ROKR Already in Hawaii
Maybe Jessica Alba brought a shipment of ROKRs along with her, but either way, the newly announced iTunes-enabled ROKR phone is already available at Cingular stores in Hawaii. Ask DBoi for a review.
Watch the Apple Special Music Event
Be sure to check out the video stream of the Apple Special Music Event where the iPod Nano and ROKR were introduced. You gotta watch Steve Jobs do one of these events if you haven’t had the chance. It’s an experience.
Fast forward to the highlights:
- 07:00 Madonna on iChat
- 18:00 Introduction of the ROKR
- 42:00 Introduction of the iPod Nano “Wonder what this pocket’s for?”
- 54:00 Kanye West performs All Falls Down and Gold Digger from Late Registration
Sorry but Kanye’s rap performance in front of executive and nerdy white folk didn’t really have a vibe.
Walt Reviews the Nano (and Holds Out on Katie)
Walter Mossberg reviews the new iPod Nano in his latest technology column. He admits that he’s smitten by the Nano, and it shows. Assistant Katie is nowhere mentioned in this review with Walt hogging the Nano for himself the entire time.
The last line of the review says it all:
It sure is small and it sure is cool.
Jessica Alba in Hawaii?
Can it be true? Is Wayne’s World favorite Honey here in Hawaii? Rumors have Jessica Alba and Paul Walker golfing at Ko Olina today. The two are starring in the upcoming movie Into the Blue releasing September 30, 2005.
Wild speculation has the pair visiting Club 939 during their stay.
Creative Madness by Apple and Nike
New creative products keep rolling out of Apple and Nike.
On the music front, Apple introduced the iPod Nano. Instead of simply updating the iPod Mini, Apple raised the bar and surprised folks with the Nano. So small with a color screen! I don’t need another iPod, do I?
Maybe I don’t need another iPod, but how about an iTunes-enabled cell phone? The ROKR finally was released by Cingular and holds about 100 tunes. Go bug Boi to see when you can get your hands on one then make the bear dance.
On the kicks front, the Nike SB line has some new designs. Of course, the Shanghai Dunks are coming out this month. Gung Gung Chung would look supafly dominating the BLRCH in these. APB ain’t getting them this week though.
The “Slam” Dunks are also releasing sometime in September. How about pairing these with a black iPod Nano?
Just in time for Halloween, new Zoom Team Editions are coming out in white/desert clay with orange laces. Trick or treat!
Madness!
Upcoming Fall TV Lineup
Looks like the new season of television shows is coming up. Here’s my lineup for this year:
Sunday
- Desperate Housewives
- Charmed
Tuesday
- Bones (starts Sept 13)
- Nip/Tuck
Thursday
- Smallville
Friday
- Battlestar Galactica (already going)
ABC’s Commander-in-Chief starring Geena Davis looks pretty good.
Sorry, don’t have all the start dates yet. I need a Tivo to keep up!
Listmania: Memorable Song Lyrics
A reprise with added comments.
Just a few of the songs whose lyrics stick in my head.
my anacoda
don’t got none unless u got buns hun
Baby Got Back
Sir Mix-a-Lot • Mack Daddy
Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
Nate dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
Regulate
Warren G • Regulate… G Funk Era
I been in the game for ten years makin’ rap tunes
Ever since honeys was wearin’ sassoon
California Love
2Pac • Greatest Hits
How could you falter when you’re the rock of gibralter
Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix) [Featuring Jay-Z]
Kanye West • Late Registration
How about you? Comment on your favorite lyrics you can’t get out of your head.
Diamond Tee
Found this tee at APB to match the Diamond Dunks. What can I say, the hype of the Tiffanys got to me.
Are you down with apb?
Thomas Fargo on Leadership
As former head of the Pacific Command, our one-time boss, Thomas Fargo, had this to say about leadership in the Advertiser’s Leadership Corner column:
People think that in the military you just bark out orders and they’re followed. But fundamentally it doesn’t matter what organization you’re in, people need to understand the compelling logic of your decision. As long as you’ve articulated the mission clearly, people will go to heroic levels to make it come out right.
I guess that memo didn’t make its way around the staff.
Wasting Time at Work
Salary.com did a survey that looks at how employees waste time at work. Okay, okay, I admit that I’ve done all the things listed in the Top Time-Wasting Activities including #4 Spacing Out. But the entire state of Hawaii is in the #3 spot for not wasting time so it’s all good. Check out the survey results.
Fruity Chocolatey Goodness Comes to Hawaii
Happened to be at Safeway in Hawaii Kai looking for this year’s Slam Kicks issue when I saw a bottle of fruity chocolatey goodness, Coffee-mate’s Chocolate Raspberry creamer. It’s finally reached Hawaii. On past years trips to Cali, I’ve been guzzling this stuff down. It’s yummy! Yes, I’ve even had this stuff imported on a few occasions.
Don’t know why it took so long to come to Hawaii. Maybe rapper Kanye West had some choice words for Nestle. Or maybe the rich, white folks in Hawaii Kai complained enough? It don’t matter, you just got to give it a try.
Wayne’s World, this is why you leave space for cream in your cup of joe.
Tangent #1: the Hawaii Kai Safeway is nice, very nice compared to other Safeways I’ve been to. Kind of a rustic decor.
Tangent #2: this Safeway still suffered from a shortage of the purple carton Lactaid milk. It ain’t just Kailua.