Category Archives: Stuffs

Unveiled: Sony Reader Daily Edition

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Aram

Sony has finally unveiled its Kindle fighter, calling it Sony Reader Daily Edition. Apart from lacking a catchy name, it does feature a 7″ screen as well as 3G connectivity through AT&T. Just like the Kindle, there is no monthly … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing of Pleo to be restarted

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Aram

When Ugobe shut down and sold all its assets, the future of Pleo was in flux. Today Jetta Company Limited, the company that was contracted to manufacture the dinosaur robots by Ugobe, announced acquisition of necessary IP and manufacturing rights … Continue reading →

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Sony Rolly discontinued

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Aram

Another robot bites the dust. This time, it is Sony’s robotic MP3 player that could dance to your music by… flapping. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sony is discontinuing the Rolly in North America (and presumably in the world soon) as the $600 … Continue reading →

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Pleo no more

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Aram

Ugobe, the maker of Pleo dinosaur robot has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which means they won’t be making the $350 Pleo dinosaurs anymore.

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Best and Worst of Super Bowl XLIII ads

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Aram

My interest in football is incredibly limited, but Super Bowl is a shining showcase of what advertising money can create for those big conglomerates and this year’s offerings were tamer than usual. Maybe the recession has its toll on advertising … Continue reading →

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Nanci Pelosi and her cat cam

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Aram

Nanci Pelosi, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, posted a video of her cats on the official YouTube channel… and instead RickRolls its viewers. If you don’t know what RickRoll means, visit this Wikipedia page. I have … Continue reading →

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Seoul’s Banpo bridge/waterfountain

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Aram

Seoul’s Banpo bridge has now been retrofitted with 10,000 nozzle-fountain on both sides of the bridge, turning the infrastructure into a piece of art. Nozzles move individually, and at night, it is accompanied by a light show. Here’s a video … Continue reading →

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World Vegetarian Day

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Aram

Happy World Vegetarian Day everybody. In case you are not aware, today (October 1st) is the World Vegetarian Day, to celebrate the beginning of the vegetarian awareness month. Yes, it is true, being vegetarian is almost like a disease that … Continue reading →

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