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November 9, 2005
Roberto Cavalli Mobile Phones & Kate Moss Modeled Underwear: Say "Pronto" In Style
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Roberto Cavalli bras now have a mate for women.

The famous Italian fashion designer, who has dressed his wild male customers from head, to neck to toe, has decided to give a glam-rock product to the female population.

Of course, men daring enough to "call it" their own are certainly welcome to go there.

Cavalli has teamed with 3 Hong Kong to create three limited-edition animal print mobile phones.

The only challenge for those of us who live in America, Europe, or any place but Asia? You have to go to Hong Kong to get one.

Of course, ordering one of his bras or thongs is just a click away.

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Then again, if you want to wear what Kate Moss is modeling, you'll have to wait for his spring and summer 2006 collection to come out. The British super model is back in action, having spent two days on Ibiza for the above photo shoot. Cavalli's 2006 collection will begin appearing next year in magazines, including Vogue and W.

Cavalli's limited-edition phones, however, will be available for purchase by the end of the week.

The question is, "Can you get there before they're sold out?"

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November 8, 2005
Holiday 2005 Music To Our Ears: Tivoli Ships iSongBook for iPods
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O.K. So, you've invested in an iPod. Hasn't everyone?

You've got all the paraphernalia for your car, so you can listen to music on your Mini or Nano, iPod Photo or new Video as you drive. That is, unless you're lucky enough to own a Mercedes or BMW. If that's the case, you don't need all that other stuff -- just your iPod, and your hands on the steering wheel.

If you're smart, you've also invested in a Bose SoundDock System for your living room, dining room, kitchen, library and work-out room.

But what I know you really want is to wake up to the "favorite" you've downloaded from iTunes.com.

The majority of people in the world rely on an alarm to help them wake-up in the morning.

Now, thanks to Tivoli Audio, waking up to an alarm has become "pure music to our ears".

As of Tuesday, November 8th 2005, Tivoli began shipping their new iPod stereo speaker system along with seven dock adapters and a remote control.

This system is called an iSongBook.

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Summaries of Other Recent Posts
February 5, 2005
Who Needs TiVo's Michael Ramsay or Marty Yudkovitz When You've Got Debra Messing, Oprah & NBC?

This week on The Oprah Winfrey Show Emmy award-winning "Will & Grace" actress, Debra Messing paid a visit to Harpo Studios as a way of dealing with a lifetime fear: Speaking in front of a large, live audience. Her task, in an effort to conquer this fear, was to introduce the rules of Oprah's show to Ms. Winfrey's audience before taping began. In addition to giving them the appropriate guidelines before taping, she asked: Who TiVo's Oprah? When only a... more

October 7, 2004
ABC's The Bachelor Byron Velvick Needs A Credible Matchmaking Sponsor Like eHarmony

The Bachelor, Byron Velvick Tonight on ABC's The Bachelor, professional Bass fisherman, Byron Velvick narrowed the field of beautiful women and prospective brides from twelve to eight. The producers of the show decided to add a twist by bringing back two women from previous shows. One of them got a rose. One did not. When the two women were first introduced during Byron's Mystery Date, Byron didn't know who they were because he had not watched The Bachelor II... more

September 13, 2004
Sonance iPort Audio System Gives You One More, Very Good Reason To Buy An Apple iPod

Today, the makers of high-fidelity, whole-home architectural audio products and home theater applications announced that they have combined the hottest portable audio product in the world, the Apple iPod, with the Sonance iPort, the first in-wall iPod interface for whole-home audio systems. The bottom line: iPort turns any room into an iPod concert hall. Sonance's in-wall plug-and-play installation lets you play your favorite music from anywhere in your home without CDs. The iPort is an in-wall docking station for... more

June 23, 2004
Best Accessories For Your Apple iPod

Altec Lansing's InMotion Speaker System$89.99 at Amazon/OfficeDepot In today's Wall Street Journal, Walter Mossberg reports on the best accessories for your Apple iPod. Just this week, Apple and BMW announced the ultimate iPod accessory: a $50,000 BMW. Fortunately, Mossberg's suggestions are much less expensive! The first accessory that Mossberg mentions is the Altec Lansing InMotion speaker system. This was interesting timing as our friend from Seattle, Julie Ann, was raving about this product on Sunday. Here's what Mossberg had... more

