Oddly Shaped Televisions

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Yahoo! News - Oddly Enough

Yahoo! News - Oddly Enough 05/23/2004 12:25 AM
81 students set the record for the greatest number of naked roller coaster passengers .. (e o texto) .. yahoo!

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Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com

Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com 04/08/2005 05:05 AM
Pope Reborn as Superhero in Comic .. And just so you know: .. Incredible Popeman .. comic

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Oddly flavored condoms in Shanghai

Oddly flavored condoms in Shanghai 03/24/2005 02:22 PM
Xeni Jardin: BB Reader Dan Washburn in Shanghai says:

While Bliss paid our bills recently during a trip to a typically unfriendly neighborhood KEDI market — many bills get paid at 24-hour shops here in Shanghai — I perused the condom display rack, always good for a laugh. Always, indeed. Flavored condoms. Ice Cream. Green Tea. And, my personal favorite, Ordinary.

I find the concept of flavored condoms humorous to begin with, but I’ve also never had to taste a condom. So I guess they serve their purpose. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right? (Or, in this case, it actually prevents it from going down.) Ice cream? OK, I guess I can undertand this one. But there are many flavors of ice cream out there. Let’s hope it’s not Mississippi Mud Pie or Moose Tracks or Brownie Batter or anything that ends in “nut crunch.” Something like Karamel Sutra seems appropriate. But, hell, it’s probably Green Tea Ice Cream.

Link

oddly salacious look at japanese
gadgetry

oddly salacious look at japanese
gadgetry 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
the list of import shops on the second page is useful, though

oddly rudimentary SFGate story on bl0gs

oddly rudimentary SFGate story on bl0gs 01/16/2004 11:26 AM
this reminds me of when people still put scare quotes around the word internet

Techno-enhanced televisions

Techno-enhanced televisions 01/05/2005 02:03 PM
USA Today Jan 5 2005 5:24PM GMT

Apple G5 ads banned from British
televisions

Apple G5 ads banned from British
televisions 11/11/2003 07:04 AM

LCD TV Misconceptions - Five Common
Myths About LCD Televisions

LCD TV Misconceptions - Five Common
Myths About LCD Televisions 07/17/2004 02:57 AM
This article explores five of the most persistent "misnomers" about LCD television technology. This article should be required reading for anyone who is thinking about buying an LCD TV or LCD computer monitor. Get the skinny on flat-panel LCD displays, and the truth about everything from how long they last to the real deal on burn-in. [PRWEB Jul 17, 2004]

Wholesale Plasma Televisions To The
Public

Wholesale Plasma Televisions To The
Public 02/05/2005 09:28 PM
This is the very best place to find High Quality Plasma Televisions at the best price! [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

imedia_tv Pixel Film for Televisions

imedia_tv Pixel Film for Televisions 05/10/2004 08:47 AM
If you know that you should be doing something besides watching TV, but just can't bear to turn it off, perhaps the 90s-named 'imedia_tv' could help. It's a thin film from Germany's Light:Tools that diffuses the images on your TV into fat square or circular pixels, giving you the pleasant...

PFSweb to Provide Fulfillment and
Transportation Management Services for
Brillian Corporation's High-Definition
Televisions

PFSweb to Provide Fulfillment and
Transportation Management Services for
Brillian Corporation's High-Definition
Televisions 08/11/2004 02:38 AM
Brillian Corporation has contracted PFSweb, Inc., a global provider of BPO solutions to provide supply-chain support for its new generation of high-definition, rear-projection televisions -- Brillian's Gen II liquid-crystal-on silicon (LCOS) technology. [PRWEB Aug 11, 2004]

Microsoft's PlaysForSure Logo Program
Attracts New Industry Partners and
Expands to Connected Televisions, New
Portable Devices

Microsoft's PlaysForSure Logo Program
Attracts New Industry Partners and
Expands to Connected Televisions, New
Portable Devices 01/06/2005 12:17 AM
Today at 2005 International CES, Microsoft Corp. announced broad, additional support for the PlaysForSure™ logo program - both for devices and upcoming services. In addition to many portable music players that are PlaysForSure-verified, there are now new televisions and DVD players designed for PlaysForSure compatibility that feature built-in connections to wireless or wired home networks for the easy playback of photos, as well as subscription-based music and video via a Windows® XP-based PC. At CES 2005, D-Link Systems Inc. and Digitrex debuted connected high-definition (HD) TVs, HD displays and DVD players designed to be part of the PlaysForSure logo program, and Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. demonstrated a concept plasma display. In addition, a range of new color-screen, mini-hard-drive portable devices supporting both music and photos are designed to be PlaysForSure-verified, including the Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox, iriver H10 and the Samsung YH-925 and YH-820. First announced at Microsoft's Digital Entertainment Anywhere launch event in October, the PlaysForSure logo is designed to help consumers with Windows XP-based PCs choose devices and online music and video stores that work together, taking the guesswork out of compatibility.

