Endgadget – OhMiBod Picks Up Good Vibrations
This nifty new iPod addition will make lonely nights less … urm … lonely. A vibrator attachment plugs in alongside the earphones. It vibrates to the rhythm of the music, so one would get aural and tactile stimulation in sync.
Best with your “Intimate music” playlist.
Techcrunch reports that Meebo has launched a Flash-based live chat widget for websites.
Some may say that this is old news, but for Meebo this is a breakthrough: the chat doesn’t go through any of the IM networks. In the future, Meebo plans to integrate use of the widget with the Meebo accounts presently available, though these are used only for using the IM-networks component.
What are the implications of such a development? Meebo will offer a more secure IM service, in that there won’t be any Big Brother from the IM networks who can go through your IMs.
Read up: Techcrunch ยป Meebo Launches MeeboMe
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In The Midnight Run, a friend of mine writes about an article he read that focused on an ultra high frequency ringtone that teenagers use in class, but is unheard by the teacher.
The developer of this “Mosquito Ringtone” apparently investigated a theory that as people grow older, the range of sounds discernible by the ear diminishes. I’m 26 and I can hear it. Maybe not from far away, but I can, without pumping the volume of the laptop speakers. Can you? Check it out here.
In the desire to continue writing amid this writer’s block, I’ve turned to tech-writing. Mind you, it’s not gut-wrenching, nose-bleeding technical articles that I write, but fanfare for the technology enthusiast. The topic: Linux migration.
In a nutshell, I’ve migrated to Ubuntu 6.0.6 (Dapper Drake release). Goodbye, Windows. 
Joel Suplido, a former teacher, rants (rather validly, I must say) about the hype that surrounds GoogleTalk and other Google services. It’s true, these programs are nifty, but to call them “groundbreaking” or “pioneering” is simply too much. Programs like Skype have been around for a while and all Google did (out in the public’s eye) was to get the idea behind it, tweak a bit, fill in with ads and poof! a new application.
As internet-savvy denizens, let us be wary of claims. The first may not be the best, but credit is due where credit is due.
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