FeedThe First Android Phone Comes Out Of The Closet
Written by NetBear on September 23, 2008 – 3:47 pm -Technology geeks perked up today as Google, T-Mobile and HTC announced the first cell phone to use Google’s Android platform. Like Apple’s iPhone, the T-Mobile G1 is a full-color touch-screen phone. But the G1 adds a pull-out QWERTY keyboard for texting and email.
The G1 will become available on October 22nd for $179. A contract free G1 will be $399. But as confirmed by Engadget, the G1 has no 3.5″ earphone jack. WTF?
Watch some demos of the G1 in action…
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Out And About: Maurice Sendak Gay, Scruffy Ashton, Aussies At Play, Pajama Style, Daniel Radcliffe Exposed, Spore Bore, Becksie Packing
Written by NetBear on September 11, 2008 – 5:37 am -
The author of the celebrated children’s book Where The Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, outed himself in a New York times interview. The originality and emotional honesty of his work forever changed the shape of children’s literature and has no doubt inspired more than one little cub to embrace their inner monster.
Ashton Kutcher got scruffy and fluffy for a GQ Germany cover. The scruff is hot. The fluff is not. But maybe it’s a German OMG-it’s-cold-out-there thing. And some editor is going to catch hell for plopping the ‘S’ from the title on top of Ashton’s head like squiggly hat. Ashton and Justin Timberlake still think they started the trucker lids trend. But we know where they got that. 
Lesson learned by one best man in Australia: don’t get on all fours at a bachelor party when there are sex toys in the house. Boy, those Aussies know how to have a good time!
It used to be that the athletic look was in. But now according to the fashionistas the pajama look is the new in look. But they were wearing PJs at the Trocodero long before this fashion trend caught on. Well, as long as it’s comfortable and the model is this guy from Milan.
Daniel Radcliffe (no relation to Jack Radcliffe) made his Broadway debut yesterday as Alan Strang in Equus, a role that requires full frontal nudity. Well of course somebody smuggled out some phone cam photos of a fuzzy Hairy Harry Potter. Daniel’s all grown-up now! You can bet Sarah Palin wants to ban that play too.
The new video game Spore from the creators of The Sims is getting mixed reviews after finally being released after 10 years in the making. “By the time I had most of my world conquered, Spore had begun to feel like the world’s largest kiddie pool: five miles wide and two feet deep.” As the reviewer concludes, Spore’s massive scope might be its own worst enemy. But at least people had a lot of fun with the Creature Creator.
We can all get a good night’s sleep tonight. It has been confirmed that David Backham is packing. Whew!
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Kuma Phone Lets You Talk Into A Fuzzy Tummy
Written by NetBear on September 2, 2008 – 11:11 am -Want to have your fuzzy bear whisper sweet nothings into your ear? Do you like talking into a fuzzy belly? At the recent 2008 Good Design Expo mobile provider Willcom showed off a new furry concept cellphone called Kuma Phone.
This furry teddy bear holds a SIM card and can actually be used for making and receiving phone calls by holding it up to your ear. You can save up to four speed dial numbers in the bear, one in each paw, which are activated by pinching internal sensors. Kuma Phone vibrates and makes custom noises for incoming calls, which can be answered and finished by pressing the tail. Ain’t that cute??
Of course the big question is where do the batteries go?
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Out And About: Playgirl, iPhone Synth, Olympics, Clone Wars, No Harrison No Indie, Sting Shaved, Cho Loves Bears
Written by NetBear on August 9, 2008 – 11:24 am -
Playgirl is no more. The magazine that brought beefcake into the lives of shuttered gay men and the average American household will no longer be available in print after the January/February 2009 issue. After that it will become an all-web publication. But it’s nice to know that somebody cares enough to keep the memories alive.
If you see someone rocking with their iPhone they might be writing the next pop music hit. Soon the first iPhone music synthesizer software will be released. Beats the $999.99 “I am Rich” application.
The 2008 Summer Olympics have begun in Beijing. The opening ceremony show wowed the world with multimedia techno-wonder. Now we just have to wait for the more Bearotic events and athletes to happen. Shotput bear Christian Cantwell is a great reason to watch the Track And Field events.
There are some new screen shots from Star Wars: The Clone Wars available for your perusal.