Car Shaped DVD Player

Car Shaped DVD Player 03/24/2005 04:51 AM

This Sports Car DVD Player made me guffaw for a couple seconds, then I realized something dreadful: it costs 250 pounds, or "too many" American dollars. Sure, it has a 5" LCD, plays DVDs and MP3 files, and even has a front bumper as a DVD tray. I even recall seeing something along these lines at The Sharper Image or an equally gimmicky establishment, but I don't remember if it actually had a screen or not. Also, this player is "so cool it's almost frozen!" Now I have to buy one.

Product Information [gobaz via TRFJ]

Sanyo's Pin-Shaped Battery

Sanyo's Pin-Shaped Battery 03/17/2005 03:51 AM

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/images/sanyo_battery.jpg" alt="sanyo_battery.jpg image" width="200" height="138" class="border right"/>Sanyo has announced a new shape of battery called "pin" style. Shaped a sort of like an thinner AAA battery, the "RU665" is a rechargeable lithium ion cell intended to be used in MP3 players, wireless headsets and pretty much anything else in need for a small(er) battery. At half the volume of AAA and a quarter the volume of AA, expect a capacity of 120mAh and voltage of 4.2V from this series set to be introduced summer of this year.

P ress Release [Sanyo]

Markets Shaped by Consumers

Markets Shaped by Consumers 12/03/2003 03:01 AM
businesses commercialize it .. Interesting NYT story

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55,000 people who shaped Britain

55,000 people who shaped Britain 09/22/2004 11:20 PM
Almost 55,000 people who shaped British society are profiled in a new 60-volume book that has taken 12 years to write.

Ladybug Shaped MP3 Player

Ladybug Shaped MP3 Player 04/08/2005 10:39 AM

Add "ladybug" to that list of bizarre MP3 player shapes. Evergreen Corporation releases 128MB and 256MB models of the player, which are polished to look like a real ladybug. The spots aren't just for show, either — those are the buttons you use to control play, pause and so forth. They're somewhat crappy as far as MP3 players go, with support limited to 256kbps playback and USB 1.1 transfer, but that's not a huge deal given the 256MB limit of space. They will play music for about 5 hours after recharge by USB.

Product Information [Evergreen]

Is the Universe Shaped Like a Funnel?

Is the Universe Shaped Like a Funnel? 04/16/2004 10:25 AM

Undecagon-Shaped Abit PC

Undecagon-Shaped Abit PC 04/15/2005 09:59 AM

If you've longed to own a computer case that looks just like a module from the International Space Station, look no further. The 3XS ACON Isotope PC, made by Abit, provides you with a 3.2GHz P4, ATI X700 Pro, and 1GB of RAM. I think it'd be something of a personal struggle against the temptation to roll it back and forth across my desk, eventually rendering it a tangle of wires and PCB, but for $1,500, it's the first undecagon-shaped case I've seen. And so, you see, you get a piece of trivia along with a decent system from Abit.

Catalog Page ($1,500, plus VAT & shipping) [Scan via GearLive]

Another thumb-shaped thumbdrive

Another thumb-shaped thumbdrive 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
Mark Frauenfelder: Here's a more realistic version of a thumb-shaped thumbdrive, which Cory wrote about last November.
Link (thanks, Bonnie!)

HOWTO: Knit dim-sum-shaped toys for your
cat

HOWTO: Knit dim-sum-shaped toys for your
cat 01/05/2005 10:25 PM
Xeni Jardin: Catnip-filled kitty toys shaped like won tons and eggrolls are the subject of this online HOWTO, with step-by-step instructions and photos. I'm not really the knitty type of chick -- I mean, the needles I'm around generally have something to do with tattoos, piercings, travel vaccines, or the kind you drop on vinyl. But knitty.com is such a great site, I'm almost tempted to try. OK, almost.
Link to feature. (Thanks, Mara!).

Ban on dog biscuits shaped like posties
(Reuters)

Ban on dog biscuits shaped like posties
(Reuters) 07/22/2004 06:11 PM
Reuters - Dogs chomping on mail carrier-shaped treats is no laughing matter for Canada Post.

