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According to a recent survey, about 65 percent of Net users spend 10 minutes or more a day dealing with spam. About 37 percent of respondents get 100 junk messages a day, and 63 percent get 50 or more.
Source: Symantec and Insightexpress

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Friday, September 10, 2004

Nerd Alert: The Solar SCOTTeVEST

This may be pushing the bounds of nerdiness to a whole new level. True, we carry so many electronics that the image you see here with gadgets in every pocket is spot on for us, but sporting solar panels on your back to re-charge them as you walk?

The horribly named SCOTTeVest is a $534.98 vest that sports solar panels on the back for charging up your electronics, once you stay out in the sun for at least two hours. I guess you could leave your vest over by a window near a sunny patch and charge things that way too, but then wouldn't an electrical outlet be easier?

The company is taking pre-orders today. If you know anyone who buys one, please contact us immediately. mailto:alice@alicehill.com

# Posted at 9:49 AM

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Nokia's New 7280

Nokia announced a line of new cellphones this week hoping to kick start flagging sales. The new 7280 is definitely different, but it just doesn't grab me the way that sleek silver one in The Matrix did back when it launched, or even the fun round dial model I actually bought.

The new models all come with digital cameras built in, but Bill and I feel that cell phone cameras have jumped the shark.

Don't you?

# Posted at 3:20 PM

Hitachi's SANRISE 32 Petabyte Array

What can we say? We simply live on this earth to own one of these. A cool million will get you Hitachi's new Petabyte Arrray storage platform. The base model is only 165 TBs (terabytes) but can be expanded to a whopping 32PBs.

32 petabytes is 7 billion MP3s.

Rock on Hitachi!

# Posted at 3:19 PM

Can Lithium Batteries Reduce Global Warming?
This one sounds nuttier than just about anything we've seen lately, but the BBC has a story on a whole new series of rechargeable lithium batteries and how they can be used to help reduce global warming. Here's the scoop:

"Professor Peter Bruce says the batteries could be used to store electricity produced by renewable energy sources such as wind power. So-called hybrid cars incorporating lithium batteries, along with petrol or diesel power, would help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, he says.

The St Andrew's University expert was talking at the BA Festival of Science. Hybrid road vehicles would help the UK meet the government's renewable energy targets for 2020, he told an Exeter audience."
# Posted at 3:19 PM

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Google Turns 6 Years Old This Week

So Google turned 6 years old this week. Happy Birthday Google!

At least we now understand the scary 666-looking logo on your site this week.

What is up with the logo art lately? Did the art director lose it when they went public or what??

# Posted at 10:26 PM

Honda's New Fuel Cell, Electric, and Gas-Powered Super- Hybrid Scooter

If you know anything about me at all you know that I love the motor scooter. I own three. A grossly massive Honda Helix with a trunk large enough to hold my laptop, a sleek Aprilla Scarabeo, and a light duty Honda Elite 80 that will flip you into traffic if you hit a bottle cap.

Not sure how I feel about hybrids after the low gas mileage the car versions have turned in, but this is pretty cool stuff. And since I already get 80 - 100 mpg on my scoots, I can only imagine what even a crappy hybrid would do.
# Posted at 7:00 PM

The New BlackBerry 7100t

Feel the Love Dept: There's a new Blackberry making its debut with T-Mobile (damnit!) and it sports an array of new features such as a speakerphone, a larger and brighter color screen, and a dramatically revamped keyboard.

I love my Blackberry more than life itself and its incredible 7 day battery life and email handling. But it is pretty awful at Web browsing. Here's hoping the 7100 can address that issue and keep this amazing product line moving ahead as always.

# Posted at 8:07 AM

Now Everyone Can Be on a Postage Stamp

Forget Elvis, now you become your own living legend by placing yourself on your own commemorative stamp.

Stamps.com has launched an innovative new feature called PhotoStamps. It's fast and easy to upload pics and turn them into a sheet of stamps.

# Posted at 8:03 AM

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