George Lucas says, “No Harrison Ford, no Indie…” So much for Shia LaBeouf’s Mutt Williams taking the reins of the franchise. It’s no wonder. Harrison was/is so much cuter. And, yes, that hot otter in a Speedo is an early image of a fuzzy Harrison Ford. If it strikes your fancy, Here’s another one.
Musician Sting gets shaved at the intermission of The Police’s final concert at Madison Square Garden. Hey! Mind the face.
Margaret Cho is all about the bears… As if there was ever any doubt! Here she is in a video from True Colors Tour 2007 talking about gay men and body image. “We should all be more like the bears…”
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iPhone 3G Announced For Release July 11th
Written by NetBear on June 9, 2008 – 1:37 pm -Geeks everywhere have held their breath waiting for the news. Today Steve Jobs announced that the new 3G iPhone will go on sale in 22 countries July 11th.
The new phone includes faster 3G network support, built-in GPS and a whole bevy of new features as part of the iPhone 2.0 software upgrade also due in July. Apple also lowered the price to $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB.
Get more photos and details from the announcement…
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Chumby T-Shirt Lets Leet Geek Bears Show-off
Written by NetBear on May 6, 2008 – 3:20 pm -Every bear and his grandmother wants to have one of the cool Chumby wireless Internet devices. And now you can show-off our Chumby-ness in a crowd. The Chumby folks just started selling Chumby t-shirts.
Just like the Chumby itself, the t-shirts come packaged in a nice reusable cotton bag that has the Chumby logo sewn onto it too.
See another photo of Chumby T’s green packaging…
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Ethernet Ring Set For When Geek Bears Get Hitched
Written by NetBear on May 2, 2008 – 3:09 pm -How do geek bears get hitched? With CAT5 jewelry, of course.
There’s no confusion about who’s top or bottom. But what about duplex? And don’t combine these with a crossover cable or you might end up marrying a she-bear!
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Hip-hop Geek Pants With A Keyboard In The Crotch
Written by NetBear on April 26, 2008 – 1:51 pm -The next time you see some guy playing with his pants you’d better check twice before deciding to help him out. He might just be blogging or chatting with a friend.
Designer Erik De Nijs put together some hip-hop pants that have a built-in keyboard. At the knees are a pair of crotch-rocking speakers that add another level of excitement while “sticking it to the man.” In your back pocket you can grab your trusty mouse whenever you need to.
See the QWERTY pants in action…
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Chumby Lets You Put The Web Where You Want It
Written by NetBear on February 29, 2008 – 5:45 am -Have you ever been in an elevator at a high-tech building and seen one of those LCD display screens showing interesting news bites and information? What if you could put a portable, touch sensitive screen like that anywhere you wanted to?
Chumby is a stand-alone, compact wi-fi device that displays useful and entertaining information from the web. Unlike the screen in the elevator, you get to decide what you want it to display. It comes in three colors: Pearl (white), Latte (brown) and Basic Black.
See a live demo of Chumby and get more details…
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OMG A l33t (Leet) Internet-Speak Eye Chart
Written by NetBear on February 23, 2008 – 5:00 am -OMG! WTF? LOL! IMHO this is pretty cool!
If you’ve never read things like “OMG” and “WTF” in email or IM you must be a real N00B! l33t (or 1337) is geek speak for “elite.” Get it?! Oh, well… TTYL
Visit Offworld Design to order the t-shirt.
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Tattoos Could Be The Ideal Way To Deliver Vaccines
Written by NetBear on February 17, 2008 – 12:00 pm -Tattoos have played a part in human culture for thousands of years. Just over 100 years ago, the practice became more widely available with the invention of the electric tattoo machine in the United States. The same basic instrument is still in use to create tattoos today.
Now researchers in Germany say that the rapidly vibrating tattoo needle could be a useful way of delivering vaccines under the skin instead of insoluble ink. Yes, doctor. I’d like the tribal tattoo inoculation please.
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Secret Bear Codes Explained
Written by NetBear on November 20, 2007 – 12:39 pm -
For some of the newbies out there, you might have been puzzled at seeing cryptic codes in email, web postings, and online profiles.
Something like: B4 s- m g++ w d+c t+ f+ k+ r e+(+?)
What the heck is that all about? Well, don’t get all C++ about it. Read on. Once you learn what it’s about you’re going to be E++!