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Sexy MP3 Player That You Can’t Have

Feb 6th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

We’re not sure if we really want to plug headphones into a watch, but the Swatch Infinity looks pretty sexy. It is a bracelet-style digital watch that features a removable face, MP3 player, video and photo viewer. Unfortunately, it’s a design concept by designer Pierre Merlet.



Pigsteria Shows Power Of Citizen Media

Feb 4th, 2007 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Strange

The recent “pigsteria” over breastfeeding blogger Jennifer Laycock’s controversial pro-breastfeeding “the other white milk” t-shirts appears to have come to a happy resolution. Earlier in the week, we reported on how Laycock was being threated by The National Pork Board over the shirt, because they felt it infringed on their trademark and campaign “The other […]



What Does Your iPod Reveal About You?

Feb 4th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, Strange

True science: Researchers have discovered that the music on your iPod can reveal whether you’re intelligent, creative or outgoing. Psychologists Jason Rentfrow of the University of Cambridge in England and Sam Gosling at the University of Texas at Austin, have found tha strangers can accurately assess another person’s level of creativity, open-mindedness and extroversion after […]



Could A Podcast Hack Windows Vista?

Feb 2nd, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, General, Strange

A vulnerability in Microsoft’s recently released operating system appears to let an audio¬†podcast hack Windows Vista. Vista’s speech recognition feature can let attackers run malicious programs using recorded audio commands. Microsoft has confirmed the vulnerability: Microsoft‚Äôs initial investigation reveals that this vulnerability could allow an attacker to use the speech recognition feature in Windows Vista […]



Join The Axis Of Evil; Lose Your iPod Priveleges

Jan 29th, 2007 | By | Category: General, iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

The US is bringing out the big guns to punish North Korea’s Kim Jong-il, taking away his iPod priveleges. The US has banned exports of iPods, fine wines and fast cars to North Korea as part of the punishment for the country’s nuclear bomb test last year. The sanctions are said to be targeted at […]



Is Lonelygirl15 The #1 Web Celebrity In The World?

Jan 25th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Strange, Video, Vlogs

Forbes has posted their take on the Web Celeb 25, a list of who they consider to be the biggest, brightest and most influential people on the Internet. Their pick for the No. 1 Web Celeb? Faux jailbait vlogger Lonelygirl15. Vloggers and video podcasters are well-represented on the list. Other Internet videographers to make the […]



New Software Promises To Recover Lost iPod Files

Jan 24th, 2007 | By | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

GetData Software has introduced Recover My iPod, an¬†application designed to recover iPod music and video files that you don’t have backups for. The program works on all iPod models and can recover a range of files, even after the Reset or Restore buttons have been activated at the wrong time. Features: Recover music, video and […]



Guys – Would You Trade Your Partner For An iPhone?

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

Guys – if your partner seems a little less exciting since the recent iPod Phone announcement, there may be a reason why. Men are twice as likely to swap partner for the latest “must-have” gadget, according to a new survey. According to the survey, one in eight men would consider swapping their partner for the […]



MacGyver MP3 Watch Plays Tunes, Gets Your Podcasts

Jan 12th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

The Skullcandy MacGyver MP3 Watch not only has possibly the coolest name ever for a watch, it puts up to 1 Gig of memory for podcasts and music on your wrist. The Skullcandy MacGyver MP3 watch features a selectable 5-mode audio equalizer, 3-D stereo sound, music shuffle play feature, a built-in voice recorder and an […]



Brazillian Sex Video Threatens To Shut Down YouTube

Jan 4th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, General, Strange, Streaming Video

A Brazilian court has ordered YouTube to be shut down until it removes a celebrity sex video featuring Daniela Cicarelli, a model and ex-wife of soccer great Ronaldo. Cicarelli sued YouTube after a video of her apparently having sex in shallow water on a beach with her boyfriend Tato Malzoni was posted to the site. […]