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• This Means War: Raytheon Android Tactical System http://bit.ly/2NU5KX #

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• T-Mobile’s Rumored Project Dark: unlimited phone, mms, sms, data for $50? http://bit.ly/enSRk #
• Theory: Danger’s Sidekick Data Explosion Was (DUDUNT! DUDUNT!) Sabotage? http://bit.ly/4hmtzG #
• If anyone is looking for a nice netbook RT @woot $229.99 : Acer Aspire One 10.1" Netbook : LAST CALL http://www.woot.com #

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• This works well! – Use Google Voice Voicemail Without Changing Numbers http://bit.ly/4t09lk #
• Xbox Live 1yr Gold Subscription $37 @Dell http://bit.ly/mYmah get 2yrs and get free shipping. from @joseph_k_ho #xbox #bargains #deals #
• @mattguevara Thanks for taking those notes! They are awesome! in reply to mattguevara #
• RT @mattguevara Is what I am doing right now leading me to the future I imagined? ~ Ken Blanchard http://scrbliv.me/7478 #
• Telepathy on the Horizon: New Interface Allows Brain-to-Brain Communication http://bit.ly/1bLAJC #
• @chrispirillo I have definitely found that it boots faster. I love it on my netbook in reply to chrispirillo #
• @Wompy I finally got my google wave invite. Now what do I do with it . . . Ha. #

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• How To Try Out The Microsoft Office Web Apps Technical Preview http://bit.ly/ELlHg #
• Motorola CLIQ Box Art Leaked http://bit.ly/Hr2Id — I'm very curious about what the battery life will be like. Anyone hear anything yet? #
• Microsoft Security Essentials for Your Parents’ PC http://bit.ly/1Rvfa4 — BTW, I've been using it and it seems pretty good so far. #
• does anyone have a google wave invite? sharing is caring . . . #
• Remains of the Day: Microsoft Courier Tablet in Video Edition http://bit.ly/pdTCD — This video is awesome. #
• @christiaanv I KNOW. thanks for messaging back. I'll send you an invite if I get one. in reply to christiaanv #
• @ShiftC Did you get to see the vid I posted yesterday? fixed it. Thx for the catch. http://bit.ly/4uxp6B in reply to ShiftC #
• @amberportercox I'm thinking of getting a cliq for my wife when it comes out. Sounds great so far. Just very curious about battery life. in reply to amberportercox #
• @ShiftC ha. You are such a twitter savage. in reply to ShiftC #
• Still waiting for wave. . . Google Wave: There Will Be Backlash http://bit.ly/13jCB8 #
• Motorola CLIQ Uses MediaSync By NERO http://bit.ly/O3GDu #android #
• Looking for a new computer? HP Mini 1116NR 1.60GHz Intel Atom Netbook $214 at eCost http://bit.ly/PCdog #
• @wompy, how's google wave treating you? Also how's the P90X going? #
• @Wompy Hmm, we'll have to talk about how the whole p90x has been going sometime. I'm definitely trying to get in shape again. in reply to Wompy #
• BumpTop Gets Amazing-Looking Multi-Touch on Windows 7 http://bit.ly/LGnUY #
• @christiaanv wow, thanks man. that's helpful. in reply to christiaanv #
• still waiting for my google wave invite. Thanks @wompy for hooking me up. come on Google. The wait is killing me. #
• @ShiftC 15% off at shoes.com till end of Oct. http://bensbargains.net/deal/116034/ #
• @ShiftC check out classtools.net http://classtools.net/ it lets you make educational games for classes. #

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Seriously, I love TED. I could watch this stuff all day if I could. Here’s another awesome one. I’ve always been fascinated by how far ahead of his time Nikola Tesla was. In this video, Eric Giler shows wireless electricity that he dubs as wi-tricity. It’s pretty neat. I feel proud to see that the first and most easily modified phone to use witricity was the T-Mobile Google Android G1. Yeah, the iphone could too and so could the nokia, but with silly plastic backpack looking sleeves. Weak. Well, check it out. He actually wirelessly powers a television first before he even gets to the phones.

