Kate Winslet, actress, plastic surgery disavower , and hero , has spoken out after rescuing Richard Branson’s mother from a fire at the Virgin tycoon’s Caribbean home. “I’m just so glad that everyone is safe. And this very easily could not have been the case,” she tells the Daily Mail . “I will…
Continue reading …And the revelations from Dick Cheney’s new memoir just keep coming: yesterday, news of a secret resignation letter. Today, the New York Times , which obtained a copy of In My Time , reports that Cheney pushed Bush to bomb what the US believed to be a nuclear reactor site in Syria…
Continue reading …A stunning young woman walks down a street in Florence, her head held high. All around, men playfully gawk at her grace and beauty. Just then the camera shutter snaps. “American Girl in Italy” is among the most popular snapshots of all time, and it’s turning 60 years old this month. The photo, which was
Continue reading …Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news: • European markets weathered a second straight day of brutal losses after Thursday’s worldwide rout, amid fears over debt and economic troubles on the continent and in the United States. (The New York Times) • With markets in turmoil, Vice President Biden sought to assure
Continue reading …Thousands more people are set to be thrown out of work by one of the banks that played a key role in the mortgage mess. Bank of America is going to shed 3,500 jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. And as part of a broader restructuring, it could cut another 10,000 or more–around 3.5 percent
Continue reading …Education Secretary Arne Duncan is standing by his comment that he said he feels “very, very badly” for Texas schoolchildren. Time’s Andrew Rotherham, an education reformer who used to work in the Clinton administration, pressed Duncan on why he would criticize Texas’ education record. The state is in the middle of the pack on a
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Jim Carrey has professed his love for Emma Stone in a strange new video letter. In a close-up confessional, middle-aged Carrey recounts his creepy affection for 22-year-old Stone, who’s recently hit it big thanks to movies like The Help and Easy A. He posted the video to his website, jimcarreytrulife.com, but it’s since spread all
Continue reading …Fossil’s Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to come true
August 25, 2011 No Comment
Fossil’s Meta Watch has been beset with delays and defective parts but finally there’s good news — the watches have passed the FCC. The two models (analog and digital) can sync with your Android smartphone or tablet via a Texas Instruments CC2560 Bluetooth controller and are being sold as a “development platform” until enough apps are built to take advantage of the technology. T.I.’s website lists the watches as being available since August 22nd, although we’re not entirely sure what to make of that — it still looks like a pre-order situation to us. In any case, the devices should hopefully start reaching app developers pretty soon. Hey, how about using the internal gyroscopes to bring some genuine wrist-flapping action to Angry Birds? Update: TI’s website is now listing the watch with a September 29th availability date. [Thanks, Imdad] Fossil’s Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to come true originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Hot on the heels of news of the Ford-Toyota deal , we’ve got word of a far stranger electric car pact: General Motors has agreed to a deal to co-develop cars with LG Group, the Wall Street Journal reports. The consumer electronics company already makes the battery for the Chevy Volt,…
Continue reading …David Berkowitz, who murdered six people in the 1970s, says he has “no interest” in parole because Jesus has already made him a “free man.” (via FOX) Known as “Son of Sam,” Berkowitz went on a yearlong killing spree in New York starting in 1976, murdering six and wounding seven others. Since pleading guilty at
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