So say you are obsessed with punctuality and citrus fruit, what better combination that the Anna Gram Citrus Clock? Okay this is really no more than private school kids last minute show and tell but it could make for a great last second gift to that D&D fan in your circle this holiday season.

a little sugar

Even though its getting bitter cold outside you can still sweeten up your holiday with a little Sugar. 

Bert and Ernie Vs. M.O.P. Ante up!

New Music - Nas "Something foul"

Nasir is going hard on this joint. Give it a listen.

Alexander McQueen Winter 2008/2009 menswear show

Alexander McQueen Menswear Winter 2008/2009 from Alex Bee on Vimeo.

Check out designer Alexander McQueen and his Winter show. I am impress with the suiting offered. While not the look of a traditional Savile Row slim fit McQueen's offerings appear to be well thought out, not too fashion forward and wearable.

Mobile Boarding pass-You (and the TSA) are not ready

So we all want to maximize the usefulness of our cell phones but I don't think were are ready to replace boarding passes. Remember we are supposed to take all the metal out of our pockets? And I really don't want the Goofy dude at the initial screening station scribbling on my screen.

Engadget
The biggest problem with a new scheme -- particularly one involving you, technology and the TSA -- is the very real fear that introducing something fresh into a traditional system will create more havoc than good. As Grant Martin of sister blog Gadling discovered, there's a reason that belief exists. Upon realizing that he could utilize a mobile boarding pass on his flight from Detroit to New York, he excitedly pulled up a one-time use QR code on his iPhone and shuffled through to security. Upon reaching the checkpoint, he was greeted by a less-than-enthusiastic boarding pass checker who seemed to take entirely too long to send him onward; at the next step, the agent seemed miffed and discomposed by the fact that the passenger couldn't simultaneously rid himself of all electronics and keep his boarding pass on his person while passing through the metal detector. In the end, Mr. Martin concluded that the system holds a lot of promise, but it's still going to take some time before everyone else working at the airport adjusts to the year 2008.

Gymkhana anyone? Ken Block and his 530 whp Subaru do work

It's called Gymkhana and if you don't know, get familiar. Are looking at drifting 2.0. Ken Block and his 530 WHP Subaru WRX lay waist to this course like a Sumo wrestler. Technique is the foundation but brute force comes in very handy. Watch Ken do his thing.

Zune phone

From our friends at Gizmodo & CNBC
One of those rumors that won't ever die—the Zune phone—is now being touted by a reputable, legitimate news organization, CNBC. Jim Goldman (the guy that interviews Steve Jobs on CNBC after every Apple event) says that according a "good source," Microsoft is "ready to give a major facelift to the company's Zune music player that could mean its evolution into a new smart phone from the company." The project is codenamed Pink and "will combine the company's Zune and technology from Microsoft's purchase of Danger Inc." Update: If this rings a bell, it's because others have, in the past, referred to Microsoft's mysterious consumer smartphone initiative as "Pink" or "Purple and Pink"

This has actually been the consistent beat on the drum for at least seven months, with Microsoft itself dropping hints that it wanted to combine Danger's consumer-friendly OS expertise with the Zune. You know what? It actually makes us pretty excited. A ZunePhone made by Danger might be the Microsoft smartphone we've been really waiting for. [CNBC]

New Music - Evidence " Far left" feat. Alchemist

I am not to familiar with this cat Evidence but Alchemists production is almost always fire and he has a little flow.

Batman comic fans this may be the end

Now I used to be a comic head back in middle school. I let it got a long time ago but this was big enough to make the blog.


By Urmee Khan
Last Updated: 1:12PM GMT 25 Nov 2008
Batman to be killed off after 70 years
Does Robin kill Batman? Photo: WARNER BROS

'Batman RIP' will see "the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman", according to Grant Morrison.

There are rumours that Batman will suffer a gruesome end when his sidekick Robin goes over to "the dark side" and destroys him in a terrible betrayal.

Batman, alter ego of Bruce Wayne a wealthy industrialist, operates in the American Gotham City.

Others speculate that Wayne may either retire from his duties or be killed by a mystery villain known as the Black Glove.

His fate will be revealed in the latest issue of DC Comic's Batman, published on 26 November.

Either way, his demise will lead to a hunt for a replacement.

"What I am doing is a fate worse than death, things that no one would expect to happen to these guys at all," Mr Morrison told Comic Book Resources.

Mr Morrison, the Scottish writer, has written storylines for comics including X-Men for Marvel and Superman for DC Comics. He took over writing the Batman series for DC in 2006.

Bruce Wayne has given up the Caped Crusader mantle once before. In the 'Knightfall' storyline, Batman's back was broken by villain Bane, causing Wayne to recruit Jean-Paul Valley to replace him.

Mr Morrison declined to reveal who the new Batman would be, but the frontrunners include Tim Drake who has been Robin since 1991 and d*ck Grayson - the original Boy Wonder.

It is not the first time a superhero has met an unfortunate end in the comic world.

Last year, Captain America was killed after being shot by a sniper in New York.

Superman's death in 1992 at the hands of Doomsday became the biggest selling Superman comic in history. He was later resurrected.

