The web is still buzzing about Apple’s new iPad tablet, but for some, the iPad is old news. Like, seven years old.
Indeed, the iPad – complete with a colour touchscreen, Wi-fi, Bluetooth and VoIP support – was released in 2002 by Fujitsu. The gadget, which resembles a scientific calculator (see it below), retails for about $2000, and as you might surmise, it never really caught on. And though the technology is now grossly outdated, it looks like Fujitsu is finally going to cash in on their once-innovative product. Them, and a whole bunch of lawyers.
Toronto Raptor Hedo Turkoglu played a huge game last night, registering a season-high 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Raps went on to their fourth consecutive victory. Turkoglu also dunked three times in the third quarter , nearly matching his season total from last year (five).
But if he keeps up the all-star performances, he’s going to have to do some work on his post-game interview.
Check out this gem of on-screen awkwardness from last night:
Richard Branson seems to have it all: high-end restaurants, a space tourism company, a private Caribbean island. But the British billionaire has added a new toy to his collection: the Necker Nymph, a million-dollar “underwater airplane.” The Nymph, which is made from carbon fibre, and which uses fighter jet technology, can dive 130 feet underwater – though Branson hopes to get it to as low as 35,000 feet as the technology develops.
The price for a week-long rental is a surprisingly affordable $25,000, but before you pull out your chequebook, you’ll have to rent the Necker Belle – Branson’s luxury catamaran – as well. The price? $90,000/week.
In conclusion: Money can buy you happiness.
The Tata Nano has been hailed as the ultimate car-of-the-people; the Indian-made micro-machine will retail for somewhere around $2400.
For more discerning drivers, however, a Mumbai-based design shop is offering the DC490, a pimped-out Nano that will be available for $227,000 – about the price of a Lamborghini Gallardo. But for that price you won’t just get a car that can do twice the top speed of the regular Nano (normally about 100 km/h); you won’t just get a car with bigger wheels and a 1600 CC engine. No, you’ll get prestige. And who can put a price on that?
Read about the cheapest, most expensive car at the Daily Mail.
Is the Lingerie Football League inherently sexist?
Do the skimpy outfits distract from what should be the main focus of the event – the game itself?
Can frilly satin panties really be considered appropriate athletic wear?
All important questions that we hope you consider seriously as you peruse a photo album of the L.A. Temptation, practicing for their upcoming match against the San Diego Seduction. The winners will play during halftime at the Super Bowl. Which we’ll surely be watching, as we continue to ponder these tough questions.
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