Archive for August, 2005

Engadget 1985

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

Engadget travels back to 1985 to bring us the latest in 15 pound cell phones.

Ministry of Reshelving to reclassify Orwell’s 1984

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

The “Ministry of Reshelving” has declared a campaign to move 1984 from the Fiction or Literature section to the Current Events or Politics sections. Very silly. They even have printable bookmarks that you can stick in the books that you move and notecards to put in the spot you took them from.

A movie I’m not planning on seeing

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

Since people are bugging me to put something here…

Roger Ebert awards Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo zero stars. Read the review—it’s entertaining.

And also, a new idea in security: The Do-It-Yourself Security Inspection. Now you can feel more secure whenever you need it without imposing costs and inconvenience on the rest of society.