Author: Serkadis

A model is threatening to sue Tila Tequila after the reality TV star posted a profane online rant about her.

Lawyers for Jasmine Lennard have slammed the unstable Tequila with a cease and desist letter demanding she remove a blog post, in which she brands the British model “an ugly devil” and a “bitch.”

In Nov., late Johnson & Johnson heriess Casey Johnson was arrested on felony grand larceny charges after she allegedly robbed Lennard’s Los Angeles home of clothes — leaving the model’s used vibrator behind as evidence.

Johnson was found dead in her West Hollywood mansion last week.

In a scathing blog uploaded last week, however, Tila alleges Jasmine was attempting to frame Johnson, writing: “Jazmine (sic) was supposedly the one who gave her (Johnson) the key to her place and told her to borrow whatever she wanted. Jazmine set her up on purpose, probably hoping that she would get millions off of Casey, but once she realized that Casey didn’t have that money, Jazmine, this devil – an Ugly devil at that – got p**sed (angry). And as soon as my fiancee and I announced that we got engaged, this bi**h would not stop harassing us!”

Lennard, the daughter of former Bond girl Marilyn Galsworthy, wants the post removed and her legal team is threatening legal action against Tequila if she refuses to take it down.

“Should you fail to comply with our client’s stipulations, you will be exposed to extensive liability in damages and legal costs in this jurisdiction,” the notice reads.

Sony’s presence at CES 2010 was quite memorable and they demonstrated a wide variety of new strategies for their product lines. Stan and I had a really good time covering some of the products, meeting with old Sony friends and meeting new ones. I cannot express to you enough how well we were treated by Sony, and I hope that through this pictorial and video you will feel like you were right there with us. I do want to express that these pictures and the video do not do the entire booth justice, as it was simply massive and had many more products than what you see here. Nonetheless, I still think you’ll enjoy some of the extra pictures that we couldn’t really fit in with any other entries.

And don’t worry, we still have a lot more to post. Here’s a video showing off Sony’s booth a little more:

I thought it was really neat how Sony had these looming displays of their latest 2010 Television line overlooking the entire booth.

Sony also had an interactive EyePet display, where one could sit down with a Playstation rep and learn about the augmented reality experience. The game should be coming to the USA very soon, which is long overdue as it has been available elsewhere (such as the UK, Asia Pacific) for a little while now.

Here’s the Alpha area, where two specialists helped visitors with their queries. They didn’t have the A450 on display and said that it would most likely never come to the USA.

A general area nearby –

I couldn’t resist..

Sony also had some props from District 9 in a glass case, such as this enormous gun and one of the alien hands and canister that started the whole mess in the colony.

Here is the NX series BRAVIA that sat in front of a couch – they had three separate couches with configurations like this in front of them. Sometimes you could catch people sleeping on the couch at various times, or simply taking a break from the stresses of a convention.

Here is the inside of a Ford Taurus SHO that had special Sony custom lettering and one of their latest head units.

This is the exploded view of a DSC-HX5V – I love it when Sony Japan puts something like this together for conventions. I’d love watch the whole process sometime.

This is the exploded view of the latest Wide Angle G Lens found in many 2010 Sony Camcorders.

This is a luggage tag being made for myself by a machine they had near some VAIO’s. It was pretty random, but attracted attention and was thoughtful. On the other side it mentioned VAIO, CES 2010 and Sony.

I just love everything about Hot Shots and had to take this picture, plus, the PSP Go won an Innovations award (amongst many other Sony products as well).

Stan had no problem working the desk. One of the most amusing pictures I’ve ever taken.

An outtake from the video above – there were many outtakes.

Sony’s Social Media Evangelist Sukhjit Ghag and I right before I left the show floor for good.

Here are some of the stories from CrunchGear’s CES coverage this week:

Best of CES 2010
An open letter to the creator of the pretzel dog
Review: WristOffice mobile device holder
And now you can fabricate objects in full color
The toys of CES Unveiled

Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]

Read Original Article

Michael Schumacher did not get any help from his long-time manager Willi Weber in Formula One-return negotiations with Ross Brawn. Although insisting that Weber continues to be his manager, Schumacher admitted that his contractual negotiations with Mercedes GP were handled only by him, this move saving him some 700,000 euro in the end.

