This is probably the closest I’ve seen any device come to the iPod. Not in form but in sheer this is something I could actually usedness. This 4 GB phone from Nokia combines the two gadgets I carry around all the time. My phone and my iPod. Unfortunately, the software will suck and the interface will be hard to use so it’ll probably fail.
Question for Apple: Where is my damn iPhone uber device thing? Put a man on it Steve! You’re falling behind mofo.
There’s so much to read and so much to learn on the inkernets. Of course there’s also plenty of crap to make you dumber. I see social bookmarking as a way to let other people filter the weeb for you. There’s a bunch of social bookmarking applications out there but I prefer Del.icio.us.
It’s quite fascinating because if you’re interested in "do it yourself" stuff then you can just subscribe to the DIY tag:
http://del.icio.us/tag/diy
Or you can subscribe to the rss feed:
http://del.icio.us/rss/tag/diy
Now anytime somebody tags a link with DIY you’ll be able to check it out. For example, when I fired up my feedreader this morning I learned how to make fire from a candy bar and a pop can. Given my interest in weird little hacks like this I found it to be quite interesting. That’s just one weakass example. With delicious you can subscribe to any number tags like fashion, gadgets, nerds, football, poetry, insomnia, or whatever floats your boat. Chances are there is some obsessed nerd who is far more interested in the subject matter than you are.
Once you’ve figured out tags, in delicious you can start combining tags as well. Interested in blogs? What about cool blogs?
http://del.icio.us/tag/cool+blog
Cool design?
http://del.icio.us/tag/cool+design
You get the idea.
What if you don’t want to subscribe to a certain subject but rather you’d like to subscribe to someone else’s judgment? I trust that pretty much anything my brother puts into his feed will be interesting to me. Just as I trust his judgment on picks for music and movies I trust his taste in links. It’s like a micro recommendation engine. For example, Matt Haughey is a super tech nerd and he’s brilliant, so I’ll subscribe to his feed because he’ll find interesting things for me to read. Other intersting feeds are Clay Shirky, Jon Udell, Make Magazine etc…
Flickr is doing EVERYTHING right. I just got this email from Flickr saying they were giving me free stuff. Hells yeah!
Hi thelastminute!
You may have heard on the grapevine that we planned to
reward our dear Flickr members who bought a Pro Account in
the early days. Well, it’s true! And since you’re one of
those lovely people, here’s a little something to say YOU
ROCK!
1. Double what you paid for!
Your original 1 year pro account has been doubled to
2 years, and your new expiry date is Nov 8, 2006.
2. More capacity!
Now you can upload 2 GB per month.
3. 2 free Pro Accounts to give away to your friends!
This won’t be activated for a day or two, but when it
is, you’ll see a note on your home page telling you
what to do.
Thank you so much for putting your money where your mouth
is and supporting us, even while we’re in beta. Your
generosity and cold, hard cash helped us get where we are
today.
Kind regards,
The Flickreenies.
PS – You can check out your account history here:
http://www.flickr.com/account
Words of wisdom from P. Diddy:
Q: What’s up with so many people becoming so interested in carrying an iPod or other device that plays their music?
A: It’s expressing a certain style of your life. It’s like driving a Mercedes or a classic Harley rather than any ol’ ride. When you have the new black Razr [phone by Motorola] in your hand, that new Razr is not just your phone, it’s saying you are a new level of person.
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS BUY STUFF TO BECOME A NEW LEVEL OF PERSON? I’M OFF TO THE MALL RIGHT FREAKIN NOW! [via]
I revamped The Last Minute Zeitgeist Thingy today.
The site gathers RSS feeds from several sources to bring you the most interesting stuff from the blogosphere and the internets. It helps you find new things to read/learn/blog/waste your time on. It updates every 30 minutes and it’s pretty slow to load so give it a sec.
UPDATE: This no longer exists…
I wish I had this Home Theatre PC Guide [via] when I was putting together my little HTPC/PVR. This guide pretty much gives you everything you need to know to put together your own wannabe TIVO. All you need is a an old computer, some software and a TV tuner.
Since I’ve had my PVR, my television viewing experience has been much better. It’s pretty sweet to be able to watch any of your favorite shows whenever you want.
The only problem with my PVR is that the codec acts a little weird now and then. It gets all jacked like digital cable does when you change channels.
My pvr was on BYOPVR.com today.
Go on a tour of interesting things to look at from space: Google Sightseeing. [via]
1600 pennsylvania ave.,washington d.c. [via]
Go ahead get all big brotha!