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Saucy 'Wii Fit Girl' YouTube Video Causing ID Problems for NYC Librarian

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Jun 13th 2008 at 12:12PMBreaking News


It takes a certain kind of douchebag to secretly film his girlfriend playing 'Wii Fit' in her underwear and post it on YouTube (almost his ex-girlfriend). The video, originally titled 'Why Every Guy Should Buy Their Girlfriend a Wii Fit,' became so popular that many began to suspect it was a viral marketing ploy by Nintendo. But both Nintendo and the couple have strenuously denied this charge.

The couple's (Lauren Bernat, 25 and Giovanny Gutierrez, 30) exploits have proven particularly troublesome, however, for a 22-year-old librarian from New York City who happens to also be named Lauren Bernat. The young masters degree candidate is worried what prospective employers and schools might think now that the first result for "Lauren Bernat" on Google is the Wii Fit Girl video on YouTube. She contacted Google about the issue, but since the other woman's name is Lauren Bernat, there is nothing that can be done.

We hope that prospective employers who bother to Google the librarian Lauren Bernat will dig a little deeper than the first page of results. [Source: Geek Sugar and Crave]


Mac Daddies: Sexy Guys With Apple Products, Courtesy of Geeksugar

by Christine Whitney, posted Jun 5th 2008 at 1:08PM

Cyber she-nerds of Geeksugar have spent hours culling the Internet for images of steamy Mac users in television. The result? 'My Favorite Geeky Mac Men,' a Julie Andrews 'My Favorite Things' moment -- only this time, instead of raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, it's Zach Braff with an iBook and Dexter (ew) with a MacBook Pro. The slide show features stills taken from popular TV shows wherein seven TV stallions are caught using Mac products.

Other choice elements include David Duchovny Californicating with his WonderCon and Neil Patrick Harris from 'How I Met Your Mother' concealing his Apple logo. This seems to happen a lot; Geeksugar wonders at many shows' cover-up of the fruity emblem:

"Dear Scrubs Props People,

Why do you cover that MacBook Pro's apple with a sticker? Don't you know Apple is never going to pay for product placement?"

Oh well. Our favorite Mac Man of the sampling, however, is definitely Nate (Chace Crawford) from the CW's appallingly amazing 'Gossip Girl.' OMFG. [Source: Geeksugar]

Nokia's Sexy New Crystal 'Prism' Phone

by Evan Shamoon, posted Jan 25th 2008 at 10:03AM

Nokia 7900

Nokia is really pushing the whole "phone as fashion statement" concept, which is actually fine by us so long as the phone itself doesn't suck muffins. Its newest piece of tech art, the Nokia 7900, comes with a fairly standard feature set: 2-megapixel camera, built-in MP3 player, EGPRS/GPRS Web browsing, and 1-gigabyte (GB) of internal memory.

More interesting is the phone's case: the "Crystal Prism" (Nokia's words, not ours) is unique, with its customizable back-lighting in 49 different colors. Graphic artist Frederique Dubal (whose resume includes graphic and textile designs for Nike in the Netherlands, Sony PlayStation in France, and Paul Smith in the UK), now has Nokia to add to the impressive client list, with laser-etched graphic designs and exclusive wallpapers available for the handset.

It's a 3G quad-band GSM jam, which means it'll work fast on all five continents, and is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2008 -- in Europe, for roughly the Euro equivalent of 554 dollars, or 6,028 pesos.


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First MacBook Air Reviews In, and They're Not Entirely Positive

by Tim Stevens, posted Jan 24th 2008 at 10:32AM

First MacBook Air Reviews In, Not Entirely Positive

The first reviews of Apple's skinny and sexy MacBook Air are in. The laptop is less than two-tenths-of-an-inch thick, but such slimness comes at a price ($1800-$3000). Even that price, the Air's minimalist hardware will make the Air a poor choice for no-compromise users, according to the first reviews posted today (the Air itself won't be in stores for another two weeks).

Edward C Baig from USA Today loves the size and weight of the thing, but has a number of complaints about the hardware shortcomings, including comparatively short non-replaceable battery's life, the missing internal DVD drive, and the lack of many common ports business users might need to hook their machines up to external displays or devices.

