Im all for multi-sensory objects (scratch n sniff stickers anyone?). But I feel somewhat strongly that they should be appealing, right? Your school notebook with those stickers looked and smelt Gooooood. So then why would a company create a product that felt like something nobody liked to feel?
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You think variety is the spice of life. You order coffee and tea, ice cream and soft serve, and when it comes to women, you like blondes, red heads and brunettes. Well here's a way to fool, i mean please all the women in your life:
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This week the folks over at woot travel by land and sea, winning points from perverts and divers alike, and answer the age old question how much dust could a roomba dust if a roomba could dust dust? Plus, a wooter reminds us that pink is for pansies, but people who carry black laundry markers are pansies posing as real men. Oh yeh, and I find a way to reference a Mike Myers film. Sweeeet.  read more »

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After seeing governor Ahhnold on MTV's Pimp My Ride, it's clear to me that pimping is now anyone's game. It's time for us gadget geeks to get our pimp on. Rappers' have their grills, celebs their diamond bracelets, and now GGs (yes I gave us a nickname. It's so uncool, it's cool. No? okay, the nickname is optional) have this:

For a mere $600, you can be the proud owner of this pimpod (that's pimp + ipod, for those not in the know).

I was at a business dinner organized by Silicon Valley Bank a few nights ago along with a few other CEO clients of theirs. It was good to hear and share thoughts about globalization, wage inflation, innovation and different views about the economy. Everyone shared their frustration about (difficulty in) hiring, wage inflation, on-site vs. offshore development etc. During the course of discussion, one of the CEOs asked me "will you start your next company in Silicon Valley"? "Absolutely" was my answer which surprised many CEOs. However, it shouldn't come as a surprise to mos  read more »

This week the folks over at woot.com get hopped up on caffeine, take an interest in health, and avenge their evil electric company (while keepin it green). Plus, they unearth the ultimate gamers MILF.

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I first became aware of DVB-H at this year's CES show. It's a TV broadcast technology that uses UHF frequencies to beam video to your cell phone. That means the transmitter can just as easily be on the television mastsending out broadcasts of sports, news, or soap operas. The video quality I saw at CES was excellent and the standard includes power saving features to extend battery life. The latest announcementshave centered around the recent 3GSM show in Barcelona.  read more »

With only a few days leftuntil we spring ahead the clocks,the buzz meter is really starting to move. I've been reading a lot of the news and blog postings and they really run the gamut from mini-Y2K to "no big deal." ZDNet just posted something on how much money it's going to cost IT departments and compares that with how much we're going to save in energy costs. They come up with some figures that make it look like a loser for the conservation team.  read more »