Monday, November 24, 2008

Flip & Fold Screens?

By now you've probably heard about a new screen technology called OLED (organic light-emitting diode). Samsung is pioneering it and debuted a wafer thin .05 mm screen back in October. Well, now they have unveiled a cell phone with a FOLDING screen built into it.



Wow, imagine being able to unfold your phone and reveal a nice, BIG, bright screen! Finally, we can watch movies on a plane on a screen bigger than a postage stamp! Yay!

Now, we just have to wait and see how much lighter this will make our wallets...

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Now It's Okay to Choke Your Chicken




Seriously, I couldn't let that one go, but a company out of Hong Kong has a new take on the rubber chicken.  Brando Toys has developed the Screaming Chicken to help relieve stress or to just give you a good laugh.  hit it, kick it or choke your chicken and it'll scream in pain.  So release your inner sadist and have at it!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Lesser of Two Evils? Or Three?

My cellular phone contract is just about up.  Soon.  so, I have to make a decision regarding my carrier.  Currently I have AT&T and except for the frequent dropped calls and excessive rates, I'm pretty happy with them (this is sarcasm for those of you not familiar with it).  So, that leaves me with a few other choices.  T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint are the only companies worth considering in my opinion given their size and coverage.  However, each has it's drawbacks.  

T-Mobile doesn't have any phones that particularly "trip" my trigger, nor do their plans excite me.  Verizon has great phones, comprehensive plans and a great reputation for customer satisfaction..but their rates are sky high.  Which leaves me with Sprint... good old Sprint.  Sprint has good coverage, cheap all-inclusive plans and great phones.  But, their reputation for customer service and satisfaction is in the toilet.  People are leaving them at a phenomenal clip, but the iPhone might've had something to do with that.  Still, I could save $80/month going with them.  Although their top executives are among the most over compensated of any U.S. company, still, if they can save me money, what do I care?

Decisions, decisions... do I choose bad or worse?