WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW IREX EREADER, GOOGLE WANTS TO TAKE OVER
THE CONVERSATION ON THE INTERNET, AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS BRINGING
NAPSTER BACK. IT'S THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH. I'M NATALI DEL CONTE AND
IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
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BEST BUY IS GOING TO START CARRYING A NEW E-READER CALLED THE IREX. WE
GOT A CHANCE TO SEE IT ON WEDNESDAY HERE IN NEW YORK. TAKE A LOOK.
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GOOGLE LAUNCHED A PROJECT CALLED SIDEWIKI ON WEDNESDAY. IT IS A
BROWSER SIDEBAR THAT LETS YOU READ AND WRITE COMMENTS FOR ANY WEB
SITE, NOT JUST SITES THAT ALLOW COMMENTING. IT IS A FEATURE AVAILABLE
FOR GOOGLE TOOLBAR, A PLUGIN FOR FIREFOX AND INTERNET EXPLORER.
WHILE IT MAY BE COOL TO COMMENT ON PAGES THAT YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO OTHERWISE, I DO FEAR THAT IT MAY CANIBALIZE THE COMMENT FIELDS FOR
WEB SITES THAT DO ALLOW COMMENTING. WHAT ABOUT MY BLOG? WILL
GOOGLE STEAL MY COMMENT CONVERSATION? AND WHAT ABOUT FRIEND
FEED? THAT ALLOWS SOCIAL NETWORKING WITHIN ANY SITE ALREADY. WILL
SIDEWIKI COMPETE WITH THAT? I'M NOT SURE I LOVE THE IDEA OF GOOGLE
OWNING THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE ENTIRE INTERNET. WHAT DO YOU
THINK? WRITE IN AT LOADED@CNET.COM
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A NEW TWITTER SCAM IS SPREADING OVER DIRECT MESSAGES. I RECEIVED ONE
YESTERDAY IN FACT. IT WAS FROM A FRIEND OF MINE TELLING ME THAT HE
HAD MADE $384 AND A LINK TO HOW I COULD DO THE SAME. NOT THAT THAT
DIDN'T SOUND INTERESTING BUT THAT FRIEND HAS NEVER PITCHED ME A
PYRAMID SCHEME BEFORE SO I WAS SUSPICIOUS. I DID NOT CLICK. IF YOU GET
AN ODD DIRECT MESSAGE LIKE THAT, YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER. THE LINK WILL
TAKE YOU TO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LEGITIMATE LOG-IN PAGE BUT IT IS NOT. IT
WILL TAKE YOUR CREDENTIALS AND THEN DIRECT MESSAGE EVERYONE YOU
FOLLOW. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY FALLEN FOR THIS, CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD
PRONTO.
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YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED AT LEAST TWO STARBUCKS ON EVERY CORNER.
NOW, YOU'LL NEED AT LEAST TWO STARBUCKS APPS ON EVERY IPHONE. THAT'S
RIGHT STARBUCKS IS RELEASING TWO IPHONE APPS. THE FIRST IS CALLED MY-
STARBUCKS AND IS ESSENTIALLY A STARBUCKS LOCATOR, AS IF YOU COULD
ESCAPE THEM. IT WILL ALSO GIVE YOU STORE HOURS AND TELL YOU THAT
THOSE FRAPPUCCINOS ARE LIKE 60 THOUSAND CALORIES. THE SECOND APP IS
CALLED STARBUCKS CARD MOBILE. IT LETS YOU MANAGE YOUR CARDS
WITHOUT EVER TALKING TO A HUMAN BEING. YOU CAN EVEN HAVE YOUR
BARISTA SCAN AN ON-SCREEN BAR CODE. NICE. NOW, CAN I HAVE A GRANDE
SKIM HALF-CAF NO-WHIP PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE PLEASE?
