The British owner of the Segway company, who had purchased the company less than a year ago, in December 2009, from inventor Dean Kamen, has died in a freak accident, driving the vehicle off a cliff. Read the original post by New York Times
Month: September 2010
(AHN) Southwest To Buy AirTran In $1.4B Deal
Southwest Airlines announced Monday it will buy rival AirTran for $1.4 billion. The move allows Southwest to be in head-to-head competition with Delta in Delta’s home base of Atlanta. The buyout will also give Southwest a bigger slice of the market in cities such as Boston and New York, where it has been expanding. –…
Mitsubishi 82″ 120Hz 1080p DLP Projection HDTV for $2,800 + free shipping
OneCall.com still offers the Mitsubishi Medallion 82″ 120Hz 1080p Widescreen DLP Projection HD Television , model no. Read the original post by I4U Future Technology News
(AHN) Former Rep. Rick Lazio Drops Out Of NY Governor Race
Former Rep. Rick Lazio officially bowed out of the race for governor in New York on Monday, two weeks after losing to a political newcomer with the backing of the Tea Party. – (AHN) Read the original post by ESPN
Seagate 500GB 2.5″ SATA 3Gbps Internal Hybrid HDD for $110 + free shipping
For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg.com offers the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB 2.5″ SATA 3Gb/s Internal Solid State Hybrid Laptop Hard Drive, model no. ST95005620AS, for $129.99. Coupon code “EMCYTZT160″ cuts it to $109.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.22/GB, $5 under last week’s mention, and the lowest total price we could find by $20. (It’s…
iAd Predicted to Match Google’s Share of Mobile Ad Market by Year’s End
Chart from Fortune Bloomberg Businessweek reports on data from research firm IDC showing that Apple’s iAd mobile advertising platform, launched on July 1st, appears set to grab 21% of the mobile advertising market by the end of the yea… Read the original post by KNBC-TV
(AHN) Sentencing Postponed For Canadian Guilty Of Running Pedophile Brothel
A Newark federal court has postponed sentencing of a 63-year-old Canadian and former Boy Scout leader who has pleaded guilty to operating a pedophile brothel in Thailand. – (AHN) Read the original post by ESPN
Katy Perry to Guest Star on “The Simpsons”
The 24-year-old pop star, fresh off her turn on the children’s show that sparked a controversy due to the dress she wore in a skit with Elmo, will make a holiday season appearance on “The Simpsons,” reports Entertainment Weekly. Read the original post by NBC Connecticut
A look at the living room of the future?
Panasonic will begin selling a 152-inch TV in January. It’s 12 feet wide, 6½ feet tall and, at 1,350 pounds, weighs as much as a standard dairy cow . Read the original post by CNN
(AHN) Adopt “Babies” Documentary On Blu-Ray And DVD Everywhere
If you?ve been looking for ?Babies,? this year?s documentary which followed four babies around the globe from birth to their first birthday, on Blu-ray and DVD, you won?t have to pop in to your local Target store. The formerly exclusive title is getting a wide release everywhere on Tuesday, September 28th. – (AHN) Read the…
Western Digital Green 2TB SATA Internal Hard Drive for $93 + free shipping
Amazon.com offers the Western Digital Caviar GP 2TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. WD20EARS, for $92.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.05/GB, $2 under our mention from two week, and the lowest total price we could find by $7. This “green” product promises reduced power consumption compared to other models by up to…
(AHN) Taylor Swift Launching New Album With 3-Week iTunes Countdown
The highly anticipated Taylor Swift album “Speak Now” is set to hit stores worldwide on October 25th. As treat for her fans, each week, the Big Machine Records LP will release a new track exclusively on iTunes Store for the three weeks leading up to the album’s release. – (AHN) Read the original post by…
Fiorina courts Asian American voters with business message
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is making an appeal to Asian-American voters by emphasizing her desire to help owners of small businesses. Read the original post by KXTV
Apple wants exclusive rights over word ‘pod’
Apple is taking a company called Sector Labs to court over the word ‘pod’. The row is over a new projector called Video Pod, launched last year, which the iPod maker claims infringes on its music player name. Read the original post by Techworld
(AHN) Sony, Warner, Disney Talk Of Possible Joint Venture
Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Disney are in exploratory talks with the largest cable TV systems to offer films for as much as $30 per showing soon after they run in theaters. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times