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Went to Ala Moana yesterday and saw some of the changes Wayne’s World talked about. The renovations are looking good. The 4th floor dining section, Ho’okipa Terrace, is done, but all the new restaurants aren’t. Only Romano’s Macaroni Grill is close to opening (November 7 in fact).

Wanted to go to the Borders Express bookstore but found out they closed! Price Busters took its place but also discovered that Barnes & Noble is now open on the Street Level near the Satellite City Hall. This B&N could be bigger than the one at Kahala Mall. It’s new so everything is nice. Lots of books and their bakery has Starbucks and serves desserts from Cheesecake Factory.

If you get a chance, check out Ala Moana during the holiday season when more of the renovations are done. Should be very nice!

Coca-Cola is getting rid of Vanilla Coke, Vanilla Diet Coke, and Diet Coke with Lemon at the end of 2005. In its place, Coke will introduce Black Cherry Vanilla and Diet Black Cherry Vanilla. Diet Coke with Lime has pretty much overshadowed Diet Coke with Lemon anyways.

I got used to drinking diet sodas with the introduction of Diet Coke with Lemon in 2001.

How about Goji Berry Coke and Diet Goji Berry Coke?

Nike ID, where you can customize your own Nike gear, is now offering iPod carrying cases for the older Mini or the regular iPods. Select the colors of the case, the side panels, the stitching, and of course, the Nike swoosh. Cost of your own design is a steep $35, but hey it’s your design.

Go to nikeid.nike.com and check under the “View All” menu. Look for the Nike iD Case.

Here’s one I made (but didn’t buy).

Was a very busy week at work. Seems like something kept popping up everyday. Made time go by faster but also made me think a little. To me, it seems like the work I got involved in was due to the workers around here. Yeah, everyone comes to work to work, but I don’t know if some of them are really productive if you know what I mean. It seems like my recent work I’ve been doing is cause of the productivity of some of the workers around here. 🙁

‘K, I’m not a fan, but I think I know what could be the killer kontent for Apple’s new video iPod – Korean soap operas! Yes, the wildly popular shows are gaining ground in Hawaii at least. Why not make them available for purchase via iTunes?

Although Apple won’t be marketing content to the South Korean market, nothing is stopping them from marketing South Korean content to American fans. People are already krazy for their K-dramas and having downloadable shows would be hot like kim chee!

Panacea or snake oil? Who knows but the Himalayan Goji juice may be for you.

Research has shown that many of the world’s longest living people consume regular daily helpings of a tiny red fruit that may just be the world’s most powerful anti-aging food — the goji berry

Goji juice won’t get you juiced up like the Tabasco Man on his ‘roids. And there’s no truth to the rumor that Galen Fox has been drinking Goji.

Contact your nearest Goji Independent Marketing Executives for more info.
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November 3 is World Usability Day to “help create a better user experience of our world.“

iLounge has published its annual Holiday Buyers’s Guide for all things iPod. This massive but free publication looks at accessories (including FM tuners), cases, how to choose the right iPod for you, and so much more.

Take a gander at the goods!

Usually, I don’t deal with any political stuff, but what’s with this Galen Fox story? You know, the 62-year old legislator who resigned after being convicted of a sexual misdemeanor. The stories in the local papers are just bizarre.

Here’s the deal:

He was charged Dec. 18 after a 27-year-old woman accused him of putting his hand between her legs while she slept on the flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles.

–Honolulu Star Bulletin

“It was one of those sad things. I think she didn’t understand that he was just, you know, being friendly with her, not in an obscene way or anything, and she misinterpreted it to be making a sexual advance,” Braun said. “And it became a whole hullabaloo on the plane and the whole thing.”

–Honolulu Advertiser

Being friendly? Wow, there’s a statement.

More from today (11/2):

She said:

she awoke to a warm sensation pressing against her crotch. Lifting her blanket, she saw Fox’s right hand rubbing her crotch

He said:

he just touched her right hand as it rested on her left arm… I have photographic recollection of that moment — it was her hand on her arm — her right hand was on her left elbow

She said:

What the —- are you doing?

He said:

I touched you, I’m sorry I touched you… When she jumped up, I could see I was touching her. It’s possible that I committed a crime

He’s so going down.

Talking about Mariah Carey coming to Hawaii for two concerts, I looked at my music collection to see what songs I owned. My iTunes music library has 40 Mariah songs including three renditions of her debut, Vision of Love.

Hey, I must be a fan!

Sony released its competitor to Apple’s iPod called the Walkman Bean. The Bean? C’mon. I thought “iPod” was a dumb term when it was first introduced, but the bean is worse!

The Bean is flash-based in 512 MB or 1 GB sizes. Don’t know what music format it uses, Sony’s proprietary ATRAC? Probably coolest thing about the Bean is the electroluminescent display and quick charge feature. The Bean has an FM tuner that the iPod doesn’t, but I think Sony’s missing the boat with the tuner. Apple’s got the iTunes Music Store that provides fresh content for the iPod (at a cost). With a radio tuner, Sony’s missing the chance to make more sales on music files since users can listen to free radio broadcasts.

The true test comes this Christmas. What would you be more excited at getting, an iPod or a Bean? Tell the truth now.

In an Apple Special Event, the new iMac was announced featuring the remote control, Front Row, and a fun app called PhotoBooth. Supposedly these apps are only bundled with the new iMacs. However, the McMac web site is making these apps freely available. They also hacked the software to make it work using keyboard controls.

The site is under extreme load and is very slow. Apple will probably take them down pretty quick with some legal shenanigans.