ScanR - Turn Pictures of Documents into PDFs

This is very cool. You can turn your camera phone into a scanner/copier/fax with the ScanR service. I just wonder how well it works. More info is here.

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New Business Models: Open Sourcing Hardware

Sun's UltraSPARC will now be open source. This is a good idea, but can the software model work for hardware? I doubt chip designers are as numerous as programmers, but the wave of the future will be to design hardware…

Local Lite: A Business Idea

Charlie is sharing his business idea for anyone that wants it. If you are in the market for a new startup, check it out.

Pajamas For Adults - Cool

I didn't realize they made these for adults. I think this was one of my favorite things about being a kid.

LookLater: A Cool New Service

I just started using LookLater. Go watch the short demo. It's like del.icio.us except that you can bookmark multiple links from the same page. So, for instance, if you came to this site and you saw 4 links you wanted…

Million Dollar Ideas: Copying Clothes

I read a statistic the other day that when men go shopping for jeans, there is a 70+% chance they will come home with a pair, but when women shop for jeans there is only a 24% chance they will…

Strange New Products: An Amplifier For Air Guitar

Yet another product that was designed without any market research. (Maybe without any market - period.)

Google Base Bombs

Not only are the Web2.0 gurus down on Google's latest product, but VC Fred Wilson thinks Google is lame. In the midst of all the media praise for innovation and an unusual corporate culture, most people forget that financially, Google…

A beer that tastes like coffee?

Would you buy a beer that tastes like coffee? A drink somewhere between coffee and beer could soon be on the menu. Nestec, part of the NestlĂ© empire in Switzerland, has filed patents in every major market round the world on…

Web 2.0 Company Generator

Even though I'm a Web2.0 fan, and I think there is some real substance there (covered up by lots of hype) I think this Web2.0 company generator, is pretty funny.

Web 2.whoa

Wired says that Web 2.0 is showing cracks. I think it's too early to tell, but it does make me wonder... is it time to slow down? The mantras of Web2.0 are cool, "perpetual beta", "release something new every day",…

What is GoogleBase?

And more importantly, what is Google trying to do with it? Here's what the blogosphere is saying. Fred Wilson's commentsSeth Godin's thoughts. The Google Blog has all the links and is problemably the best source. Does Google even have a PR department? They…

Cell Phone For Pets?

Somehow I got on a mailing list where I get cheesy stock tips all the time. I just delete them (for some reason, Thunderbird's "mark as junk" feature hasn't learned yet that I don't like them). I received one recently…

iPod Breast Implants?

I think you like your music a little too much when you need it implanted in your breasts. Computer chips that store music could soon be built into a woman's breast implants. One boob could hold an MP3 player and the other…

Staples Sells Easy Button

I guess those commercials have been a big hit.

Business Notes

Joseph Forte, a Philadelphia investment manager, was charged by the SEC for running a $50bn Ponzi scheme. Not again!

Crazy to be an FBI agent, that is. Times are booming for the FBI, which is on its biggest hiring blitz since September 11.

You think the shirtless Obama pictures are accidental? Think again. They are 100% intentional. They are the powerful abs of a youthful Superman preparing for an upcoming battle royale. Message taken.

Ran across this fantastic article from Brainz with 33 Creative Ways To Get Startup Funds For Your Business. Whether your biz is just starting out or trying to stay afloat, this is a great idea starter resource.

This classic is a sweet stocking stuffer for the business- and comedy-minded among you.

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