New Ipod Shuffle from Ipod! See Video demo!

If you are in the market for a reasonbly priced, compact versatile music player, then keep reading! Apple has added a new member to its family of music players. Touted as smaller than a double A battery the new Ipod Shuffle is the smallest yet. With two gigs of storage it holds up to a thousand of your favorite tunes, and with new voice technology it breaks these into playlists for more of the convenience you experience with a full-featured player!
At $79 Apple's new Ipod Shuffle is not the cheapest on the market and many have questioned the design which places the sparse controls on the earbud cord making 3rd party headsets a no-no. The earbud dilemma is reportedly not a factor with a seperate accessory dongle that will act as an extension to the 3.5mm headhpone jack making third party headphones, speakers and other connections compatible with latest Apple Ipod Shuffle.
So, if you are an Apple fan and have been looking for your latest toy, this may be it! The smallest, lightest and now more versatile new Apple Ipod Shuffle! The Voice technology allows the names and artists of tracks to be programmed and read back in fourteen languages, allowing easier access to specific music tracks. That coupled with the novelty of owning the smallest Ipod yet may be enough to overcome the controls being placed on the earbud cord of the new Shuffle from Apple.

Nintendo DSi hot release April 5th!

Nintendo Dsi Hot New Release April 5!
Are you a die hard gamer who wants more from your handheld concole? Nintendo may have the answer. The newer , better flashier DSi comes with a lot of great features, but it'll cost ya! If larger screens, better quality more versatile sound and special built in features sound good, keep reading!
The Nintendo Ds is definitely king of the hand held game console market, but make way for the New Prince, Nintedo DSi! Building on the excellent gaming platform established by its predecessor the DSi is loaded with new features. Improved sound performance for one. The DSi allows users to choose their soundtrack for gaming using your music files on a new SD card slot!
But that's not all.
The Nintendo Dsi will feature not one, but two onboard cameras for those "kodak" moments. The first on the outside of the case positio0ned similar to the cell phone cams we've all grown to love. The second will be on th inside pointed toward the user!
So with improved Wireless, better graphics a nd sound and the ability to shop the online DS store from the palm of your hand, how many peenies will you need in your piggie come April 5th? (the scheduled US release date) The new DSi is priced to fly off shelves at $170.
So gamers, hold off on that extra ringtone or warez membership and ride your bike to work, and you too could be the proud owner of a brand new Nintendo DSi come April 5th! Can't wait until then? check out this site for some hot Nintendo DSi news!

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras? Whatever? Let's party!

Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras? Whatever! Let's Party!
Mardi Gras! What and when is it? If you've ever wondered this and more keep reading. The origins of this unique Holliday will be revealed along with links to large national Mardi Gras events and Mardi Gras supplies for you to throw your own Mardi Party!

Fat Tuesday! Yes, finally a Holliday you can sink your teeth into! But seriously folks!
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler (French for Let the good times roll!)
First, while celebrating every Tuesday between the week in February and the first week in March just to be safe might be a whole lotta fun, to really celebrate Mardi Gras you'll need to make a simple calculation. If your Catholic you know that Mardi Gras falls on the Tuesday before Lent, Ash Wednesday. For all of us Protestants not steeped in Gregorian calendar lore that would be forty days before Easter.

While many know The Big Easy, New Orleans LA for its raucous Mardi Gras which has been the background for many famous movies through the years, it all started in Mobile Alabama in 1703 and continues to this day. Mobile boasts a "g" rated family friendly celebration with all the fixin's and is sure to be a fun time. While you are there check out the Carnival Mueum !

Mardi gras, or Fat Tuesday has come to represent the entire Carnival Season and all of the celebrations leading up to the sobriety and self sacrifice of the Lenten season. Lent is a season set aside by Catholice during which they give up personal comforts, which can range from candy to more personal spiritual matters, to remind them of Christ's sacrifice and resurrection on Easter.

Want to hold your own Mardi Gras to celebrate Fat Tuesday? Here's a few places you can get Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday supplies. the traditional colors are gold and purple and don't forget the beads, lots o' beads, which you can trade for....guess that depends on whether you go to Mobile or New Orleans! Happy Marid Gras, or Fat Tuesday whatever "floats" your Mardi Gras parade!

President's Day, Holliday or retail trap?

