Pipes for the Internet

Yahoo has found the Internet's pipes. Well, actually they have this beta project called Pipes which let's you roll your own web aggregator. There have been mashups before using google maps and craigslist, but this let's you do something similar without writing any code. See here for Lifehacker's article on Yahoo Pipes.

Here is my simple example of using pipes. It returns all pages containing iphone, and restricts it to only pages found on apple.com

Wii Fit Brings Wii yoga, wii exercise, wii dance.. Wii Jane Fonda?

Nintendo announced Wii Fit at E3 convention yesterday. Here is the Wii Fit Video. The Wii Fit video shows the different modes, Wii yoga, wii aerobics, Wii dancing, Wii balancing, Wii blocking as a soccer goalie (Wii 'futbol' for international fans). Watch the Wii Fit video below.



What's next, a Wii Jane Fonda exercise video?

Nintendo Wii is Still Hot

The Nintendo Wii console continues to sell like hotcakes, even better. Brand new wiis sell for close to $350 on CraigsList. The Wii is outselling PS3's 6 to 1 in the latest month. At E3, the president of Nintendo America says “Wii has effectively been sold out for all 33 weeks,”. And he also said one in eight men over 50 are regular users of the wii. They also announced Wii Fit, an exercise pad and game. They also announced the Wii zapper, will this wireless gun accessory take the wii to the next level?

Rival Xbox stumbles with Microsoft extending the xbox 360 warranty to 3 years. Many users have reported heating problems and the "red rings of death". Microsoft scrambles to find the cause. Microsoft earlier even blamed a customer that he had faulty wiring in his house. All this finger pointing ends up costing mister softy about $1 Billion. I wonder if Bill let's his kids buy a wii??

Sony concedes ground and offers $100 price cut to entice more buyers. A week earlier, they denied there would be a PS3 price cut. The current model will be priced at $499. They will also release an PS3 with a larger hard drive for $599.

Damn Small Linux Really Is

If you ever wanted to have a way to work anywhere, but didn't want to lug a notebook PC, check out Damn Small Linux.
This linux distribution fits in most USB pen drives. It's only about 50MB. And it requires very little RAM and will run on most anything today. It claims to be able to run with only 32MB RAM.

If you are piqued, check out this article.