It isn’t exactly a girlie gadget but we couldn’t resist this one. This piece of gadget goodness is highly functional especially during these hot summer months when flies drive you mad when you’re trying to enjoy a nice barbeque.

I’m especially drawn to it as I recently purchased two “natural” fly catchers and managed to kill them within hours due to my poor ability to grow anything in my garden.

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I’m so excited I could spit.

I have no idea where that euphemism came from. Probably a boy. But it’s the first thing that came to mind when I read the news about KDDI.

Japan’s number two mobile phone carrier will be starting up KDDI Mobile - an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) on Sprint - here in the US.

Do we need another. You bet. If only for the Japanese feature phones. Sources in the know say they plan on catering only to Japanese expats in the US. I have no idea how that would work - don’t hate me because I’m American. But who cares. I can totally pretend to be Japanese.

KDDI Mobile Pricetag: Stay Tuned

A whole plethora of topics for you’re workday browsing. You know you’re guilty.

Dollymix - A new women’s mag type blog run by the gorgeous darlings over at Shiny Media. A host of columnists explore women’s ishoos, relationships, health and beauty. And Oprah. Of course.

Pricetag: Free For All

“Welcome to American Airlines AA.com/women – the airline industry’s first web page dedicated to women who travel.

This web page is about you – our valued customer. We’ve listened to women and recognized the need to provide additional information tailored to your business and pleasure travel needs and lifestyle.” AA.com/women

Yeah. Whatever.

Since three way calling was first taken up by the masses, I’ve been a little paranoid about who may be on the other line. Because, it could totally be a Mean Girls type scenario where your best gal pal phones to hear the scoop on your other best pal who just happens to be a little loose and listening in on the other line….unbeknown to you. Of course.

You get my point. Still, the paranoia hasn’t stopped me from liking and loving calling up the entire circle at once. It’s called multitasking, and you can now do it for free with FOONZ. Foonz is an online Skye like application that let’s you start group calls anytime from any phone for free.

It works something like this, apparently: You set up your free account, set up a Foonz contact list - all your chics and chiclets, and maybe the random family member - and get a free Foonz access number. Then you dial Foonz and they’ll fill you in on the rest. Whenever you want to three way, or six way, or how ever many ways suit your fancy, you just dial in, and a text message or IM message will be sent to everyone in your contact list asking them to join you.

International users will get the SMS. US peeps, will have to be satisfied with the IM.

CNN is reporting that Apple announced on Monday a much faster iPhone that’s half the price of the current model. Problem is - there is STILL no pink or nice girly color model on the cards. While there is a white iPhone version available, it isn’t enough Steve Jobs!

The news is expected to address one of the biggest complaints about the hugely popular iPhone: That its Internet browsing is too slow. CEO Steve Jobs said the new iPhone, which is based on 3G technology, is 36% faster than top rival Nokia’s N95 smartphone.
As Fortune.com first reported, the new 8-gigabyte iPhone will cost $199 and a 16-gigabyte version will cost $299. Jobs says the new iPhone will be available worldwide starting July 11. It will allow up to six hours of Web browsing and five hours of talk time.

Jobs announced the 3G iPhone, which had been rumored for months, at the company’s annual World Wide Developers conference in San Francisco.

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