I am now old enough to take care of a few things for myself, Schumacher was quoted as saying by Germany’s Bild newspaper.

Needless … (read more)

The "loves me, loves me not" story between the Cadillac Converj and American manufacturer GM seems to have ended with a marriage proposal, as the carmaker’s vice chairman Bob Lutz announced at a conference of the Society of Automotive Analysts in Detroit the car will become the second extended-range electric vehicle to join GM’s lineup.

According to Lutz, cited by DetNews, the car has received the board’s approval and is now entering research and development. The closes… (read more)

Robert Pattinson will share an on-screen sex scene with acting vet Uma Thurman in his next film! The Twilight heartthrob has signed up to star in a big screen adaptation of French author Guy de Maupassant’s 19th century novel Bel Ami, in which Pattinson will play ambitious young journalist Georges Duroy who sleeps his way to the top.

According to several new reports, the script calls for Rob to bed Uma’s character Madeleine — but fans could also possibly see the hunk get X-rated with Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas, who are set to appear as Clotilde and Virginie, respectively.

A couple of months ago, Google announced several promotions offering free Wi-Fi in airports and in some flights in the US. This was seen as a nice gesture from Google and a lot of people most likely appreciated the move when they were stuck in airports during the busy holiday season. Now though, it has become apparent that the whole free Wi-Fi thin… (read more)

As expected, McLaren Mercedes will also unveil their 2010 challenger ahead of the Valencia testing next month, as revealed by The Mirror newspaper on Monday. According to the British reporters, the Woking organization will unveil their new car in a little over a fortnight.

Until now, Mercedes GP, BMW Sauber and Lotus F1 Team have all announced official dates for their 2010 car unveilings (in Mercedes’ case, it was actually a leaked date to the German media). Most of the championsh… (read more)

MUNCIE — Can wind energy advocates count on Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to support a renewable electricity standard (RES), which would require Indiana’s electric utilities to increase the amount of wind energy in their electricity portfolio until …

Renault has once again launched the "XV de France" limited edition of the new Megane hatchback, the new Megane Coupe, Clio hatchback and Clio Estate. Just like one year ago, the new range is a result of Renault association with France’s national rugby board (FFR) and with the French national site, so it is only available in France.

Pricing for the five-door Clio "XV de France" begins at 18,000 Euros, while the Clio Estate comes with a price tag of 18,650 Euros…. (read more)

By Ki Mae Heussner

The porn industry peddles a product as old as Adam and Eve, and it’s always found the most cutting edge ways to do it.

It’s no accident that each year as the Consumer Electronics Show winds down in Las Vegas, the Adult Entertainment Expo heats up. Bespectacled techies cross paths with corseted porn stars selling high-tech sex toys and tools of all shapes and sizes.

Read the rest of this post on the original site

Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]

Read Original Article

By David Reid, Reporter, BBC Click

From Britney Spears’s musings to the Tiger Woods scandal, information can take a life of its own once it hits the world wide web.

B-list celebs and brand-names bustling for public attention can be particularly vulnerable to people with a gripe against them.

Alberic Guigou from online reputation management firm Reputation Squad said many people were becoming public figures on the internet.

Read the rest of this post on the original site

Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]

Read Original Article

By Gregory Galant, Founder, Venture Voice

It was a pleasure speaking with you just now on the phone. I’m following up with a written request for a press pass as you’d suggested.

I’m requesting this press pass to cover your event for Twitter.com, a popular Internet website with a monthly readership of over 60 million.

Read the rest of this post on the original site

Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]

Read Original Article

With the Pacific-10 Conference season just one game old, the Cardinal hit the road last weekend to battle USC and UCLA in Southern California.

Returning with two wins, an 82-62 defeat of USC (9-6, 3-1 Pac-10) and a narrow 65-61 victory over UCLA (10-5, 3-1 Pac-10), No. 2/2 Stanford (13-1, 3-0 Pac-10) marked a successful trip early in the year. The wins also move the team to the top of the Pac-10 table, and will give Stanford good memories of Trojan hardwood when it returns to the Galen Center for the Pac-10 Tournament in March.

