My Technology & Film Rant

I'll start with a great internet deal for ladies... Amazon.com is having a deal for $60 on selected stylish styles of Gucci eyewear. This style is my fave. I thought the deal expired yesterday, but looks like it's still going on, for how long I dunno.

If you're looking for a new mp3 player and share my belief that there are better players other than iPods, this is a perfect solution. The SanDisk Sansa c200. It's a 1 GB or 2 GB player with a micro sD slot to expand up to 2 GB more for $80 or $100 respectively. With FM tuner and voice recording, it's a great deal.

I am a big fan of technology and innovation decreasing our environmental impact, and nothing would do this better than hydrogen fueled cars. I can't wait to actually see them actually be offered in production models. It's been news for years, and will still be a few years away from true mass production happening. Here are some updates.

This Mini Cooper Hybrid packs 0-60 mph in 4.5 second power into a "mini" package. A great concept, the PML Mini QED, uses a small combustion engine solely dedicated to recharging the battery, this is a great advancement in the right direction.

On the other hand, (from the great environmental magazine), this Mother Jones article explains how President Bush is planning to help keep the petroleum companies thriving... By producing 90% of future hydrogen fuel from refined oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuels. Somebody give the guy a nickel to go buy a clue. The whole idea is to stop our reliance on fossil fuels and clean the air. Geeeez.

Cnet has a recent article about hydrogen cars not being available until 2015 at the earliest. BMW has built several succesful prototypes; but like GM and others, aren't ready for production.

Back to politics, for a quick second. A recent August 2006 poll from pollingreport.com shows Hilllary Clinton has a good shot at the White House (with an overall percentage of 29% and a Democratic percentage of 40%), from the Democratic Nomination Survey. Al Gore, John Edwards, and John Kerry follow in percentages. This may be a promising 2008 election for Environmentalists and Democrats alike. Here's to hoping anyways.

On to film and movie news... This article from TheStar.com is mostly about the very un-interesting topic of an Indiana Jones IV (with Harrison Ford), but at the end, it mentions Rachel McAdams agreed to play Agent 99 in the upcoming Get Smart film. One can only speculate on this being a fun project to see hit the big sceens. What with her turning down the lead Bond Girl role in the upcoming Casino Royale. Hmmm.

Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest has scorched the box office, with totals that have now moved it into 3rd place for all-time worldwide grosses, at nearly $1 billion USD. No wonder the third film is already getting lots of attention. I'll find it interesting to see Chow Yun-Fat in his largest box-office release. No doubt, this film will be one of the most anticipated films ever. RottenTomatoes.com has the title confirmed as Pirates of the Carribean: At Worlds End (no apostrophe).

For all those looking for a fantastic deal on a sD card for your digital camera or gadget, ZipZoomFly (one of my fave e-tailers) has the A-Data 4 GB 150X sD card for $50! Well, it's $64.99, free shipping, and a $15 mail in rebate offer. Being in California, I'd pay sales tax (8.25%); still it's the best offer I've ever seen on this card, expires September 4th. This is the highest rated card for my camera (Canon S3 IS) according to many users on forums like dpreview.com and others.

Have a great long weekend. Cheers.

image credits: Gucci eyewear from amazon.com, SanDisk Sansa c200 from SanDisk.com, Mini Cooper hybrid from treehugger.com, Rachel McAdams from imdb.com