Batman was co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger for DC Comics. The character first appeared in Detective Comics in May 1939.

New Music - "The Old Prince Still Lives at Home" by Shad

HipHopCanada posted this joint from an artist named Shad. If you all remember the opening of the Fresh Price you know ol' boy captures it perfectly.

Get it Phizz Poppin'

If you are a technophile, Microsoft lover or just like to kick it with folks who use a lot of acronyms The 2008 Phizz Pop tour is worth checking out.

The digital design industries best and brightest duke it out across the country for a chance to go head up during South by Southwest. Hit the site for more info and tix.

From phizzpop.com
The PhizzPop Design Challenge is a web design and development competition. This year PhizzPop is expanding from in-person agency challenges to include an online competition for web professionals.

The PhizzPop Tour will stop in seven cities across the U.S. This is the design event of the year — a prestigious design competition combined with a social gathering for top web professionals, brands, designers and developers. Watch the hottest agencies compete in an interactive design challenge in front of a panel of judges and YOU, the live audience.

If you don't know The Dedication 3 is crazy

This joint is crazy. Pick it up at gangstagrillz.com or
buckmarleyxxx.com TONIGHT!
Thingy pleaser is going to be the club killer!

If you want to work for The President....

You might want to consider taking that facebook page down and breaking those picture tags.  This administration is not playing and they are pulling out all the stops to prevent any embossing hires.

 

From CNN.com

If you want to work for President-elect Barack Obama's administration, be prepared to spill almost everything there is to know about yourself.

As White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel will have a say in many of the new administration's hiring decisions.

The Obama transition team is sending a seven-page, 63-item questionnaire to every candidate for Cabinet and other high-ranking positions in the incoming administration.

The questions cover everything from information on family members, Facebook pages, blogs and hired help to links to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, American International Group and troubled banks as well as lawsuits, gifts, resumes, loans and more.

The transition team has about 7,000 positions to fill, according to the U.S. Government Printing Office's Plum Book, the quadrennial list of positions subject to presidential appointment. Watch how detailed the questionnaire gets »

Included are 15 Cabinet positions and nearly 200 ambassadorships as well as agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisers, and top aides to those officials.

The largest part of the questionnaire asks prospective White House appointees and their spouses to list real estate and other business transactions, affiliations and relationships as well as personal financial and tax information.

It also asks about writings, speeches, testimony, online communications and even personal diaries.

An entire section requests details on any criminal or civil legal action in which the applicant may have been involved. The last question in that 11-item section asks for details on any child support or alimony orders.

In an apparent effort to avoid the problems faced by several nominees in the last two administrations, a block of four questions is devoted to ferreting out details -- including the immigration status -- of any domestic help the applicant may have hired.

Question 61 seems to have been prompted by the controversy over former 1960s radical William Ayres in Obama's campaign: "Have you had any association with any person, group or business venture that could be used -- even unfairly -- to impugn or attack your character or qualifications for government service?"

Under the final, "Miscellaneous" category, the questionnaire asks for the names and phone numbers of past live-in lovers; whether anyone in the applicant's family owns a gun; the state of the applicant's health; and whether he or she has any enemies.

Read the questionnaire (PDF)

 

 

Who the hell is Ronald Jenkees

I don't know exactly who this cat is but I do know that, in his own weird way, he put's in work on a keyboard. Take a minute to peep his work and look for an interview soon.

Google powers up Gmail with Audio and Video

Free mail 2.0 just stepped it’s game up. Google has expanded its functionality but adding some trick new bells and whistles. – Buie

As reported by the Associated Press

Google Inc. is introducing new tools that will convert its free e-mail service into a video and audio channel for people who want to see and hear each other while they communicate.

Activating the features, introduced Tuesday, will require a free piece of software as well as a Webcam, which are becoming more commonplace as computer manufacturers embed video equipment into laptops

Once the additional software is installed, Gmail users will be given the option to see and hear each other without leaving the e-mail application.

The video feature will work only if all the participants have Gmail accounts. It's supposed to be compatible with computers running the Windows operating system or Apple Inc.'s Mac

 

 

Flat screen, Blu ray and PC all in one

I think the folks over at Allio went in to an R&D lit and came out with a pretty slick product. A 42" flatty that with an on board blu ray player and PC.




"Talk about putting all of your eggs in one basket. Silicon Mountain has evidently taken a note from Lumenlab with its incredibly multifaceted Allio. For starters, the 42-inch set arrives with a full-blown PC within, including an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Premium. You'll also find a smorgasbord of inputs, a number of USB ports, wired / wireless networking options and a 1080p panel; speaking of the TV itself, it features a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m2 brightness and twin 12-watt speakers. On top of all that, the California-assembled unit even includes a slim-line Blu-ray player, theoretically beating both Sharp and Funai to the market with Blu-ray-infused HDTVs. As of now, six different configurations are available (including a 32-incher) starting at $1,599, and the company is planning on offering "low-cost" versions with Ubuntu in the near future. Head on past the break for the full release."
Courtesy of Engadget.com

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