LiveGadgets.net: Blah, Blah, BlogThe ramblings of a crazed gadget developer.The New Sprint PPC-6700 Phone- February 28, 2006 I have a new phone! I have a new phone! And not just ANY phone, mind you. It's the new PPC-6700 from Sprint. It sports Windows Mobile 5.0, a slide out keyboard and EV-DO broadband data access. PC Magazine calls it "The best Windows Mobile PDAphone we've seen so far". Now all I need is a PPC version of live.com. ;)http://livegadgets.net#blog_8dd85f9c-1687-4b4b-b606-ba9645245389 Mix '86- February 16, 2006 I entered the Remix MIX contest sponsored by Microsoft. The prize is a trip to Vegas for the Mix.06 convention including air, hotel at the Venetian and admission to the conference. Plus a pimped out Xbox 360. Click on the image below to see my DOS retro inspired Mix '86 entry. Notice that its Lucky 13! I'd appreciate it if you would go vote for it and please be kind and give me 5 stars (cuz I'm such a nice guy).http://livegadgets.net#blog_e74886c0-7867-4f05-a688-fd280ec83866 XBox Donated to Ronald McDonald House- February 12, 2006 I blogged earlier about the fact that I won an Xbox 360 in a contest sponsored by Microsoft. I also stated that I'm not really a game player. I pondered on what I would to with my new prize (I understand that they are fetching a pretty penny on eBay). I finally decided to donate the game box where I felt it could bring some joy to some unfortunate kids and their families: my local Ronald McDonald house. I also tossed in a copy of NBA 2K6 Live, Project Gotham Racing and an extra...http://livegadgets.net#blog_758ca4d5-6188-4fcc-acd8-b355a7440cb1 Pimp my Xbox 360- February 12, 2006 Microsoft is holding a contest to "remix" the MIX home page (ala CSS Zen). Three winners get a ticket to the MIX conference and a one-of-a-kind, MIX-themed, Xbox 360. Images of the pimped-out Xbox 360s were recently released. I'll post some more pics after I win mine. ;)http://livegadgets.net#blog_0adea533-4b78-4a0c-be1e-a60370c8ccb7 Torino 2006 Olympic Medal Count Gadget- February 12, 2006 Cheer on your country and watch their progress at the winter games in Torino Italy with my Torino 2006 gadget. A mash-up of feeds: an images feed overlaid with a current medal count feed. Both courtesy of the friendly folks at MSNBC. Download and comment on the gadget here: http:microsoftgadgets.comforums2900ShowPost.aspxhttp://livegadgets.net#blog_854d7b90-3925-499d-b1b9-178514b2a83d Super Bowl Commercial Gadget- February 7, 2006 Some people watch the game. Some the commercials. I watch both. Just in case you missed them, here is a gadget that will let you view the Super Bowl commercials. There is also a link to the gadget on MicrosoftGadgets.com.http://livegadgets.net#blog_df5b26e9-fdec-45bc-b375-95a7817fb121 |