Weekly tech-headline roundup, esp. for you
Friday, January 15, 2010 by Amber
In between the giveaways there has to be some news, right? Here is a rundown of the latest in tech news this week:
-Biggest on the radar, as well it should be, is the relief effort in Haiti. Click here for a complete list of sites accepting donations, or if you are looking to contribute online of via your cell phone. Amazingly, people have really banded together to help, with more than $5M having already been donated to the Red Cross via texters on mobile phones. Wow.
-PLEASE look out for charity scams. They'll rob you blind by playing on your good will. Donater beware.
-And, not only are celebrities pitching in huge amounts of money in relief, but tech companies have stepped up with massive donations, too.
-I'm not the only on who wants to remind you that Valentine's Day is closing in: Check out this Valentine's Day gadget gift guide. I already have most of the gifts suggested for 'her,' so it's actually a pretty great list.
-Take a look through the technology crystal ball and see what will really take off in 2010. Or, so the forecasters think, anyways. Grain of salt.
-It's one of the largest problems in American culture today. No, it's not obesity or lack of physical activity -- it's small ears. What are those poor people with tiny exterior auditory canals to do with all the humongous sizes in ear buds? Alas, Cnet has your little ones covered.
-Looks like everyone had a Christmas video-game-wise. Best of the year, in my opinionated opinion? Assassin's Creed II. Buy it now, if you store even still has a copy. It's phenomenal -- loved it so much. Best game of the year. For more video game stuff, head over to Captivate's Gamer's Edge blog.
-Oh goodness. The Governator is tweeting.
-One of my favorite blogs on the 'net (aside from Perez Hilton) is USAToday.com's Science Fair. The writers just have some really great stories for those of us science intellectuals looking for a cool thing to talk about with our spouses/company. I highly recommend checking it out.
Readers, Monday is a holiday, but we'll have your back with some cool things to check out if you're looking to waste some time :) Otherwise, meet you back here on Wednesday with the next HELLO KITTY Valentine's Day Giveaway!
-Biggest on the radar, as well it should be, is the relief effort in Haiti. Click here for a complete list of sites accepting donations, or if you are looking to contribute online of via your cell phone. Amazingly, people have really banded together to help, with more than $5M having already been donated to the Red Cross via texters on mobile phones. Wow.
-PLEASE look out for charity scams. They'll rob you blind by playing on your good will. Donater beware.
-And, not only are celebrities pitching in huge amounts of money in relief, but tech companies have stepped up with massive donations, too.
-I'm not the only on who wants to remind you that Valentine's Day is closing in: Check out this Valentine's Day gadget gift guide. I already have most of the gifts suggested for 'her,' so it's actually a pretty great list.
-Take a look through the technology crystal ball and see what will really take off in 2010. Or, so the forecasters think, anyways. Grain of salt.
-It's one of the largest problems in American culture today. No, it's not obesity or lack of physical activity -- it's small ears. What are those poor people with tiny exterior auditory canals to do with all the humongous sizes in ear buds? Alas, Cnet has your little ones covered.
-Looks like everyone had a Christmas video-game-wise. Best of the year, in my opinionated opinion? Assassin's Creed II. Buy it now, if you store even still has a copy. It's phenomenal -- loved it so much. Best game of the year. For more video game stuff, head over to Captivate's Gamer's Edge blog.
-Oh goodness. The Governator is tweeting.
-One of my favorite blogs on the 'net (aside from Perez Hilton) is USAToday.com's Science Fair. The writers just have some really great stories for those of us science intellectuals looking for a cool thing to talk about with our spouses/company. I highly recommend checking it out.
Readers, Monday is a holiday, but we'll have your back with some cool things to check out if you're looking to waste some time :) Otherwise, meet you back here on Wednesday with the next HELLO KITTY Valentine's Day Giveaway!
Labels: donations, Haiti Relief, texters, valentine's day gift guide
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Amber Plante is your guide through the geektastic worlds of science, technology and pop culture -- the Q to your James Bond, the Cortana to your Master Chief and the McGonagall to your Harry Potter, so to speak. She makes the technobabble make sense and shows you the fantastic wired world of the Internet in a whole new light. Are you a geek, too? Don't worry, you're in good company.
