Despite FriendFeed being available only in English since its debut in October of 2007, almost one third of the service's users use the site in a language other than English, according to co-founder Bret Taylor. As of this morning, the service now also supports six of the most popular non-English languages, in an effort to spur more global growth. Those debuting today include German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Russian and simplified Chinese.Users who prefer a language other than English can select their language at the bottom of every page, or through the account settings at https://friendfeed.com/account/. Bret says the new languages...
Unlike another automaker out there, Fisker Automotive's eco-friendly vehicle looks a whole lot like the concept, and while the Tesla Roadster is certainly a sexy beast, we're having an exceptionally difficult time taming our fondness for this ride. The $80,000 $87,000 plug-in hybrid has been officially revealed ahead of its "debut" at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, but sadly, it seems that the '09 ship date has already slipped to "late 2010." We can't say looking at the gorgeous pictures make that fact any less depressing, but they're all there in the read link if you care to indulge.[Via...
Filed under: The Apprentice, CelebritiesWhat's better than one hour episodes of Celebrity Apprentice? I would answer "zero hour episodes" but NBC is thinking a little different. Celebrity Apprentice is now going to be two hours long. That's right, Mark Burnett has announced that each episode of the next edition of Donald Trump's reality show is going to be two hours long and will run on Sunday nights. No word on when the show will debut, but sources are saying that it will probably bow in February, with cast members Joan and Melissa Rivers, Andrew Dice Clay, Clint Black, Tom Green...
While other annual retrospectives are based on editors’ picks or sales data, the Last.fm Best of 2008 list is based entirely on what the Last.fm community has been listening to this year and shows which artist, albums and tracks defined the musical landscape in 2008. We compiled the list by looking at the data in a number of different ways to get a full picture of what you all listened to this year. First we looked at absolute numbers. It won’t surprise any followers of the Last.fm weekly charts to know that Coldplay, Radiohead and The Beatles topped the list....
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Video, Reality-FreeCan I be a little bit cynical here? I'm watching the preview of the new NBC drama Kings (after the jump), and I can already tell this is probably going to have a hard time making it. Looks like it has a great cast (including Ian McShane) and a plot you don't usually see on primetime television (a small town guy becomes a war hero and rises to power in a city with the help of people behind the scenes pulling the strings - based on the story of King David).But it also seems...
(Click on image to see video) We got to spend a little time behind the wheel of the all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z on its Dallas stop during the national Follow the Nissan Z Tour making its way across country since the car’s debut at the LA Auto Show. … [visit site to read more]...
Because this Thursday on Sarah Silverman, Matt Berry guest stars! Berry has starred in the British series Snuff Box, Garth Merenghi's Darkplace, and The Mighty Boosh, and if you aren't familiar with his comedy work, you are not effectively using your YouTube. He's great. So my recommendation this week is taking in a Sarah Silverman Program, but until then, here's a short behind-the-scenes video he did for them: (via Rob Schrab's blog) Should I be watching The Sarah Silverman Program all the time? I only watched the debut. For those still not sold on Berry, look at his famous...
Since its July debut some 10,000 iPhone applications have been released to Apple’s App Store and 9,887 of them are still available for purchase. 10,000 apps. An impressively broad ecosystem for just under five months of development. Apple’s (AAPL) year-end list of Top App Store Downloads for 2008, then, is both handy and timely (Click on the image below to see the top 10 paid and free apps). It’s largely what you’d expect, with the Games and Entertainment categories proving most popular, Facebook and Pandora dominating the Paid App category, and Texas Hold ‘Em and Moto Chaser topping the Free...
Nissan bowed out of January's Detroit Auto Show due to deteriorating economic conditions, but it won't stop the automaker from unveiling the Nissan NV2500 Commercial Vehicle Concept in a video webcast December 4th. What this tells us is the decision to drop out of both the Detroit Auto Show and the Chicago Auto Show, (disregarding the decision to work with dealers in Chicago to show up and then to have Detroit dealers pay for the floorspace at Detroit), is really all about the deteriorating economic conditions because It's certainly cheaper to reveal a vehicle in a webcast than it is...
Eco Factor: CFC-free inhalers cost more but prove green. New Year will see all albuterol inhalers used in the U.S. getting eco-friendly and a bit more expensive. The ozone damaging CFCs used in these inhalers will be replaced by hydroflueroalkane (HFC). In the process of getting green, the cost of these inhalers will also increase from about $10 for a CFC one to about $60 for a HFC one. The medicine won’t just taste differently, but it needs weekly cleaning of the inhaler hole to prevent and congestion. Patients who are averse to this change will be allowed to...