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I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT GIZMODO SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN ITS HANDS ON A
LOT OF SECRET MICROSOFT PROJECTS THIS WEEK. ON TUESDAY THEY SHOWED
OFF THE COURIER, A TABLET PC THAT MICROSOFT IS WORKING ON. NOW THEY
ARE SHOWING OF A PROJECT PINK PHONE. THIS IS MICROSOFT'S CONSUMER
PHONE PROJECT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SOME SORT OF ZUNE
CAPABILITIES AND FRIENDLIER VERSION OF WINDOWS MOBILE. AT FIRST
GLANCE IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE PRE. WE SHOULDN'T SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT
THIS PHONE BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL LAUNCH. JUST A LOOK BEHIND THE
CURTAIN.
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A NEW SITE CALLED ONE-FORTY IS SERVING A RATHER SIGNIFICANT NEED IN
THE TWITTER COMMUNITY: AN APPSTORE. WELL IT ISN'T EXACTLY A STORE
CONSIDERING MOST TWITTER APPLICATIONS ARE FREE BUT IT IS A ONE-STOP
PORTAL THAT WILL HELP YOU FIND A TWITTER APPLICATION TO FIT EVERY
NEED. NEED TO TWITTER FROM THE PALM PRE? WANT AN ADOBE AIR
APPLICATION? ONE-FORTY CAN HELP YOU. IT HAS SCREENSHOTS, USER
REVIEWS, DESCRIPTIONS, AND MORE. YOU CAN SEARCH AROUND FOR YOURSELF
AT http://oneforty.com/
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YOU'VE HEARD OF ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD. HOW ABOUT ONE TELESCOPE PER
CHILD? THAT IS THE AIM OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION. THE
ORGANIZATION HAS DESIGNED A $20 TELESCOPE CALLED THE GALILEOSCOPE,
WHICH THEY HOPE WILL GET KIDS INTERESTED IN ASTRONOMY. OF COURSE THE
ORGANIZATION IS RUNNING INTO THE SAME PROBLEM THE ONE LAPTOP PER
CHILD PROGRAM HAS: KEEPING COSTS LOW, AND GETTING HIGH VOLUME
ORDERS IN ORDER TO JUMP START THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IF YOU
WANT TO HELP OUT, VISIT galileoscope.org.
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WE HAVE A FEW MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PLAYSTATION 3 MOTION
CONTROLLER THAT WAS ANNOUNCED AT E3. IT IS SUPPOSED TO COME OUT IN
THE SPRING AND BE COMPATIBLE WITH GAMES LIKE LITTLEBIGPLANET AND
RESIDENT EVIL 5. WHEN THE CONTROLLER WAS ANNOUNCED IN JUNE, SONY DID
NOT GIVE A DATE. COMMITTING TO THE SPRING IS NOT REALLY A DATE I
SUPPOSE BUT IT GIVES US SOME IDEA.
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THE NINTENDO WII IS GETTING A PRICE DROP. THE CONSOLE WILL GO ON SALE
FOR $199 ON SEPTEMBER 27, WHICH IS THIS SUNDAY. THE BLOGOSPHERE HAS
BEEN REPORTING THIS AS A RUMOR FOR WEEKS BUT NINTENDO CONFIRMED IT
ON WEDNESDAY.
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CASTING FOR THE FACEBOOK MAGAZINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, ACCORDING TO
VARIETY MAGAZINE. THE MOVIE WILL BE ABOUT THE INCEPTION OF FACEBOOK
AND IT WILL BE CALLED "THE SOCIAL NETWORK." HERE IS THE ALL-STAR CAST:
JESSE EISENBERG WILL PLAY FACEBOOK FOUNDER MARK ZUCKERBERG,
ANDREW GARFIELD WILL PLAY FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER EDUARDO SAVERIN ,
AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WILL PLAY NAPSTER FOUNDER SEAN PARKER. DON'T
LIE. YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GO SEE IT.
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THOSE ARE ALL OF YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY AND THAT WRAPS UP YOUR
WEEK OF GETTING LOADED. BEFORE I GO I WANT TO WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO GIANNA, GI-DAY, JACKY, AND JEFF. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M NATALI
DEL CONTE WITH CNET TV AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