Friday’s game against USC started perfectly for Stanford, which raced ahead to a 22-4 lead in the first 6 minutes, 42 seconds, and extended this to 30-7 as the competition only made three of its first 17 shots.

With the situation looking perhaps a little desperate, the Trojans rallied together and brought the deficit down to just nine points with 15 minutes left in the game. But that was the closest they got, as the Cardinal responded with four three-pointers and a 14-2 run that effectively sealed the contest.

Having beaten three top-25 teams this year under new head coach Michael Cooper, given the Cardinal a close run for the Pac-10 title last season, and taken their first two matches in the conference, the Trojans looked like tricky opponents for the Friday game. The final result, though, was perhaps a bit of a reality check for Cooper’s young program.

“For us to come back against the No. 2 team in the country and get within nine points was admirable on our part, but it doesn’t do anything for us,” Cooper said. “We’ve still got a lot of work ahead of us.”

After expressing disappointment in the performance that recently defeated California, albeit by 21 points, Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer was happier with this victory. Both forwards junior Kayla Pedersen and sophomore Nnemkadi Ogwumike made double-doubles in points and rebounds, with senior center Jayne Appel just one rebound shy of joining them. Meanwhile, credit goes to guards senior Rosalyn Gold-Onwude and junior Jeanette Pohlen for keeping the USC backcourt at bay.

Redshirt junior guard Melanie Murphy and the Stanford backcourt combined for 26 points in the Cardinal’s 65-61 win over UCLA to keep the Bruins at a distance until time expired on Sunday in Pauley Pavilion. (WENDY KALKUS/The Stanford Daily)

“We played much improved since our last game,” VanDerveer said. “We rebounded well, ran well, and I’m really happy with our improvement.”

At the end of the first half of the game on Sunday, many expected another strong victory by the Card against the Bruins. With only 24 seconds until the half-time buzzer, it had opened a 20-point lead, and it looked like the hard work might be done.

But UCLA had other ideas, and started an 11-point unanswered run that continued into the second half. When the clock had ticked down to 1:40, the commanding margin was gone, barely two points separated the two sides and it seemed as if the Bruins just might hand Stanford its second loss of the year.

While the Cardinal had posted almost the same number of points in the first and second halves (31 compared to 34), UCLA had more than doubled its haul (43 to 18). Though it was not enough for a Bruin victory, it is still hard to tell which team will be feeling better after this.

UCLA showed that it can push and perhaps beat one of the highest-ranked programs in the country, but Stanford ultimately took the statistic that mattered: the win.

There were no double-doubles on the Cardinal bench, and the numbers don’t look great in general. The team made 16 turnovers to UCLA’s nine, and the Bruins managed seven steals. Appel fouled out and Ogwumike came close to following her, and though she played for the entire game, Pedersen could only register six points.

Stanford revealed its skill on Friday, but Sunday’s game illustrated that depth remains in this conference — the title is not guaranteed to return to the Farm.

“All I can say is they are not a team to be taken lightly,” Pohlen said. “They are a great physical team and have great individual players.

“We learned today that we have a lot of competition in the Pac-10.”

Two players stand out, though: Ogwumike again notched up over 20 points — 10 of her 21 were scored once she was already resting on four fouls — and Gold-Onwude broke her career record with an 18-point total, including the two free throws that finally put the game out of reach in the last few seconds.

The Cardinal returns to campus this week to face Washington State at Maples on Thursday and Washington on Saturday.

We held the Crunchies, the awards that honor the year’s achievements in technology, on Friday in San Francisco. The awards were co-hosted by TechCrunch, GigaOm, and VentureBeat, who also selected the nominees, but the ultimate winners were chosen by the readers who voted at the Crunchies website.

Here’s a list of the nominees, with the winners highlighted. You can see Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Best Overall Startup winner Facebook, receiving his award and a bottle of Vitamin water (don’t ask me, I was in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show) from VentureBeat editor Matt Marshall in the photo above, as well as Zynga’s Mark Pincus, triumphantly brandishing his CEO of the Year award in the photo below.