Have you ever wondered what President's day is really all about? Well So did we, so here is little info on the big President's Day conundrum!

Titled Washington's Birthday, the federal holiday was originally implemented by the Congress of the United States of America in 1880 for government offices in the District of Columbia (20 Stat. 277) and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices (23 Stat. 516). As the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on Washington's actual birthday, February 22. On January 1, 1971 the federal holiday was shifted to the third Monday in February by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. A draft of the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968 would have renamed the holiday to Presidents' Day to honor both Washington and Lincoln, but this proposal failed in committee and the bill as voted on and signed into law on June 28, 1968 kept the name Washington's Birthday.
By the mid-1980s, with a push from advertisers, the term "Presidents' Day" began its public appearance.[1] The theme has expanded the focus of the holiday to honor another President born in February, Abraham Lincoln, and often other Presidents of the United States. Although Lincoln's birthday, February 12, was never a federal holiday, approximately a dozen state governments have officially renamed their Washington's Birthday observances as "Presidents Day", "Washington and Lincoln Day", or other such designations. However, "Presidents Day" is not always an all-inclusive term. In Massachusetts, while the state officially celebrates "Washington's Birthday," state law also prescribes that the governor issue an annual Presidents Day proclamation honoring the presidents that have come from Massachusetts: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin Coolidge, and John F. Kennedy.[2] (Coolidge, the only one born outside of Massachusetts, spent his entire political career before the vice presidency there. George H. W. Bush, on the other hand, was born in Massachusetts, but has spent most of his life elsewhere.) Alabama uniquely observes the day as "Washington and Jefferson Day", even though Jefferson's birthday was in April.[3] In New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois, while Washington's Birthday is a federal holiday, Abraham Lincoln's birthday is still a state holiday, falling on February 12 regardless of the day of the week. In California, Lincoln's Birthday is also a legal state holiday, however, observance is frequently moved to the Monday or Friday occurring closest to February 12. When Lincoln's Birthday is observed on the Friday preceding Washington's Birthday, the resultant four-day weekend is commonly called "Presidents' Day Weekend", particularly by retailers in their sale advertisements.
In Washington's home state of Virginia the holiday is legally known as "George Washington Day."

And here are a couple of links for fun President's Day stuff, all free!


http://holidays.kaboose.com/presidents-day/presidents-day.html

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/

Lovopoly the Perfect Valentine Gift?

Lovopoly Perfect Valentine Gift
If you are looking for the perfect Valentine gift, then keep reading because I have just the thing. Flowers and candy are not only passe but impersonal but if you're like most guys that's about as far as your creativity will carry you. Let me give you a tip that is not only personal and thoughtful but comes in a format he or she can carry with them as a reminder that somebody out there loves them.
Lovopoly is a board game from the folks at Lovopoly.com. As you may have guessed it is loosely based on Parker Brothers board game, which sounds like the perfect Valentine gift, right? Maybe not, but this version, featuring pictures and details of your relationship is sure to at least win points in the "you remembered that?" department. I know you never finished a single round of Monopoly and that's okay. I mean what could be better than a game that reminds her of all the things she loves about you and becomes too boring to finish leaving you with extra time on your hands? Huh? Yeah, that's what I thought.
So it's great for playing at home but how will it remind them of you while they're out on the town? With the iphone version of lovopoly from Itunes. That's right a downloadable version of your Valentine, personalized and residing in your special someone's Iphone, what will they think of next. Check it out here http://www.lovopoly.com/iphone/
So, if she's allergic to chocolate, doesn't want roses Lovopoly might make the perfect Valentind Gift for you!

9 year old Lim Ding Wen creates Iphone App Doodle Kids!

