We used to be 'wired for sound' or just plain 'wired'. Not anymore. Today we're 'wireless' but certainly not clueless. Google has announced it's entering the wireless phone generation and will develop new software technologies aimed at turning cellphones into powerful mobile computers. All of this is designed to make it easier to use the Internet on the go. The phones would run on software provided by Google which would be cheaper and easier to customize. Those benefiting would be the Open Handset Alliance, forged between Google and companies like Motorola, Samsung, T-Mobile, Sprint, China Mobile, Qualcomm and Intel. The group expects to start selling the Google-powered phones in the second half of 2008...
At the same time of the Google announcement comes the latest achievement of Sirius Satellite Radio which sent me an e-mail ad that features their two new radios. You don't have to be a 'heel' to own a Stiletto 2, just rich. The new Stiletto 2, which would have been a great name for a new Gillette razor, combines a Sirius radio with an MP3 which, as the ad says, will give you "the ultimate portable audio entertainment experience." It gave me chills just reading that. To get the same chills I just experienced, you can order the S2 for $329.99 or what you'll eventually pay for a flat-screen HD TV. It might sound like a sleek racing car but The Sportster 5 is a radio which can be used "in your home, boat, office or in additional vehicles." The S5 sells for a more affordable $169.99. Of course, on top of the prices for the new radios comes the monthly fee for listening to Sirius Satellite Radio...
No price is given for the new 'Google Phone' but the price of Google stock rose to $725.65, up 2% after the announcement. I don't know about you but faced with a choice of just audio or audio with video, I'll take the latter every time...
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1869] Tee for two: Rutgers beats Princeton 6-4 at New Brunswick (NJ) in the first college football game. There were 25 players on each side, touchdowns were worth one point and the game resembled soccer more than football. A couple of weeks ago Rutgers played West Virginia and in this clip you see a statue dedicated to that first game: http://youtube.com/watch?v=c7ArjA2tOq0 ...
- 1923] A patented shave: Colonel Jacob Schick patents the first electric shaver...
- 1935] The birth of FM: Edwin H. Armstrong announces the development of FM broadcasting. Bless you Edwin H. Armstrong...
- 1956] Election Day results: President Dwight David Eisenhower is re-elected with a victory over Adlai E. Stevenson...2001] Michael Bloomberg defeats Mark Green in the New York City mayoral election...2005] Bloomberg is re-elected, beating Fernando Ferrer...
- 1967] Premiered on this date: Phil Donahue begins his TV talk show in Dayton (OH) and stays on the air for over 25 years with it...
- 1973] Body snatcher: Singer Gram Parsons' manager Phil Kaufman is fined $300 for stealing Parsons' body from LAX. Kaufman claims it was Parsons wish to be cremated...
- 1995] Banned in Cleveland: Browns' owner Art Modell announces a plan to move the team to Baltimore. It gets worse when the Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl. "The Cleveland Curse" video shows all the lowlights experienced by Cleveland's city teams except for the latest one - The Indians losing their playoff with the Red Sox after being up 3 games to 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=RCQKOTjVuJI ...
- 1995] Leaving his Mark in New York: The Rangers' Mark Messier scores his 500th NHL goal against Calgary...
- 1995] Michael leaves his mark: Michael Jordan scores 50 points for the 29th time in his NBA career...
- 2002] Gotcha: A jury in Beverly Hills convicts Winona Ryder of stealing $5,500 worth of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue. Winona is placed on probation for 3 years...
Music Memories:
- 1965] Premiered on this date: Bill Graham opens Fillmore West in San Francisco with Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead opening the famous venue...
- 1965] Released on this date: "It's My Life" - Animals. George Maharis introduces the group on 'Hulabaloo': http://youtube.com/watch?v=xQMXnYyjWVE ...
- 1965] Live on 'Shindig': The Rolling Stones: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UUBE7RKVibo , Fontella Bass, who made a suit out of her table cloth: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QXSocE_M1G4 and the camera-shy Strangeloves...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Rebecca Romijn (35), Ethan Hawke (37), Maria Shriver (52), Glenn Frey (59), Sally Field (61), P.J. Proby (69), Eugene Pitt (70), Stonewall Jackson (75) and Mike Nichols (76)...
Timeline Countdown: 17 days until Thanksgiving, 29 days until Hanukah, 46 days until the arrival of winter and 49 days until Christmas...