I give credit to the picture to I09 and google image search.

I know. This is old news. Everything gets old so fast when you are going by internet time, but this is still funny. Apple basically didn’t do much new, gussied up Itunes a little, added a camera to the nano but not the touch. Now people are self conscious in the gym because there are a bunch of loose cameras on the prowl. The appstore app management seems cool to those who have iphones. Regardless, I love how people eat up anything apple. My wife said she saw a student in a class she was in with a Mac Book Air. She asked me about it, and we looked up the cost. HA. STARTING at $1499. SERIOUSLY NOW. thin is cool, but really? I just need to learn to show things off like they do with “great” “wonderful” “really nice” “really easy” “better and better and better” “really cool” “really outstanding” “real easy” “its that easy” “so beautiful” “incredible” “remarkable” “great” “great” “great” . . . “thank you for coming, and we’ll see you soon”

• Unplug Your Laptop Regularly http://bit.ly/3MIFRw (via feedly) #
• "After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." – Fred Thompson – Ha. That made me chuckle. #
• Amazon.com offering AT&T phones for 1¢, today only http://bit.ly/4Xr9C (via feedly) #
• Eating hot pot in milpitas with my wife #
• Can't wait to eat! http://twitgoo.com/3r4te #
• RT @shiftb Good guidelines for group brainstorming http://bit.ly/uPHAi from @ZURB #
• Waiting for our massages. I love thursdays. #

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So, Windows 7 is going to be launching the 22nd of October. Cool. Microsoft is doing the whole, “windows 7 launch parties” thing. The video is TERRIBLE. Seriously, it hurts to watch. At first my thought was, no way, what is wrong with them. Why can’t they do anything right? Well, I was talking with Brandon (@shiftb on twitter) and we both agreed that a ton of people are talking about how bad the video is. I suppose infamy is definitely a way to fame. See for yourself.

But the thing is, they know how to make normal, if not good commercials like:

So why the terrible video for the launch party? Because they are stupid like foxes. I know they are. That’s my thought. I really think Microsoft is preparing for a very serious sneak attack. Can they pull it off? I have no idea. Here’s a couple reasons why I think Microsoft has a lot of very interesting things up their sleeves:

Microsoft Stores:
1st you may be thinking, well, how are they going to open a store for things they don’t even make themselves. Well, 1, I’m sure they’ll still figure that out, but 2nd, they are making a bunch of microsoft stuff. Details below. But more amusing is that they are just trying to hire away current apple store managers and any good employees that they can pull with them. Haa. Definitely disruptive. Even more so if Microsoft is successful with the stores. So now onto Microsoft making their own devices.

Project Pink:
For a while I’ve been saying that if you were microsoft, you wouldn’t just buy Danger and do nothing with it. My wife has a sidekick phone so it is top of mind every time I see her holding it. Well, take a look at these things:

Courier:

Check out the link to see a video of what they plan to have the experience be like:

Courier User Interface from Gizmodo on Vimeo.

Natal:
Games without controller? I know PS2 had the eyetoy but it just didn’t catch on and sure wasn’t as smooth as this looks. The Xbox 360 is already doing awesome and Project Natal makes Wii look very dated in comparison.

Wow, I would be so mad being someone having to fight America in a war. He has a good point though about some of the ramifications of robotic arms races. He talks about globalization and how that effects things. So an american soldier is using a robot to fight a war with hardware from China and software from India? Opensource warfare? Al Queda 2.0? Very interesting talk. He doesn’t talk about it but, frankly war has always had some commercialized aspects such as mercenaries in ancient times, but that’s at a whole new level these days with Black water, and the like. Some recent games and media highlighted the moral issues of mercenary life and loyalties or lack there of. Along that line, war is becoming more and more like a game. Makes me think of Ender’s Game. Great book. If you don’t have it and want it . . . feel free to buy it at the link below. It might actually give me a small kick back enough for 1/20th a coffee. hook me up.