The votes have been counted, and Maixm now has it's 10 Hometown Hottie Finalists.
Voting for the winner will begin on September 21st, and you can see if your favorite girl made it over at Maxim.com HERE.
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Yet another concept car that needs to be made. I can't say that I'm going to go out and buy a Mini, but if they looked like this, I might think about it.
The car was designed to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Mini. The car will be officially unveiled at the Frankfurt auto show, but they released some details and photos early.
The car has a 1.6-liter turbocharged engine that produces 211 horsepower. Not bad for such a small car.
As with any concept car, no word if it'll ever see production.
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If your not interested in something like a iPhone though, this would be a great pickup. Here's some of the details:
A 600 MHz processor and up to 1GB of application memory; 3D graphics accelerator with OpenGL ES 2.0 support; 32 GB internal storage, expandable to up to 48 GB with an external microSD card; 3.5G and WLAN connectivity; Quadband GSM with GPRS and EDGE; 5-megapixel digital camera; Dual LED flash; 3.5” WVGA display; and Assisted-GPS receiver.
It's still listed as "available soon", but you can check it out at the Nokia site HERE.
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Sorry about that.
The Mayweather vs. Marquez fight is actually on September 19th, not this past Saturday.
This past Saturday, Aug. 29th, HBO started it's 24/7 coverage leading up to the fight.
On the up side, it means I'll be in Vegas when this fight happens. I'm not forking out the cash to see it live, unless I'm way ahead by Saturday night, but it'll be great to watch the fight in one of the sports bars. Probably at Planet Hollywood.
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Got busted yesterday playing a cash game for $153. I flopped trip 5s, the other guy flopped trip 6s. Always a killer when that happens.
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This could be a really good fight. I'll actually be in Vegas during this fight, which should be a good time.
Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. will make his celebrated return to the ring Sept. 19, the rescheduled date for his 12-round welterweight showdown against Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The HBO Pay-Per-View fight, billed as "Number One/Numero Uno," had originally been set for July 18 before Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) suffered a rib injury in training that forced a postponement.
"I am relieved to be cleared to fight as I was already looking forward to getting back into the ring,'' said Mayweather, who last fought in December, 2007 when he knocked out England's previously unbeaten Ricky Hatton and then months later announced he was retiring.
In February, Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) stopped lightweight champion Juan Diaz in a brutal display of aggression. But he made perhaps the most lasting impression in his two fights against Pacquiao, losing a close decision in their rematch last year after fighting him to a draw in 2004.
"I am glad Mayweather has been cleared to fight and we can get down to business,'' Marquez said. "My win will be for all the people and entire country of Mexico. I am sure of victory."
The Mayweather vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast, September 19th at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95.
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The tuners at 9ff are working on a convertible version of the Porsche 911 Turbo-based GT9R.
The car will have a 1,120-horsepower 4.0-liter engine, that can get the car from 0 – 60 mph in under 2.8 seconds and a top speed of around 257mph.
The downside is that they'll probably only be sold in the United Arab Emirates.
You can read a little more about the car over at Motor Authority HERE.
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The dock works with the Sirius XM application to bring you all the XM and ”The Best of SIRIUS” channels, even those the company normally excludes from its online feed. You can also tag songs for download from iTunes.
The system will cost $200, along with the normal monthly fees, and there's not a release date just yet. I added in the press release below:
SIRIUS XM RADIO INTRODUCES THE FIRST DEVICE TO RECEIVE LIVE SATELLITE RADIO CONTROLLED BY THE iPOD TOUCH AND iPHONE
XM SkyDock™ allows customers to enjoy live XM and “The Best of SIRIUS” in their vehicles using the iPod touch or iPhone
NEW YORK–August 26, 2009–SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today introduced XM SkyDock, the first satellite radio controlled by an iPod touch or iPhone. The XM SkyDock is also one of the first products to take advantage of the new hardware control capabilities of iPhone OS 3.0.
