After being given the chance to be a music-making kitty cat in Wii Music for the Wii, my first impressions of the game were pretty positive. But as much as strumming, stroking, and striking my Wiimote and Nunchuck to simulate instrumental music can be, I wasn't overly thrilled about the lack of competitive edge. I'm all about fun games without competition, but similar to the rest of you, it's rewarding when you get points (even if it is for getting a few keys correct).
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Even though I always tell people that the Kindle will never replace books, but just supplement them, I never fail to hear people say that they will never get a Kindle because they like the feel of paper books so much.
But geeky as I may be, there is technology I'm not inclined to adopt either (not yet anyway).
Last week I lamented a world with only digital versions of magazines, since I love seeing fresh new issues in my mailbox each month.
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I don't know if I could ever be as comfortable displaying my mess of cords like the apartment dweller in this admittedly breathtaking photo from Desire to Inspire, but I'm definitely less anal about having visible cables running from my beloved tech to my outlets.
You can try and try to hide and gather your cords, but at some point, you have to become all Zen about and say, "I have visible cords and that's fine." Trust me, you'll sleep better.
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Ouch: Word is that Verizon is pulling the Samsung Glyde from its shelves due to unnamed issues, even going so far as to offer a different kind of cell phone if a current Glyde owner sends one in for help.
I know the Glyde as Nate's cell phone on Gossip Girl (I wonder if the show's attention to detail will include having his phone replaced?), and had heard less-than-stellar things about it, but I feel bad for the people who chose the Glyde — it's always sad to lose a new gadget (or have your gadget cred challenged).
On that note, what is the worst gadget you ever bought, and why?
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You either have it or you don't. It's like this innate sixth sense, something that no one else can describe but you. What I'm talking about is CPESP — Cell Phone Extrasensory Perception — a faculty that afflicts millions of Americans who are addicted to their mobile phones.
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OK, Cell Phone Rant group members, I've got a sticky subject on cell phone etiquette. It's pretty cut and dry where not to be on your cell phone, lest you're judged as rude or worse, icky — the drive-thru, ordering food, and yes, the bathroom — but are there places where you're receiving a service that it's OK?
I'm talking specifically about taxi cabs.
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It seems like every day, my mom is getting more and more tech savvy. She has her own blog, a TiVo, an iPod, and a Bluetooth earpiece, and I'm pretty sure she actually drooled when she first saw my iPhone 3G. That's why it wasn't exactly surprising when she sent me a Facebook friend request.
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Upon the "rumor mill" news that Walmart may be selling the iPhone soon, I realized one thing: I have a thing about buying Apple products at the Apple store. Even if I might be able to get something quicker somewhere else (I did NOT want to stand in the AT&T line on July 11, 2008), there's just something magical about going to the white church of Apple and checking out there (hell, emailed receipts! Why isn't everyone doing that?!).
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On Tuesday, a fire broke out in actor Nick Nolte's Malibu home, forcing him to make a quick exit and escape through a window. The fire was said to have been caused by an electrical malfunction, which Nolte believes originated from his faulty printer. The damage was estimated at three million dollars.
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You might think I'm a little hippie-dippy for this (or uh, a San Franciscan), but I put a lot of stock into the Mercury retrograde. Hear me out: an astrological occurrence that happens three times a year (we're currently in one; it's from Sept. 24 to Oct.
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