Feb 09

Agloves Valentine’s Bundle Warms Hands and Hearts

Posted in: Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili, touchscreen

AGLOVES_VdayBundle2.jpgStill looking for a Valentine’s gift for that lucky lady? If you can’t afford a silver necklace from Tiffany’s, check out this bundle we found from Agloves. Made of silver-coated nylon, Agloves allow you to use capacitive touchscreens while keeping your hands nice and toasty. Normally $17.99 a pair, the company is offering its limited edition Valentine’s Twice the Love Bundle for only $24.99.

The bundle includes one pair of Agloves, one Chocolove dark chocolate/cherry/almond flavor 1.3-ounce bar, and one “I (g)love you” Valentine’s mini card with a poem. It’s all wrapped in a red organza bag with satin drawstrings. Ooh la la.

Unlike other touchscreen gloves we’ve seen, the Agloves’ silver-coated nylon is intertwined throughout the entire glove, so it’s not just your two pointer fingers that can use the touchscreen — the entire glove is a conductor. 

Hurry and get this deal before Valentine’s Day!

[Originally posted to TechSaver]

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Feb 09

Tiny Darth Vader Meets James Earl Jones

Posted in: car, Miscellaneous Tech, Star Wars, Today's Chili

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The unexpected star of Super Bowl XLV got to meet his predecessor this week. Little Max Page was introduced to James Earl Jones, the voice of the iconic movie villain. Page has had quite the week after his “Force” commercial debuted on Sunday. 
The little The Young and The Restless actor has never actually seen a Star Wars film, but he happily met Jones who proceeded to autograph a Darth Vader mask for the kid. Jones turned 80 last month. He is currently starring in a Broadway production of Driving Miss Daisy with Vanessa Redgrave.
Video of the monumental meeting after the jump.
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Feb 09

Michelle Obama: No Facebook for Sasha and Malia

Posted in: Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili

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First lady Michelle Obama told the press today that daughters Sasha and Malia have been barred from using the popular social networking site, Facebook. The ban comes in part because the girls–aged nine and 12, respectively–have special Secret Service security concerns, given the fact that their dad is the most powerful person in the free world.

There are more personal reasons as well. The first lady added that she’s “not a big fan of young kids having Facebook.” She’ll reconsider the decision when the girls get older, but in the meantime, she’s standing firm in her opinion that Facebook is “not something they need.”

Besides, as the Associated Press points out, kids have to be at least 13 to sign up for the site.

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Feb 09

Zuckberg “Stalker” Wants Money to Save Mother

Posted in: Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili, Weird News

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That guy accused of stalking Mark Zuckerberg? Yeah, he was just trying to help his dying mom. That’s apparently the word from Pradeep Manukonda, whose visitations to Facebook headquarters and Mark Zuckerberg’s home prompted the CEO to obtain a restraining order.

Manukonda apologized to Zuckerberg yesterday (not directly, of course–that would be illegal), telling gossip site TMZ, “I’m a peaceful guy. I’m sorry he thought I was trying to harm him.”

The site has also obtained some documents that explain Manukonda’s odd behavior. His mother is sick, apparently–gravely sick–and he had decided to approach Zuckerberg for some money to help with treatments.

The letter doesn’t actually say what Manukonda’s mother has–or how much he wants from the Zuck, but he does promise to “”repay the entire amount incurred for her treatment.”

He has since promised not to contact Zuckerberg.

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Feb 09

Keith Olbermann Moves to Current TV

Posted in: cable, Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili, TV
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A few weeks after making an abrupt departure from MSNBC, left-leaning commentator Keith Olbermann has a new home: Current TV. The channel, launched five years ago as a forwarding thinking station targeted toward the 18-34 demographic, has struggled for viewers, currently pulling in around 23,000 viewers in its prime time slot, despite being available in 60 million homes.
Olbermann, for his part, was pulling in around one million viewers, when he announced his departure and then promptly exited MSNBC. Neither the station nor Olbermann have given reason for his departure–though it did come shortly after he was briefly suspended from the station for making campaign donations in the last midterms.
Current is no doubt best know for two things: being founded by former Vice President Al Goe and the detention of two of its reporters in North Korea, back in 2009.
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Feb 08

TwitPic Adds Video Support

Posted in: Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili, twitter, videos

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TwitPic, the media sharing service for Twitter, just launched video sharing support for its service. Now, instead of just postings pictures of whatever you see, eat, or do, you can take a video. All of your followers will love it!

