I am still singing the theme song in my head, over and over.

I could not wait until lunchtime today to sneak out and see the movie. I found a theater nearby with a midnight (12:01am) showing, so I was there.

First stop - snack bar, to get hopped-up on junior mints and an extra jumbo Pibb Xtra. I haven’t been up this late by choice since I cannot remember.

“How was the movie?” you ask?

Wellllll…………

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In the never ending saga of AT&T Wi-Fi and the iPhone, it seems that unlimited AT&T Wi-Fi has made a fast exit from iPhone plans. Yesterday users were able to clearly see that AT&T iPhone plans included AT&T Wi-Fi at over 17,000 locations including Starbucks. Today the Wi-Fi inclusion has disappeared and AT&T has “no comment”. For those who bought an iPhone yesterday, I wonder if this is one of those “get out of your plan free” material contract changes? More likely they pulled the verbiage because the login process was not yet up and running for authentication of iPhone users. To quote a famous California Governor - “I’ll be baaaak“.

Via: Computerworld - AT&T yanks iPhone free Wi-Fi info from site

The Sprint compatible version of the popular Blackberry Curve was released for online sales today (in store sales happen later this month). This is the third version of a Blackberry Curve to become available in the US this month (Verizon and Alltel earlier released similar models). The Curve is popular because it features the regular Blackberry keyboard (as opposed to the Pearl which requires tapping out letters on a mini-keyboard and the 8830 which tightly spaces keys), offers a decent 2mp camera that takes videos as well as integrated GPS. If you’re thinking of ordering, strongly consider the Sprint Simply Unlimited Plans (which start at $69 for 450 monthly minutes and are only $99 for unlimited everything). On the surface the plan seems expensive until you realize that it includes the Blackberry Internet Service data plan free (BES service is $20/mo extra) plus unlimited text messaging (the Curve doesn’t yet do MMS - though Sprint has promised it will eventually). After you buy, visit Blackberryforums.com to communicate with other Crackberry addicts. PS - Yes, you do need to buy a Blackberry data plan in order for the device to operate fully.

Link: Sprint Blackberry 8330 Online - $ 179 after $100 Rebate and 2 Year Contract

Do you remember those great games from the 1980s like Centipede, Tempest, Missile Command, Battlezone, Asteroids? Well there all here (plus 45 more) in the Extreme Arcade console on sale now at Sears. Marked down to $599.88 from $1,499 - this free standing console will remind you of your youthful days hanging out in the arcade. Be advised, this console description includes the two dreaded works all adult parents hate - “assembly required”. Shipping is a flat $65 and the deal expires 5/11/08. Kudos to my friend Mark Chinsky for spotting the deal via Dealnews.

Link: Sears - Extreme Arcade Home Arcade - $ 599.88

Rotten Tomatoes says “Consensus: Overloaded with headache-inducing effects, without a coherent script. The Wachowski Brothers have overloaded Speed Racer with headache-inducing special effects, and neglected to develop a coherent storyline.” Accordingly, it has a 34% on their “T-Meter”.

I’ll admit that I was turned off by the heavy technicolor CGI in the preview I saw, but I am withholding judgement until David sees it and reports back. I figure if the Gear Diary car critic says it’s a must-see, then I might.

Here are the first seven minutes of Speed Racer; are you going to see it tomorrow?

[warning - you may have to watch a quick commercial before things get started]

Link: Rotten Tomatoes
Link: Speed Racer
Source: Just Jared

My Mom is famous for asking for practical gifts for birthdays, holidays and Mother’s Day. If you’ve been looking around for something inexpensive, practical and gift-worthy — look no more. Buy.com has the super affordable Halberd Roadside kit on sale for $ 10 with free shipping. Open a new Google Checkout account, and you’ll score this deal for free! Tip: If you gift something THIS practical, you’ll need to add flowers or candy to truly impress her with your gift giving.

Link: Buy.com - Halberd 31 pc Roadside Emergency Kit W/ Insulated Jumper Cables

When I arrived home this afternoon I was surprised to see a brown box from Starbucks on the front porch. You may recall that on April 15, 2008 I wrote about my Starbucks Duetto Visa card which acts as both a VISA and Starbucks Card. Seems that someone at Chase wiped clean the prepaid balances on all the Duetto cards nationwide - so when I tried to make a purchase my Starbucks card came back invalid. The outage lasted about a day before everyone’s cards were restored. Turns out that the box on my front porch was a free pound of Starbucks Whole Bean Espresso Roast. Hats off to Starbucks for knowing and demonstrating the meaning of customer service!

As anyone who owns an iPhone can tell you, a slight problem becomes apparent when you want to replace the stock stereo headset; namely that the iPhone’s headphone jack is deeply recessed, and the average 3.5mm plug simply can’t fit inside without trimming the rubber shielding the plug. When you are considering dropping some serious coin on a headset, the idea of butchering it simply doesn’t appeal; that’s when a model made specifically for the iphone is the only “right” choice.

the culprit: the iPhone’s deeply recessed headphone jack

Today we’re going to take a look at two moderately priced headsets from Maximo Products, the iP-HS1 iMetal Stereo Headset for iPhone and iP-HS2 iMetal Isolation Headset for iPhone. The iP-HS1 is for those who prefer the traditional earbud style, and the iP-HS2 is for those who prefer a noise isolating in-ear headset.

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Web site GoFrostfire.com has this unique two headed mounted Holstein Calf (in case you are wondering, it’s not real). Just think though, wouldn’t this just make the perfect Mother’s Day gift for that “Hard To Shop For Quirky Mom”? Admittedly it would take quite a huge sense of humor to keep a smile on her face while she un-boxes this gift (it would be a good idea to keep the kids out of the room while she opens it). Cost is $60 and shipping is free.

Link: Two Headed Holstein Calf Mount

OtterBox, one of our favorite case makers, is donating 10% of proceeds from the sales of two special edition pink cases. Don’t let the pretty pink outer design fool you. Both cases are designed to provide maximum protection for your gadgets. The iPhone Defender Series Strength case (check out Kerry’s review here) and iPod Nano 3rd Gen Defender Series Strength case provide 3 layers of protection. The first layer is a clear Polycarbonate shell, the second layer is a reinforced hi-impact Polycarbonate skeleton while the third outer layer is silicon to absorb bumps and shocks. Cost on these cases is $49 for the iPhone Defender Series Strength and $ 29 for the iPod Nano 3G Defender Series Strength.

Link: OtterBox - Avon Breast Canceer Crusade - Special Edition Cases