How the 1960s shaped the personal
computer

How the 1960s shaped the personal
computer 03/19/2005 03:09 AM
Coming on April 25: What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer, by John Markoff. Now of the New York Times, Markoff and I were in adjoining cubicles in 1981 at InfoWorld. We shared a single...

Absolutely, The Universe Could Be
Funnel-Shaped

Absolutely, The Universe Could Be
Funnel-Shaped 04/16/2004 10:16 AM
Big Bang Glow Hints at Funnel-Shaped Universe

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Animal-shaped rubber bands

Animal-shaped rubber bands 05/01/2004 04:49 AM
I never thought I'd find myself drooling over a premium rubber-band, but these animal-shaped rubber bands from the Japanese design firm Plus-D are super-cool. Flash Link

300 private islands shaped like world
map, near Dubai

300 private islands shaped like world
map, near Dubai 04/04/2005 06:24 AM
Cory Doctorow: A developer near Dubai is building a supervillain lair straight out of the funnybooks -- a collection of private islands arranged to look like a map of the world, with African game preserves, luxury hotels, McMansions, condos, etc etc etc. Also, a fleet of (heavily armed?) water-borne private coppers patrolling the islands for crooks, and, I'm guessing, hidden missile silos, or possibly a labroatory for breeding a race of superbeings.

The World will consist of between 250 to 300 smaller private artifical islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. Each island will range from 250,000 to 900,000 square feet in size, with 50 to 100 metres of water between each island. The development is to cover an area of 9 kilometers in length and 6 kilometers in width, surrounded by an oval shaped breakwater. The only means of transportation between the islands will be by marine transport.

Link (Thanks, Jake!)

Update: Pablo sez, "here is the official page. At that website you may download a PDF file of every island (country). E.g., United Kingdom."

Walking Human-Shaped Robot Going on Sale
(AP)

Walking Human-Shaped Robot Going on Sale
(AP) 04/12/2005 07:33 AM
AP - A small walking man-shaped robot for home security and entertainment is going on sale in Japan for 588,000 yen ($5,450).

Walking human-shaped robot going on sale

Walking human-shaped robot going on sale 04/12/2005 11:49 PM
Boston Globe Apr 13 2005 4:32AM GMT

Cosmos "shaped like Eiffel Tower"
(Reuters)

Cosmos "shaped like Eiffel Tower"
(Reuters) 05/26/2004 03:02 PM
Reuters - The universe looks like the Eiffel Tower topped with a never-ending spire, a German physicist says.

Sanchez Shaped by South Texas Childhood

Sanchez Shaped by South Texas Childhood 12/21/2003 10:41 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 21 2003 9:35PM ET

Diversity Plan Shaped in Texas Is Under
Attack

Diversity Plan Shaped in Texas Is Under
Attack 06/12/2004 01:56 PM
Wealthy parents complain that their children are not getting a fair shake under a plan that guarantees admission to the top 10 percent of the graduating class from any high school.

Boffins trumpet horn shaped universe

Boffins trumpet horn shaped universe 05/27/2004 07:49 AM
Called Picard. No, really.

The explosive device is a foot long and
shaped like a cigar

The explosive device is a foot long and
shaped like a cigar 08/21/2004 07:11 AM
Weekly World News: AL QAEDA PLANS TO DROP GAY BOMBS .. making more Americans gay .. headlines like this .. nieuwe wapens

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Putting the Bite on Mailman-Shaped Dog
Treats (Reuters)

Putting the Bite on Mailman-Shaped Dog
Treats (Reuters) 07/23/2004 09:50 AM
Reuters - Dogs chomping on mail carrier-shaped treats is no laughing matter for Canada Post.

" Big Bang Glow Hints at Funnel-Shaped
Universe"

" Big Bang Glow Hints at Funnel-Shaped
Universe" 04/16/2004 09:02 PM

"50 moments that shaped popular musical
history in the last 50 years"

"50 moments that shaped popular musical
history in the last 50 years" 05/05/2004 09:39 AM

Blue movie How film technology shaped
vintage-look Sky Captain

Blue movie How film technology shaped
vintage-look Sky Captain 09/27/2004 04:41 AM
BBC Sep 27 2004 8:02AM GMT

The Ekip, a pita-bread-shaped,
stubby-winged, wheel-less, unmanned ship

The Ekip, a pita-bread-shaped,
stubby-winged, wheel-less, unmanned ship 12/21/2003 06:15 AM
Flying Saucer May Yet Take Flight

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