The New Hogzilla
In this photo released by Melynne Stone, Jamison Stone, 11, poses with a wild pig he killed near Delta, Ala., May 3, 2007. Stone’s father says the hog weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail. If claims of the animal’s size are true, it would be larger than “Hogzilla,” the huge hog killed in Georgia in 2004.
eCigarette (not iCigarette… it’s electronic, not virtual)
I saw this on digg. It’s called eCigarette. It’s an eCig because it’s electronic. It’s a small nicotine inhaler, disguised as a working cigarette. It delivers the needed amounts of nicotine, but without the tar or smoke. When you breathe in it pushes thick steam in your mouth, so you have something ‘tangible’ to inhale and to exhale. Even people who are trying to give up smoking and are treating their addiction with gum or plasters feel the need to smoke, because they’ve become addicted to this activity and its effects. This might actually help. It caught on in China.
Microsoft Launches xBox Live TV
Apple Beaten by Microsoft of all people to TV with Xbox Live Video
MS is going to let us pay for the ability to watch Television shows and movies on our televisions. Another Brilliant Innovation brought to us by Microsoft.
It has been some time in the making, but Microsoft has finally announced their online video entertainment strategy for the Xbox 360.
Beginning on November 22, Xbox 360 owners will be able to buy and rent over 1,000 hours of programming using the new Xbox Live Video Marketplace. The Marketplace will see Microsoft selling programming from CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. “CSI,” “South Park,” “Batman Forever,” and “Nacho Libre” are a few of the titles that will be offered by year’s end. At launch, TV shows will be offered as download-to-own, while movies will only be available as 24-hour rentals.
“This groundbreaking announcement is a win for everyone,” said Peter Moore, corporate VP of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. “It connects our partners with one of the most coveted audiences in entertainment today, and provides even greater value to our Xbox Live community, allowing them to enjoy the games and entertainment they want, when they want it.”