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The CAT B15 Android Smartphone Has A Weird Name But The Brawn To Back It Up
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Just as some people are put on this earth to create things, others are prone to destroy everything they touch. Those people should probably spend some time with the Caterpillar-branded CAT B15, an aluminum-and-rubber-clad Android smartphone that (inadvertently) encouraged people to work on their stress issues here at MWC.
Naturally, Caterpillar isn’t actually making the phones — it’s a very far cry from the engines and bulldozers that the company is better known for. The device itself is made by a licensee called Bullitt Mobile, a U.K.-based company whose sole reason for existing seems to be churning out these sorts of rugged handsets.
In fact, It’s actually rather hard to get a firm idea of how tough this thing actually is. Sure, it’s completely dust-proof (assuming all the ports are properly closed) and the 4-inch display is swathed in second generation Gorilla Glass, but it’s all sort of abstract until you hold the thing in your hand the feel the urge to heave it somewhere. In spite of its considerable chubbiness, the B15 is actually lighter than you’d expect, though it’s still going to elicit some stares should you shove the thing into your pocket.
In a classic case of brawn vs. brains, the B15 isn’t the snappiest thing you’ll ever see with its dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm processor and but it’s still got enough horsepower to handle most daily tasks. If anything, performance is aided by the fact that the particular build of Android loaded up on the B15 is totally stock — no garish, cumbersome UI to be found here.
And perhaps best of all, the 4-inch display recognizes touch input even when it’s wet — mostly. After a booth representative shot down my attempt to hurl the thing like baseball (not a huge loss, my fastball is pretty lousy), I settled for dunking the B15 in some water a few times. For the first few instances, things worked fine, but at some point you’ll eventually have to wipe the thing down for it to start behaving properly again. Hardly a big deal, but those of you looking for an Android-powered diving buddy will have to look elsewhere (especially because it’s only waterproof until you go deeper than 1 meter).
In the event that your current smartphone is just too puny to keep up with your lifestyle, the CAT B15 will be available in March for €395 — try not to hurt yourself until then.
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This is the Modem World: Japan is not weird
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Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column committed to exploring the culture of consumer innovation.
There’s a dotted line in between geekdom and Japan– some of us call ourselves “otaku;” we follow Japanese innovation companies; we planning to Japanese society as a beacon of our tech-obsessed future; we dream of checking out Tokyo. But we like to slam Japanese culture, as if to state, “Well, sure, they make cool things, but they sure are messed up.”
I’m no expert on Japanese society. While my check outs to the island country number in the double digits and I’m married to a citizen, I’m not about to claim any sort of authority on matters of Japan.
However, I’m very sure they’re not as odd as we such as to state they are. And if they are, we’re just as off-kilter.
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This is the Modem World: Japan is not weird
Author: Jade Kim
Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology.
There’s a dotted line between geekdom and Japan — some of us call ourselves “otaku;” we follow Japanese technology companies; we look to Japanese culture as a beacon of our tech-obsessed future; we dream of visiting Tokyo. And yet we love to criticize Japanese culture, as if to say, “Well, sure, they make cool stuff, but they sure are messed up.”
I’m no expert on Japanese culture. While my visits to the island nation number in the double digits and I’m married to a citizen, I’m not about to claim any sort of authority on matters of Japan.
However, I’m pretty sure they’re not as weird as we like to say they are. And if they are, we’re just as off-kilter.
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WTF Fashion: Weird Melting Leg/Dripping Paint Tights
Author: Stacey Cook
Female’s fashion: it’s unusual and I don’t comprehend it. There might have been a point in my life when I seem like I WISHED TO understand it, but that was back when I was a kid and still trying on my mother’s dresses and heels. The late high school/early university years. These are a lot of leggings from URB that make it look like your cyborg crotch is melting/there’s paint dripping down your legs. Which makes sense due to the fact that they’re made by dripping latex down a pair of nude (or colored) stockings and letting it dry. So if you wish tosave yourself $ 50, that’s how you make them. Just don’t come blaming me if yours do not end up as good looking. Why WERE you making them anyways? Please inform me to sell on Etsy and not to use. “To sell on Etsy and not to put on.” YOU ‘RE LYING TO ME. And do you know exactly what I do when I figure out I’m being lied to? “Cry about it?” \* sobbing \* HOW COULD YOU ?! Struck the jump for a lot of other colors.
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Aryel the Freak: Being Weird In Public @FunnyWinFail @Nadrient
Author: Tiffany Shoman
Send your hilarious video clip! FunnyWinFail@gmail.com Funny video of people being unusual. Video clip Submited by: Nadrient www.youtube.com/nadrient www.facebook.com Orginal Vide: youtu. be
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FCC to vote September 28th on proposal auctioning UHF spectrum, Weird Al might still approve
Author: Stefanie Jenkins
The FCC has been even more than a little excited to repurpose spectrum as wireless network net access removes: white areas and iDEN frequencies have already switched functions, which’s not consisting of the myriad of spectrum swaps. Include another wireless network assortment to the listing, as FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has verified his agency will certainly vote on a proposal for incentive-based auctions of UHF spectrum. When the Commission satisfies next on September 28th, it will choose on whether to entice broadcasters into quiting the usually TV-focused space for the sake of information enthusiasts all over. The freed-up airwaves in the proposal would mainly be unlicensed spectrum with “WiFi-like usages,” but at a much lower frequency than the 2.4 GHz and 5GHz bands that WiFi requires today: as the first regular, unlicensed spectrum at that variety in the United States, it could develop possibilities for longer-ranged, free of cost wi-fi that aren’t even on the table in 2012. Not that we have a lot of a selection in reacting today. Any accepted rules won’t be totally wrapped up until mid-2013, and the auction itself will not take location till 2014. Still, the UHF prepares foster dreams of more wireless for everybody– and we presume that also one Mr. Yankovic would not mind quiting Channel 62 for a long-distance home network.
