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Will Wright rocks an XPS

Mar

13

2007

I’m chilling in a thundery Austin Hilton ballroom waiting for Will Wright, father of all real things virtual (he’s Mr The Sims). Its thundering and pouring outside, so I’m glad to be in hee. Someone has just left the board game Domination on the podium for Will, presumably as tribute to the God of virt. ...

SXSW: Dan Rather? Yes, Dan Rather.

Mar

12

2007

The esteemed Mr Rather spoke to us today about history, news, his transition to HDNet, where he gets MacNeil-Lehrer-esque latitude to report what he wants, how he wants. While I love HDNet, I haven’t seen Dan’s show yet, so I can’t comment on it. I need to setup the Tivo with it ASAP. It is ...

SXSW Continues

Mar

11

2007

We flew from NY to Austin with Paul Rudd, and I just bumped into him again in the convention center. Small hands. It was a rough morning. Once again, I had too many free beers and margaritas. If you’re ever in Austin, don’t miss a meal at Guero’s. Even if it did make me puke ...

nicogel and big boobie girls in tent at brush park at sxsw

Mar

10

2007

So, in the free beer tent here at sxsw we have some booth babes giving away Nicogel. Its a product you rub on your hands for times (otto) when you can’t smoke (on a plane, in a conference) The girls are hot with requisite hot young bods. And suspenders. The product is interesting. Its supposed ...

SXSW continues to rock 1

Mar

10

2007

Some good sessions. Some not so good. Kathy Sierra was much more insightful than I expected, and hugely more useful (albeit less trendy) than last year’s keynote (wasnt it craig of the list and jimmy of the wiki?) I found it to be the most useful session I’ve ever had here, and think ill try ...

Spring Break for Geeks: South by Southwest

Mar

10

2007

South by Southwest has begun. Last night we drank free beers on the roof at Six, then it was off for some late night grub and cheap drinks at the always cheesy Chuy’s. And now I’m off to listen to Peter Rojas (one of my favorite gadget guys) talk about Emerging Social and Technology Trends. ...

Phone Porn: Blackberry 8300 â€œDaytonaâ€

Mar

5

2007

Yes, I actually get excited about this stuff. Pathetic, I know. Here are some photos out of Spain about the new Blackberry 8300 phone. I don’t even have my 8820 yet! It looks cool. I just wish they’d put one in the Pearl’s form factor. Ah well. I’m sure that one will be leaked next ...

Blackberry 8820 can't get here fast enough 1

Mar

1

2007

I’m a phone geek. I don’t spend any money on them (the company provides me with one) but if I had to, I’d still buy a couple a year. More accurately, I’m a PDA geek. Ever since I had my first Merlin, The Electronic Wizard, I wished I could have an electronic device which was ...

Blood on the Highway 4

Feb

25

2007

God! I loved those driving school movies. I can’t believe Labonte’s Driving School is still in business. So, do I remember anything from driving school? Velocitizing. Highway hypnosis. And if you ever lose your brakes, sideswipe parked cars to slow down. That’s what this man taught me. Share this:

Hey! Father Marot!

Feb

24

2007

Funny what you can find when you spend a Friday night in with a bottle of wine and Google. And Romeo! Share this: