Tickle Me Elmo Xtreme Edition: Cybernetically Enhanced Giggles

Elmo was 10. That’s like 90 muppet years. His sensors were failing. He ran through batteries four times a day. His once hearty laugh was little more than a half-hearted chuckle. Fisher Price had the technology. So after 18 months of advanced surgery and rehabilitation, they cybernetically retooled Elmo into the most Ticklish Muppet Ever….

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Stamps Go Online with Royal Mail

That’s right, no more queuing for stamps in the Post Office. If only these were available back in the day when I was an Ebay addict and never had enough damn stamps for all the unwanted crap I was selling. Royal Mail has introduced online stamps that you buy and print yourself. It’s a…

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Canon’s Diamond Snappers Up For Charity

Isn’t it sparkly? Meet the diamond encrusted IXUS 10 which will set you back a trifling £27,000. This is the Super Diamond IXUS with 380 diamonds supplied by Antwerp-based Eddie Elzas. The camera forms part of Canon’s 10th anniversary celebrations for its IXUS range of digital snappers and this one will be sold on…

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Has EBay Become a Scam Site For Electronics Sales?

Has eBay become scam-central for small electronic sales? John from Crunchgear put his phone on eBay, expressly saying that he didn’t want to send it out of the country for fear of fraud and customs problems. So what happens? Some guy from Canada wins the bid. Second try, some guy in Lagos. Third try,…

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Google wins eBay’s non-U.S. ads

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc. will supply online auctioneer eBay Inc. with Web search advertising outside the United States, and the two will join forces on “click-to-call” ads that link online shoppers to vendors, the companies said on Monday.

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Google wins eBay’s non-U.S. ads

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc. will supply online auctioneer eBay Inc. with Web search advertising outside the United States, and the two will join forces on “click-to-call” ads that link online shoppers to vendors, the companies said on Monday.

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Google wins eBay’s non-U.S. ads

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc. will supply online auctioneer eBay Inc. with Web search advertising outside the United States, and the two will join forces on “click-to-call” ads that link online shoppers to vendors, the companies said on Monday.

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Google wins eBay’s non-U.S. ads

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc. will supply online auctioneer eBay Inc. with Web search advertising outside the United States, and the two will join forces on “click-to-call” ads that link online shoppers to vendors, the companies said on Monday.

Monday, August 28th, 2006

French firms target eBay in anti-counterfeit drive

PARIS (Reuters) - A French industry group plans to file a complaint with prosecutors seeking damages from eBay Inc. EBAY.O and other Internet auction sites for the sale of counterfeit products on their Web pages, the group’s chairman said.

Friday, August 18th, 2006

French firms target eBay in anti-counterfeit drive

PARIS (Reuters) - A French industry group plans to file a complaint with prosecutors seeking damages from eBay Inc. and other Internet auction sites for the sale of counterfeit products on their Web pages, the group’s chairman said.

Friday, August 18th, 2006


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