Iconoculture: Gyms can be intimidating, not to mention crowded and confining – especially for people who spend enough of their waking hours indoors. These workouts set them free. Park benches aren’t just for sitting. Fitness buffs use them for aerobic step-ups while on Urban Walks in Washington, DC. The outdoor classes, from Balance Integrated Training Concepts (ITC), transform cityscape features […]
Workouts in the City
Happy Hours
Entrepreneur.com: For people who long to party like P. Diddy, but don’t have quite the celeb status needed to bypass the velvet ropes, PartyBuddys is a lifesaver and, according to co-founder James King, “like a traveling VIP party.” Founded by two longtime friends, the idea is that, for a fee (the average cost is $2,500 for four people), PartyBuddys will […]
CNN on my Nokia
Tech Digest: NTL and O2 today revealed what those lucky punters who are trialling digital TV to mobile phones in Oxford are going to be watching. And if they were expecting live football or blockbuster movies on their Nokia 7710 handsets they are going to be sorely disappointed. For in the first six months of the trial our TV to […]
Mobile Phone Spying
Textually.org: Apparently, French distributor Spy-Phone is offering two Nokia Spy Phones, normal mobile phones that can be called and it silently activate themselves. The caller can then surreptitiously hear what happens in the vicinity of the phone. The French spy phone offered is an unlocked 3310 Nokia GSM mobile phone, apparently it will not work on US networks and sells […]
VoiceSave
NewsReleaseWire.com: TJ Walker, a professional speaker and media trainer, has developed a new throat spray, TJ’s VoiceSave, for executives, sales people, political leaders and talk show hosts. The spray simulates natural lubricants in the vocal apparatus in order to prevent dry throat, hoarseness and the loss of voice. Walker noted, “For CEOs, Salespersons, politicians or talk show hosts to lose […]
Knitting – A New Generation
EastBayRI.com: Knitting has become the new trend, and all of a sudden, the crazy stares are gone. The popularity of the age-old pastime has soared in recent years, and even clebrities like Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz have recognized its theraputic benefits. Sometimes, just being able to sit down and escape the chaos of life and create something is the […]
Pay-per-Call
NetImperative: Search marketing agency Greenlight has launched a Pay-Per-Call service aimed at UK advertisers. Pay-per-call is billed as an alternative to traditional pay-per-click search advertising. The advertiser is only required to pay for the adverts that result in phone calls, in much the same way pay-per-click advertising only charges for visitors sent to a website. Greenlight said the service could […]
Interactive Concerts
TMCnet: Verizon Wireless, owner and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino today announced a partnership that will bring top tier music artists and interactive wireless technology to Las Vegas. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino concertgoers will be able to interact with the artists and share PIX and TXT messages on interactive plasma […]
Well Wishes
DailyCandy: Let’s face it. E-cards meet a need. When, say, you forget your brother’s birthday. And when you throw a Bachelor finale party for your pals. But those fast and free messages don’t make anyone sentimental. Nothing says someone cared enough to send the very best like a beautifully designed traditional note in your mailbox. (That strange thing attached to […]
Wearing Music
Popgadget: Snap, by Design Continuum, is a wrist-worn MP3 player controlled by simple hand gestures and audio feedback. By monitoring the movement of tendons in your wrist, the device “reads” the hand gestures that control its playback, and reports status through wireless earbuds. The player and earbuds communicate using your skin as a transmission medium, with no wires required, and […]