The folks at Energizer are updating their Energi To Go line of rechargeable battery life extenders to encompass the iPhone 3G and solar power.
The first new entries, two form-fitting, rubberized AP Charger battery packs for the iPhone, had me thinking of Incase Power Slider.
They’re not as eye-catching as the Incase, but they’re not as expensive, either. It’s $50 for the AP1000 and $80 for the beefier, longer-lasting AP1500. Weigh your options, battery pack wants and desires accordingly. Also, in the case of the AP1500, Energizer promises to double the battery life of a typical iPhone charge.
Updated: As some commenters have noted, and I’m inclined to agree with, that branding front and center is fugly at best. Definitely not subtle.
In the aforementioned solar power category comes the SP1000 and SP2000, for $50 and $100, respectively. Boasting 500 charges each, these solar cells include a set of tips so that you can charge all manner of GPS devices, MP3 players and cellphones out in the wilds of suburbia. Or camping in the woods too, if that’s your thing. More tips are available online, should the included six not meet your needs. The SP line even charges via indoor light sources, although not as quickly as the advertised 6-hour charge time in direct sunlight.
In all, there will be about 10 new additions to this line of battery packs and chargers coming in June, Energizer tells us, courtesy a new partnership with XPAL Power. Not much else to say on XPAL save a brief mention in our glorious Gadget Deals of the Day series.
Seann William Scott and Adam Brody are joining Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in Warner Bros.’ “A Couple of Dicks,” a buddy action comedy being directed by Kevin Smith.
The script, by Robb and Mark Cullen, follows a maverick cop (Willis) and his partner (Morgan) who, while tracking a valuable stolen baseball card, tangle with a memorabilia-obsessed gangster and rescue a Mexican beauty who holds the key to millions in laundered drug money.
Scott plays a thief known as the Shit Bandit for the souvenirs he leaves at his robberies. Brody is an abrasive detective not happy to be working with Willis and Morgan.
Shooting begins Monday in New York.
Marc Platt and Polly Johnsen are producing. Sarah Schechter and Matthew Milam are overseeing for the studio.
Scott, repped by CAA, recently starred in Universal’s “Role Models” and will next be heard in Fox’s sequel “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.”
Endeavor-repped Brody next appears in Boaz Yakin’s indie drama “Death in Love” then in “Jennifer’s Body,” a Diablo Cody-penned dark comedy starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried.
This is the first time I’ve been excited for a Nicholas Cage movie in years.
Why?
*It’s inspired by one of the most fucked up, twisted, but brilliant movies of the past 20 years, Bad Lieutenant.
*It’s directed by Werner Herzog
*While Nicholas Cage certainly loves starring in shit movies as of late, I do respect the fact that as an actor, there is nothing HE WON’T DO. This is the type of actor needed for this movie, where the protagonist is perhaps one of the most immoral film characters ever. I wonder if the redemption element of the earlier film is even going to be retained in this one. Let’s hope not.
*In the trailer alone, we see the “Bad Lieutenant” doing enough bolivian marching powder to give a rhino a heart attack (and in one scene, while a child witness is in the squad car with him), forcing a crackhead to watch him have sex with said crackhead’s girlfriend, cutting a deal with the very drug dealer he is supposed to take down (”We’re going to make money the old fashioned way - with a cop protecting you”), suffocating an elderly woman by pinching her breathing tube before pointing a glock at her orderly’s head, and discussing his “lucky crack pipe”.
*Also of note, “I’ll do any fucking role” actor #2 Val Kilmer is in this as well.
Here is Maxim’s Hot 100 list. IT IS ABSOLUTELY FUCKING RIDICULOUSLY WRONG. How can they possibly explain placing Britney Spears (17), Lindsay Lohan (23), and Hillary Duff (31) over Sienna Miller (51) and Heidi Klum (62)?
MAXIM JUST LOST WHAT LITTLE CREDIBILITY IT HAD.
