If you own headphones with a built-in remote, such as those that come with the iPhone (or these), you can control iTunes directly from the button when it’s plugged into your Apple laptop.
To launch iTunes, press the button once.
To play/pause, press the button once.
To skip to the next track, press the button twice.
To go back to the previous track, press the button three times.
Amazing, I know.
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I have these by Etymotic, and they are fawesome.
Not even released yet, the new Jakob Dylan album is already No. 1 on Amazon.
In the meantime, stream it for free at SoundCloud.
Here is a simple, afford watch from Casio. Like most Japanese watches, it has a quartz movement that will outperform your $5,000 Rolex in terms of accuracy. Best of all, it only costs $10.95. Available at Amazon
Yeah, but I saved $50 on a Sony Bluray player (after rebate) and got The Notebook for free!
Dear Starbucks,
Don’t hire this guy. While his movie titles are pretty good, the approach is completely unscalable. Plus, his $500,000 fee is ridiculous.
A better approach is to write software that generates these titles (which is exactly what I’ve done). Here’s a taste:
Hire me instead. I’m only asking for $250,000.
Sincerely,
Jesse
Here’s how to save up to 40% on wines:
Accidents happen every day in the world of wine. A bottle breaks and stains its neighbors, a new label design replaces an old established one, or a winery just closes its doors. A soiled, retired, or discontinued label is suddenly and simply less valuable… We will choose from a variety of wines with blemished labels that restaurants, wine stores, supermarkets and hotels don’t want to sell for that very reason. Because they are so persnickety we can buy these wines for less and so can you.
Stay classy with the Laptop Burka:
Laptop Burka lets you work or watch movies in your own portable private space, and its made from high-quality, breathable, lightweight fabric. Take it anywhere, anytime. No more eye straining or battery draining from glare. Take your Laptop Burka to the pool … the patio … the park … ANYWHERE!!
Wordle is a tool that generates beautiful word clouds based on inputted text. To experiment, I ran Wordle on a few of the writers at Techcrunch.
Interesting results.
whup asp = “asparagus in a brine infused with white wine vinegar, pink peppercorns, hot cherry peppers and orange juice.”
Mmm. This would go great with a Bloody Mary.
“I believe nicotine plus caffeine equals protein.” – John Daly
As a tribute to the King of Pop, I’ve compiled my top 5 “I Want You Back” covers from his Jackson 5 days. Enjoy.
#5. Super Guitar Duo Acousphere
#4. Marty Schwartz
#3. DJ Z-Trip
#2. Discovery
#1. KT Tunstall
This is slightly off-topic, but…
Print out your own pinhole camera here.
I’m happy that more and more bands are starting to embrace the free Internet culture. Today’s post is for a free Coldplay live album. Download all 9 tracks here.
Wilco is streaming their latest album from their site. Win.
Update: Holy tits this album is good.
NPR is streaming Danger Mouse’s new album on their website. Take a listen.
Friend Feed: Like Twitter, but without Oprah or Ashton or any of that other crap.
Twtbox is a music video jukebox that takes requests via Twitter. It’s fucking magic.
Philip Roth is a genius. Read this book now.
KenKen is a new logic puzzle from Japan. Will Shortz of the New York Times explains how to play it.
You can try it out here.
The Underwear Matrix:
Boxer-briefs is the clear winner. It’s time to move on.
I personally prefer Hanes Classics with the soft band.
Hello, drummers. Get this classic Zildjian t-shirt for only $5 with 70% off promo code ZSTC09.
“This toy was an awsome toy. I am glad I asked my mom to order this for me because once I tried it out it shot far away. I think kids around the world should order or buy this gun because it is really cool.” — Some kid
Let complete strangers know how you feel about them with these Douche cards. Also available in Cock Block.
It’s beeswax. In a jar. From Australia.
What could you possibly do with it, you ask?
YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN LIP BALM!!!!!11!!!1
lala is a new music service that puts your music in the “cloud”. Don’t ask me what that means. But here’s what you can do:
I’ve been using lala for the past 2 days, and it is the greatest thing ever. Ever!
Sign up now and get 50 free credits (that’s 50 free Web Songs).
A Picture Everyday is a cool little Facebook app that lets you take a photo of yourself each day with your web-cam. Check it out if you have a built-in iSight or USB web-cam.
Like learning, but hate reading? Watch free instructional videos at howcast.com.
I’ve been playing around with the beta version of Joost for the past few weeks. If you haven’t heard already, Joost is a “new way of watching TV on the internet.” You can choose from over a dozen channels and pretty much watch TV completely free from your computer. It’s definately a cool concept, and there’s no surprise that Joost has been receiving plenty of hype from the media and Internets. But there’s only one problem: Joost sucks.
The biggest flaw with Joost is the content. Honestly, who wants to watch National Geographics and GameStar TV. And if you like sports, you’re stuck with Indy racing, soccer, and some crappy extreme sports channel. They’ve also thrown in big names like MTV and Comedy Central for good measure, but you only get the reject programs like Laguna Beach (wtf?) and Stella.
There are also problems with the actual software. I’m currently running on a 6 month old Macbook with plenty of RAM. When I fire up Joost, I feel like my laptop is about to explode. So don’t even think about running any other application if you have Joost open. Although I’ve upgraded to the latest version of Joost, I’m still experiencing random delays and crashes. Not good at all.
But enough bitching and moaning from me. Joost is currently invite-only, and I’ve got a few invites left. If you want to see what the hype is all about, leave a comment and I’ll send out invites on a first come first serve basis.
