It started out as a simple thing – just a poster to advertise a throwaway thing. Until the 1960’s, no one even cared, it was like something you plastered on a telephone pole to peel off next week … but then people noticed that it was art … (the three sheet of “Attack of the […]

With download speeds approaching 25x what is nominally available to hi-speed cable customers, you could download a 300 megabyte file (like a 30 second commercial) in just seconds. Welcome to DOCSIS 3.0. That is precisely what occurred at The Cable Show yesterday when Comcast president & CEO Brian Roberts provided a peek at the new […]

Sure, you could wear a watch to tell time but you really wear a watch to tell people how sophisticated, how discerning, how tasteful or how rich you are. The Bugatti Veyron helps but it’s hard to pull that into the bistro in Venice (the one in Italy). “The Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Jackpot Tourbillon watch […]

The House of the Mouse’ two biggest media properties, ABC along with their cohorts at ESPN, have signed a deal with Cox cable to serve up football games and other ‘hit shows’ but at a price – they will eliminate a consumer’s ability to skip over commercials. Metroxing‘s post yesterday about corporate arrogance apparently continues […]

The Top 5 real lessons that Sony, Nintendo & Microsoft have made in the gaming market that you should learn from and avoid in your business – technology or not: #5 Don’t Be Arrogant Well, yes but not in the traditional sense – companies are not people – people who are arrogant are pretty much […]

Known as Lindt & Sprungli AG, this Swiss chocolatier knows chocolate. I prefer milk chocolate although the occasional dark chocolate brings a nice change to my chocolate repast.  Tasting Lindt chocolate before something like a Hershey’s bar is like tasting a truffle before a toadstool or, extending the metaphor, driving a Ferrari before driving a […]

Not terribly exciting and not informative but here’s what the email looks like … … coupled with the leaked release of the AT&T memo stating that the iPhone is coming is coming and oh, by the way, no more vacations for you June 15th to July 15th … it’s starting to add up … “According […]

Depending on where you live or your time factor, another way to collect the Mattel Pixar CARS is by the sealed box. Each box comes with 18 CARS. See the list below for what is reported to be in each of the new, forthcoming boxes. You can buy sealed boxes from eBay (of course) and […]

Pixar Ratatouille in HD makes Shrek look like Filmation. 9-minute preview is up – available in 1080p, 720p & 480p. Via Ain’t-It-Cool-News. The official Trailer & Teaser are Apple Trailers in HD also. You can also choose from 480p to 1080p. Of course if you don’t know what the film is about, here’s the original […]

“On Saturday, May 5 – the comic book industry once again celebrates Free Comic Book Day! The annual event is the perfect opportunity to introduce your friends and family to the many worlds of wonder available at your local comic book store. From super-heroes to slice-of-life to action/adventure and beyond, Free Comic Book Day has […]