Worst Valentine’s Gift Ever – The Hug-E-Gram

When I first saw this I thought that is was just a joke. To my surprise, they actually do sell this thing.

The fact that this seriously exists and is being advertised is very sad.

Its also available in 3 colors for the low price of $29.99

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One Button BOB

Really liked the idea behind this online game.

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Demonoid Registrations Are Open

Registrations are open for what might be the web’s best bittorrent tracker. They usually open registration for brief moment. I was downloading stuff from there and for some reason I was signed out, and from there noticed that the registrations are open.

So hurry up an head over there.

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Some People Are Just Stupid XV – The World’s Ugliest Website: Take 2

I posted a few days ago about The World’s Ugliest Website, A commenter pointed out that he might have a contender for that. MIA’s website is one awful looking thing.

Yes she is the same MIA that have the hit song Paper Planes.

Don’t click here if you have a epilepsy

Some People Are Just Stupid XIV – The World’s Ugliest Website

It’s been a while since my last SPAJS post, and when I saw this I had to post about it. You’ll get eye strain just from looking at it for 10 seconds. And its a nightmare to navigate through.

What were they thinking?!

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DSL Prices in Kuwait *Double Update*

These are the current DSL prices here during the InfoConnect Expo.

Prices are for an annual subscription.

* If your line can handle more than 2Mb, you’ll get the speed for the same price as the you would for 4Mb. So basically they are saying that the prices of anything more than 2Mb and less than 4Mb are the same.

** subscription from 5Mb onwards will cost the same.

UPDATE UPDATE:

Notes:

Qualitynet: You’ll get double the subscription speed the first 3 months (for 256Kb and 512Kb subscriptions only), and a free wireless router.

Gulfnet: Subscription are for 14 months (2 free months) and you’ll get a free wireless modem.

They also have a new service where you can temporarily activate a 24Mb speed on your subscription (if your line can handle it) for a fee of 3.5KD. It will be activated for a week or till you reach your cap of 1GB, it can be activated via their website.

KEMS: You get 3 months free (total 15 months).

Fasttelco: You’ll get a 6 times your subscribed speed everyday from 1am to 7am.

updated KEMS 5-max pricing and Qualitynet’s note.

Thanks Khalid

Nokia Offering Turn-by-Turn Navigation For Free

Nokia just announced today that most of Nokia owner can download the new map/nav application for free on their devices.

So that puts it on par with android devices. Except we don’t have good Google maps coverage here in the middle east. Hope Nokia’s offering is much better.

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Negative Effect – The Photography Blog

Our good friend at Negative Effect has got his photo blog up and running now. You will probably remember him from the Gulf Run videos/photo’s as well as other photo’s from different events. You can check out the website for more of his amazing work. He uses many different camera but predominantly a Canon for his photos. Enjoy NegativEffect.

Another blog out of Kuwait to be proud of. Keep up the great work.

$1000 App from Apple iTunes Store

In 2008 Apple withdrew their “I Am Rich” app from the app store which sold 8 copies and only featured a red gem (shown below) on the iPhone’s home screen. They came under heavy abuse for even allowing an app of this sort into their App Store.

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But now they are back with a real and working app that also costs $1000.  BarMax CA is a legitimate application which helps law students prepare for the BAR exam. Its price is allegedly justified because companies with the same styled programs sell it for between $3000-$4000. If you find yourself obliged to buy the app you can find it here.

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What Credit Crunch?

Name : Dubai

Owner :  Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum

Length : 531 feet (162 meters)

Price : 300 millions dollars

Accommodation : 88 Cabins available for crew and total of 115 persons on board.

As you would expect from a modern mega yacht, in addition to the two large tenders, the Dubai also holds a wide variety of water sports equipment and toys, including a small submarine. In fact, the mega yacht Dubai has so many water toys, there are two rooms on the boat just for stowage, like giant toyboxes! But wait, there’s more! The yacht also has a squash room, spa, and is fitted out with the obligatory mega yacht helicopter pad.

This project was taken over by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid from the Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei in 2001. But Chelsea owner and oil magnate Roman Abramovich’s new mega yacht Eclipse, should be commissioned in 2010 at 533 feet, making it the biggest of them all.

pictures from yachtpals

Full link here.