You can now upload a video you want to share from the site itself, from your phone via email, or from supported Twitter/Twitpic clients. Its competitor, yfrog, already has video sharing capabilities, so it’s about time, TwitPic. When you only have 140 characters, you need all the help you can get. “A picture is worth a thousand words,” or so they say, but with a video, you can actually say those words or share other’s words (record crazy people on the subway).

One thing, wouldn’t these be a TwitVids, TwitPics? Oh, also check out TwitPic’s launch video, featuring founder Noah Everett and outtakes.

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Feb 08

The Shaving Helmet Trims Your Mane Quickly

Posted in: diy, Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili, videos, Weird News

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I’m a firm believer that if or when my hair starts to recede, I’m just going to shave it all off – I’d rather go bald than look silly with patches of my hair missing from the top of my head, I just don’t think I could pull it off. Hopefully by then these three guys and their DIY head-shaving helmet will have secured the appropriate licensing required to sell their product on late night infomercials. 
The Shaving Helmet, as they call it, isn’t linked anywhere, doesn’t have a product Web site, and doesn’t seem to have the backing of any actual company. This video surfaced on YouTube a couple of days ago and was an instant hit. If the helmet – which promises to shave your head safely and smoothly with four blades in the top of the helmet and a system to automatically dispense shaving cream on your head while they work – is actually real, it could be a great invention.  
At the same time, the video could very well be a viral ad for some new Gillette or Schick product that will be released when the video is at the height of its fame. Until the details become clear, you have to admit: that’s a pretty cool invention. Hit the jump to see the video.
 
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Feb 08

Mark Zuckerberg “Stalker” Sorry for Stalking Mark Zuckerberg

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Pradeep Manukonda is sorry. He didn’t mean to freak out Mark Zuckerberg. Really. Manukonda issued an apology through no less reputable a source than TMZ, after the Facebook CEO got a restraining order.

Manukonda made trips to Facebook’s offices and Zuckerberg’s house. He insists that he wasn’t trying to hurt the billionaire. “I’m a peaceful guy,” he told the gossip site. “I’m sorry he thought I was trying to harm him.”

Manukonda explains that he was just going through some issues and wanted Zuckerberg to help him out. “I thought Mark would be able to give me advice.” Also, he won’t do it again. “I understand he’s a busy man … I’ll respect his privacy.”

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Feb 08

Hookers Love Facebook

Posted in: Apple, BlackBerry, Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili, Weird News

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With all of this crackdown on Craigslist’s erotic services, what’s a poor sex worker to do when it comes to plying their trade? Why Facebook, of course. The popular social network has apparently surpassed the jobs board, when it comes to soliciting prostitution online.

According to a new study of New York hookers, some 83 percent of prostitutes have a Facebook page. Something around 25 percent of their clientele now comes through that site, versus three percent through Craiglist. In 2003, prostitutes weren’t really using the nascent Facebook. Nine percent were using Craigslist, however.

Says sociology professor Sudhir Venkatesh,

Even before the crackdown on [Craigslist’s] adult-services section, sex workers were turning to Facebook: 83 per cent have a Facebook page, and I estimate that by the end of 2011, Facebook will be the leading on-line recruitment space.

Also of interest–70 percent of prostitutes who own a smartphone carry a BlackBerry. Only 11 percent have an iPhone.Steve Jobs is no doubt smiling at those numbers.

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Feb 08

Google’s Jules Verne Logo is Pac-man-Level Cool

Posted in: Google, Miscellaneous Tech, search, Today's Chili

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Google today is celebrating what would be Jules Verne’s 182nd birthday, if god had a really sick sense of humor. The search giant is celebrating the visionary author with a tribute to one of his best known works, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

The Google doodle has been refashioned to look like the portholes of an old timey submarine. A control panel on the right side lets you maneuver the ship, shifting the orientation of the water and marine life outside.

Shades of the crazy-popular Google Pac-Man doodle on this one. Thankfully for the sake of the working world, the limited functionality of the Jules Verne logo likely won’t cost the business world quite so many man hours as its spherical yellow predecessor.

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