Shrimp cannon promotes wireless service

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Japan’s largest wireless carrier, NTT Docomo, put together this video to promote its new LTE service.

Not sure I would ever, in a million years, eat those shrimp, but the video definitely made me laugh, especially the deadpan from the woman on the left at the end. Heh.

When should you shop? Right after Black Friday

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New York Times:

Want the best deals on electronics, but don’t feel like camping out for two weeks in front of Best Buy? Stay home on Friday, but don’t wait too long after that to shop online.

Happy Thanksgiving

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For those who celebrate Thanksgiving today, here’s hoping you travel safe, end someplace warm, and have a wonderful day.

EU legislator who introduced Google breakup bill has ties to other side

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From the New York Times:

Andreas Schwab, a German member of the European Parliament, has been making headlines in the last week after drafting a resolution that calls for the breakup of Google.

But Mr. Schwab is not just a legislator, he is also “of counsel” at the German law firm CMS Hasche Sigle, which has represented some of the German publishing interests that have been most eager to declaw Google.

Google’s massive Android billboard

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What I find most amazing is the before and after sliding article at the top of the article. In a sense, someone got the bright idea to cover the face of the Marriott Marquis hotel with this giant screen, an entire city block long.

Why Mark Cuban opposes net neutrality

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Mark Cuban is frequently painted as provocative and adversarial. He’s a big personality, but he’s also smart and savvy. Cuban is also one of the more outspoken critics of net neutrality, laying out his arguments in an interview with the Washington Post.

Two new iPhone commercials

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Apple continues its string of iPhone commercials that feature voice work by Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake.

Feminist hacker Barbie

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Following public outcry, Mattel pulled it’s computer engineer Barbie book. What followed next is a lot of fun.

What food banks need most (and what they get too much of)

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This is the season of food drives. The cold weather and holidays heighten the demand for donations of all sorts to local food banks. This fantastic piece digs into food bank donations, highlighting the most useful items and those that won’t survive the trip through drop off, storage, packing, and delivery.

Worth a read and, if you please, worth passing along to your friends and family.

How iPads are making airports less terrible

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The Verge:

Over the next 18 months OTG will install 6,000 iPads on tables, bars, and stations near waiting areas throughout United Airline’s terminal at Newark. Flashing your boarding pass in front of the iPad’s camera pulls up your United profile, with flight information, travel updates, and frequent flier miles. The program, which is opt-in, learns your preferences from your past purchases and recommends things it thinks you might want to buy. If you never buy the orange juice, it will start showing you other options; if you keep buying steak frites, it will show you steak sandwiches.

Interesting changes coming to the airport experience.

Raising the bar on lavish perks and worker happiness

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Wall Street Journal:

At companies hoping to be the next big thing and older ones trying to keep up, the role of office manager has transformed into a so-called workplace coordinator, who often leads a staff of aim-to-please specialists.