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iPad - Oprah's Ultimate Favorite Thing EVER

2010-11-22T19:42:00.003-05:00

Steve Jobs must have creamed his pants when he heard how Oprah described the magical iPad. Before Oprah gave away the iPads to her audience, she mentioned that the iPad is the "best invention of the century so far."

The Playbook and other tablets will now have to work hard to sell their smaller gadgets.

A Sneak Peak: The VW Beetle At Oprah's Ultimate Favorite Things

2010-11-22T18:56:00.006-05:00

Update: Scroll down for more pics. 10:30pm 22/11/10

Here's a peak at the 2012 VW Beetle that Oprah gave away today to her lucky studio audience on her Ultimate Favorite Things episode. The car was revealed to the audience but they only got to see the silhouette of the new car.

Volkswagen is not revealing what the new car looks like but a car paparazzi who takes photos of prototype cars released a picture of the 2012 VW Beetle. I'm sure this will be one of next year's best selling cars.

via NYTimes Automobiles blog

Update: More Pics

Here are more pics of the new beetle.

Steve Jobs: Taller Than An iPhone, Smaller Than An iPad

2010-11-21T10:47:00.007-05:00

Good news for Apple fans out there. You can now buy an action figure version of Steve Jobs for only $80. It looks amazingly like the Apple big boss starting from the black turtleneck and crinkled levis jeans to his New Balance sneakers. The action figure is also holding an iPhone and is standing on an Apple logo. This Steve Jobs toy is taller than an iPhone but smaller than an iPad

Turn Your iPod Nano Into A Watch

2010-11-18T10:49:00.007-05:00

This is so cool! Now I want to buy a Nano so I can be one of the coolest guy in town.

These are custom bands encasing the sixth gen Nano. What's also good about this is it provides protection for your Nano. There's a few online stores designing the bands now. You can purchase some at Shophex.com

The Beatles Now On iTunes

2010-11-16T13:49:00.001-05:00

The Beatles are finally on iTunes after decades of dispute between Apple and and the band's right holders. Under the terms of the deal, 13 studio albums and Past Master & Red and Blue collections will be available for download.

This announcement was a let down for a lot of Apple fans because they were expecting a bigger news. This feels like going to a big opening of a store and then you hear "The store is now selling newspaper." Like duh! We can just buy that anywhere. Don't they know we all have their songs in our iTunes playlists when we got our first iPods?

For those of you who wants to purchase on iTunes, indivdual songs are priced at $1.29 while albums will cost $12.99.

Comparing The Blackberry Playbook With iPad

2010-11-16T13:39:00.002-05:00

This video was posted by Blackberry to compare their new baby, the Playbook, to Apple's magic iPad.

Of course they would say that its superior mainly because of Flash. But who would want a laggy Flash that will drain your battery and how many apps can you utilize with the Playbook?

Apple's Announcement: Beatles Coming iTunes

2010-11-15T19:21:00.003-05:00

According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple's exciting iTunes announcement tomorrow will be that iTunes is going to offer music from The Beatles.

I will be very disappointed if this is the only thing they will announce. I was hoping for a cloud based music management system or a subscription based streaming service. The Beatles are great but its not worth taking over Apple's front page. This however will end the decades long war between the two camps after the band said that Apple infringed on its trademark in 1978.

I just hope there's more tech related announcement tomorrow.

Apple Fans Are All Excited With Big iTunes Announcement

2010-11-15T12:21:00.002-05:00

All technology blogs buzzed with anticipation after Apple switched the front page of their website today to a giant announcement with their forthcoming launch.

The intruiguing ad reads "Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget." What could it be? Industry insiders are speculating about a cloud based music management system or a subscription based streaming service.

Regardless of the specifics, the announcement suggests that we will hear the answer tomorrow at 7:00AM PT. But hey, maybe they just want to pull the plug on Ping!

Turn Your iPad Into Virtual Violin Using Magic Fiddle App

2010-11-15T01:06:00.003-05:00

The magical iPad has once again been transformed into a musical instrument.

Smule, the creator of the magic Piano app has just launched the Magic Fiddle. At $2.99, the virtual violin guides you though the basic techniques required to play like a maestro. It comes with a built in catalog of 20 songs and has social features that invite users to compete and share their music.

Check out the video where the st Lawrence string Quartet perform Pachelbel's Canon in D.

Japanese Holograph Plays Sold Out Concerts

2010-11-15T00:40:00.002-05:00

Aren't you glad you lived long enough to see this? The Japanese fans are even luckier because they get to see their Holograph Idols LIVE! Only problem is all the shows are now sold out.

Hatsune Miku, the avatar is a creation of the group Crypton Future Media using a software from Vocaloid. They avatar which is hugely popular and incredibly realistic is on sold out tour with a live band. See more videos here.

Go Skateboarding With Hermes

2010-11-13T09:45:00.002-05:00

You don't usually associate skateboarding with luxury brands. This cute and slick Hermes video makes them blend well together.

Facebook To Launch E-mail Service

2010-11-13T08:41:00.003-05:00

Facebook is speculated to overhaul its Messaging product. It has been revealed that the Fb.com domain has been purchased by an undisclosed buyer from the American Farm Bureau. Domain Name Wire confirmed that the whois record for the website has been updated to show Facebook's name.

All Facebook claimed that Facebook is using Fb.com internally while Techcrunch reported that Facebook will utilize the domain for user e-mail accounts.

Are you ready to dump your current email addresses like @yahoo.com, @gmail and @hotmail to @fb.com?

Gwyneth Paltrow Covers Cee-Lo's F**k You On Glee

2010-11-12T20:49:00.004-05:00

After a wildly popular number at the Country Music Awards, Gwyneth Paltrow is getting all the attention again on her interpretation of Cee-Lo's F**k You on Next week's episode of Glee. Gwyneth will appear as a substitite teacher to take over for some ailing teachers.

She will also be singing a mash up of "Singing in the Rain/Umbrella"

JImmy Kimmel Gives New Backpack To Backpack Kid

2010-11-11T11:45:00.002-05:00

The adorable boy who lost his backpack last week and posted a cute video on YouTube got a new backpack full of candies and a new PSP from Jimmy Kimmel. This types of events happen when you ask the internet for help.

A Must See For Facebook Fans

2010-11-11T10:37:00.002-05:00

Your life can be narrated by merely looking at old postings and photo albums on Facebook. With films like Social Networking and Catfish, this short film offers a fascinating way on how we behave online.

Tylenol Is Helping Me Write My Blog

2010-11-11T10:10:00.002-05:00

Here I am again trying to re-invent my blog. I hope the Tylenol I have beside me will help with my sinus headache so I can start my tech and social networking blog.