June 30, 2010
I really haven't messed around with Hulu that much, but it is a great idea. There's really not a while lot I can add here, so I'll just add in part of the Hulu press release:
Hulu Plus is not a replacement for Hulu.com. Hulu Plus is a new, revolutionary ad-supported subscription product that is incremental and complementary to the existing Hulu service. For almost all of the current broadcast shows on our service, Hulu Plus offers the full season. Every single episode of the current season will be available, not just a handful of trailing episodes. Now there’s never a bad time to jump in on a hot new show like Modern Family (which I recommend highly). From Family Guy to Glee, from The Office to 30 Rock, from Grey’s Anatomy to Desperate Housewives, from Parks & Recreation to Parenthood, from House to Saturday Night Live, and dozens of other hits, the best time to jump in on any series is any time, and with any episode, that’s right for you.
As a Hulu Plus subscriber, you’ll now also have access to back seasons or full runs of some of TV’s greatest shows. All nine seasons of The X-Files. All three seasons of Arrested Development. Ten seasons of Law and Order: SVU. All five seasons of Ally McBeal. Seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and three seasons of Roswell. Every episode ever of Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Classic skits from the first five and most recent five seasons of Saturday Night Live. The list goes on. This is all on top of hundreds of shows already on Hulu.com today. It’s a treasure chest in the cloud for TV lovers.
How can someone watch all these TV shows? The only possible way is if someone could pull up these shows wherever they were, on whatever device they happened to have available. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Hulu Plus subscribers can now watch their favorites through more than just the browser on their Mac or PC.
You can read more of the release HERE.
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June 30, 2010
Cool looking car, $130,000 grand. It has a C6 Corvette engine that outputs 450hp, which means that it should move really well. Here's some of the company info:
Welcome to Rossi Motors. This is the opening ceremony for our car company and the SixtySix is the first in what we intend to grow into a series of cars. We’re coach-builders with a fresh take — we think a more vibrant and essential take on how to build cars for the second decade of this still very new century.
In an oyster-shell we’re designers who choose to make cars we fall in love with. Cars that our friends and enthusiasts can enjoy for years to come and that get better with age. That’s the pearl of it. And it takes a bit of grit for a pearl to grow.
Rossi cars start in a factory with all the technological wizardry that ascribes their build and infuses them with integrity and quality. We then remove parts and add custom fitments to make it Pure Rossi. An entirely new expression of formidable, sophisticated performance.
Enter the first of its breed, the Rossi SixtySix. Like great bourbons and racehorses, it begins life in Kentucky, rolling along a track, a thoroughbred emerging.
We start with those incredible underpinnings then begin making it Pure Rossi. The body, fitments and interior take shape in our independent facility and are hand-tailored, hand-built to Rossi’s exacting specifications.
The design language takes inspiration from many sources, not the least of which is the storied history of the Z-series platform. We’re celebrating it and giving a new form to a new decade.
We’re creating what we believe you’ll find are some pretty amazing motorcars. Cars built in limited numbers that appeal to those who want the human touch of a coach-builder — married to underpinnings that are a proven, known gold-standard for consistent reliability and performance superiority – in essence, the perfect blend of individual expression and assured technological credentials.
This is a first look at the Rossi SixtySix for our enthusiasts and fans. In the coming weeks, you’ll see more detail and availability of the car for purchase. It’s been an amazing drive getting this company up and running. We hope you’ll return and join us for the journey.
You can look over the specifications of the car HERE.
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June 29, 2010
This is a decent trip. Three night, and little spending money, and Halloween in Las Vegas. I haven't been to Vegas for Halloween, but you have to think the bars are pretty amazing on those nights.
All you have to do is hit the site, watch and rate the horror movie tralers, and your entered. Here's the grand prize details:
Three Grand Prizes: A 3-day/2-night trip for two (2) to Las Vegas for Halloween, October 29, 30, and 31, 2010. Trip includes round trip coach air transportation to Las Vegas, NV, hotel accommodations, limousine transportation to/from the airport/hotel while in Las Vegas, $500 spending money for winner, and a three year subscription to Fangoria magazine.
You can hit the site HERE and enter the contest, but hurry, it only runs until July 19, 2010.
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June 29, 2010
The front forks are a little odd, but I like the overall look of the bike. No idea of the price, but it's limited to only 250. Here's a little bit about the bike:
Conceived as a counterpoint to the golden era of the 1930's, which inspired beginning design work on the Hellcat, we chose the pre-16 era of motoring and the courageous free spirited nature of the board track racer as our inspirational starting point. Holistic evolution of efforts made to evolve the radial aircraft architecture of our V twin powerplant through the Wraith's chassis platform architecture was mandated. Perfected balance of proportion and evolutionary brand gestalt were referenced. As Brough Superior, Vincent and Crocker most connected emotionally to the Hellcat, the Pierce would illuminate what the Wraith could be; Quite simply, the world's most luxurious, sporting two-wheeled device.
You can check more of the details at the Confederate Motorcycles HERE.
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June 29, 2010
It's all natural tequila, which sounds interesting. Here's the press release:
Xamay Importers Inc. will introduce All-Natural Alma De Agave Tequila into the US Marketplace. For the first time, Alma, whose slogan is “We Didn't Create Tequila, We Perfected It,” will bring ultra-premium tequila to consumers at a low, reasonable price point without sacrificing quality.
