Tag: Gary Cutlack
Generous Americans paid the most to download Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' digital release…
But only 38% of buyers of Radiohead’s download only album actually paid anything at all.
The average price paid by the generous 62% that spent money on the you-set-the-price download was $6 across the entire…
PlayStation implicated as boy hires hitman to off his mum
A particularly awful episode of Jerry Springer is being played out in American court rooms right now, with 16-year-old Cory Ryder charged with the attempted murder of his mum.
His insane spiral of anger was triggered, in part, by his mum banning him from watching TV and confiscating his “PlayStation” – perfectly normal behaviour…
Songza music search portal passes the Pet Shop Boys test – global success guaranteed
The Pet Shop Boys test is where you put “Pet Shop Boys” into the search box of the latest fancy-coloured Web 2.0 internet music delivery system. If more than 20 songs come up it has passed the test. Songza managed 25 all-time PSB greats! This means Songza will do well and will be worth $6 billion in three years time. Get in on it NOW.
Bond Ultimate Collector's DVD Set is an ideal present. An ideal Christmas present
Everything’s in here. Even the new and overly-serious reimagining of Casino Royale starring that bloke in the underpants.
You get a staggering 42 discs of Bond action in the Bond Ultimate Collector’s set, which is all 21 official films…
Japan invents C-3PO
Technically speaking this in an NICT non-verbal communications robot. But cover it in tin foil, paint it gold and you’ve got everyone’s favourite camp-as-a-daisy fictional protocol droid from the Star Wars universe.
The thing also has communication skills just like 3PO. The developers say it can recognise body language and respond with body language of its own…
Shell's biometric pump lets you pay for petrol with your fingers or thumbs
Obviously your fingers will be need to be signed up to some sort of bank account first, as it's your money not your DNA that Shell really wants. Ten test locations in Chicago now let keen petrol pumpers pay for…
Carphone Warehouse hoping to shift 10,000 iPhones on launch day
iPhone madness is coming. And you thought “the fuss” was too much to bear when it launched in America.
Carphone Warehouse, which is one of the exclusive partners that’s helping Apple seize control of the entire UK telecoms industry next week, reckons it’s going to shift 10,000 iPhones on launch day…
Sony BMG joins the Cliq impulse buying radio/music/shop service
We mentioned Cliq a while back – it’s a fancy modern way you can buy songs as they play on the radio by pressing a button. It is the future of giving your money to major corporations.
Sony BMG wants in on the ground floor on this baby, announcing it’ll be letting users of the service to buy tunes from its catalogue. Cliq’s backer UBC Media is well happy…
Zazzle opening up massive MySpace money making potential
Hey, everyone! Guess what? MySpace is still going!
Even though millions of once-loved accounts now lie desolate and unused since the great Facebook switchover started, merchandising company Zazzle has decided to team up with 2005’s most popular social network for a spot of cross-promotional magic…
Sony Ericsson PXi concept phone for left-handers – but why?
This concept piece is apparently designed with left-handed mobile users in mind. But there are no details about what’s different on creator Bence Bogar’s design site. The little thumb wheel is right there, on the right-hand side, exactly where it is on all those fancy Blackberry things. It’s pretty much symmetrical.
It looks like a perfectly normal iPhone rip-off: