Don’t Think You Need An iPad? Think Again *UPDATED*
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I decided pretty early on during the iPad’s overhyped, pre-launch mania that Apple’s shiny new toy would be useless to me since it doesn’t have Flash and most of the websites that I visit requires a Flash player to view properly.
In addition to that, the size of the thing and the fact that it’s not a standalone device such as a laptop, is discouraging.
If there’s no table around to lay it on, Apple’s iPad will be too large and cumbersome to hold with one hand and type with the other when sending texts. And if I need both hands to handle the iPad, how will I answer my phone when it rings since this thing doesn’t have one?
Besides, I already have a Macbook Pro (which I love) and a new touch screen HTC smart phone (which I loath), so as the April 3rd launch date approaches, I ask myself, why do I need an iPad?
Then last night I stumbled upon ThinkGeek.com and this beautiful desktop iCade cabinet built especially for the new iPad.
The majority of you know you’ll be purchasing the iPad just to say you have one. So what better way to show off your new toy than to display it in this cute arcade cabinet?
The neat thing about the iCade is it actually works and you can play hundreds of classic arcade games such as PacMan and Donkey Kong on your iPad without developing a hump in your back from bending over it for hours.
To use the iCade, you slide the iPad down into the cabinet and dock it in a 30-pin cradle that links the iPad to the professional-grade arcade controls. To make the controls work, you’ll need the iCade app which will be available for download free in Apple’s online store by the iPad’s April 3rd launch date.
The cabinet comes equipped with integrated 2.1 dolby speakers and subwoofer and includes a 10w USB power adapter to keep your battery charged.
The iCade will set you back $149. But since you’re already throwing away spending at least $499 for the cheapest iPad model + $30 a month for a data plan from ATT, what’s an extra $150 down the rabbit hole?
Update:
Apparently this was an April Fool’s joke. Thanks to everyone who emailed me about this being a dumb joke.
RadarOnline Claims Fake Slap Shows ‘Violence’ in Jackson Home
Yesterday, RadarOnline, which is owned by the same company that owns the National Enquirer, posted this ‘Exclusive’ video to boost their claim of violence in Katherine Jackson’s household.
Katherine Jackson is the mother of the late pop icon Michael Jackson. She was granted custody of Michael’s 3 children after he died unexpectedly of a cardiac arrest last year.
5 other Jackson brothers spawn live in the home with as many as 6 adults. The California Department of Children and Family Services is currently investigating the home environment after an incident at the home involving a stun gun purchased by Jermaine Jackson’s 13-year-old son, Jaafar, online.
The video shows Jaafar fake slapping his young brother, Jermajesty. Nancy Grace replayed this video repeatedly on her show last night.
It should be obvious from the video that Jermajesty knows the slap is coming since he raises his hand near his face. Jaafar then slaps Jermajesty’s hand and shouts an expletive. Anyone raising boys recognizes play slapping when they see it. But RadarOnline went as far as to seek the opinion of a clinical psychiatrist who claims the video is evidence of violence inside the Jackson home.
Done anyone in mainstream journalism use their brains anymore?
Celebs Out & About: Gabby Sidibe
Doesn’t actress Gabby Sidibe remind you of an attractive version of Angel Laws from Concrete Poop? Isn’t it great that 2009 ushered in a new era placing the emphasis on talent and not false imagery?
Gabby visited the Duracell Power Lab in Times Square today in New York City. Doesn’t she look very comfortable in her skin? The other night as I sat in my car to get out of the bitter cold while waiting for the Jingle Jam promoter to produce another ticket for my friend (he ultimately told me to kick rocks), I watched a parade of big guls wearing the tightest, curve fitting, revealing outfits I’ve ever seen. I LOVED IT! I LOVE big guls with supreme confidence. They make everyone around them smile. Of course, my readers will always find something negative to say about this beautiful woman regardless.
Photos: Wireimage/Getty
Cell Phone Busts Unfaithful Boyfriend, Mom, Kids Held for Assaulting Side Piece
Just the other night, my cell phone rang around 3 a.m. awaking me from a deep sleep. The call was initiated by the Blackberry cell phone of a friend whose BB often inadvertently speed dials my number at ungodly hours of the night.
On the other end of the phone I could hear a deep conversation between the friend and her boyfriend, a prominent local businessman — neither of whom knew her phone had called my phone.
She is not the only friend whose Blackberry inadvertently calls me. This happens so often with my friends who own Blackberries that I can just about guess when it’s the phone calling rather than the person. This seems to be a major flaw with the new Blackberry design.
A Blackberry can bust up your relationship if it dials a number at the most inopportune time. This is what happened to an unfortunate fast food restaurant manager who was about to get busy with a co-worker when his phone called his baby mama.