Born in Xamay, Jalisco, one of the best regions in Mexico to grow the agave plant used to produce tequila, Alma De Agave Tequila comes from a 120-year legacy and is among the finest in the world. In the 1920s, Entrepreneur Pio Godinez began producing a limited quantity of “family reserve” tequila, using a homemade recipe handed down for three generations made with all natural ingredients and authentic agave from the family’s farmland. The family has continued to produce great tasting and extra smooth tequila that, up until now, has not been available commercially. For the first time, the family’s private reserve tequila will be shared and the public will be able to “Taste the Soul of Mexico.”
Presenting a Blanco aged 50 days, Reposado aged 9 months, and Añejo aged 18 months, the Alma De Agave portfolio of tequila will introduce aficionados to the world’s finest as a result of aging the spirit twice as long as is standard. Alma’s Reposado and Añejos were both the Gold Medal Winners at the 2010 San Francisco Spirit Competition. The brand is 100% agave, 100% natural, and 100% hand-crafted. Cooking piñas as a whole, not split, provides for a fuller flavor of the aquamiel (honey water). The tequilas are carefully and slowly pot-distilled in small quantities of 1,000 liters at a time, providing a cleaner and finer juice than that of industrialized tequila brands. Alma is wood-aged, organically and naturally, so that all of the chemicals are removed from the tequilas, and there are no added ingredients. Pre-chilled and pumped with oxygen before bottling, Alma Tequila boasts the cleanest, smoothest, and crispest taste, as the harsh aromas, taste, and tints that other tequila brands retain have been removed. The eye-catching presentation of the distinctive design and hand-crafted bottle make the new brand stand out in an oversaturated market. The modern rectangular bottle is topped off with natural wood caps giving it a very rustic feel, for elements of new and old that fit the brand’s image.
“Consumers will find that currently in the tequila US marketplace there are premium tequilas and commercial tequilas. The price point differential is significant and sometimes consumers are settling for less quality in order to afford tequila,” states Jose “Nene” Gonzalez, President and CEO of Alma De Agave Tequila. “Alma Tequila changes the equation. We fill the gap, providing ultra-premium tequila at a lower, reasonable price, without sacrificing quality and taste.”
“We’ve taken the old traditional method of creating tequila, and we’ve modernized and perfected it using natural methods,” adds Carlos Flores, Master Distiller of Alma De Agave Tequila. “Simply put, we didn't create tequila, we perfected it.”
Alma is distributed in New York, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, New Jersey and distributed by Young’s Market in California but will ultimately be nationwide.
Please visit www.almadeagave.com.
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June 28, 2010
The car has been created to celebrate Jaguar's 75th birthday, and will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 2nd.
The car itself is a great one, but not their best. It has a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine that puts out 530hp. That gives it a zero to 60mph time of 4.4 seconds, with a top speed of 174mph.
As with all special editions, production will be limited to only 75 cars.
It will cost around $130,00, if you have the money, and are lucky enough to get yourself on the list.
You can read a lot more about the car of the Jaguar site HERE.
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June 28, 2010
This is an OK trip. Nothing overly exciting, but it's a couple of days in Vegas. Here's the details:
One Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries.
The Grand Prize consists of: A 3-day/2-night trip for winner and one guest to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend the 8th Annual Hoodie Awards. Prize includes two tickets to the Friday Night Freedom Party on August 27, 2010; two tickets to the Hoodie Awards on August 28, 2010; roundtrip coach-class air transportation for winner and one guest to Las Vegas, Nevada, 3 days/2 nights standard hotel accommodations at the Mandalay Bay Hotel or Luxor Hotel, and a complimentary Soft Sheen-Carson gift bag.
The contest ends on July 18, 2010, and you can enter it HERE.
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June 24, 2010
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I was very impressed with Devotion vodka. If you remember from my previous post about it (that you can read HERE), it's infused with Casein, which is protein. I really can't tell you much of anything about Casein, or if it changes the taste at all. I really didn't think it does, but there does seem to be a little hint of flavor to the vodka.
Taste wise, it's very smooth, and I really like the taste. For me, it almost had just a little hint of sweetness to it. Where shots of most vodkas can be a little rough, a shot of Devotion is actually pretty good. With its overall smoothness, it goes down easy. In a martini, it was really good.
Again, I don't really know what you get out of the Casein, but it either helps to make it a good vodka, or it's good for marketing.
Devotion is only available in the limited areas of San Francisco, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Southern California, New York and Arizona at the moment. If you're in any of those areas, I'd really recommend giving it a try.
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June 24, 2010
While I have no desire to buy an iPad, if someone is going to give me one for free, then I'm all for it. Though I'll take just about anything for free, so that's not really high praise.
Regardless, DNAinfo.com is giving away an Apple WiFi 32GB iPad, just for filling out a form at their site. They do want you to sign up for their newsletter and some other things, but you can opt not to receive any of those. The site is mainly for Manhattan local news, so it's probably not useful to most of us.
The contest runs through September 1, 2010, and you can enter the sweepstakes HERE.
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June 23, 2010
I'm really going to have to grab one of these.
With the release of both Disney Epic Mickey, and a Tron Legacy game, company PDP has created a number of new controllers.
There's a paint brush Wii controller, with a pretty cool stand, but obviously I'm much more interested in the Tron controllers.
The one to the left is for the PS3, and there's also one for the Xbox360 and the Wii. All three controllers light up with a classic neon Tron look.
The Tron Legacy controllers will be out this fall, and the rumor is that each will be $50.
You can read a little more about them, and check out pictures of all of the controllers, over at Game Informer HERE.
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