Watch or Wait?
In a few minutes, Apple’s special event is going to start with Steve Jobs announcing the McGraw-Hill announced tablet. Biggest question for me is do I “watch” the event unfold online or simply wait. Many, many sites offer live updates and tweets covering the event, but it’s maddening refreshing a bunch of web sites or catching 140-character tweets of news. And really, as the event happens in real time, how much updates can you expect every minute?
It’s almost a time saver to wait to the end or at least near the end of the event then catch up on sites like Gizmodo or Engadget. You probably can read all the live posted information in 10 minutes versus staying tuned for 60 minutes.
Adding to the time sink is actually watching the QuickTime video of the event. This is a must, more so with the introduction of a new Apple product. You heard about augmented reality with regards to iPhone apps? Watching Steve Jobs preside over an event is the definition of augmented reality!
So do I watch or wait?
Now This is Blasphemy!
I thought a Dell Mini 10v running OS X was blasphemy, but no. This is the definition of blasphemy!
The cost of my favorite Royal Mills/Ito En canned ice coffee drinks have gone up yet again. Regular price at Don Quijote is now $1 a can, a single can! On sale, one can goes for $0.77. Back in two thousand and late aka 2007, these same drinks went for $0.55 a can. In 2008, they were $0.65 a can.
Reading The View from Space
Checking out a new local kine blog called The View from Space (… the one between my ears). Give it a read; yeah only three posts so far but it’s a good start.
Update: Fear not if the URL didn’t work for you since it’s been changed to http://www.theviewfromspace.net/
I Like “Canvas”
Macworld has a list of potential names for Apple’s forthcoming tablet. From their list, I like “Canvas”.
It’s already spreading around the Net about the CEO of McGraw-Hill spilling some beans about Apple’s product announcement tomorrow.
I’m still hoping for some kind of tethering or MiFi-like wireless sharing for the iPhone and Canvas combo. I really don’t want to pay yet another wireless bill for the Canvas.
Feasting on GaGa
So the verdict is there cannot be too much GaGa. Lady GaGa is simply ubiquitous and cannot be denied. So if you’re a converted fan, you can feast on the popular music of GaGa at Amazon’s MP3 Store. For a limited time, Amazon is offering The Fame for only $5.
You’re talking Just Dance, LoveGame, Paparazzi, Poker Face, and all other The Fame tracks for one Abe Lincoln.
If that’s not enough GaGa to feast on, how about munching on these GaGa inspired cookies? Oops, it appears that too many like munching on GaGa since the server is currently offline. 🙁
Spotted at Don Quijote
No, I didn’t spot a Farmers Insurance Hawaii advertisement at the Kailua Don Quijote. Instead, I saw some of their strange items for sale. Things like this…
Break Out Your iTunes Gift Cards
You know all those iTunes gift cards you received for Christmas? It’s time to break them out, redeem them, and start shopping! This week in the iTunes Store features a ton of great new stuff.
- Hope for Haiti Now
- The Sea, Ooooh that voice! Corinne Baily Rae’s second album is here.
- Ultra Dance 11 featuring 24 tracks for only $8
- Under the Milky Way covered by Sia
- I’m Beamin by Lupe Fiasco
- Michael Jackson’s This Is It soundtrack
- NOW That’s What I Call the 90’s, 70(!!) favorites from a good decade for $35.
- On the video front, Twilight’s New Moon can now be pre-ordered for release on March 20, 2010.
Guava Chiffon Pancakes Are Potent
While at Cinnamon’s in Kailua, I gave their famous guava chiffon pancakes a shot. These cakes are potent!
They taste amazing at first. That guava flavor hits you and draws you in for more. Then all that sweetness (and a little bit of tartness) starts overwhelming your taste buds. I shoulda gone for a short stack and ordered something salty to offset all that intense guava goodness. Next time…
Until you try them for yourself, savor on this.
Support Hope for Haiti Now
Have you made your pledge to help the disaster in Haiti? Go to Hope for Haiti Now to make a donation.
You can also support the cause by purchasing the Hope for Haiti Now album. All proceeds go to organizations aiding Haiti. The cost of the album is $7.99 and features somber, emotional performances by Alicia Keys, Coldplay, The Boss, Shakira, John Legend, Taylor Swift, Sting, Beyonce, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Bono, and much more.Â
This is another great way to support hope for Haiti now. You can get the album on 
.
Throwing Back a Throwback Throwback
I’m throwing back Mountain Dew’s new old Throwback made with real sugar. This is probably the same recipe for the original Mountain Dew Throwback, but this Throwback has a throwback can design.
The flavor of this Throwback is the same as the previous Throwback, smooth and flat, but when opening the can, it actually fizzled with dew spewing out.
And just for fun, some additional pictures of the new Mountain Dew Throwback.
Anxious for Eclipse, Are We?
Still five months away, and Pearlridge is already advertising Eclipse, the third chapter of the Twilight saga, as coming soon…
