iPod Privacy Protector: No One Will Know What You Are Watching Save For The Bulge In Your Pants

First, an apology. I tried to think of other reasons why you might want to buy this privacy screen protector, apart from watching porn in public, but I failed. It's adhesive and it costs $9.99 and, like I said, you can watch ladies licking other ladies (or whatever floats your boat) without worrying about being caught.

Via Gizmodo

MacBook Bursts Into Flames

The Apple MacBook owner says his laptop's battery was not on last year's recall list.

A MacBook user reported Monday that his Apple laptop burst into flames, apparently because of a bad battery. He said that the laptop battery had not been on last year's recall list.
According to an account posted to the MacTalk forum by an Australian MacBook owner identified as mattyb, the laptop was charging when his housemate woke him after hearing the computer hiss and seeing smoke pour from the device.
"At first I thought that the lamp had fallen and set fire to the curtain," mattyb wrote. "As I got closer, I realized it was my [MacBook] ... burning! I picked it up and blew on it and swung it around to put the flames out. The bookshelf it was sitting on was burnt and there were a couple of magazines that were on fire too."
After putting out the fire, mattyb noted that the laptop's battery was swollen and burnt, "so it's definitely the battery that exploded and caught fire. The MacBook is melted on the bottom and severely charred."
In an update later, the laptop owner said that local Apple representatives had told him they would come to his house to collect the damaged unit, replace it and might compensate him for property damage. "Strange thing is, there was no symptoms like excessive heat or deformation of the battery or anything like that at all," mattyb said. "I also checked quite a while ago to see if my battery was one of the recall units. It was not."
Other Battery IssuesLast August, Apple recalled 1.8 million lithium-ion batteries made by Sony. Just days before that, Dell recalled 4.1 million Sony laptop batteries because of concerns they might overheat. Several other laptop makers later joined in with their own recalls.
"We were damn lucky not to have a house burnt to the ground," mattyb said. "I have been out for most of the weekend and this night was the only night I had it charging."
Apple officials did not respond to a call for comment.

Via PCWorld

EA sells music from video games via Apple`s iTunes

Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game publisher, Thursday began offering music from its titles through Apple Inc.'s popular iTunes online download store.The move from EA comes as game makers explore ways to use the Internet to distribute, sell and market games and other content.
EA said songs will be priced like others on the system at 99 cents each. The company, which is also offering ringtones for $2.99, already sells games like Tetris and Sudoku on iTunes for $4.99.
A list of available music is at www.ea.com/eatrax, which links users to iTunes.
Since video games are popular with the same younger consumers sought by musicians, acts like Good Charlotte, Jet, Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Arctic Monkeys and Fabolous have teamed with EA to help launch their careers.

Via USAToday