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Have you ever gotten yourself into a situation you wish you had an out from? A bad date maybe? A business meeting you just couldn’t take anymore?* Or, Maybe you just feel like all of your friends are always getting so many phone calls and you never get any? Well, now you can change all of that with the Popularity Dialer!
Basically, you sign up to have the Popularity Dialer call your phone at a specified time., There are 7 different calls you can have come through- The Guy “Friend,” The Girl “Friend,” who both beg you to join them and try to make future plans with you and ask what you are currently up to. The “Boss” calling to with a problem- though the problem is a ink leak from the copy machine, so, unless you are a copy technician or a janitor, not necessarily something you are going to want to play on speaker phone. The Cousin In Need who sounds bit like Dubya and is in a fix and needs some cash and finally the affirmation call which just tells you how cool you are and how much “flavor” your style has. You can’t listen to the 2 new ones on line yet, but there is the English Lover (male) and the Band Practice call.
Though the service is totally free for now, be cautioned you can only have your number called 5 times, so make sure you make those 5 times count.
*Okay, so I wrote this up prior to reading the website for details about the Popularity Dialer, so I was a bit surprised when I read the line “Have you ever been in a situation where you wished your cell phone would ring? Maybe you wanted to look extra important or popular on that hot date. Or maybe you just needed an excuse to escape from an unpleasant meeting.” I guess there just aren’t that many other uses for it
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According to Pocket-lint Motorola just inked a deal with Microvision to produce a prototype of a cell phone with a laser projection unit built in. Folks are saying that while this is an innovative concept it is going to add a significant bulk to cell phones as well as such an added drain to the battery life that it won’t be worth while.
I am taking an alternative view on this one. First off they say the prototype is probably at least a year away. I foresee a smartphone, like the Motorola Q, bulked up a bit with this projector, replacing laptop PowerPoint presentations. Just sync up your presentation to your phone, attend you meeting and boom, instant projection, lightweight and mobile, no need to carry a bulky projector or laptop. Once this becomes integrated into business phones it will expand out to phones like the iPhone. No more watching movies on a tiny 3″ screen, just load the movie up and you have you own portable movie player. Read more »
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It’s just a mobile phone day around these parts-
I am a comparative price shopper. I will spend a day pricing a single item at 3 or 4 different stores, return to the second store, you know, the one that had the cheaper price, and then decide to wait until I check how much the item is selling for on the internet when I get home later.
Apparently this type of behavior can drive some people crazy, especially when they have been walking with me all day and at the end of the day I end up making the purchase online, or worse, returning the next day to make the purchase.
Well, now there is an easier answer. Frucall is a service that allows you to call in, enter a barcode and it will tell you the price of the item you are looking for as pulled from major websites. Frucall also saves your search information so when you get home you can sign on and purchase the item.
Looks pretty interesting so, log on now and sign up (it’s free). Worth having around if you find yourself yearning for the ease and pricing of Amazon while you are out shopping.
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Have you ever been pissed at your mobile phone?
I mean really pissed, to the point where you just want to take it throw it across a room.
Apparently the Finnish get that way some times, in fact it occurs so much that they started the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship. The competition has been going on since 2000 and has 3 different categories in both men and women’s divisions, as well as a junior category.
In a FAQ about the competition the question is asked Why do People Throw[the phones]?:
Finland is known as the home country of the mobile phones and Finns have always been very fashion-conscious about the phones. Many Europeans wonder why the Finns buy brand new phones when the old one is still working. For the interpreters and translators who work globally the mobile phone is a common tool when working and a part of accessory in the freetime.
Mobile phone is an essential part of us that connects us to nearly anywhere in the world but when you most need it the battery runs out or your sweetheart doesn’t answer or some one doesn’t return your call. Hope, anticipation, passion and frustration concentrates on mobile phone.
So, wind up your throwing arm, get it in shape and get your ticket to the Finlan for the 2007 World Championships, held at the end of August.
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As many people know today is D-Day* for the long awaited iPhone, the next generation iPod that is also a phone, is being released today at 6pm. While I am sure lines have been forming for the last few days for the new AT&T phone (because it is a sure sign a product will be good when they sign on to America’s least reliable or used carrier) companies like T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon are fearing the loss of some customers today.
In a bid to retain their customer base and maybe even gain a few new customers, Verizon issued a press release yesterday announcing: “Verizon Wireless Stores Open All Day June 29 For Customers To Test Drive The Nation’s Most Reliable Wireless Network, Purchase Any Of 18 Multi-Media Music Devices.” For the record, this is the same promotion that Verizon has been pushing in their television commercials for the last 2 months.
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