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…There are ways to behave at concerts?

Concert

Music fans beware: Much Music has got your number. Their list of the 10 Worst Ways To Behave At Concerts explains why you’re ruining it for everyone else with things like using your cell phone to record the entire show, crowd surfing in the wrong place and at the wrong time, being an unruly lout, standing at a seated venue, and more.

Are you on the list?

[Much Music – 10 Worst Ways To Behave At Concerts

…Lifestreaming is the next big thing?

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Twitter introduced the world to the idea, but lifestreaming hasn’t quite taken off yet; though if SXSW has anything to do with it, that’s all about to change.

Lifestreaming is “an online record of a person’s daily activities, either via direct video feed or via aggregating the person’s online content such as blog posts, social network updates, and online photos.”

Basically, lifestreaming sites take everything you do online during the day and compacts it onto one page so that your friends can quickly and easily keep up with what you’re doing.

It’s also one of the hottest areas for development right now, with plenty of companies trying to be the next big thing. For a rundown of some of the top ones, check out ReadWriteWeb’s list of 35 Ways to Stream Your Life, and see if this lifestreaming thing is right for you.

[ReadWriteWeb - 35 Ways To Stream Your Life]

…Apples are great for autos?

Hummer HX iPhone

The iPod/iPhone is quickly becoming an automotive designers go-to gadget for futuristic tech integration.

First, there was the Land Rover LRX concept that started with the push of an iPhone button.

Now, the Hummer HX concept takes video from the front bumper mounted camera and records it directly to a dock mounted iPod.

What will they think of next?

[Via: Jalopnik]

…It’s Website Wednesday: Tony-b Machine?

Tony-b Machine

With minimal talent and a bit of a beat, just about anyone can create music with the Tony-b Machine.

By mapping specific keys to specific effects, the Tony-b Machine turns your ordinary keyboard into a fully functioning drum machine, complete with special effects and the ability to record your newly created composition.

Will you be the next Daft Punk?

Find out now:

[Tony-b Machine]

…Amazon bought The Tales of Beedle The Bard?

Amazon must want news stories with the words “Amazon” and “Book” in the title to help promote the Kindle, because how else can you justify spending $3.98 million for one of seven hand-written volumes of J.K. Rowling’s “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” (A real life version of the book that was a collection of fairy tales that Dumbledoor gave to Hermione to help them find Lord Voldermort in the last Harry Potter book.)

Rowling created seven copies of the book, then gave six away to friends and family, with one remaining for public sale. While the book was estimated to sell for $100,000, bidding soon turned that number into the tax, and Amazon paid out a hefty fee for the limited edition piece of history.

All is not lost though: The proceeds form the book go towards a charity that Rowling co-founded called Children’s Voice.

In addition, the Sotheby’s sale broke a number of records:

  • The highest price achieved at auction for a modern literary manuscript.
  • The highest price achieved at auction for a work by J.K. Rowling.
  • The highest price achieved at auction for a children’s book.

I guess that’s quite the thank-you.

[Via: Mashable]