USB chargeable AA batteries

The USBcells from Moixa are rechargeable AA batteries with built in USB charger for 12$ a piece.

Gitta Saxx at the Diesel flagstore opening in Vienna, Austria

At their flagstore opening on 9/28 at Kohlmarkt in Vienna, Austria, Diesel had Gitta Saxx, playmate of the century, as their DJ.

Diesel flagstore opening at Kohlmarkt in Vienna, Austria

On 9/28 at 8pm the Diesel opening celebration is happening at Kohlmarkt in Vienna, Austria.

Demo in San Diego

Demo, the launchpad for emerging technology is taking place in San Diego this week. BTW: I just found some great coverage of the Demo conference at GigaOM.

Picasso exhibition at Albertina, Vienna, Austria

From 9/22 to 1/7 the Picasso exhibition Painting against time is happening at the Albertina in Vienna, Austria.

new iPods from Apple

Apple introduced new iPods. The biggest iPod now has a 80GB hard drive. The iPod nanos look like shrunk iPod minis, and the iPod shuffle resembles an aluminium money clip.

open day at Circus Roncalli in Vienna, Austria

On 9/24 from 10am to 12.30 there is an open day at Circus Roncalli at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria. You can watch rehearsals, listen to the Roncalli orchestra and take a look behind the scenes, too.

best ice-cream parlour/ice salon in Vienna, Austria open all winter

Great news for people spending the winter in Vienna, Austria: Perizzolo, IMHO the best ice-cream parlour/ice salon in Vienna, Austria this year will be open all winter. Normally they close at the beginning of fall and reopen sometime around the beginning of spring. They are located at Tuchlauben 15 and their ice cream is second to none.

OneWebDay in Vienna, Austria on 9/22

On 9/22 at 5pm there is the OneWebDay at the Museumsquartier in Vienna,Austria. The Vienna nucleus of OneWebDay, along with Professor Dave Farber and David Isenberg, will convene at the Museums-Quartier hotspot on Friday, Septepber 22, at 1700. Please come, and please invite all of your friends who appreciate the Internet. If we can, we will try to get an audio feed of the London Lord Mayor's OneWebDay speech at 1700 Vienna time and the New York City event (1800 Vienna) featuring Craig Newmark of Craigslist, Scott Heiferman, founder of Meetup.com, and Susan Crawford, founder of OneWebDay. Please come to MuseumsQuartier on Friday at or after 1700!

25 years of Sothebys in Vienna, Austria

One of the most stylish and beatiful events I have seen in a long time was the Fest der Sinne from Sotheby´s on 9/21 at the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna, Austria. They celebrated their 25th anniversary in Austria and showed amazing diamonds from "Sotheby´s Diamonds" on black clad models.

Internet Summit in Vienna, Austria

On 9/20 the Internet Summit Austria 2006 happened at the Hofburg in Vienna, Austria.

Apple event on September 25th

On 9/25 there will be a special Apple event before the Photokina in Cologne, Germany.

car radio with MP3 playback from CD, SD and USB sticks

The DKdigital DCR-4000 is a car radio with MP3 playback from CD, SD and USB sticks. For the amazing price of 80 Euros there is an audio input included, too.

RoamEO GPS collar for pets

The RoamEO is a GPS collar for pets. It locates your pet within one mile in all directions and displays this information on a color LCD screen. Displays your pet's exact location, current movements, and velocity. Create your own customized GPS fence that will result in an audible alert if your pet leaves the defined perimeter. Can track up to three pets simultaneously. Starting at 459$ for one RoamEO locator with color LCD, one GPS collar, and AC adapters. An additional GPS collar and AC adapter cost 149$.

Oxford dictionary/thesaurus lookup in MacOSX

Press Control Option D in any Cocoa application, mouse over the text and a pop up of the Oxford dictionary/thesaurus shows up. BTW: some more cool things you can do on Mac at Silver Mac.

MacOSX driver for Silicon Image based S-ATA cards

At this location you find an universal S-ATA driver for Mac OS X 10.4.x or later on PowerMac G5, PowerBook G4, and MacBook Pro for use with SiliconImage based S-ATA cards.

Das Parfum starting September 14th

On 9/14 Das Parfum, the new movie from Bernd Eichinger is starting in cinemas all over Europe.

Make magazine Volume 7 available

Just received issue 7 of Make.

Apple Expo Paris

The annual Apple Expo takes place from 9/12 to 9/16 at the Palais Exposition in Paris, France.

T-mobile WorldClass Data 10 and 50

T-mobile has an option called WorldClass Data 10 (50), which includes 10 (50) MB of data roaming for 39 (109) Euros/month.

Merlin U870 HSDPA Wireless PC Card

The Merlin U870 is a TriBand HSDPA/UMTS card and Quadband EDGE/GPRS and GSM PCcard with HSDPA downloads of 3.6Mbps. Officially supports MacOSX right now.

Merlin XU870 3G HSDPA 3.6/7.2 Mbps ExpressCard

The Merlin XU870 is a TriBand HSDPA/UMTS card and Quadband EDGE/GPRS and GSM ExpressCard/34. I heard, there is a special adapter to use it in legacy PCcard slots, too. Right now it supports HSDPA downloads of 3.6Mbps, and in the future it will support 7.2 Mbps via a software update.

Sony VAIO UX Series VGN-UX280P announced

Sony announced the VAIO UX Series VGN-UX280P with 1GB RAM, 40GB hard drive and a 2000$ price tag.

Louis Vuitton Classic Boheme Run

The Louis Vuitton Classic Boheme Run runs from 9/5 to 9/10 from Budapest to Prague and stops at the Michaelertor near the Hofburg in Vienna, Austria on 9/7 at 6pm.

new iMacs and Mac minis

Apple announced new iMacs with 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processors. The low end 17" with GMA950 GPU, no IR and no Bluetooth costs 1000$, the new 24" top model sells for 2000$. The Mac mini now has 1.6 and 1.8GHz Core Duo CPUs.

30 years of Apple exhibition in Vienna, Austria

Celebrating 30 years of Apple there will be an exhibition at the Wirtschaftsmuseum in Vienna, Austria. Opening on 9/5 at 7pm Vogelsanggasse 36. Free entry!

Cannonball Run Europe

From 9/3 to 9/9 the Cannonball Run takes place in Europe.

Rallye de Vienne

The Rallye de Vienne happens on 9/3 in Vienna, Austria.

ZipLinq retractable AC power adapter cable

The ZipLinq retractable AC power adapter cable extends to 5 feet long and costs 7.99$ at xpcgear.com.

Millionaire Fair in Cannes, France

From 9/1 to 9/3 the Millionaire Fair is happening at the French Riviera in Cannes, France.