Archive for March, 2007
Clocky the Runaway Alarm Clock Is NOW Available for Purchase
I just got an email from the makers of ‘Clocky: the alarm clock that runs away and hides to get you out of bed” (deep breath, panting…). Back in the dizay (yes, I did just say ‘dizay’) it was simply a prototype. So if you’re still snoozing 20 times before you crawl out of your cotton cave – like me – then here’s one more thing to get you out of bed. Course, if you&…
Fujitsu Begins Offering Solid State (Flash Memory) Laptops
Fujistu began ‘offering’ its first set of ‘solid state drive’, or as I have awkwardly called them Flash Memory (hard drive) Based notebooks, today. The drives are set to appear in the touchscreen Lifebook P1610 and B6210. There will be two sizes available: 16GB and 32GB and will carry a premium of $500 and $1,300 respectively. According to Informationweek, Fujitsu will start by target…
Cingular to Pay Customers $160 - Class Action So Don’t Get Too Excited
I didn’t know this, but it turns out Cingular just settled an $18.5 million class action lawsuit. If you are a California resident who cancelled their service between Jan 2000 and April 2002 and were charged an early termination fee (this is 115,000 folks) then you should expect a $160 check in the mail, interest included, in about 60 days. Why are they paying folks back? The settlement …