K2 Tragedy
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Cork Week 2008
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Crosshaven’s Bi-Annual Boats ‘n’ Booze Fest has kicked off for 2008.
Gold Rush for Legally Unlocked iPhones?
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An interesting story here suggests that due to competition laws in Belgium mobile networks are not allowed to tie phones to contracts. According to this site, this means that the new iPhone 3G must be unlocked by default. If this is true (and it seems to be) then there will be a lot of European customers rushing to Belgium either physically or online to grab an iPhone if they have difficulty forking over huge amounts of cash for restrictive plans in their own countries. i.e. o2 Ireland!
Belgium’s Mobistar doesn’t waffle over iPhone 3G plans:
Belgium carrier Mobistar has offered details on its suggested iPhone 3G plans.
Technorati Tags: Apple, iphone, Mobistar, Belgium, unlocked iphone 3G
The Brown Corporation
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The Brown Corporation has only one product to sell. I can say no more. Just have a look.
The Brown Corporation
iPhone 3G free* in UK with O2 - Will O2 Ireland follow suit?
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Not likely, knowing those market -gouging toerags! However it’s an interesting precedent for the new iPhone. Unlimited data would certainly make the Irish O2 tariffs easier to swallow but I would be very surprised if O2 decided to change their position at the head of the “Rip-Off Ireland Retailers Club!”
The New Amazon MP3 Widget
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The future will be widgetized! Your widgets will have widgets! Here’s another one.
Keep the dearly departed close- digitally!
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I’m surprised that these aren’t yet available for human remains! Probably just a matter of time.
If you’re somehow able to gaze upon the Digital Photo Urn without emotion, you’ll find a fairly useful product. Still, we can’t help but be a little creeped out by the notion. Nevertheless, those with differing views can certainly procure one of their own, which was meant specifically to hold the remains (or at least some of them) of your lost pet and continually show pictures of its life on the built-in 7-inch display. In case you’re still not freaked out, the unit even supports audio, so you can “hear the precious barks, whines and purrs anytime.” At this point, we highly doubt you care about the 256MB of integrated storage space, USB connectivity or Oak / Walnut motifs, but those not shaken can secure one now for around $250.
Digital Photo Urn is just too creepy to be useful
Free Music Download : Consecration
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Another free music download. This time from Serbian goth metal rockers Consecration. Sounding somewhat like Katatonia and Porcupine Tree this freebie is well worth a listen.
Free Music : Sourhaze
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Elliot Jay Stocks, one of those terribly annoying multi-talented designer musician types has put some free sample tracks online. If you like dissonant NIN style ambient electro rock then this will be right up your street. Also featuring the sounds of an mbira.
There’s also a Myspace site but I’m not going to link that because I hate Myspace. have I mentioned that already!
New Spider Species Named After Neil Young
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Fandom takes many forms, and some are truly creepy. An East Carolina University biologist names a species of trapdoor spider after his favorite rock star.
Now let’s find some creatures to name after Paris Hilton, Mariah Carey and other space wasters.
New Spider Species Named After Neil Young
