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EPISODE 153
Sandisk Sansa Clip+ mp3 player looks pretty, plays awesome
Ultra-thin Sony VAIO X laptop weighs just 1.5 lb
Webcycle doles out internet speeds as fast as you’re pedaling (thanks, Morely!)
What would James Bond use? The Japanese pistol camera
What the hell!?
Really Snowing Picture Frame Makes It Winter Anytime
Pink Watch
Barbie’s gadgets
PRETTY (Bugatti Edition!)
Tea kettle of the future from Bugatti
Swarovski crystals and Italian leather for your Bugatti Diva
Why Didn’t I Think Of That?
Buttcam makes jeans shopping easy
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This week we have Oliver's Stone's The Doors, with Val Kilmer's riveting portrayal of a volatile 60s icon, another Jean-Claude Van Damme film to add to the many other films in his cinematic canon, and Smart People, starring Ellen Page; you know, that actress who starred in that unknown, Oscar-winning indie film (sarcasm) called Juno.
- 7 Seconds (Sony)
- Beat the Devil (Blu-ray Only)
- Belly (Lionsgate)
- CJ7 (Sony)
- The Doors (Lionsgate)
- Elvis: Viva Las Vegas (CMT)
- Felon (Sony)
- Half Past Dead (Sony)
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (City Lights)
- Last Time I Saw Paris (Blu-ray Only)
- Maximum Risk (Sony)
- Prison Break: Season Three (Fox)
- The Secret (2008) (Walt Disney)
- Smart People (Walt Disney)
- xXx: State of the Union (Sony)
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Look closely--well, not too closely. That's not one of those roll-up keyboards stuck to the lap of this guy's pants. It's actually sewn into the fabric, creating what designer Erik De Nijs calls the "Beauty and the Geek" jeans, according to GeekAlerts.
Not only that, but this conceptual garment also includes speakers built into the knees, a pocket for mouse storage in the back, and a joystick controller behind the zipper (don't ask). The only thing that's missing is a nocturnal version that glows in the dark.
(Thanks to fellow Craver Natali Del Conte)
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Paris-based phone designer extraordinaire ModeLabs continues to make its mark on the mobile landscape in Europe, with diverse handsets ranging from an MTV-branded slider to Tag Heuer's "Meridiist," with varying degrees of success.
Its latest offering is a new Levi's handset--not the dubious red tag version seen recently--to be marketed exclusively by French telecom Orange. Unlike the original steel-case model, the new version is a slider that claims to be the first mobile phone with a design that "combines a metal and soft touch finish," according to Gadgetizer (PDF). What does that mean? Who knows.
Other than that curiosity, it's a fairly standard phone with a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, and FM radio tuner that costs about $400. At that price, they should at least throw in a pair of jeans.
Should troubled file-sharing site Qtrax, eventually strike licensing deals with the major music companies, it still may face a significant hurdle.
Web Sheriff, a company representing music acts such as Prince, Van Morrison, and The Black Crowes, has notified Qtrax that it shouldn't think about offering their music, photographs, or other intellectual property until it has secured the artists' OK.
"Whilst Qtrax is an interesting model, many major label and indie artists will not be happy about their music being given away free (to consumers) in return for a currently opaque return from advertising revenues," said John Giacobbi, Web Sheriff's president, in an e-mail.
A British firm that protects digital content from piracy, Web Sheriff has informed Qtrax that in some instances artists must give permission--in addition to the music labels--before their songs can be legally distributed, Giacobbi said.
While Qtrax doesn't appear to have begun offering music downloads, there are photos posted to the site of artists such as the Foo Fighters, Daft Punk, and Wyclef Jean.
Daft Punk is on the EMI label while Jean and the Foo Fighters are represented by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Representatives from Qtrax and the labels could not be reached for comment late Monday evening. It's unclear whether Qtrax has permission to use the photos.
"Any unauthorized use of copyright photos and/or copyright artwork is in violation of (the law)," Giacobbi said.
Qtrax wants to harness the popularity of illegal file sharing by offering a free, legal peer-to-peer service. The company said that it had deals in place that called for it to share ad revenue with music companies.
But Qtrax has been awash in controversy since Sunday, when questions were raised about whether the company possessed the rights to offer music from the four largest record companies.
For weeks, Qtrax managers had led reporters to believe that it had locked up licensing deals with the top record companies. Just hours before the site's scheduled Monday-morning launch, the labels began denying that the deals existed. Qtrax executives responded by holding up the unveiling of the music service.
Since then, sources close to the company said that Qtrax executives have waged an all-out campaign to tie up the loose ends. They have held numerous meetings with the labels during the Midem music conference in Cannes, France.
If nothing else, Qtrax's troubles show how hard it is to secure the many varied rights and releases needed to legally distribute music.
Giacobbi said he informed Qtrax's leaders that before offering music online, the start-up would first have to obtain master recording copyrights, musical composition copyrights, artwork copyrights, trademarks, performers' rights, moral rights, and publicity rights.
Have you ever reached into your jeans pocket to skip a track on your iPod, only to be plagued with annoyance at how inconvenient it is to do so? No, us neither. But those style-crazed folks at Levi's did, and the creative response was the RedWire DLX Jeans--jeans with a built-in iPod dock and remote control "nipple."
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The four-way control nipple attaches to the leg of the jeans and mimics the iPod's Click Wheel--no longer do you have to put your hand inside your pocket! As an added bonus, the player's headphone socket is extended through the trousers (because headphone cables just aren't long enough to reach all the way down to your waist) and a docking cradle houses the iPod in your pocket. Happy times.
The controls are fixed to a panel of removable jeans material, so washing the trousers won't destroy any electronics. We'd like to see some Oakley Thump shades incorporated into the system, perhaps in a way that lets the iPod menu float on the inside of the glasses, so you can see what you're browsing with your trousers (now there's a sentence your grandfather never said).
Style-wise, the jeans are attractive and the material feels in line with the usual Levi's quality. We're just not sure there's any point to them, especially for a three-figure price. Still, fashion's always been expensive and maybe these are just the first of many 21st century fashion contraptions. Just cross your fingers and hope that when you're mugged for your iPod, you don't lose your clothes too.
The RedWire DLX Jeans are on sale now for around 100 pounds (about $200).
(Source: Crave UK)
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It's no secret that Levi Strauss has had its problems with competition, but the last company we would have suspected of eclipsing it is Samsung.
No, the electronics giant isn't going to make jeans. But it did come out with a denim-clad phone as part of its SGH-E490 line, along with several other jackets, according to Tech Fresh and Aving.net.
Back in October, Levi announced that it had contracted with ModeLabs to make a branded Levi Strauss mobile phone. The handset and accessories were supposed to come out in Europe this year but have yet to make their first runway appearance.
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