June 21, 2004
Apple & BWM: iPod The 'Ultimate Driving Machine'

Apple and BMW Group today announced the debut of the BMW iPod Adapter, the world's first seamless integration between iPod and a vehicle audio system. The new system developed by Apple and BMW, allows users to incorporate their iPods directly into their car's sound system. Connect with music like never before behind the wheel of the BMW 3 Series, and X3 and X5 SAV, Z4 Roadster or MINI. With the installation of an integrated adapter developed by Apple and... more

June 14, 2004
Richard Branson Celebrates Virgin's 20th By Crossing The English Channel in His Aquada

Today, Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group chief completed the 22-mile crossing in his shiny black Gibbs Aquada amphibious craft in 100 minutes and six seconds, well below the previous record of six hours held by two Frenchmen in the 1960s. Dressed in a dinner jacket and bow tie, the British tycoon drove his $115,000 James Bond-like sportscar — which transforms into a speedboat — straight into the Guinness Book of World Records. The sleek grey Aquada amphibious car,... more

June 2, 2004
SpaceShipOne Readies For First Private Space Flight On June 21

SpaceShipOne Gliding A privately-developed rocket plane will launch into history on June 21 on a mission to become the world's first commercial manned space vehicle. Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and aviation legend Burt Rutan have teamed to create the program, which will attempt the first non-governmental flight to leave the earth's atmosphere. SpaceShipOne will rocket to 100 kilometers (62 miles) into sub-orbital space above the Mojave Civilian Aerospace Test Center, a commercial airport in the California desert.... more

May 15, 2004
The Demikini: The Backless, Strapless Bikini

Janine Newberry, right and Karen McKay model The Demikini AP Photo Leave it to the Brits to come up with an innovative solution to those pesky bikini tan lines. The Demikini is the brainchild of Jill Silver, a former English teacher from Altrincham, England. Silver came up with the idea a few years ago while vacationing in Majorca, Spain five years ago. "I felt that sunbathing could be a real chore and that I was always working hard to... more

May 6, 2004
Adidas Introduces The "Bionic Running Shoe"

The Adidas 1, courtesy of The New York Times Remember "The Six Million Dollar Man?" Well, Adidas has now applied the "We can rebuild him, make him better" mantra to running shoes. The The New York Times provides the following description: Sleek and lightweight despite its battery-powered sensor, microprocessor and electric motor, the shoe, named 1, is expected to be in stores by December and will cost $250. Adidas executives say the shoe is no gadget-dependent gimmick. Instead, its... more

April 16, 2004
The Ambient Orb Tracks the Stock Market

The Ambient Orb from Ambient Devices The latest device to help us deal with information overload is made of French-made frosted glass housing and bright, long-life LEDs that glow millions of colors. The Orb, from Ambient Devices, arrives automatically set to track the Dow Jones Industrial Average, glowing more green or red to indicate market movement up or down, or yellow when the market is calm. The Orb doesn't require an Internet connection, as it receives data from a... more

April 14, 2004
ClearPlay DVD Player Now Available Exclusively at WalMart.com

RCA Progressive Scan DVD Player with ClearPlay If you have young children, as we do, you know the feeling. You are watching an otherwise great movie that gets spoiled by some age-inappropriate language or your child sees a scene that you wish they hadn't. You wish that someone had forewarned you prior to watching the movie so that you could have muted the sound our covered your child's eyes. Well, it appears that technology has come to our rescue... more

January 30, 2004
Cadillac's 2004 Luxury SUV is All "SRX"

Cadillac 2004 Cadillac SRX V-8 Post-Gazette: For once, I've found a car that lives up to its advance billing. It's Cadillac's new 2004 SRX. Caddy prefers to see it as an SUV or crossover. But I think "station wagon" is closer to the truth. And that's OK. Whatever it is, many jaded auto writers have hailed it as a thoroughly exciting, elegant car that more than meets its European competition halfway. SRX is truly a landmark, and it's only... more

January 6, 2004
Alpine Debuts World's First Car Audio Head Units That Integrate With Apple's iPod

Alpine Electronics' January 6, 2004 Press Release: Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., the industry-leading manufacturer of high performance mobile electronics, will demonstrate at CES the world's first solution that enables consumers to connect and control their iPod from their in-vehicle sound system. Alpine's iPod Ready strategy is part of the company's overarching mission to create innovative in-vehicle electronics that are easier to use and provide great sound in the mobile environment. "The integration of iPod control into selected 2004... more

