Hasta La Gadget!

I’ll admit that despite my love for science fiction and things geeky I’ve never been a fan of Doctor Who. I tried watching the show and I’ve never succeeded in making it through the first commercial break. If you are a big fan of the show you may be excited to hear that a number of episodes from early in the series have been rediscovered – some of which were believed to have been lost forever.

As the story goes, when BBC purged a bunch of old footage they trashed some who early Doctor Who episodes featuring William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton. An incredible 106 of these episodes were discovered at the Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency.

Among the rediscovered episodes are several that were only on the air one time. Those episodes include The Crusade, The Enemy of the World, and The Ice Warriors. Indications are that BBC sold the episodes to the Ethiopian television agency before destroying the originals. The BBC is reportedly currently in the process of having those copies returned. Exactly what the BBC will do with these episodes is unknown, presumably they’ll be shown again – or sold on disc – to fans of the series.

[via Mirror via Boing Boing via Nerd Approved]

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The Material Girl is taking to Twitter to give users input on their own (artistic) material.

On Tuesday, Twitter users will be able to tweet artistic work like poetry, images, and 6-second Vine videos to Madonna using the hashtag #artforfreedom, and the recording artist will be online to provide feedback on users’ work. Madonna is calling it a “live art curation,” and it will start at 1:30 p.m. PT.

The event is part of a partnership Madonna just launched with the hashtag’s namesake, Art For Freedom, an initiative that encourages artwork on the topic of social justice.

Last week, the singer introduced a grant program in which she’ll pick one artist a month over the next year, and donate $10,000 to the nonprofit or project of his or her choice.

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For some people the usual crop of smartphones, millions of which are sold around the world every quarter, just don’t cut it. These select few have unique tastes and pockets deep enough to fulfill them. While the average person probably won’t spend over $5,000 on a feature phone, which isn’t even a smartphone, there are some who would and Tag Heuer has just the thing for them. The luxury watch maker has updated its Meridiist premium phone line. Meridiist 2 phones are thinner and lighter than their predecessors, not to mention the fact that they are now even more luxurious.

The Meridiist phone line features 10 different designs which use a variety of different, and expensive, materials. There’s a model exclusively for the discerning ladies, labeled “Jewellery,” that particular Meridiist 2 model comes in pink sapphire and pink alligator finishes. As far as the specs are concerned, there’s a 2.4 inch TFT LCD display, 8GB of onboard storage, a 5 megapixel rear camera and dual SIM functionality. Meridiist 2 phones can play MP3 and AAC files. At the top there’s a separate clock screen which can display the time in a second time zone, perfect for those who are managing business across different time zones. The crown jewel is without a doubt the 24/7 exclusive worldwide personal concierge service being offered with these phones, “Just ask and it’s yours,” assures TAG Heuer. Meridiist 2 models start north of $5,000.

TAG Heuer Meridiist 2 Premium Phones Get Even More Luxurious original content from Ubergizmo.

Samsung and Best Buy, one of the biggest retailers in the U.S., already enjoy quite a comfortable relationship. The Korean manufacturer has opened up “Experience Shops” in nearly 1,400 Best Buy outlets, which are essentially a Samsung store within a Best Buy store. The outlets benefit from the foot traffic while Best Buy would presumably be earning from loaning out its retail space. Recently there was chatter in South Korea that perhaps Samsung might be willing to take its relationship with Best Buy to the next level, by acquiring a stake in the retailer. Today Samsung has officially put those rumors to rest by issuing a short and to the point statement on its blog.

In a statement on the official Samsung Tomorrow blog, the company says that reports about Samsung considering acquiring a stake in Best Buy are “not true.” It further adds that no talks have taken place between Samsung and Best Buy regarding “stock acquisition of either company.” Rumors about the possibility of this stake acquisition were first floated by a Korea Times report, which also claimed that Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-Yong had met with senior Best Buy executives to discuss “pending business issues.” One can only guess what these pending issues are.

Samsung Denies Best Buy Acquisition Rumors original content from Ubergizmo.