According to the AJC, the boyfriend was in a back room at the restaurant about to have sex with a young, female co-worker when his baby mama and her teenage kids arrived at the closed restaurant around 3:30 a.m., bust out the plate glass window and dragged the chick out of the restaurant by her hair.
Home boy took off running and probably wasn’t aware that it was his cell phone that inadvertently dialed Xochitl Bernice Valdez-Mendoza’s number and that is how she could hear that he and the 20-year-old restaurant employee were preparing to have sex.
Valdez-Mendoza and her teenage children were in custody Tuesday. Valdez-Mendoza is charged with aggravated assault and false imprisonment and two counts each of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and third-degree child cruelty. Her 16-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son are being held in the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center on assault and false imprisonment charges.
I keep telling you ladies that if your man is going to cheat, 9 times out of 10 it will be with a co-worker in the workplace.
There is too much time and opportunity in the workplace for a man to get a willing and able side piece to give him some slap in the storage room.
If you’re a man who owns a Blackberry and you don’t want to be put out there, my best advice is to trash your Blackberry and get yourself a T-Mobile G1.
PICS: Nu Pop Movement Watch Launch Party @ Wish
Last night, former music mogul Jermaine Dupri launched his new line of affordable watches at WISH in Atlanta and celebrity photographer Prince WIlliams of ATLPics.net was there to capture all the excitement.
Other celebs in the house included R&B Diva Monica, rapper Big Boi, former America’s Top Model finalist Eva tha Diva and her fiance actor Lance Gross, socialite Teyana Taylor (I don’t know what else to call her), and socialite Sarah Chapman (pictured below).
The line of affordable watches called Nu Pop Movement range in price from $95 to $145. I’m told the watches sales were brisk last night as everyone purchased one for themselves or as gifts.
Monica, Lance and Eva attended the event in support of JD. I was invited to this launch personally by PR diva Patti Webster of W & W Public Relations. But I couldn’t find a thing to wear.
The Nu Pop Movement line of plastic watches
New Bill Gives Obama ‘Emergency’ Control Over The Internet
A new bill being drafted behind closed doors will give absolute power to Obama to disconnect any private sector computer networks if he deems them a threat to cybersecurity.
In fact, the requirements in the bill giving Obama power to disconnect networks from the Internet are deliberately vague. The 55-page bill drafted by aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller (a Democrat from W. Virginia) gives Obama the power to seize control of private sector networks and “declare a cybersecurity emergency” relating to “non-governmental” computer networks.
Despite the fact those networks are not connected to — and therefore pose no threat to government systems, Obama will still have the power to disrupt the networks to do whatever is necessary to respond to the perceived threat.
The new version of the bill includes a federal certification program for “cybersecurity professionals,” and a requirement that certain private sector companies deemed to be critical will undergo “periodic mapping” and those companies “shall share” requested information with the federal government. Those companies would then be under the control of those “cybersecurity professionals” who answer to Obama.
Translation: If your company is deemed “critical,” a new set of regulations kick in involving who you can hire, what information you must disclose, and when the government would exercise control over your computers or network. Source
Understandably, the implications behind that language is a cause for concern to telecommunications companies like Verizon and Nortel, among others. “I think the redraft, while improved, remains troubling due to its vagueness,” said Larry Clinton, president of the Internet Security Alliance, which represents the telecommunications companies. “It is unclear what authority Sen. Rockefeller thinks is necessary over the private sector. Unless this is clarified, we cannot properly analyze, let alone support the bill.”
Jessica Biel and Beyonce Named The Most Dangerous Celebs On The Web
Actress (and Justin Timberlake’s girlfriend) Jessica Biel and burlesque singer Beyonce were named the #1 and #2 most dangerous celebs on the web by McAfee Avert Labs, the makers of a top anti-virus program. That’s because fans searching for pictures of Biel and Bey have a 1-in-5 chance of infecting their computers with a dangerous virus or worm.
“Cybercriminals are star watchers too–they latch onto popular celebrities to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise,” Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Avert Labs, said Tuesday in a statement. “Consumers’ obsession with celebrity news and culture is harmless in theory, but one bad download can cause a lot of damage to a computer.” Read more…
This is the main reason why I no longer surf the web with my home Windows PC. I use my MacBook Pro laptop to safely surf the Internets because it’s immune to Windows-based virus. Advertisers and publishers aren’t monitoring their ads for viral payloads. In some cases you don’t even have to click on an ad to infect your computer. Just landing on the page while surfing will get you a virus these days.
So if you’re wondering why your computer is so slow or you see a lot of pop ups and the dreaded blue screen of death on your PC, blame Beyonce and Jessica!
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