Product Pulse – May 8, 2009
Posted May 8th, 2009 at 6:29 pm by Nicki Dugan, Blog Editor
5 Comments / Filed in: Product Pulse
The young Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk make a comeback tonight in the debut of Star Trek. It’s a good day to take stock of how far once-fictional technologies have come — handheld communicator (cell phone), medical tricorder (MRI scanner), holodeck (virtual reality headset), universal translator (Phraselator), scalpel-free surgery (ultrasound surgery), communications earpiece (Bluetooth). And as the ultimate evidence of progress, Spock reportedly cried. Here’s what technology we evolved this week:
- Personal realtor: Home prices are lower than they’ve been in at least a decade – time for a deal! Good thing Yahoo! Real Estate just made house hunting a cinch. Scribbling down lists of listings? Bummed you missed that great new house when it came on the market? You can now save both your searches and your favorite houses with one click. You can also sign up for alerts for new pads that meet your criteria or when the price changes on a place you’ve been eyeing. What’s more, you can get listing updates via My Yahoo! or any RSS feed reader. If only we could figure out how to fix those banks! Check it out here.
- Summer flick fiesta: So many movies, so few summer nights. The new Yahoo! Movies Summer Movie Guide just hit the street and it lets you get a preview of the great new titles coming out this summer. Browse by month, genre, or popularity. Each movie summary includes a recap of the story, the release date, three good reasons to see it, and trivia you might not know. You’ll also find photos and video trailers and clips (many in HD). You’ve got a lot of popcorn in your future.
And finally, a plug for this weekend’s celebration of Flickr’s 5.25th birthday. If you’re in San Francisco, come by for cupcakes and divine photography from 4-8pm tomorrow. RSVP here. Can’t make it? Check out the photos we’ll be projecting on the walls.
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Tagged: Flickr, Product Pulse, yahoo! movies, yahoo! real estate
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gag | May 9th, 2009 at 5:46 am
n what about the operating system in use, open source yeh?
TheAnand | May 9th, 2009 at 11:50 am
wow, great job on the real estate part! kudos to the team. I am waiting for your windows mobile yahoo launch.
Communibus Locis | May 9th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Uh…MR. Spock…
Dr. Spock is someone completely different.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Spock
Nicki Dugan | May 10th, 2009 at 2:33 am
@Communibus Locis – Oh, wow. I knew that. The difference a letter makes. Thanks for unborking me.
Communibus Locis | May 13th, 2009 at 7:56 am
@Nicki – Don’t sweat it. My son called him that for years and it still makes me laugh.
However, what is important is, if you have not seen the movie, GO SEE IT. GO TONIGHT.
It’s freaking good.
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