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Sony Ericsson MBS-100 Review – Stylish and Creepy, like John Malkovich

By Ann Pickrell on Wednesday, Jul 9th 2008 3 Comments

Sony Ericsson’s MBS-100 is disconcerting. It sits there, looking as though it might sprout legs or roll away at any moment. This 4 inch matte black orb looks snazzy, but the design face is asymmetrical, which has just enough of an effect that I unwillingly pause every time my eyes brush over it. The speaker was designed to work with Sony’s Walkman phones, but it is compatible with any A2DP Bluetooth device. The speaker’s weight is less than 8 ounces and, combined with its single charge battery life of 5 hours, it is easily portable.

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2028 Volkswagen – Envisioning An Even More Sterile Future

By Ann Pickrell on Tuesday, Jul 8th 2008 No Comments

Volkswagen’s current all-white advertising theme seems futuristic even as it is modern, but its nothing compared to the sleek and minimal cars they are envisioning humming along the road in 20 years. Their 2028 line features cars for the single passenger up to a full sized family vehicle.

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When Brake Lights Aren’t Enough, Confuse the Driver Behind You

By Ann Pickrell on Tuesday, Jul 8th 2008 1 Comment

Even with the New York Times reporting that 82% of us aren’t texting, we all know that the entire 18% that are engaged in a BlackBerry war are driving behind us. If you don’t feel that your brake lights are enough to save you from the Escalade tailing you for 5 miles of 3 lane highway, add this nifty gadget to your arsenal: the SuddenStop LED light warning system.

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Google’s in Your Virtual World, Messing With Your Second Life

By Ann Pickrell on Tuesday, Jul 8th 2008 No Comments

Second Life is quaking in their virtual boots today with the launch of Lively, a virtual world add-on for Explorer and Firefox browsers. The service lets you customize your avatar and embed rooms into web pages to chat in using GTalk. Google is hoping to service users who aren’t interested in installing a full software program, but instead a single plug-in.

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i2i Stream Review – Dance to the Music in Someone Else’s Head

By Ann Pickrell on Monday, Jul 7th 2008 No Comments

Arielle’s i2i Stream exists for the phantom situation in which you and a number of your close personal friends congregate in a room, headphones in, music blasting, and suddenly realize that you all want to listen to one song, which only one of you has. You think, “What can we do? We have no speakers, we have no laptop, we have nothing!” Then, it dawns on you that each and every one of you has purchased the same $69.00 device. You’re saved! Plug your headphones into the top of the i2i Stream, your MP3 device into the base, and flip over to one of the 7 colored channels. Now, you’re ready rock out.  Silently though, because you all have your headphones in.

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