and info on the upcoming British tour. Also check out tomorrow's YouTube Today for the Steps video.
Idaho Senator, Larry Craig was pretty much caught redhanded in an attempted sexual solicitation in an airport bathroom in what seems like a year ago. His continual denial of any wrongdoing and denial of his true sexual orientation, has taken a serious and telling hit. What is done in the dark, will one day be revealed in the light of day and today is a sunny day. The man in the split photo with Senator Craig is a man named David Phillips, who got to know the Senator quite intimately in the summer of 1987, let's see if he A. Denies everything again B. Admits his guilt and gives subsequent mea culpas C. Commits suicide. B, would be the better option, decide for yourself. Read Very explicit material within the link so please read at your own discretion.
And it's here ready for you to go and order, or as you can see, don't forget about the Centro. They're both cheap so you can't go wrong either way right.
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Highlights
Full Qwerty Sliding Keyboard
Sprint Navigation helps you get there faster
Key Features
Slim and fashionable
Speakerphone
Built-in camera
Web, email capable
Bluetooth
External display
Memory card slot
$79.99
Are you ready to fix a few of those nagging problems on your Sprint HTC Mogul. You know, the unreliable Bluetooth, the crappy alarm not working while charging. Well than today's the day you get to fix those issues with the new ROM update posted by HTC.
Why update the ROM on your device?
The latest ROM version includes added features that will help you get more out of your device!
This ROM update provides several key fixes for your Mogul:
Improves Bluetooth compatibility and performance.
Corrects keypad function when using On Demand.
Corrects Alarm so it will ring when device is charging.
Corrects several Sprint Music performance issues like fast-forwarding.
Enables Sprint Music store to function on early production devices
Adds new Sprint start up and sign off screens
All users should update their ROM even if they do not experience any of these issues currently.
Tip: If you are having challenges connecting with ActiveSync, please try: Start > Settings > Connection Tab > USB to PC > Deselect Enable advanced network functionality.
The standby and hibernation modes are disabled on the computer.
All running applications on the computer have been closed.
Ensure that you device has a battery level of at least 50% (Start > Settings > System Tab > Power > Battery Tab). If the battery "dies" during the upgrade process, there is a chance that it will not recover and will need to be sent for repairs.
The update can take up to 25 minutes so set aside time when you will not be interrupted.
All data will be deleted from the device during the upgrade (music, pictures, 3rd party applications, etc); be sure to back up all of your data using ActiveSync prior to upgrading.
Do not interrupt the upgrade process or press any buttons until the process has been completed (the device will reset itself when the update is done).
A bit of good news for Palm, the Centro is selling well and it's not taking away from Treo sales. Barron's reports that the Centro's sales have driven up Palm shares 13%. The deal with Bono has gone through, and now there is a mock-up photo making its way around the internet. ---“Our retail sell-through checks for the first weeks of availability indicate solid sell-through. We also believe that Centro cannibalization of the higher-ASP Treo is around 30%, versus our previous expectation of 50%.”---
Are we looking at a standing 8 count? A company that has been knocked down several times and is now up with their legs under them? As Palm fans let's hope so. But let's also hope they don't just come back out swinging, let's hope Palm is smart about the punches they throw because they've learned something from their opponents.
Like my butt you should, send me you will. Now you can lick the backside of a Jedi Master, confine him to a envelope and send him anywhere in the world to combat the dark side.
The Yoda stamps went on sale today at your local Post office.
You probably wondered how K-Fed managed to get custody of his and Britney's kids. Well, I guess if you've been watching Ms. Speares melt down like Krakatoa (east of Java) you weren't wondering. But wasn't all Ms. Brit's bad behavior. K-Fed got some game too. Dr. Spock in the house! Check it out
The Billion dollar Superjumbo flew from Singapore to Sydney with 455 passengers with on Briton who paid $100,000 to make the maiden voyage.
---The giant plane, so large that 72 cars could fit on each of its wings, can carry up to 853 passengers -- but Singapore Airlines (SIA) has opted instead for a more luxurious set-up with a maximum of 471 seats.
Those include 12 "Suites" which have been at the centre of SIA's marketing campaign -- compartments featuring a full-length bed behind sliding doors, sheets by French design house Givenchy and flat-screen televisions.---
Google is stepping up it's support for Mac, which around here, is welcome.
Google Desktop is a desktop search application that gives you easy access to information on your Mac and from the web. Desktop makes searching your own email, files, music, photos, and more as easy as searching the web with Google.
Quick Search Box
The Quick Search Box is your fastest way to do web and desktop searches and launch applications. You can call it up by pressing the ⌘ key twice, and hide it by pressing ⌘ twice again. Type a few letters or words into the search box and your top results pop up instantly, including applications. For example, you can launch iTunes simply by typing "itu" into the Quick Search Box and pressing Return when iTunes appears as the first result.
Search Your Gmail and Web History
Not everything you're looking for lives on your Mac. Whether you're searching your computer or the web, Desktop helps you find it by searching your Gmail and web history along with your hard drive. Also because your index is stored locally on your own computer, you can even access your Gmail and web history while you're offline.
Many File Types
Google Desktop automatically indexes and allows you to search the full text of virtually all your files, including the following types:
Gmail
text files (.txt)
PDF
HTML
email from Apple Mail and Microsoft Entourage
iChat transcripts
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
music and video files, including artist and song names
Address Book contacts
system preference panes
file and folder names
Google Desktop also searches file types that have a Spotlight importer.
What's new in this version:
Support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Indexing drives where Spotlight has been disabled
Architecture improvements:
Removed some Spotlight dependencies
Removed use of Input Managers
Removed use of files in /System
Time Machine won't back up Desktop indexes, nor will Desktop search Time Machine backups
Desktop no longer tries to index PGP disks
Desktop preferences pane now supports keyword searching in System Preferences for various settings
Improved crash reporter's (Breakpad) internal thread-safety during crashes.
Localization issues in the user interface.
Desktop showing revisions for a file that was moved in and out of the privacy list.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