Top 10 :
#1 - Olivia Wilde #2 - Megan Fox #3 - Bar Refaeli #4 - Malin Akerman #5 - Mila Kunis #6 - Eliza Dushku #7 - Adriana Lima #8 - Rihanna #9 - Jordana Brewster #10 - Jennifer Love Hewitt
#31-40: Hilary Duff, Ciara, Blake Lively, Scarlett Johansson, Anna Kournikova, Hayden Panatierre, Cameron Diaz, Charlize Theron, Anna Faris, Lily Allen
#41-50: Nadine Velasquez, Nikki Reed, Elisha Cuthbert, Avril Lavigne, Fergie, Nicole Scherzinger, Katie Cassidy, Arielle Klebbel, Freida Pinto, Taylor Swift
#51-60: Sienna Miller, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Rachel Bilson, Christina Milian, Amber Heard, Audrina Patridge, Miranda Kerr, Ana Ivanovic, Carrie Underwood
#61-70: Dania Ramirez, Heidi Klum, Milla Jovovich, Diora Baird, Amanda Righetti, Emma Stone, Emmy Rossum, Ashley Greene, Jennifer Morrison, Maria Menounos
Now that I watch How I Met Your Mother, I decided we need a regular post called Barney’s Rhetoric, so I’ve started by posting the origins of Barney Stinson and his Suit Up! mentality, also known as the Beginning of Awesome, and by re-posting the Lemon Law theory. I will post another tomorrow and then try and make them fairly regular from then on. Enjoy!
Does the garage above look familiar? Fans of the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” may remember this unique home and garage in Highland Park, Illinois. In the film, the home belonged to Bueller’s best friend Cameron Frye’s father and housed a tempting red 1961 Ferrari 250 GTO that Bueller and Frye took for an iconic joyride through Chicago. Remember the famous crash scene when the Ferrari is pushed out into the ravine?
According to the listing agent, Melodee Hughes, the filmmakers had to set up a rail in the pavilion, which is behind the main house, to roll the car out. Fiberglass versions of the Ferrari were used but they didn’t smoke when crashed so smoke bombs had to be used.
The home is known as the Ben Rose home was designed by architects A. James Speyer and David Haid. It has been owned by Rose since it was built in 1953 and is also known as the Ben Rose Auto Museum. Rose died in 2004 and his wife Francis lived there with a caregiver until her death earlier this year.
The contemporary home has four bedrooms and is 5,300 square feet. The garage is also an art showcase for modern pieces as well as vintage cars. There is a separate two-car garage for cars that are driven on a more regular basis. The property is listed as being sold as is with no disclosures and likely needs some renovations. It has a price of $2.3 million.
If you’ve noticed the countdown on the left of our page you then know that Lollapalooza (best weekend in the city) is only 72 (and counting) days away. From here on out we at StopBragging will start to feature some of the acts we both want to see and want others to join us at.
The first act featured is the band I am probably most looking forward to seeing. The Gaslight Anthem are a quartet from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Being from Jersey they get the obvious Springsteen comparison. The lead singer Brian Fallon writes lyrics very much on par with Sprinsteen, Tom Petty, and Craig Finn, which turn every song into a master narrative. Seeing the Gaslight Anthem live is a must, they bring together tattooed punks, dimestore saints, hipsters and genuine music lovers, and make you want to pump a fist and sing along to every song. After seeing this band at the Bottom Lounge back in mid-April I felt I had just seen a band on the verge of selling out arenas, they mix a punk vibe and with catchy pop-esque choruses such as ‘The ‘59 Sound’ and ‘Great Expectations’ making this priority number one on my Lolla list. Below I have included the newest video for the single ‘Great Expectations’ as well as a few of my favorite Gaslight Anthem songs/videos, enjoy.
Manchester United discovered what it is like to lose a European Cup final as brilliant Barcelona ruled Rome on Wednesday, securing a comfortable 2-0 win.
The 4-year-old daughter of boxer Mike Tyson died at a hospital
Tuesday, a day after her neck apparently got caught in a treadmill cord at her Phoenix home, police said.
Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead just before noon, police Sgt. Andy Hill said. She had been on life support and police have said their investigation showed her injury on Monday was a “tragic accident.”
In the aforementioned solar power category comes the SP1000 and SP2000, for $50 and $100, respectively. Boasting 500 charges each, these solar cells include a set of tips so that you can charge all manner of GPS devices, MP3 players and cellphones out in the wilds of suburbia. Or camping in the woods too, if that’s your thing. More tips are available online, should the included six not meet your needs. The SP line even charges via indoor light sources, although not as quickly as the advertised 6-hour charge time in direct sunlight.
The 4-year-old daughter of boxer Mike Tyson died at a hospital