Best Technology Achievement:
Backblaze
Bing (Microsoft)
Chrome OS (Google) (Winner)
Google Wave (Runner Up)
PuSH
Silverlight (Microsoft)

Best Internet Application:
Animoto
Dropbox (Winner)
Groupon
MOG All Access
Posterous
Yelp (Runner Up)

Best Social App:
Aardvark
Brizzly
DailyBooth (Runner Up)
Farmville(Winner)
SocialVibe
StockTwits

Best Bootstrapped Startup:
atebits (Tweetie)
Shoes of Prey
Tinychat (Winner)
Wildfire Interactive (Runner Up)
wizehive
Wufoo

Best Mobile Application:
foursquare (Winner)
Google Voice
Gowalla (Runner Up)
Kindle for iPhone
Skies of Glory
Tonchidot

Best International:
Amiando
Jolicloud
Playfish (Runner Up)
Spotify (Winner)
TweetDeck
vente-privee.com

Best Time Sink Application:
Canabalt
Civilization Revolution (iPhone)
DailyBooth (Winner)
I Am T-Pain
Pandora (Runner Up)
Zoosk

Best Design:
Animoto (Winner)
Brizzly
Chrome (Google)
Clicker
Facebook Mobile (Runner Up)
Threadsy

Best Enterprise:
Amazon Web Services
Atlassian (Runner Up)
Azure (Microsoft)
Chatter (Salesforce)
Google Docs/Office (Winner)
Yext

Best CleanTech:
CalStar Products
Locust Storage
Picarro
Sappphire Energy (Runner Up)
Sun Run (Winner)
Tendril

Best New Gadget:
Apple Magic Mouse (Runner Up)
Barnes & Noble nook (Winner)
litl webbookMotorola Droid
Sonos S5
Zune HD

Best Tech PR:
Brew Media Relations
LaunchSquad
OutCast Communications (Runner Up)
PerkettPR
Spark (Winner)
SutherlandGold Group

Best Angel:
Betaworks
Chris Sacca (Lowercase Capital)
Jeff Clavier (SoftTechVC)
Ron Conway (SV Angel) (Winner)
Y-Combinator (Runner Up)
Yossi Vardi

Best VC Firm:
Accel Partners (Winner)
Charles River Ventures
Benchmark Capital
Greylock Partners (Runner Up)
Sequoia Capital
True Ventures
Union Square Ventures

Founder Of The Year:
Aaron Patzer (Mint) (Winner)
Elon Musk (Tesla)
Jack Dorsey (Square)
Jeremy Stoppelman & Russ Simmons (Yelp) (Runner Up)
John Borthwick (Betaworks)
Omar Hamoui (AdMob)

CEO Of The Year:
Josh Silverman (Skype) (Runner Up)
Marc Benioff (Salesforce)
Mark Pincus (Zynga) (Winner)
Neil Young (ngmoco)
Richard Rosenblatt (Demand Media)
Tony Hsieh (Zappos)

Best New Startup Or Product Of 2009:
Aardvark (Runner Up)
Bing (Microsoft) (Winner)
Foursquare
Hunch
Milo
Spotify

Best Overall Startup Or Product Of 2009:
Android (Google)
Facebook (Winner)
LinkedIn
ngmoco
Twitter (Runner Up)
Zynga

Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]

Read Original Article

It’s that time of the year again, where we round up all the gadgets we found on the CES show floor that help us to reset our gauge for bad ideas and hardware. Following in 2009’s footsteps, there seemed to be much less crap this year than before. Still, we’re here to recognize those souls who strive harder than most to hit that point of mediocrity — pick your favorite below, then rest easy knowing that you live in a world that accepts the existence of all kinds of products, no matter how miserable.

The nominees

Crapgadget Crapdown, CES 2010: the best of the worst originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]

Article

Today’s twin goals of keeping fit while doing something good for the planet by creating electricity without any pollution come together in a product that has been around for over ten years – The Pedal-A-Watt Stationary Bicycle Generator. Use your bicycle along with the Pedal-A-Watt Stand (it takes 15 seconds to drop your […]
Posted in: Human Power, Pedal Power

Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger has called it quits with Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton after two years of dating.

In a joint statement issued Sunday, the 25-year-old racing driver and the pop singer, 31, said they are ending their romance to focus on their careers.

“They have decided to go their separate ways. They want to focus fully on their careers and will remain close friends,” a statement from the couple’s spokesperson confirmed.