Friday, October 29, 2004

SanDisk’s budget 2GB Secure Digital card Let’s ponder something for a minute here. When SanDisk rolled out their 1GB SD memory card at the beginning of the year, it was priced at a full $500. Now, not only are they introducing their new 2GB Ultra II SD card (which has faster than average read/write speeds) at the low cost of $240, they’re going to sell their regular speed 2GB SD memory card (which should be available next month) at the even cheaper price of just $200. And that $500 1GB SD card? You can now pick that up for around 65 bucks. Progress, etc.

Monday, October 25, 2004

Ecko Unltd.: Music: Rupee Rupee is one of the foremost artists in the intoxicating musical movement known as soca (soul + calypso) – the supercharged party music of the Caribbean. With his debut Atlantic album, “1 ON 1,” slated for release in the fall of 2004, Rupee is now poised to capture the global mainstream audience. Rupee’s soca sound is rhythmically complex yet instantly catchy, a non-stop blending of the flavorful, tuneful, and irresistibly danceable. With “1 ON 1,” he becomes a major force in the eruption of innovative urban-influenced Caribbean artists who are changing the face of music worldwide.

Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Bikes (Motorcycles) in the Fast Lane - A Motorcycle News Blog BMW Announce Motorcycle Helmet With BlueTooth
BMW’s System V Bluetooth motorcycle helmet BMW has themselves whipped up a Bluetooth motorcycle helmet called the System V. Though it’s a great dell less attractive than Moto-MOMO’s helmet (and its name is just a slight bit more intimidating than the freaking Fighter Helmet), it’s still pretty well equipped itself, with its fibre glass, carbon and Kevlar laminate shell, two array mics up near the forehead (not our first choice for location, but whatevs), a DSP to cut back on wind noise and interference, two speakers, integrated batteries, and, of course, the Bluetooth headset module.

Monday, October 11, 2004

Fast Company | Balance is Bunk! It's the central myth of the modern workplace: With a few compromises, you can have it all. But it's all wrong, and it's making us crazy. Here's how to have a life anyway.
Wired News: A MacGyver for the Third World Mechanical engineer Amy Smith, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology instructor, joined the MacArthur fellowship fold last week, receiving the so-called "genius award" and a colossal cash prize. Her award-winning feat? Using old technology in fresh ways to improve the lives of entire communities.
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Second presidential debate: Key quotes
BBC NEWS | Technology | Web blunder boosts Bush bashers

Friday, October 01, 2004

Wired News: ID Rule Exists, But Can't Be Seen Internet entrepreneur Gilmore first challenged the constitutionality of requiring airlines to ask passengers to show identification in U.S. District Court in San Francisco in July 2002, but the government refused to tell that court whether the rule existed.

Gilmore argued that the rule is vague, since no one knows what kind of identification is adequate and the penalties are unknown. He said he opposes Americans being subjected to a secret law. The rule impinges upon the right to travel and leaves people open to unreasonable searches, he added.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Face of the future US scientists have already carried out face transplants on dead bodies donated for medical research. They are now awaiting approval to do the same on living people with disfigurements.
Gizmodo : Sidekick II Dissected