WebbAlert - November 5, 2008

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An advertising deal between Google and Yahoo has been revised
and resubmitted to the Justice Department. Now we're just waiting
to see if the deal goes through, and when exactly Yahoogle
officially becomes supreme ruler of us all.

Thin sheets made out of carbon nanotubes is one thing. But thin
sheets made out of carbon nanotubes that work as speakers? That's
preposterous and awesome.


Tony Fadell, co-creator of the iPod and former Apple CEO in the
making, has stepped down but will stay on as a personal adviser
to Steve Jobs. Maybe he can advise Jobs to buy a different color
turtleneck.


Netflix plans to stop selling used DVDs and instead focus all of
its attention to bringing its online streaming video service to
every single electronic device in the world.


Are you tired of products that come in hard plastic shells? Wish
somebody would just get rid of those stubborn hard-plastic cases
that everything seems to be packaged in these days? Well,
somebody did. Introducing Amazon's new Frustration-Free
Packaging. If you want to share your unwrapping horror stories,
check out Amazon's Gallery of Wrap Rage.


Video game publisher THQ plans to close at least five development
studios and issue staff cuts at several others. Desperate
staffers issued the following statement, "Up, up, down, down,
left, right, left right, B, A."


Herman Miller has designed a $1600 chair that features such
revolutionary elements as a seat, a back and armrests...Oh, and a
bunch of features that apparently make it one of the most
comfortable chairs ever.





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