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Did anyone else want to kick over that arch of monitors?

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Amazon.com is currently selling a $999,999.00 1/2 ounce plastic SiK rex remote control that works with the Apple MacBook Pro, iPod Universal Dock, Apple TV, Front Row, iPod Hi-Fi and is Front Row compatible.

No joke. You can see the SiK rex Amazon page here.

Sound too expensive for a little piece of plastic? What if i told you that the remote can be stored in the ExpressCard/34 slot of your MacBook Pro…

Yeah, I’m not convinced it’s worth it. But if Bill Gates is reading this…. hurry dude, there is only one left in stock!

This is obviously a just a typo. So I took a screenshot of the million dollar SiK rex remote page and posted it here on flickr in case Amazon takes the page down.

If you are still interested in the SiK rex remote control but not the million dollar price tag, you can also purchase one used or from a 3rd party on Amazon.com for only $25.

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The iPod’s Alarm Clock is nestled among other features like Calendar and Notes under the iPod’s Extras menu. While you may already be familiar with many of the iPod Extras (especially Games), the Alarm Clock is largely an under appreciated feature.

Whether you prefer to be woken by the scream of a rock star or the French horn in a classical symphony, the iPod’s Alarm Clock can help you open your eyes every morning with style!

Tutorial: Waking Up to the iPod Alarm Clock

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Crap. I was really looking forward to getting my Apple TV ($299) this month. I guess I’ll have to wait a little bit longer.

This morning I got the following email from the Apple Online Store regarding my Apple TV pre-order. Apparently “wrapping up” took ” a few weeks longer” than they expected… whatever that means.

To Our Valued Apple Customer:

Thank you for ordering the new Apple TV, an easy to use and fun way to wirelessly play all your favorite iTunes content from your Mac or PC on your widescreen TV.

Wrapping up Apple TV is taking a few weeks longer than we projected, and we now expect to begin shipments in mid-March, not in February as originally anticipated.

You may check the status of your order any time by visiting our online order status website at http://www.apple.com/orderstatus.

A shipment notification, with tracking information, will be emailed to you as soon as your order is shipped. There is no need to contact us unless you choose to change or cancel your order.

We appreciate your business and thank you for shopping at the Apple Store!

Sincerely,
The Apple Store Team

As you can see, the “letter” from Apple is some of the most uninformative collection of words ever assembled. Apple doesn’t even try to explain why shipments of the Apple TV are being delayed. Pete Mortensen from the Cult of Mac blog sarcastically summed up my disappointment pretty well: “Wow. That’s a stunningly insightful piece of news. Anyone upset that your new toy isn’t showing up Wednesday?”

When I do get my Apple TV (hopefully next month?), it should be an easy setup. Apple is promising true plug-and-play installation. Just connect Apple TV to your TV (even HDMI is built in) and start iTunes, which will automatically detect it. A few clicks on my remote and I should be in business.

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As an early adopter of gadgets and technology I sometimes get labeled with the “g” word… Geek. But thank God there are people around like Dwight Shrute from The Office (US) to take the heat off.

I like my iPod and listening to music. He likes to sell paper and fight evil. I’m happy in a nice temperature controlled office. He has a desire to be frozen and possesses the strength of a grown man and a little baby. We both work in offices but Dwight apparently leads an Army of Champions. He also has his own theme song and music video..

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How do you know you are a true geek? Well, when someone bakes you a gadget themed birthday cake, you might as well admit your chosen place in life. In a weird coincidence (or was there a gadget cake bake off recently) I found both an iPhone and Mac Mini cake on Digg’s front page this past weekend.

A flickr user named icruise was surprised with this iPhone cake for their birthday. It looks like a sweet cake with a multitouch interface you can lick. Can you hear me now? No? Must be all the frosting in your ear.

The other photo is from 123macmini.com. Miles, the birthday boy, got this Mac Mini cake from his loving mom for his 15th birthday. Hopefully not too many people at his high school saw this online. He might get the frosting kicked out him after school. Just don’t try to eat the disc. It looks like Miles’ mom used an actual CD and covered it with frosting. Good luck trying to upgrade the RAM.

If you want to look for more Apple themed birthday cakes, try searching flickr for icake. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a black MacBook tray of brownies for my next birthday. I didn’t find any Zune cakes on flickr for some reason. Poor Bill.

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If you have everything, if you’re addicted to coke (like me), this mini-vendor will be definitely a nice add.

45 cm high, professional cooling, sexy sexy look, and the option to choose between diet & regular coke, comes complete with a 10p sized coins for true coin operated experience.(optional)

And by the way: no freebies to friends, this is a real pro machine, only with a good small look .

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Coca-Cola has stated in a press release that they will be launching a new soft drink that is actually a mix between coke & coffee.

Now personally i think the taste will pretty much suck, but since i’m avowed fan of everything that’s got Cola in it, i’ll be sure to try it when it comes here. The french will be the first to taste it in January.

A.H

Found via: Fosfor Gadgets
Press Release

The recently innocent and former pop star is reported residing in Bahrain (Persian Gulf) and “learning the Islam basics” with his elder brother Jermaine that coneverted 5 years ago & convinced him to move to Bahrain permanently after he was accused of indecent acts in the U.S.

Several sources claim that Michael has already became a Muslim, and others say that “he’s in the proccess, his borther and friends are helping him with the Koran*”

Jackson recently invested miillions to help building a mosque in Bahrain.

A.H

*Koran = Holy book of the Islam

Update: Comments were disabled due to an excessive amount of explicit racist comments.

11/2/2006

“What?! another commercial advertisment??? God….”

I watched Live 8, I loved watching Live 8, it started from 4 PM until 4 AM in Israel, and it was one of the best shows i’ve ever seen, but it was on TV….

I signed the petition at Live8Live.com, i think it might help…but that’s not the topic i want to talk about in this post, my topic is about the people who benefited the most from Live 8 show..: The T.V. Channels

You know, alot of you will jump and disagree saying “the singers!!”, no…and maybe yes, maybe they are benefiters, but at least they’ve done something

I don’t know how did it go in your place, but Israeli Channel 10 got two novice broadcasters to talk while there were breaks and stuff…and from here it just got worst:

-First of all, they said the African countries have debts of 1 Billion Dollars to the other countries, but then a “little” correction was made, a little one…the African Contires have debts of 40 Billion Dollars! see…a little correction

But this isn’t the case really…the fact that Tal Berman and his friend were fooling around with the finger tapping thing (fact:every 3 seconds a child dies) wasn’t that bad for me, the fact that they talked about their “hot” partnet in London instead of talking about the petition didn’t really bother me…i knew they were dorks….my real problem was the advertisments..

At 6 PM…2 hours after the beginning of the broadcast in Israel, i started counting how much time goes on between each advertisments round, 9 Minutes, and i’m sure it’d be alot lower if i didn’t count the straight 20 minutes of the Pink Floyd unite..cause those were the only 20 minutes that didn’t include adverts at all…

Each Ad round included 3-6 commercials, now, tell me…10th Channel, how much did those pay for a 21% watching, prime time? i’m sure the amount can help the African children alot…

Some of you might say “It’s Israel, ours were great”, or “didn’t you expect that to happen??”….but it’s my blog, and it’s my rules…

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