techno-culture

I am off to South Korea next weekend — looking forward to the visit (mmmm, and the FOOD…) but not the plane flights. I haven’t even fully emptied my suitcase from my trip to visit US relatives a few weeks ago; now it will be put back to work again without even getting a restful [...]

Somehow, I think I will pass on these PowerBook earrings. But I did enjoy the iPhone in a blender.

Highly recommended for anyone interested in the stress points where art and technology meet/collide. I heard him speak at the Chester Beatty last night and it was challenging and utterly fascinating, whatever your view on his work. Note you must RSVP to SEED to attend due to limited space; contact them through their website. Seed [...]

Sony’s tagline for its new Playstation ad in India: “Because your girlfriend bores you shitless” (yes, that’s not a joke — see bottom right corner). Well, that should send a few geek girls out to buy a Wii instead.

Thank you Mika Brzezinski for this small blow for sanity. At least one news anchor wasn’t going to take it anymore. RTE News, unfortunately, featured the story in their main news on the day on TV and radio. What, like there aren’t enough boring homegrown celebs to feature on the Irish news (if they must) [...]