Steve Ballmer actually said "BING, BING, BING!!!"

Posted: 2010-02-28 15:19:42

Throughout 2009, 1938media released via YouTube a series of clips of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's best, as a puppet. The clips feature the many successes (semi-mishaps?) of Microsoft over the last few years. We all know about his crazy ads on TV, screaming at audiences to get on your feet, and famous rants promoting, "DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!", "ADVERTISING, ADVERTISING, ADVERTISING!" and "WINDOWS, WINDOWS, WINDOWS!" 1938media created a new one for Ballmer, "BING, BING, BING!"

Ballmer is a man who pretty much has everything. Some say he's nuts, some say he's brilliant. In any case, I discovered something that was truly amazing. Steve Ballmer actually said "BING, BING, BING!" during his Keynote speech at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Expo in Las Vegas last month. I wonder if he saw the clips?

Anyways, enjoy!

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The Word of the Day in the Urban Dictionary

Posted: 2010-01-27 09:30:11

So it just happens that today's word in the urban dictionary is:

iPhone Effect

...shortly after one person in the group brings out their iPhone, the rest follow suit, ultimately ending all conversation and eye contact.

"Hey, what do you want to order for drinks?" "Not sure, let's see what Imbibe Magazine has for their best beer this month." First iPhone comes out of the pocket--enter Safari search. Next iPhone comes out--enter Facebook post. Third iPhone makes an entrance -- the iPhone effect has arrived....

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Apple says, "Come see our latest creation."

Posted: 2010-01-18 19:26:00

This morning Apple officially announced their January Special Event themed towards "mobility space" inviting key media representatives to "come see our latest creation." The event is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The event is scheduled to start at 10:00 AM Pacific Time.

For the last two years there has been speculation on a tablet device that Apple is working on behind the scenes. It's supposed to change the way we read digital print and do many other things on the go. While some see it as a giant iPhone-like device, it is rumored that it will run iPhoneOS, similar to the iPod Touch, without the phone capabilities. Apple is expected to make a major product announcement at the event, which most believe will be its long-rumored tablet device. Last summer it was first reported that the multi-touch, 10-inch successor to the Newton would arrive in early 2010. In December, select iPhoneOS developers were asked to prepare full-screen demos of their software for a product unveiling. It has been suggested that developers are working with a new version of the iPhoneOS (version 4.0?) that allows software to be scaled to multiple screen sizes.
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