The Queue: December 19, 2006

MYSPACE AND CINGULAR NEW FRIENDS -- TWO NINETY NINE A MONTH FOR MOBILE ACCESS
BIG SCREEN, SMALL PRICE -- VIZIO'S 47 INCH 1080 P UNDER 2 GRAND
EXPENSIVE VODKA.COM -- RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE PAYS 3 MILLION BUCKS FOR THE SHOT
AND VILLANOVA THE MOST WIRED U-S CAMPUS ACCORDING TO PC MAGAZINE.
PUT YOUR WORRIES ABOUT PESKY EXPLODING LAPTOP BATTERIES ASIDE -- PANASONIC SAYS THEY'VE MADE A RAZOR THAT WON'T NICK YOU.
PANASONIC ADDING A HEAT RESISTANT LAYER THEY SAY WILL KEEP THEIR HIGH-CAPACITY LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FROM OVERHEATING.
THE OLD ONES CONTAIN A THIN SEPARATOR BETWEEN REACTIVE PARTS...IF PIERCED -- THE BATTERY COULD SHORT CIRCUIT OR CATCH FIRE.
ENOUGH WITH THE RUMORS! IPHONES ARE FINALLY HERE -- AND YOU CAN TALK ON THEM, ACCESS MUSIC, PHOTOS AND EVEN VIDEO!
NOT FROM APPLE, BUT LINKSYS UNVEILING THEIR IPHONE FAMILY OF VOICE OVER IP HANDSETS...
SEVEN MODELS INTEGRATING SKYPE AND YAHOO MESSENGER WITH VOICE...
NOTICEABLY ABSENT -- CLICK WHEELS AND ACCESS TO ITUNES.
A LITTLE DIET COKE AND MENTOS CAN GO A LONG WAY...
TIME MAGAZINE ANNOUNCING THEIR PERSON OF THE YEAR AND IT'S YOU.
THE MAGAZINE -- WHICH USUALLY SELECTS PEOPLE LIKE BILL GATES OR RUDY GIULIANI, SAYS USER-GENERATED CONTENT IS TRANSFORMING ART, POLITICS AND COMMERCE.
WHILE SOME CALL IT AMATEUR HOUR -- TIME'S EDITOR BEGS TO DIFFER...
CALLING THOMAS PAINE THE FIRST BLOGGER AND BEN FRANKLIN'S POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC AN EARLY VERSION OF MYSPACE.
OKAY -- HERE'S A REASON WHY YOU LOCK YOUR OFFICE DOOR WHEN YOU HEAD OUT TO A SUNNY MEXICAN VACATION.
I'VE HEARD OF BEING T-P'D BUT FOILED?
SOME CRAFTY OFFICE-MATES ROLLING OUT YARDS OF ALUMINUM-FOIL FUN BY REYNOLDS-WRAPPING AN ENTIRE OFFICE!
DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS ENSURE THEIR HANDIWORK WILL LIVE ON LONG AFTER THIS VACATION IS OVER...
NOTHING WAS SAFE -- BUT YOU CAN BE SURE EVERYTHING STAYED FRESH AND PROTECTED FROM COLD AND HEAT.
FINALLY THE BETA OF THE DAY -- GOOGLE PATENT SEARCH...WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD IDEA -- IT PROVES - SOMEBODY PROBABLY BEAT YOU TO IT.
GOOGLE APPLYING THEIR SEARCH MAGIC TO 7 MILLION U-S PATENT FILINGS...
POP IN A KEYWORD AND GET MORE FILING FUN THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A PATENT NUMBER 5160135 AT -- THAT'S A STICK...
RE-LIVE THE 80'S WITH A PEEK AT PLANS FOR A VACUUM POWERED HAIR CUTTING GUIDE... OR LET YOUR KIDS IN ON A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SECRET BY SHOWING THEM HOW A CANDY CANE MACHINE WORKS.

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