If you have ever had to deal with a restless toddler, Have I got an Itune app for you! In this article I will be reviewing the main features of Doodle Kids, Showing you where you can find this fun and exciting new Iphone app, and give you a little background on Doodle Kids nine year old developer! So if calming screaming kids is your thing, let me show one solution that I think might just do the trick!
The doodle kids finger painting program for itunes is something of a twenty first century etcha sketch. The touch sensitive drawing interface allows users to create colorful designs on the iphone screen. Then, when you're done, simply shake the iphoe to clear your masterpiece and start over! Pretty cool, huh? An full color etcha sketch that fits in the palm of your hand!
Doodle kids for Iphone is available for download to itunes users in the Itunes store, but here is where I found the code for the original developmental version of the desktop app with some pretty cool screen captures showing you what it can do! It is featured on the virtualgs site, here is a link http://virtualgs.larwe.com/Virtual_GS/Doodle_Kids.html, just copy and paste it into your browser to check it out!
So, what did you accomplish at nine years of age? Most of us have managed to stop eating our boogers by then and have lost our apetite for paste. Young Lim Ding Wen of Singaore just completed his twentieth Iphone app, you guessed it, Doodle Kids which he developed for his younger sisters who, quote, "Like to draw". Lim's father is only mildly impressed, being a programmer himself, telling the BBC, "If Lim Ding can program then so can you". All I can say, "Get Down with your bad self!" His application has racked up over four thousand downloads already and is sure to be a huge hit world wide! Check out this video and meet the young genius for yourself!

And here I was feeling proud of myself for copy and pasting a little embed code before breakfast! Watch out world, there's a whole lotta Lim Ding Wens' out there working on their latest Doodle Kids right now. What kind of Iphone apps will he develop next?

Beta of Google sync for iphone and windows mobile!

While there has been a Google Calendar and other features for Iphone for some time. Now there's a better solution, Google Sync! Google sync for iphone and windows mobile is here! At least in Beta that is. The much talked about app from Google will make it possible for you to change information in your google calendar, address book or other popular iphone and google aps from your desktop and have the same changes appear in your iphone or other windows mobile device. Pretty nifty, huh? Heres a little video preview. Check out google sync for iphone at google.com today!

2009 51st Grammy Winners list

Neither Chris Brown's arrest for assault, nor Jennifer Hudson emotional return to the stage could stop the 51st Grammy's. As they say, the show must go on! With a few surprises and some fabulous performance from new and old alike this one was a night to remember. Here is a list of the 2009 51st Grammy award winners.