Apple Announces iPod mini

Apple.com: Everything you love about iPod just got tinier. iPod mini lets you bring along enough music for a three-day weekend getaway in a package so small you'll forget you're carrying it. Until people ask you about it, that is. Available on Mac and Windows for just $249. Fashionably Compact Apple engineers squeezed all the best features of iPod into a case weighing just 3.6 ounces and smaller than any cell phone(1). iPod mini features an anodized aluminium case... more

November 3, 2003
Plug, Play And Listen: Easy MP3 Players

San Francisco Chronicle: If you're craving an MP3 player to take your tunes with you but are intimidated by the prospects of installing and maintaining one, fret no more. These plug-and-play players have a built-in USB plug. That means there are no cables to keep up with - and in most cases, no drivers are required. Just pop the player into your USB port, and start loading your tracks.... more

October 27, 2003
Picasso On Plasma

Anthony Wood of Roku San Francisco Chronicle: For most people, hanging a Picasso, Monet or Renoir on their wall is just a pipe dream. But two new companies within the past month have begun selling technology that brings the work of world-famous artists and photographers to a digital canvas -- flat-panel television monitors that can be mounted on almost any wall. Roku LLC of Palo Alto and RGB Labs of Seattle both offer consumers and business a way to use... more

October 23, 2003
An Apple Supercomputer

International Herald Tribune: A home-brew supercomputer, assembled from off-the-shelf personal computers in just one month at a cost of slightly more than $5 million, is about to be ranked as one of the fastest machines in the world. Word of the low-cost supercomputer put together by faculty, technicians and students at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is shaking up the esoteric world of high-performance computing, where the fastest machines have traditionally cost from $100 million to $250... more

October 16, 2003
iTunes For The Other 95%

Yahoo! News: Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday launched the long-awaited Windows-compatible version of its iTunes online music service, promising a wider library of songs and new features to maintain its lead in an increasingly competitive market. Apple also announced a marketing pact with PepsiCo Inc. to promote the wider availability of its song-download service, saying that it would give away some 100 million free tracks to lucky soft drink buyers in a promotion starting on Super Bowl Sunday in... more

October 6, 2003
This Single Photo Communicates A Whole New World of Communication

San Francisco Chronicle: For Melvin Patterson, who has been completely deaf since he was a toddler, communication is a visual experience. In the past, conducting a conversation using traditional nonvisual telecommunications tools like telephones and pagers was frustrating. Text messages or sign language conversations on jittery Web video screens were a pale substitute for a face-to-face exchange. But that changed dramatically when Patterson tried iChat AV, new videoconferencing software, and iSight, a new Web camera, which Apple Computer Inc.... more

August 26, 2003
Double-Helix Deluxe

PaperCity San Francisco (print only): Yes, there are the socio, political and biological ramifications. But thanks to the scientists involved in the Human Genome Project, the highest maintenance can have the highest tech in skincare -- with no moral debates. Lab21's DNA face and eye cream stem from discoveries about how our genetic makeup determines how our skin ages and maintains it health, its deficiencies and behaviors. Utilizing a computer-based profiler Q&A and an individual's genetic sample (a deft swab... more

June 25, 2003
Smart Electrodes: Enhancing the Mind

New York Times Magazine: Registration Required Allan Snyder claims that he can turn on a person's inner Rain Man, and then turn it off again, with the flick of a switch. All it takes is a strange set of electrodes; and a radical new theory of autism, genius and the human brain. In a concrete basement at the University of Sydney, I sat in a chair waiting to have my brain altered by an electromagnetic pulse. My forehead was... more

May 13, 2003
Verizon Provides Free Wi-FI Access In NYC

AP via San Jose Mercury News A service launched Tuesday by Verizon Communications Inc. that gives its Internet customers free wireless access in New York could accelerate the industry's plans for the burgeoning technology.... more

Is TiVo Next?

Business 2.0 by John Battelle Everyone who has TiVo (TIVO) loves TiVo; it is to television what Macintosh was to computing -- a revelation. Which is exactly why Apple (AAPL) should buy TiVo and once again redefine the intersection of culture and technology.... more





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