So, you want to take more professional-looking pictures. You know who takes a lot of professional pictures? Earl Miller, Penthouse Magazine’s most published photographer. He seemed an appropriate enough person to ask for some advice, so we asked him to give us some tips for shooting pictures that’ll make both aspiring pornographers and regular-old photographers take better snaps. He delivered to us five tried-and-true pointers on how to get the most out of your camera — and your burgeoning career, if that’s what you’re looking for. So gather up your leopard-print throw pillows, faux-roman columns, flea market art and a willing model and get ready to become a professional letch. (Read the full post about ‘Tips From an Expert: A Penthouse Photographer on Taking Pics of Beautiful Women [Advice]’…)

Apple MB130G/A ARMBAND VIDEO NANO Apple Armband For 3rd-Generation iPod Nano

Its great to have a portable music player, but by itself, you lack the freedom to move around. To solve that problem, Apple created an armband designed specifically for their third-generation iPod Nano. This convenient case hold your iPod safe and secure while you work out, walk, or simply move around the house.

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In addition to providing a unique looking home lighting solution, these Moonlight globes double as speakers that can deliver sound in one of three output levels: 120 watts, 150 watts and 200 watts. The speakers can also project that sound in a 360-degree dispersion pattern—providing clear audio no matter where you might be standing. galleryPost(’moonlightglobes’, 3, ”); You can even utilize the globes outdoors (or in a pool apparently) thanks to a weatherproof, shatterproof polyethylene plastic shell that can withstand just about anything you can throw at it. Plus, if you want a different look, all you need to do is change the color via a wireless LED bulb. (Read the full post about ‘Moonlight Globes Offer 360 Degrees of Light and Sound [Home Entertainment]’…)

For all of those people wondering about the details of Verizon Wireless’s pledge to open its network to all compatible hardware, it seems the answers will come March 19 to 20 in New York City, at the carrier’s Open Development Conference. The focus will be on “development for new devices,” and from what Verizon is saying, it will be open to any product developers who want to pop by. Maybe we’ll see you there. Press release after jump. [Verizon] VERIZON WIRELESS TO HOST OPEN DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE MARCH 19-20, 2008 IN NEW YORK CITY BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and WASHINGTON - Verizon Wireless today announced that the company’s much-anticipated Open Development Conference will be held in New York City on March 19-20, 2008. (Read the full post about ‘Verizon Wireless Open Development Conference Scheduled for March 19 [Any Apps, Any Device]’…)

Procrastinator Mouse Mat Why do something today that can jolly well be put off til a week next Tuesday? That’s the general principle behind the astonishingly ‘why-didn’t-I-think-of-that’ brilliant Mouse Mat Procrastinator Pad See price Tags: hdtv, digital, electronic toys, video (Read the full post about ‘Procrastinator Mouse Mat’…)

Posted Jan 22nd 2008 9:23AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Cellphones, Wireless, NetworkingIt’s not like we haven’t seen truckloads of portable WiFi routers before, but iBox2Go seems pretty jazzed up about its iteration. The dubiously named HotSpot in a Box arrives in a relatively large case that’s sure to make avid travelers scratch their heads, and looks to include Sprint’s Novatel U727 EV-DO card along with all the required cabling. Consumers can select from a trio of routers: the iB100 features USB only and a single Ethernet port, the iB300 adds PCMCIA and the iB500 tacks on an ExpressCard slot, 802.11n support and three more RJ-45 ports. (Read the full post about ‘iBox2Go trumpets portable Sprint EV-DO router’…)

The all-white Sony PS3 (model CECHH01) will most likely drop in the US soon since it has surfaced on the FCC website, complete with North American (US/FR/ES) user manuals and all. Guess there’ll be white next gen consoles all round now when this hits retail stores - the Wii, the Xbox 360 and now, the PS3. It will be the 40GB version and comes with a matching white SIXAXIS controller. Will we see a further price reduction? Probably not, so be prepared to pay $399 for this hot hatch when it becomes available. Tags: mobile phone, hdtv, robots, electronic toys (Read the full post about ‘All White PS3 Heading For US’…)

Sprint Nextel has announced that it will close 125 of its retail stores, eliminate over 4,000 3rd party distribution points, and cut 4,000 jobs. Company officials say they expect the cuts to be complete by June. The job cuts affect most departments, including sales, marketing, product and development, network, information technology, finance, human resources, legal and communications but will not be extended to the customer service or repair departments. Sprint, the third largest provider, has been struggling to compete with Verizon and AT&T since it’s botched merger with Nextel two years ago and lost 683,000 subscribers last quarter. Sprint says the moves will save $700 to $800 million a year. (Read the full post about ‘Sprint to close 125 stores, cut 4,000 jobs’…)

Here’s the Jack Bauer of the new Olympus compacts: the Stylus 1030SW, drop-proof from 6 feet, waterproof to 33 feet and operates at temperatures as cold as 14 degrees Fahrenheit. With 10.1 megapixels, a 3.6 x optical zoom and a 2.7-inch LCD, and with built-in scene modes for underwater shooting as well as beach and snow modes, it looks like we need a vacation to try it out. [New Launches] Tags: consumer electronics, cable, audio, equipment (Read the full post about ‘Olympus Stylus 1030SW Is Drop-, Water- and Freeze-Proof [Digital Cameras]’…)

"Even the butterflies deserted the open space where the obscene thing grinned and dripped. Simon lowered his head, carefully keeping his eyes shut… The pile of guts was a black blob of flies that buzzed like a saw. After a while these flies found Simon. They were black and iridescent green and without number; and in front of Simon, the Lord of the Flies hung on his stick and grinned." Product Page [Violet May via Geek Sugar] Tags: design, players, digital, pvr (Read the full post about ‘Horror: Fake Gold Fake Snakes in BlackBerry Purse’…)