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Aston Martin's Lagonda SUV Concept Spies Well-Heeled Chinese Drivers
by China.new
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, famed for its high performance GT sports cars favored by the likes of James Bond, reckons its future lies far to the east of MI6 headquarters in the garages of China's rich and famous. The super-luxury 4x4 Lagonda SUV is expected to cost a pretty moneypenny and would likely leave 007 shaken, not stirred.
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Add new comment Facebook's IPO Morality Tale: If The Green Shoes Fit, Wear Them?
by Ron Callari
Facebook's reversal of fortunes in such a short span of time has played
out almost like a modern-day morality tale. The fall-out of the social
network post-IPO, after such an enthusiastic build-up was telling. While it lined the
pockets of some (namely investment bankers), it deprived the 99
Percenters (or Dumb F*cks
as Zuckerberg so adroitly labeled them back in 2004) full-disclosure,
resulting in a subsequent short-fall on their FB investment.
1 comment Calling All Inventors! FridaBaby Wants Your Baby Product Ideas
by Myra Per-Lee
I'm going to try to write this with a straight face.... The FridaBaby company, which I have just learned of, markets some very inventive and 'curious' products for babies so far. One is called the Snotsucker, which employs a mom (or dad) to suck the snot out of their baby's nose....
Peak Download: Internet Access Arrives at Remote Tibetan Village
by China.new
A pilot project to provide network services for a tiny Tibetan village has allowed residents to connect to a wider world many did not know even existed. The project, sponsored and funded by China Telecom, also provides villagers with internet-ready computers, Tibetan-language web development and skills training.
Google's Autonomous Car Gets Its License To Drive In Nevada
by Myra Per-Lee
You can talk on your cell phone, even text, check your email, eat your
lunch, tun-in your radio, change a CD.... You can even take in all of
the distractions along the Strip in Las Vegas... if you hop a cab. Or, you can take the Google autonomous car, currently a Toyota Prius, without a driver.
Do You Have Enough Klout To Fly The Friendly Skies Or Land The Perfect Job?
by Ron Callari
Klout is to 'personal influence' what Google is to 'page ranking.' While
the Big G's algorithms determine the relevance of the Internet's every
web page, Klout supposedly ranks the influence of every person online.
As a 3-year old start-up, it's raison d'être is to measure influence
based on the digerati's ability to drive action.
Coffee Jitters Keeping You Awake At Night? Take A Chill Pill
by Toby
The folks at Think Geek know about caffeine, believe me. How do you think they're able to test the hundreds of weird products they receive every day and then write-up all the clever things to say about them? CAFFEINE! There had been a fast turnover of employees at Think Geek just because of caffeine - the employees, you see, couldn't sleep - at night, at least....
How Many "Dumb F*cks" Will Rock Facebook's IPO Like It's 1999?
by Ron Callari
The term "Dumb F*cks" has hung over Mark Zuckerberg like a dark cloud during the course of the last 8 years. Not because his nickname "Zuck" rhymes with the expletive, but because the CEO of today's largest social network derided his early FB users as such. In 2004, when first percolating the idea of FB in a Harvard dorm room and asked how he attracted so many followers so quickly, he off-handedly responded they were following him blindly, like "Dumb F*cks."
Time to Read? Amazon Japan Limited Edition Analog Alarm Clock
by Steve Levenstein
Amazon Japan is offering a simple yet stylish analog alarm clock for a limited time only. The clock comes in black or orange, sports the Amazon Japan website URL on its face, and wakes up loyal Amazon customers with an electronic beeping chime and complementary flashing lights.
Top 50 Best Quotes About Success
by Spencer Lanoue
Here's a compilation of 50 amazing quotes about success and
entrepreneurship meant to inspire and motivate you. Contributing authors include Edison, Einstein,
Picasso, Twain, Mandela, and other greats.
Saddle Leather Computer Mouse for Skin to Skin Luxury
by Steve Levenstein
Desktop computer users tired of caressing a bland, boring, cold plastic mouse all day can click up to some luxury thanks to Japanese specialty retailer Atelier Wazakura. The so-called Kawanezumi (Leather Mouse) features our favorite handy peripheral swathed in soft, supple Saddle Leather. Giddyup!
Heat Conducting Designer Ice Cream Spoon Softens the Hardest Häagen-Dazs
by Steve Levenstein
So your ice cream's too hard but waiting for it to soften at room temperature can be agonizing. “If you wait, you might wait too long and it turns into liquid,” explains Japanese architect and designer Naoki Terada. “All this frustration, all this calculating. It had to stop somewhere!” Now thanks to Terada, our long national nightmare is over.
Anti-Psychotic Drugs Overused In Nursing Homes
by Boomer Babe
....The Globe study found that more than one in five U.S. nursing homes are
using anti-psychotic drugs for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease
or other ailments associated with dementia - approximately 185,000
people who have not been diagnosed with a psychosis.
Ramos Alarm Clock: Get Up Or Get Up!
by Must Love Gadgets
Alarm clocks are a pain in the butt. No one wants to get up in the morning, or they wouldn't need an alarm clock, would they? That's why we all have snooze buttons on our alarm clocks, because we need one more chance to be late. Ineffective as snooze alarms are for many, engineer Paul Sammut has created a new version of the alarm clock, one that never shuts up!
From "This Land Is Your Land" To "99 Percenter Song" OWS Guitarists March On NYC (Music Video)
by Ron Callari
Legions of guitarists, string players, troubadours, and DIY-shaker makers will converge on Bryant Park May 1, 2012 for Occupy Guitarmy,
as part of the Occupy Wall Street May Day initiatives for social and
economic justice. And you're all invited. Just show up at the Gertrude
Stein statue at 12 Noon on that date and get ready to jam all the way
down to Union Square.
Starbucks To Phase Out Crushed Bugs From Pink Drinks & Pastries
by Toby
Just as I was introduced to Starbucks coffee-free Strawberries and Creme Frappachino, I learn that its lovely ballet pink color is not from the mix of deep ripe strawberries and luscious thick cream. Darn that I had to find out that a cactus feeding bug found in Central and South America is the mother of the color in Starbuck's pink drinks and desserts. Yum. Chopped cochineals.
Music Keeps "Occupy" Movement Humming Along (Videos)
by Ron Callari
On March 17th, the 6th month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street,
hundreds of 99 Percenters chose to return to their original stomping
grounds on Wall Street. But this time they were pushed back by NY City
cops, and as tensions rose, one activist was actually punched in the
head by officers several times, while others were subdued and arrested.
Dice Dumpling Soup Gives Good Luck to Hungry Chinese Gamers
by China.new
Eat a bowl of dice? You bet! Chinese gamers are said to enjoy this lucky snack served at an unnamed casino. From the looks of it, though, I'd say it tastes like craps.
Social Media's Dark Side "Is Anyone Up" Is No Longer Up!
by Ron Callari
The number of followers who had joined "Is Anyone Up"
might not have been in the hundreds of millions like some of the more popular
social networks, but it sure was capitalizing on the profiles that were registered on Facebook and Twitter, nonetheless. Entrepreneur
Hunter Moore had taken Chatroulette to a whole 'nother level to what some were defining as "revenge" or "identity" porn.
Nerdy Keyboard Sandals Show Off Your Geek Sole
by China.new
Nerdy “types” out there will want to step into these keyboard sandals, artfully imprinted to soothe the geek sole... er, soul. Even the skinniest 98-pound weakling will get a kick out of these cheap flip-flops as they're ideal for a trip to the beach - sand kicking by bullies optional but likely inevitable.