I said please….

July 29, 2010 View Comments

The Local reports the 400 year old barrel will be tapped for a celebration tomorrow for first time since it had been emptied in 1606.

The oak barrel in the town of Halberstadt measures five metres in diameter and holds about 144,000 litres of wine. Even empty, it weighs about 63 tonnes. Guiness World Records calls it the oldest giant wine cask in the world.

July 29, 2010 View Comments

Techcrunch is asking the obvious question on why people want the Kindle to be an iPad.

Well, I can answer that: We don’t want to pay for so many different electronic devices. That’s easy. Sure, there might be an over-expectation on the consumer side of things. But really, do we need to carry around our iPad, iPhone, iPod, Camera and Kindle… what am I missing?

We DO want one thing to do it all.

July 29, 2010 View Comments

einmaleins TV – Why aren’t mid-sized cities connecting on the web?

And dude… this is episode #50!! Wow, this is epic!

July 28, 2010 View Comments

Tirol. A place in the Austrian Alps. All my life I’ve known that logo and associated many happy family vacation with it. It hasn’t changed in many, many years. I still love it.

July 28, 2010 View Comments

The show must go on – indeed it does!

July 27, 2010 View Comments

Now that they are here, I want one even more… this seems so cool and my mouse is broken kinda… time to upgrade!!

July 27, 2010 View Comments

It’s fun and bizzare at the same time to watch and and follow another country from afar. “The grass is greener on the other side”, is the motto – perhaps. Keep reading »

July 24, 2010 View Comments

Youtube videos are now available in HTML5 instead of Flash. This is high geekery but very interesting as the videos embedded in our websites should become available to mobile devices surfing our sites.

Good, we will switch over and monitor how it works… stay tuned, and let us know if you find any bugs!

July 24, 2010 View Comments

Huff Po has a slideshow of cool bridges. Not on the list, but this is the one I bungee jumped off of a few years ago while travelling in South Africa.

July 24, 2010 View Comments

Lots of talk and rumors and new player introduction in the MLS now that the World Cup is over and the new season is bound to start for European Clubs. Herny coming to New York is definitely the biggest celebrity that is making its way across the pond, but a few others are to watch in the coming months.

July 23, 2010 View Comments

Great summary in German on the world of advertising.

Highlights:

Of course the Old Spice campaign is mentioned.

3.5 increase in advertising spending compared to last year.

Facebook is becoming a major player, replacing Google as the most important platform for brands to be present.

July 29, 2010 View Comments

Oh, yeah. einmaleins TV will be now even more amazing! Youtube is allowing longer video content to be uploaded. Read Mashable’s summary of the reasons and changes and come back next week for a longer, even more amazing episode of einmaleins TV – of course you will.

July 29, 2010 View Comments

Theo Albrecht, who helped built Aldi in Germany died today age 88.

The brothers stuck to that business model as they steadily expanded throughout Germany and eventually Europe and overseas markets, including the United States. Both became billionaires; Theo ranked 31st on Forbes magazine’s most recent list of the world’s richest people, with $16.7 billion. Karl, who survives his brother, was 10th with $23.5 billion.

July 28, 2010 View Comments

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ASA Selection Hot & Fresh Espresso Cups.

There is such a weird and typical story behind those cute cups. We’ve sold dozens of them all over the country even to Martha Stewart Co. ordered a whol bunch last year. And just as we were getting ready to really promote them and push them on our website, ASA in Germany decides to discontinue them. Arg, such is life as a retailer I suppose.

But we still have a few packs of the espresso cups left. The larger cappuccino ones are all sold out in Germany.

Call us or email us, if you’re interested in any specific color as we are expecting another shipment of those cups in stock in a few weeks, but I am not sure what colors will be coming.

July 27, 2010 View Comments

Serious Eats has an incredible post by James Kenji Lopez-Alt on recreating Mc D. french fries at home. I am still drooling, and yes, I just confessed that I love McD.s french fries. Always loved it. And there is another post waiting to continue that confession… stay tuned.

July 26, 2010 View Comments

If Apple would decide to build their products in the US. The demand for the iPad/iPhone etc. is so hot right now. None of their suppliers can keep up with growth the product is seeing right now. Report after report is being posted on suppliers “complains’ on product shortages. Come on, this would stimulate the economy, I’m sure!

July 23, 2010 View Comments

Sorry, too many technology updates, but this is pretty cool.

July 22, 2010 View Comments

Huff Po greated me this morning with a headline calling our upcoming years “the lost decade“. It offers a great chart and analysis. But unfortunately I can’t accept this reality. Keep reading »

July 20, 2010 View Comments

We laughed at crocs, we can’t stand Vibram’s either… what a weird thing, really.

July 20, 2010 View Comments

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WMF spicemills and pepper grinders are the best in the world – period!

July 19, 2010 View Comments