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These links are unstoppable!
It’s very hard to get excited about a collection of random links to stuff online, I know. It would be much better if I had some amazing gossip scoop, like that Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant again (TMZ.com says she’s not) or if I had some news for you about a local company making a combination hovercraft/jetpack (get on it, engineers!). But I promise you these links will enrich you, like whole-grain rice, making your brain fat with knowledge. I do not think I am overpromising here.
- “Rock Band 2” is spectacular. Really. I have a review coming soon that I would write if I could just stop playing the game for five minutes. But even my undying adoration for all things “Rock Band” does not keep me from seeing when enough may be enough. Do we really need real-world merchandise for fake bands? Or six-inch figurines for the characters you create in the game? I’m saving my money for more song downloads, but hey, knock yourself out with the merch.
- The University of Texas is hosting a “FlowTV” conference, which, much to my disappointment, has nothing to do with hip hop music or pop-locking. Instead, the two-day conference (Thursday and Friday) explores the way that TV, Internet and media culture are converging. I guess that’s a little better than pop-locking. I just like saying, “Pop-locking.”
- Just because the economy is suffering doesn’t mean your cat should in squalor. Behold, the Cat Genie cat toilet! It’s a toilet! For cats! You should live so well.
- Opera, the browser that Firefox-eschewing geeks swear by, has released a new version, 9.6. Do you like Opera? Go get your 9.6 on.
- Austin’s Slacker satellite radio service has introduced the G2 Personal Radio Player. It costs $200 and $250 (for 4 GB or 8 GB versions).
- Another Austin company, BabyEarth, introduced a new service over the summer that allows parental shopping units to preview items they might want to buy with a live online Web cam service. BabyEarthLIVE allows customers to interact directly with sales representatives.
- Yet another Austin company, Challenge Games, has introduced a free online baseball simulator. It’s called Baseball Boss.
- This service will text you Mapquest directions for free. It’s called Free411 and you can use it by dialing 1-800-Free411.
- Finally, your prayers have been answered. A Beer Pong game is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch. What is beer pong exactly?
There. Doesn’t your brain feel bigger now?
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