Scarlett Johansson. Now on Imeem.
(Credit: Sheryl Nields/Icon International)If you simply can't wait for Anywhere I Lay My Head, the album of Tom Waits covers as sung by sultry actress Scarlett Johansson, you're in luck. Although it isn't in full release until next week, social-media site Imeem is streaming the album live in advance.
You can't actually download it, but you can listen to the whole thing for free, and judge whether she does justice to the Waits classics or just totally botches them. As a Tom Waits fan, I'm curious to find out.
Streaming-music sites have become a hot spot for album promotions, since they offer a way for Web users to listen for free while pulling in ad revenue and simultaneously making fans wait for a (legal) physical download. Johansson is not the first artist to offer an album early on Imeem; artists like Avril Lavigne and the Rolling Stones have done the same.
Other social music sites like iLike have also been debut spots for album releases--and AOL's been doing streaming album promotions for years.
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Crave UK)
Remember those sleek, luxe Samsung printers our U.K. counterparts reported on earlier this month? Well, we found out today (via Engadget) that they are being offered exclusively through Apple stores (both retail and online) until January 2008.
The single-function ML-1630 mono laser function is going for $200, while the multifunction SCX-4500 (also mono) costs $300. While the looks of both models are revolutionary (a pretty printer--imagine that!), the specs are pretty standard: 17 pages per minute for both prints and copies; 600x600 dpi prints; USB connection only. We're working on getting review units in, so check back with CNET.com to get our hands-on experience.
(Source: Engadget)
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Finally it's been done. Somebody's made printers that don't look rubbish! We'd begun to think it was a lost cause, but mad props to Samsung--its new luxury printers look absolutely flippin' stunning.
The ML-1630 mono laser (pictured top) and SCX-4500 all-in-one (pictured bottom) are similar in shape to a DVD player or component hi-fi system, and are finished in the same glossy piano-black veneer as Samsung's TVs.
They also have blue touch-sensitive buttons and a sexy OLED-style display. These show letters and numbers made of oversize circular dots--a bit like on the Samsung YP-K3 MP3 player.
Unfortunately, they only print in black and white, and despite that, their print speed is limited to just 16 pages per minute. Samsung says a color-enabled version would have to be twice as thick, ruining the overall aesthetic.
All this raises the question: In a market that's dominated by feature-packed, low-cost boxes, who's going to buy such a slow, and probably pricey printer--even if it is good looking? Us, you fools! And so should you, unless you have an unhealthy obsession with beige.
Pricing and availability are unconfirmed as yet, but you can bet your bottom dollar this won't be the last you hear about the ML-1630 and SCX-4500--check back soon for more.
(Source: Crave UK)
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The Swiss company Pat Says Now deserves attention just for its name, which always reminds us of Right Said Fred. (Who knew they were still around? We were sure they were a one-hit wonder.)
Anyway, Pat Says Now has drawn even more attention to itself with the "Diamond Flower," which it describes as "the world's most expensive computer mouse" at more than $24,000. We'd be afraid to make that claim, given all the insane bling on the personal technology market, but it does have 59 diamonds accenting an 18k white gold casing with your choice of black or white trim. Shiny Shiny says it even comes with a three-year warranty, on the off-chance that someone actually uses it on the desktop.
And here we thought Pat just made novelty stuff like ghost mice.
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