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No, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin aren’t getting hitched, but rather they, along with Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, pledged to stick with the company for 20 years after Google went public.

According to an interview in the February issue of Fortune magazine, Schmidt said, “we agreed the month before we went public that we should work together for 20 years.” If they stick to their pact, Schmidt would retire at 69 years old, Page at 51 and Brin at 50.

Why these three guys would make a pact like this when they know they would be rakin’ in the dough, is beyond me.

If I were them, I’d be calling in sick for 20 years.

Source: Reuters

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A media player that can do it all.

The SanDisk Sansa Connect 4 Wi-Fi MP3 player is a versatile little media player that keeps you connected with all your music, friends and entertainment wherever there is a Wi-Fi connection.

With the SanDisk Sansa you can:

• Play music and view photos
• Listen to Internet music via wireless
• Connect to any Wi-FiTM network
• MicroSDTM slot for capacity expansion
• And much more!

Originally the SanDisk Sansa was $139.95, but now it is on sale at Adorama for $89.95.

To see and read more on the media player, click here to go to Adorama.

Next week consumers will be able to get their hands on something that appears to be no thicker than a stack of paper, and by the looks of it, just as easy to crush.

But regardless, I’m sure people will be flocking to computer stores and Best Buys everywhere to pick up the new Apple MacBook Air.

Steve Jobs has really outdone himself with this invention. We’ve all seen for years that laptops are getting thinner and lighter, but this thing is insane. This laptop measures in at three-quarters of an inch at its thickets point and has a 13.3″ screen and a full-size keyboard. Now if you’re curious about how much this thing weighs, it comes in at only THREE POUNDS. In addition to the aluminum exterior, it also has some new software features such as fingertip gestures for the touch pad like Apple included on their iPhone.

And the price?

Next week consumers will be forking out $1,800 for the 80 GB hard drive and 2 GB of memory and for the faster, 64-gigabyte and speedier version costs a staggering $3,100.

Source: ABC

First it was the Apple iPod Nano to go pink and now it looks like another company is jumping on the bandwagon.

The Blackberry is now releasing their own pink version in hopes to help cut into Apple iPhone sales.

Although RIM may be trying to cut into the female based market with the new color, I’m pretty sure that someone should also tell the company that the reason why they are losing in the market is because the iPhone is so much cooler.

Source: Gizmodo via Reuters.

Pretty much everything this time of year is colored pink and red and Apple is jumping on the bandwagon with their media player.

Apple announced recently that they were releasing their iPod Nano in pink to help celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Not a bad idea.

I don’t know how long Apple will be leaving the pink iPod nano on the shelves, but I suggest they at least keep it going for a bit after Valentine’s Day so that the guy’s who forget about the holiday, have a chance to bail themselves out with this unique gift.

To see the pink Apple iPod Nano on Smarter.com, click here.

Beans, beans the magical fruit. The more you eat ‘em, the more you toot.

How I miss grade school. Too bad that little rhyme doesn’t apply to cows and the grass they eat.

We’ve been hearing for years how the blast from a cow’s rear-end has been harmful to our sensitive ozone layer (and my sinuses), but it looks like some Japanese scientists have come up with a healthy diet to help calm their farts.

At a dollar per cow, they would give the cow some food addictives that are a blend of nitrates and the amino acid cysteine to help fight the methane production in the cow’s stomach, making their toots less harmful to Mother Earth.

I wonder if I blend this into my uncle’s oatmeal, it’ll help fight our own battle at home.

Source: Time Online

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Right now at Sony.com, you can save $100 on any pre-configured Sony VAIO CR notebooks.

For instance, save on the new Sony VAIO VGN CR4000 laptop. Originally starting at $1,179.99, this laptop comes in six different colors, a slim profile, 14.1″ screen and much more.

To take advantage of this offer, enter in the coupon code VAIO100 during checkout to save on all the pre-configured Sony VAIO CR models.

To see the Sony VAIO VGN CR4000 and other laptops, click here.

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• High School kid builds a wooden bicycle - Neatorama
• Apple iTunes video rentals last longer than 24 hours - Macworld
• NASA to go from space shuttles to brain surgery? - i09
• Toyota’s new system looks out for sleepy eyes - Jalopnik
• Wiimote complete sports package - Gizmodo
• Double amputee walks again with the help of Bluetooth - CNN

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $300 off HP Pavilion Notebooks $1199 and Up
• PlayStation 3 to be Released in Ceramic White Color
• Get $200 off an 80-hour TiVo Series2 DVR
• Best Buy Sold Infected Digital Frames, Still No Recall

It looks like Best Buy has confirmed that they did sell infected digital pictures over the holiday, yet there still hasn’t been any announcement about recalls.

The electronics store giant said that they pulled the Insignia 10.4-inch digital frames off their shelves and discontinued the product once they knew of the virus and are “connecting with our customers who may have been impacted.”

Best Buy hasn’t said how many customers were actually infected by the frames, but they are continuing to investigate. Whether or not they plan on doing a recall remains to be seen.

Source: Engadget via The New York Times

With the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl creeping up on us, you don’t want to miss a minute of the action.

And with this package, you’ll have no excuse when you say you missed the big game.

Go online to TiVo and sign up for their service and get $200 off an 80-hour TiVo Series2 Dual Tuner DVR.

With this new tuner you can:

• Record two shows at once.
• Get 80 hours of programming storage capacity
• It’s broadband ready right out of the box, so no phone line is needed for setup.
• Optimized for cable.

And the service is pretty cheap too. You can get it now for as low at $12.95 a month with a 1-year plan.

To check out this TiVo offer, click here.