http://www.blogjunkies.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:35:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Misc. GadgetsAw, how convenient! Now, when you purchase your next ATM skimmer, you don't even have to risk being arrested when you wander out to retrieve it. For those outside of the know, an ATM skimmer sits on credit / debit card machines and swipes information as unsuspecting ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/ The Institute of Cetacean Research caught this amazing scene on film while doing research on whales in the Sea of Japan. At the risk of anthropomorphizing, it is difficult not to share the pain of this pod of dolphins as they seek in va... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/amazing-dolphin-rescue-attempt-caught-on-video/ Yesterday we posted about the Global Eco-Forum, an event about responsibility, sustainability and eco-innovation, held this week in Barcelona, Spain, organised by the local group Eco-Union. The conference held interesting debates by Gunter Pauli from the Zeri Foundation, Francesco Tonucci from The City of Children project, sustainable architect Livia Tirone ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/more-quotes-by-michael-braungart-we-are-not-too-many-just-stupid/ Innovative Web Office startup Zoho has beaten Google to the punch again, announcing offline support for the newly public Zoho Mail tonight. Ironically Zoho is using Google Gears to enable offline functionality in Zoho Mail - see the video below by the Google Developer team. Zoho also beat Google to ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/zoho-mail-gets-offline-support-via-google-gears-ahead-of-gmail/ Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Just when we're all geared up to get crazy corporate with a bunch of Bold purchases, RIM has to go and make our lives difficult by reminding us that the Javelin / Curve 8900 is out there -- lurking -- just waiting to make a grand entrance ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/blackberry-curve-8900-get-early-video-praise-t-mobile-germany-says-november/ Filed under: Portable Audio Yes, you read that right, covers. As in, $60,000 of diamonds that clip onto a standard issue pair of iPod earphones. If the economic hard times are really hitting you hard, you can also opt for a $4,500 set encrusted with black or white diamonds, or even ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/deos-offers-up-60000-diamond-encrusted-ipod-earphone-covers/ I recently outlined why I'm sick of the 'ROI in web 2.0' discussion. To be specific, the debate as to whether there is one at all. In that post, I gave examples of how naysayers reacted to social media tools in the past - and how they were left in the ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/5-ways-to-sell-social-media-to-your-boss/ Filed under: Portable Audio Back by popular demand, it's the Walmart DRM servers! You heard right -- just days after Wally World announced its plans to turn the screw on its digital rights management servers, we're now being shown a big "just kidding." According to an e-mail (posted in full after ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/walmart-has-a-change-of-heart-decides-to-maintain-drm-servers/ Yesterday Sequoia Capital and Ron Conway communicated with their portfolio companies to guide them through troubled times. Today Benchmark Capital joins the fray, with what a source says is an email from General Partner Bill Gurley to their portfolio companies (See our interview with Gurley and new partner Matt Cohler ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/benchmark-capital-advises-startups-to-conserve-capital-look-for-opportunities/ Filed under: Ask Engadget, DisplaysTim from Australia sent in a question via our super-sophisticated submission method (that'd be e-mailing one in to ask at engadget dawt com) regarding e-readers, and given that Sony just pushed out a new one of its own, we found this one particularly timely: "I'm ... http://www.blogjunkies.com/10/10/2008/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-e-book-reader/