Designed for easy use through the existing vehicle audio system, SkyDock has a built-in XM tuner controlled by a free App that users download from the App Store. The App allows control of the XM tuner using the capabilities of the iPod touch or iPhone Multi-Touch user interface. SkyDock will also charge iPod touch and iPhone devices while listening to live satellite radio.
“XM SkyDock will allow millions of users to add live SIRIUS XM Radio capability to their iPod touch or iPhone while in their vehicle,” said Bob Law, Group Vice President and General Manager, After Market Division, SIRIUS XM Radio. “XM SkyDock makes their favorite programming from XM and ‘The Best of SIRIUS’ available to iPod touch and iPhone users anywhere they drive, coast to coast.”
Listeners can use their iPod touch and iPhone to listen to all their favorite sports, talk, news, entertainment and commercial-free music programming, including Oprah Radio, MLB Home Plate, the PGA TOUR Network, Opie & Anthony, Bob Edwards, Jamie Foxx and Blue Collar Comedy. For the first time, subscribers can also listen to the complete “Best of SIRIUS” package, including Howard Stern and his two 24/7 channels, Martha Stewart Living Radio, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, sports play-by-play and the Playboy Radio channel, all controlled by the iPod touch and iPhone.
Listeners can also tag songs they hear on XM’s music channels for later purchase from the iTunes Store–including songs on XM’s 24/7 artist branded commercial-free channels such as Jimmy Buffett’s Radio Margaritaville, Elvis Radio, Eminem’s Shade 45, The Grateful Dead Channel, B.B. King’s Bluesville, Willie Nelson’s Willie’s Place, Siriusly Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Radio. Other features include game alerts and sports ticker, artist and song alerts as well as a stock ticker.
The XM SkyDock is a perfect companion to the SIRIUS XM Premium Online App, which allows subscribers to receive SIRIUS XM’s Premium Internet service on their iPhone and iPod touch when they are out of the vehicle and on-the-go, at home, or at the office.
XM SkyDock comes with SIRIUS XM’s patent-pending PowerConnect™ technology, which simplifies Do-It-Yourself vehicle installation, working through the existing vehicle radio and making it easy to move from vehicle to vehicle. An Aux In Cable is a standard in-box accessory to facilitate Aux In connections in vehicles with Aux In capability. SkyDock’s flexible stalk optimizes the iPod touch or iPhone placement in the vehicle. Customers can view the touch-screen interface in portrait or landscape modes. Accessories include Magnetic Mount Antenna and spacers to accommodate the various iPod touch and iPhone product generations.
XM SkyDock is compatible with iPod touch (1st generation), iPod touch (2nd generation), iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. All models require iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
XM SkyDock will be sold in stores and will also be available at www.shop.xmradio.com with an MSRP $119.99 in fall 2009. The XM SkyDock App will be available at the same time.
This device has been granted preliminary approval by the Federal Communications Commission but is still undergoing evaluation by the Commission.
For more information on XM, please visit www.xmradio.com.
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Pretty good contest. I would have liked some spending money, but there's a lot of good points to this one:
Sign up for The Mirage Guestbook, Mobile Text Messaging, or become a Fan on Facebook for your chance to win a 4-Day/3-Night Package at The Mirage Hotel & Casino.
The winner will receive a one bedroom Penthouse Suite for two at The Mirage Casino Hotel for three consecutive nights/ four days , round trip limousine transportation between The Mirage Casino Hotel and McCarran International airport, $300 dining credit to use in any of the restaurants located within the Mirage Casino Hotel, two tickets to Terry Fator, two tickets to The Beatles™ LOVE™ by Cirque du Soleil®, and a $200 Mirage Spa Credit to be used toward a Spa Treatment of your choice.
The giveaway runs through October 30, 2009 and you can enter it HERE.
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I'm putting this on the list of things I need to track down.
Port of Barcelona Gin is distilled three times, and made with 13 different botanicals.
The final distillation is carried out in seasoned absinthe stills, that imparts a hint of the flavor of their award-winning Obsello absinthe.
You can read more about it over at the site HERE.
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