Newsweek's Steven Levy echoes many of the same complaints as Baig, but praises the Air's low temperatures when running and indicates that it's so small and light you'll never wonder whether you should take it with you because there's really no reason not to. Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal says much the same thing, indicating he loves the design but spends plenty of paragraphs describing its shortcomings -- the non-removable battery, the paltry one USB port, and the missing DVD drive that makes this impractical for those who like to pack a few discs for a long flight. Still, usual-Apple-lover Mossberg says "the result is a beautiful, amazingly thin computer, but one whose unusual trade-offs may turn off some frequent travelers."

So, is the $1,799 (and up) MacBook Air for you? Well, are you planning on using it as your only computer or will it be a second (or third) one just for trips and mobile computing? It seems it's just not quite up to the task of being your sole, go-to computing device. If you plan to get one, you should probably make it your second computer.

The Air is sexy, but just like those impractical roadsters a lot of people own but keep in the garage except on sunny afternoons, it's not really meant to be your only means of getting about.

From Engadget, USA Today, Newsweek, and Wall Street Journal

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Sony Unveils DSC-T2 Digicam with 4GB of Onboard Memory!

by Tim Stevens, posted Oct 24th 2007 at 3:30PM

Sony Launches Colorful, Pocketable 8 Megapixel Cam

Few companies do tiny cameras better than Sony, which has made dozens of pocketable Cyber-shot models over the years. The company's latest pocket-worthy wonder is the Cyber-shot DSC-T2, a brightly colored eight-megapixel point-and-shoot camera that sports four-gigabytes of on-board Flash storage. This means that this thing is actually good-to-go for a gazillion pix right out of the box and may never require a memory card at all -- not a bad feature consider the camera only supports Sony's generally unloved Memory Stick format.

The front sports a tiny 3x optical zoom lens which, like all Cyber-shots, is made by Carl Zeiss. The lens also features optical image stabilization, something not typically found on a cam of this size. The back is covered with a 2.7-inch touchscreen LCD for scrolling through menus of features like the odd-sounding smile detection, which is supposed to automatically snap shots whenever someone is smiling -- hopefully this function will work better here than it did on Sony's last entrant, the T200.

The DSC-T2 drops this December for $350, and is available in a range of holiday colors that are just perfect for attracting peoples' attentions while trying to snap those candid family pictures.

From Engadget

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The Gateway One -- Is This The Sexiest Computer Ever?

by Tom Samiljan, posted Sep 27th 2007 at 12:05PM



Long associated with no-frills design and affordability, computer manufacturer Gateway seems to be changing its tune in a big way with the unveiling today of its new Gateway One PC.

Compared to the surprisingly sleek M-series laptops that came out a few weeks ago, the One, with its slanted, all-in-one, flat-panel design, is even more of a departure for Gateway.

Sure, it may look like a black iMac, but it's got some extra twists that make it impressively innovative. For one thing, it's got a one-cord design, which means just one cable goes from the back of the monitor to a power adapter box, which is where Gateway cleverly located all the typical computer cable outputs. In other words, it's perfect for uncluttered desks or even a table, since it basically looks like a flat-panel TV.

It also has a cool "hidden" flat-panel SoundVu NXT speaker, which uses elements of the screen and the bezel to create a sound robust enough to rival external speakers (which would ruin the sleek looks of this all-in-one PC, anyway).

We saw this baby a few weeks ago when Gateway stopped by to show us, and it's every bit as sleek as the iMac, for all you PC lovers out there. We just got our hands on one, too, and will report back when we've had some time to play around with it.

The Windows-Vista-enabled PC starts at $1,299 at the Gateway Web site and Best Buy and comes in three configurations:

The $1,299.99 configuration includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 dual-core processor; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100; 320GB SATA II hard drive(2) and a 1.3 megapixel Web cam.

The $1,799.99 configuration includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 dual-core processor; ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics; 500GB SATA II hard drive(2) and a 1.3 megapixel Web cam and an analog/digital TV tuner.

The Gateway One model available direct from Gateway includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 dual-core processor; ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics; 400GB Serial ATA II hard drive(2); and a 1.3 megapixel Web cam for $1,499.99.

Hot, hot, hot! What do you think? Is this thing sleek enough to replace your iMac?


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