Complete list of 2009 51st Grammy Award winners
Album of the Year: "Raising Sand," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Rap Album: "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne
Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Say," John Mayer; track from "Continuum"
Record of the Year: "Please Read The Letter," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
New Artist: Adele
Rock Album: "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends," Coldplay
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "Rich Woman," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Song of the Year: "Viva La Vida," Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Stay," Sugarland
R&B Album: "Jennifer Hudson," Jennifer Hudson
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Rick Rubin
Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost
Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Chasing Pavements," Adele
Pop Vocal Album: "Rockferry," Duffy
Pop Instrumental Performance: "I Dreamed There Was No War," Eagles
Pop Instrumental Album: "Jingle All the Way," Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "Viva La Vida," Coldplay
Alternative Music Album: "In Rainbows," Radiohead
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Gravity," John Mayer
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "Sex on Fire," Kings of Leon
Hard Rock Performance: "Wax Simulacra," The Mars Volta
Metal Performance: "My Apocalypse," Metallica, track from "Death Magnetic"
Rock Instrumental Performance: "Peaches En Regalia," Zappa Plays Zappa featuring Steve Vai and Napoleon Murphy Brock
Rock Song: "Girls in Their Summer Clothes," Bruce Springsteen
Rap Solo Performance: "A Milli," Lil Wayne
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Swagga Like Us," Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "American Boy," Estelle featuring Kanye West
Rap Song: "Lollipop," Dwayne Carter, Darius Harrison, James Scheffer, Stephen Garrett and Rex Zamor
Country Song: "Stay," Jennifer Nettles
Country Album: "Troubadour," George Strait
Female Country Vocal Performance: "Last Name," Carrie Underwood
Male Country Vocal Performance: "Letter to Me," Brad Paisley
Country Collaboration with Vocals: "Killing the Blues," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Country Instrumental Performance: "Cluster Pluck," Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner
R&B Song: "Miss Independent," Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Smith
Contemporary R&B Album: "Growing Pains," Mary J. Blige
Female R&B Vocal Solo: "Superwoman," Alicia Keys, track from "As I Am"
Male R&B Vocal Solo: "Miss Independent," Ne-Yo, track from "Year of the Gentleman"
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "Stay With Me (By the Sea)," Al Green featuring John Legend
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "You've Got the Love I Need," Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton
Urban/Alternative Performance: "Be OK," Chrisette Michele featuring will.i.am
Dance Recording: "Harder Better Faster Stronger," Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo
Electronic Dance Album: "Alive 2007," Daft Punk
Bluegrass Album: "Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947," Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Traditional Blues Album: "One Kind Favor," B.B. King
Contemporary Blues Album: "City That Care Forgot," Dr. John and The Lower 911
New Age Album: "Peace Time," Jack DeJohnette
Contemporary Jazz Album: "Randy in Brasil," Randy Brecker
Jazz Vocal Album: "Loverly," Cassandra Wilson
Jazz Instrumental Solo: "BE-BOP," Terence Blanchard, soloist
Jazz Instrumental Album Individual or Group: "The New Crystal Silence," Chick Corea and Gary Burton
Large Jazz Ensemble Album: "Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard," The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Latin Jazz Album: "Song for Chico," Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
Latin Pop Album: "La Vida ... Es Un Ratico," Juanes
Latin Rock or Alternative Album: "45," Jaguares
Latin Urban Album: "Los Extraterrestres," Wisin y Yandel
Tropical Latin Album: "Senor Bachata," Jose Feliciano
Regional Mexican Album: "Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas: Musica Ranchera," Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
Tejano Album: "Viva La Revolucion," Ruben Ramos and The Mexican Revolution
Norteno Album: "Raices," Los Tigres Del Norte
Banda Album: "No Es De Madera" Joan Sebastian
Traditional Folk Album: "At 89," Pete Seeger
Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: "Raising Sand," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Native American Music Album: "Come to Me Great Mystery: Native American Healing Songs,"
Hawaiian Music Album: "Ikena," Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho
Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: "Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival," BeauSoleil and Michael Doucet
Engineering Album, Classical: "Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago," David Frost, Tom Lazarus and Christopher Willis, engineers
Reggae Album: "Jah Is Real," Burning Spear
Traditional World Music Album: "Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu," Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Contemporary World Music Album: "Global Drum Project," Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Juno,"
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Television or Other Visual Media: "The Dark Knight," James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
Polka Album: "Let the Whole World Sing," Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra
Gospel Performance: "Get Up," Mary Mary; track from "The Sound"
Gospel Song: "Help Me Believe," Kirk Franklin
Rock or Rap Gospel Album: "Alive and Transported," TobyMac
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: "Thy Kingdom Come," CeCe Winans
Southern, Country, Bluegrass Gospel: "Lovin' Life," Gaither Vocal Band
Traditional Gospel Album: "Down in New Orleans," The Blind Boys of Alabama
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: "The Fight of My Life," Kirk Franklin
Classical Album: "Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny," James Conlon
Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Down to Earth,"
Musical Show Album: "In the Heights," Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss and Bill Sherman
Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling): "An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore)," Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood
Musical Album for Children: "Here Come the 123s," They Might Be Giants
Spoken Word Album Children: "Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live," Bill Harley
Comedy Album: "It's Bad for Ya," George Carlin
Instrumental Composition: "The Adventures of Mutt," (from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," John Williams, composer
Instrumental Arrangement: "Define Dancing," (from "WALL-E") Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, arrangers
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "Here's That Rainy Day," Nan Schwartz, arranger
Engineered Album, Non-Classical: "Consolers of the Lonely," Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell and Jack White III
Remixed Recording: "Electric Feel (Justice Remix)," Justice
Surround Sound Album: "Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina," Michael Bishop
Opera Recording: "Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny," James Conlon
Orchestral Performance: "Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4," Bernard Haitink
Choral Performance: "Symphony of Psalms," Sir Simon Rattle
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): "Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos," Esa-Pekka Salonen,
Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): "Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski," Gloria Cheng
Chamber Music Performance: "Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5," Pacifica Quartet
Small Ensemble Performance: "Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary," Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale
Classical Vocal Performance: "Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan," Hila Plitmann
Classical Contemporary Composition: "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan," John Corigliano
Classical Crossover Album: "Simple Gifts," The King's Singers
Short Form Music Video: "Pork and Beans," Weezer, Mathew Cullen
Long Form Music Video: "Runnin' Down a Dream," Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Peter Bogdanovich
Recording Package: "Death Magnetic," Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat and David Turner
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: "In Rainbows," Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell and Christiaan Munro
Album Notes: "Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition," Francis Davis
Historical Album: "Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum," Steven Lance Ledbetter and Art Rosenbaum