Update: You can manually invite yourself to the Joost beta here. Joost also came out with a new software upgrade today, which crashes your computer even more. Folks, it still sucks. If you want a real Internet TV solution, get yourself a Slingbox. I’ve had mine for over a week and it seriously kicks ass.
Shrek fans rejoice! Below are a list of free advanced screenings for Shrek the Third, courtesy of Fox Search Light (source). Update: Neel Mehta has pointed out that the listing I posted before was for Waitress. Doh!
Entertainment Weekly is also offering free screenings. It’s first come first serve so sign up now!
Thanks Dana!
Today, I attended the Web 2.0 Expo at the Moscone Convention Center in SF. In a nutshell, it was a gathering of online companies – many with dumb names – trying to promote their latest and greatest by luring you in with free t-shirts, candy, and beer. I visited a ton of booths (and got a ton of t-shirts) but usually walked away feeling bored and unimpressed. However, one company by the name of Cambrian House did catch my attention.
Cambrian House dubs themselves as the “home of crowdsourcing”. Crowdsourcing is a term used to describe getting something done using the collective effort of a large group of people usually over the Internet. For example, if I have an idea for a business, I would post it on Cambrian House and find other users to critique, collaborate, and eventually form the business with. The lady at the booth described it as an easy way to get your ideas out in the air and see how people respond. If people like it, you can potentially search within the community to find those who fit the skill-sets needed to execute the idea (partners, programmers, designers, etc.).
To test the effectiveness of Cambrian House, I’ve decided to share an idea that has been brewing in my head for months. I’ve guarded this idea with secrecy and have told only a handful of trusted friends. So here it is folks: Carbon Dating Service. Let me know what you think.
For the past year, I’ve been listening to music mainly on my laptop speakers. The sound quality is pretty crappy, but that’s what you get when you’re too lazy (and broke) to buy a decent set of speakers. But now that I am less-broke thanks to a new job, it’s time for a long due upgrade.
I’ve looked at a bunch of speaker systems and have narrowed it down to the Apple iPod HiFi, which will go nicely with my laptop and an Airport Express. After obsessing over the Hifi on the Apple site for a couple days, I began my search for cheaper deals elsewhere. There are the usual 2 or 3 websites that I visit, but earlier tonight I received a request on ReviewMe to review a new bargain-hunting website called Dealighted.
Here’s the gist: Dealighted is a site that helps you find coupons, freebies, and other deals online. They basically scan for bargains on other sites like Slickdeals, Fatwallet, and Anandtech and repost it on their homepage. Dealighted also has a shopping search engine that shows you prices for a product at different stores, along with any deals or coupons that might be available.
Here are Dealighted’s results for the Apple Hifi:
Wow! Look at the savings! But wait, let’s see what Froogle gives me:
Hmm.. notice the similarities? To be fair, I played around their site for about 20 minutes trying to find other items, but my final verdict is that Dealighted brings nothing new to the table. If I wanted to use a site like Froogle, I’d just use Froogle. Aggregating deals and coupons from other websites is interesting, but chances are that I’ve probably searched those places already (I did).
However, Dealighted isn’t completely worthless. By requesting a review on Fresh Fodder, they had to pony up $100, half of which goes to me and the purchase of my Apple iPod HiFi. Thanks Dealighted!
The most frustrating part about writing in this blog is being unable to feature certain items because they cost just barely over $10. I’ve wanted to write about this bike chain bottle opener for a while now, but it’s always been out of the price range. Fortunately, the folks over at Elsewares have cut me some slack by specially creating a coupon for Fresh Fodder readers that will put this item under $10. Nice!
At checkout, use coupon code freshbike for the Bike Chain Bottle Opener.
These jigsaw soap pieces fit together like regular puzzle pieces. Each piece is about 1.2 ounces of soap and can also be custom colored and scented (ginger-lime and peach pictured above). Showering is fun again!
Here’s a larger one if 1.2 ounces is too small.
Reading in bed with a night lamp is so 2006. The Ear Light is the all-new futuristic reading light that you wear on your ear, kinda like the Star Trek-ish Bluetooth headsets. The Ear Light contains a white LED light that runs off 2 coin-cell lithium batteries (included).
Attention all Bay Area lawyers and Internet geeks, LawYours is a free event for you to mingle with up-and-coming entrepreneurs and top Silicon Valley law firms. The event will take place on the evening of May 10, 2007 in Palo Alto, California. Michael Arrington from TechCrunch will be speaking as well. More info available at Entrepreneur27 and geekwhat.
I don’t want to brag or anything, but I’m somewhat of a pro at carrying lots of grocery bags. Maybe it has something to do with my great physique, or the fact that I own a One Trip Grip grocery bag holder. Seriously, you can carry a ton of bags with this little contraption. Plus, it’s also nice to not have those red grip-marks across your hands anymore.
You can get one at Amazon.
Paperclips are good for three things: attaching to loose papers, making shiny necklaces, and pretending to be water droplets inside a Drip Clips Paperclip Holder. Unfortunatley, I don’t own paperclips, but if I did, I’d probably store them in this faucet-looking contraption.
Glass Jar + Chopper = Best invention ever. This thing chops vegetables in seconds while sealing in the odor for onions and other aromatic vegetables. The dimensions are 3 1/2″ in diameter and 8 1/8″ high. Glass jar is 16oz. Try the chopper with this amazing greek salad recipe.
Fresh Fodder 