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Keep Google Weird
Author: Katie Scott
There’s a sign that hangs in the windows of shops in downtown Santa Cruz, California. “Keep Santa Cruz Weird.” It’s not unique to that town, of course — the best known implementation of the slogan is the one seen all over Austin, Texas. Localized versions have also been spotted on t-shirts and bumper stickers in places like Portland and Boulder — any area where the undercurrent of independent thinking does daily battle with the threat of homogenized commerce. The Santa Cruz example sticks in my mind in particular, of course, due to the five years I spent in that town, whose weirdness never fully recovered from the ’89 earthquake, a natural disaster that both wreaked havoc on the landscape and caused a shift in the local zeitgeist, opening crumbled and abandoned storefronts up for Starbucks and Taco Bells — chain stores devoid of the character that makes the town so unique. So weird.
There are, naturally, growing pains with any company — particularly one that has had so meteoric a rise as Google has experienced over the past decade and a half. Evil claims aside for the moment, the transformation from a dorm-based project to an international corporation nearly always risks the loss of the character and principles on which the project was initially founded. After taking the helm as CEO last April, co-founder Larry Page stressed the need for focusing the company’s countless product lines, announcing during an earnings call that, “We’ve [...] done substantial internal work simplifying and streamlining our product lines.”
It’s easy to appreciate the sentiment. As Google grows at a tremendous rate, it risks losing focus, following in the footsteps of companies like Yahoo, which never did all that great a job subscribing to its own “Peanut Butter Manifesto,” by pruning away its ever-growing list of redundancy. Surely no one can fault Google for opting to pump more resources into successful properties like Android — brands with large user bases that require, arguably, even more attention than the company has been able to allot thus far.
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Keep Google Weird originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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weird cat photos by Inotnylam
Author: Christen Arquette
SPEAK TO ANGELS iTunes: tinyurl.com Amazon MP3: www.amazon.com ….. You can also get this song for FREE on youtube audioswap — watch this video to learn how: www.youtube.com Artist: 009 Sound System Song: Speak To Angels LYRICS: I was there when jesus came down from the cross… everyone was just standin’ round like idiots…. These are the things that u can’t explain killing all of what’s makin’ u ok shouldn’t be that way. so this is how to talk when you speak to angels dreamin’ while you walk with chimin’ bangles yeah i could see it tonight…. This is what they say when they tell the storya cold hearts waitin for a moments glory I…. guess I don’t knew why… they’re always singin’ My love will take u higher My heart is still on fire yeah… wanna hear u say Your love can take this higher to everything that you desire yeah…. wanna hear you say tell me babe are you feelin’ down givin’ up your hope sure i know that these feelins’ they won’t let you go…. these sort of things shouldn’t block your way and believin’s all u need to feel ok…. it should be eaasya….
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The weird side of CES 2012: Justin Bieber, Solowheels, a Kinect-powered skateboard, and more
Author: Tech Blogger
Because CES is more than just Android phones and tablets. It’s more than just Windows laptops, HDTVs with various levels of 3D interaction and 12K resolution. It’s more than just virtual storage and refrigerators. This is the CES we really and truly love. This is Sony CEO Howard Stringer awkwardly hugging Will Smith on stage. This is a closet that will shake, steam, dry, and freshen your clothes up for you with a variety of selectable aromas. This is more than one instance of dancing robots and more than one celebrity cameo — and one time where both those groups intersected to make Joanna’s heart skip a beat. This is our love letter to you, the Consumer Eccentric Show
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No Comments »“Weird Al” Yankovic – Perform This Way
Author: Tristan Richards
The REAL video is out NOW!!! Check it out: vevo.ly The new album ALPOCALYPSE is in stores (as well as iTunes, Amazon and everywhere else) NOW! My mama told me when I was hatched Act like a superstar Save your allowance, buy a bubble dress And someday you will go far Now on red carpets, well, I’m hard to miss The press follows everywhere I go I’ll poke your eye out with a dress like this Back off and enjoy the show! I’m sure my critics will say it’s a grotesque display Well, they can bite me, baby — I perform this way I might be wearin’ Swiss cheese or maybe covered with bees It doesn’t mean I’m crazy — I perform this way Ooo, my little monsters pay… lots ’cause I perform this way Baby, I perform this way Ooo, don’t worry, I’m okay… hey, I just perform this way I’m not crazy, I perform this way I’ll be a troll or evil queen I’ll be a human jelly bean ‘Cause every day is Halloween For me… I’m so completely original My new look is all the rage I’ll wrap my small intestines ’round my neck And set fire to myself on stage I’ll wear a porcupine on my head On a WHIM And for no reason now I’ll sing in French Excusez-moi, Qui a pété? Got my straight jacket today, it’s made of gold lamé No, not because I’m crazy – I perform this way I strap prime rib to my feet, cover myself with raw meat I’ll bet you’ve never seen a skirt steak worn this way Don’t be offended when you see My latest pop monstrosity I’m strange, weird, shocking, odd, bizarre I’m Frankenstein, I’m Avatar …
