Samsung announces rugged Xcover handset with 67-day standby time

June 29, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

Samsung announces rugged Xcover handset with 67-day standby time:

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looks like the perfect festival phone – rugged and the battery life is epic ;-)

Prefer your cellphone to be more tough than smart? Then you might want to give…

James Whatley: TV star & Roaming Guru

June 26, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

James Whatley: TV star & Roaming Guru:

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Nice one Whatleydude … and ta for the Truphone nod :-)

PS. we do a clever roaming SIM card now as well as the software ;-)

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Hey! What’s that? It’s only James…

Very cool: super slow motion footage of Apollo 11 launch

April 27, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

Very cool: super slow motion footage of Apollo 11 launch:

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Very cool camera shot and commentary explaining what’s going on :-)

Okay, okay, it’s totally freaking awesome. I really want to know what the film speed and exposure…

Publisher Experiments With ‘Free’ And Sees Book Sales Increase 20x

March 17, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

Publisher Experiments With ‘Free’ And Sees Book Sales Increase 20x:

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wow, a publisher that’s finally beginning to get it???

We’ve pointed to numerous studies, at this point, that have all found that, when done right, free ebooks can greatly…

Pulling the tablecloth out from under the place-settings with a performance motorcycle

March 13, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

Pulling the tablecloth out from under the place-settings with a performance motorcycle:

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he he he, hat’s pretty cool ;-)

This is a very clever way to promote your performance motorcycle: BMW chains a very, very long tablecloth with a very, very elaborate…

New Iron Man 2 Trailer Has Enough High-Tech Gear To Make Your Head Spin [Iron Man]

March 8, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

New Iron Man 2 Trailer Has Enough High-Tech Gear To Make Your Head Spin [Iron Man]:

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not only do they seem to be doing all the right things with this franchise but they have the gift of great music already written … Iron Man by Black Sabbath and now War…

This Watch Shouldn’t Exist, But It Does [Watches]

March 4, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

This Watch Shouldn’t Exist, But It Does [Watches]:

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If I wore a watch it would probably be something like this …

The more I look at Thomas Prescher’s Mysterious Double Axis Tourbillon watch, the more I think it’s…

Virgin America site drops Flash to court iPhone

March 3, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

Virgin America site drops Flash to court iPhone:

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excellent news, the first of many I hope

Virgin America late Tuesday said it has dropped Flash altogether from its website. The change, which quietly took effect Monday,…

Devotion to Duty

February 22, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

Devotion to Duty:

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yep, I know people like this ;-)

The weird sense of duty really good sysadmins have can border on the sociopathic, but it's nice to know that it stands between the forces of darkness and your cat blog's servers.

Whisky toothpaste

February 12, 2010 · Posted in Things found . . . · Comment 

Whisky toothpaste:

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Awesome, WANT!



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