Sean Carton's Radio Weblog

Friday, February 4, 2005

Glass Satellites

Scientists at The Aerospace Corporation have managed to produce working prototypes of mini-satellites made out of glass and ceramic. Because they're formed out of glass they can be mass-produced and "mass-customized," opening up whole new areas for cheap, easy to produce satellite technology. Who knows? In the future we may each have our own personal satellite!

12:13:40 PM

P-Mobile

If you've been feeling badly because your dog's been left out of the mobile revolution, you can stop now. PetsMobility is getting ready to launch a new cellphone for pets that lets you track your fuzzie's location via GPS and whisper sweet nothings to them during the day when they're all alone and scared and staring at the door waiting for you to walk in. The company's currently "seeking partners" before launch, though since the announcement's been up since September, they may not be having too much luck trying to find suckers to jump into the obsessive owner market with them. I guess you should contact your mobile provider if this is something you're dying to have.

7:24:39 AM

Type Toy

Robotype is a neat little app that lets you play around with type online and save your creations into a gallery. A fun way for you type geeks out there to while away a few minutes at work.

7:11:58 AM

So Many Ways to Say "I Love You" To Your Cheeseburger

And speaking of dumbasses, apparently nobody who approved the new Double Cheeseburger campaign at McDonalds realized that "I'd Hit It" is not-even-all-that-hip-anymore slang for "I'd Have Sex With It." Not a particularly appealing idea, even for the unabashed carnivores amongst us. This site has a whole set of hilarious spoofs, spelling out how else Mickey Dee's could have phrased their new unfortunate tagline.

6:27:28 AM

Earth to Advertisers: We're Not All Dumbasses!

While viral marketing might be all the rage as advertisers struggle to cut through the media haze we all find ourselves in, advertisers better remember that we're not all idiots. Sure, getting a nifty piece of marketing via email from a friend can be pretty effective, but getting a fake piece of email from a fake friend (and then discovering you've been had) can be pretty annoying. This intrepid blogger discovered that a "tip" he got from some "university student" about a new American Express billboard was really sent from behind the firewall at Ogilvy & Mather. Doh! Busted! Gotta love that traceroute.

6:17:34 AM