Today was a big day for all Apple geeks. The iPad was officially presented to geekdom. Yes, it looks like an enlarged iPhone. Yes, it’s shares commonalities with iPhone and iPod. But once you get down to the niddy gritty, a more correct comparison would be iPad is similar to a Kindle. So far the Kindle has dominated the portable ebook market. Even with the introduction of Sony’s Reader, the Kindle is still the clear industry leader. Think Kindle is to ebook as Pruis is to hybrid vehicle.

Steve Job’s presentation of the iPad. You have to admire a man with such passion and the ability to turn his dreams into reality.

Specs

* Display: 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768 Fingerprint-resistant capacitive touchscreen, IPS screen
* Size: 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.5 inches
* Weight: 1.5 pounds (1.6 pounds Wi-Fi + 3G model)
* CPU: 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
* Wireless: 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, 3G via AT&T (users will also be able to access AT&T wi-fi hotspots for free.)
* Memory: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB flash NAND
* I/O: Dock connector, headphone jack, mic
* Extras: Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, compass

Pricing

Wi-Fi only: 16 GB for $499 | 32 GB for $599 | 64 GB for $699
Wi-Fi + 3G: 16 GB for $629 | 32 GB for $729 | 64 GB for $829

One big downer, AT&T will be the 3G provider. Why Apple why!? AT&T already has enough issues supporting their current 3G network. So disappointing… But still not enough to keep me from want one! Now how to get me one of these toys…

Let me take a minute to say that IMEEM use to be my #1 online music streaming portal. #1 as in day and night I would have this baby open. #1 as in it was one of the shortcuts on my Chrome dashboard. Ever since MySpace took over IMEEM (literally redirects to Myspace.com), I’ve refused to create a new account just to access my playlists. I refuse to join MySpace based on principle and it’s a shame it had to end like this IMEEM. But now I’ve found a shiny new replacement, LaLa.com

Want to preview full new albums? Lala lets you do that.

Want to create your own playlist? Lala does that as well.

Want to share your playlist to the community? Yup. that’s available as well.

Most importantly… Want to do all this for free? Lala doesn’t cost the user a penny.

good bye IMEEM. it was good while it lasted. parting is such sweet sorrow

What do you think? does this skin fit me? The year is closing and I feel like it’s time to get a face lift. I still need to tweek it a bit but does this make me look fat (wink)?

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Lets face it, unless one knows exactly what one is shopping for online, one can get lost wasting hours of their life searching aimlessly. One of the reasons why we all love Google is because Google helps up filter through the online mess and narrows into exactly what we’re looking for. Well that’s what Polyvore does but for clothing. Polyvore is an online website that allows users to create a wardrobe of online outfits. All you have to do is sign up (free membership of course), and start piecing your killer outfit together. Polyvore allows users to create, modify, and save their masterpiece to each user’s account. But what makes Polyvore different for all those other shopping search engines is that Polyvore advocates users to publish their collage or “set” and other members of the community has to ability to view and comment.

Just a little something I put together-

What I love:

• from high end to low end, polyvore has an awesome selection of brands and shops
• has the ability to search by brand or by product type
• great place to browse for new products you wouldn’t have found if you stuck to a single brand’s website.
• i love the ability to create my own outfit and publish it to the community.

What I could live without:

• after selecting an item from the product tray, there isn’t a “close box” option in the popup.
• has the tendency to show duplicate items even from the same store, i like my search results to be clean.
• there is something off with the site’s cache. I was playing with my canvas and i navigated to the blog section, navigated back and for some reason it has my old, old set. Good thing I’m big on saving.
• can’t move the divs. it completely annoys me when I can’t move divs. What if I want to have a better look at what’s in the background?

Honestly aside from a couple of functionality issues, Polyvore is a great site to browse and create some fabulous outfits. Whether you’re browsing or purchasing, Polyvore is a great resource to piece together the perfect outfit. And don’t worry guys, Polyvore has mens clothing as well.

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