Adobe To Release CS5 Suite on April 10th 2010

It has been reported that Adobe will be releasing CS5 suite on April 10, 2010. Adobe has been working very hard on the follow-up to CS4 and below I have attached a sneak preview which looks amazing.

WaterCar Python: World’s Fastest Amphibious Vehicle Goes 60mph on Water

WaterCar Python is the fastest and highest performing amphibious vehicle in the world. The Python runs a Corvette engine with a dominator jet pump impeller drive.

The Python has been clocked at over 60mph  and can go from 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds. Im sure that if they really worked on the design and made it look less like a Ford Mustang and more like a Porsche, then it could go a lot faster through the air.

Oh, and there’s one more thing: You’d better be really into water sports, because this quick and versatile machine will set you back a cool $200,000.

Download Free Mp3s from Last.fm with This Last.fm Downloader

Here on Crenk we have covered a lot of video downloaders in the past. Today I wanted to run through a new music downloader in which allows users to download songs straight from last.fm to their computer.

The application is called LastFMp3Getr. This application is designed to simply automatically download mp3s in which a specific user has listened to most recently.

Download: LastFMp3Getr here for free from Sourceforge.

Giorgio Armani Mobile Phone with Windows Mobile

I dont know why but obviously some people think that their iPhone looks tacky with their Giorgio Armani suit. Thus, you can now purchase your own Giorgio Armani branded mobile phone.

The phone itself is branded in bronze and currently costs 700 Euros, plus it comes running Windows Mobile 6.5 which im not too sure is a good thing.

Giorgio Armani have partnered with Samsung to produce the phone and it features a 3.5 inch AMOLED screen, 8 GB of storage, a 5 megapixel camera and built-in GPS. Still, if you’re a business-minded millionaire (think “new money” vs. “old money”), WinMo’s built-in productivity tools, such as Word and Excel, will keep you connected to work even when you’re hobnobbing at high-class social events. Armani, in a statement, said the phone is “perfect for today’s managers.”

Electronic Arts Acquires Faceboo Game Developer Playfish for $25 million

It has been rumored that EA is just about acquire or has already acquired Playfish. Playfish is a Facebook game developer who produces some of the most popular games on the Facebook platform. The acquisition is rumored to be around $250 million.

This year it is expected that Playfish will have $75 million in revenues from advertising combined with virtual goods sales. Another leading social games company, Zynga, is slated to report revenues upwards of $200 million for 2009.

Although the free-to-play with microtransactions business model has been huge in the Asian video gaming industry for some time now, it’s been slow to make it over to Western shores. This year casual and social gaming companies using that business model have attracted massive numbers of players and revenue to match, unsettling the traditional video game industry.

Beyond the current revenue potential, EA could see further gains from using its muscle to more widely advertise Playfish’s game roster — which includes hugely popular Facebook titles Restaurant City, Pet Society, World Challenge, and Who Has the Biggest Brain.

Spottt: Advertising Exchange Heads Towards The Deadpool

Previously here at Crenk we announced the Spottt launch as well as the fact that Spottt wasnt really moving. Spottt is an advertising exchange for small sites. Basically the site used a widget on your site and it gave the sites reciprocal traffic on other sites that were also using the widget.

Allen Stern has reported that Spottt has been offline for the past few days and it doesn’t seem like the service is coming back online any time soon. I think this is headed straight to the deadpool!

Spottt was launched and owned by the team over at Adbrite. If you are from Adbrite it would be great to hear the news about Spottt.

Windows Mobile Ad: Windows 6.5 TV Campaign

Microsoft has launched Windows Mobile 6.5, but their new TV ad campaign doesn’t emphasis the new version number, its more focused on just advertising “buy a Windows phone”.

Seattle blog TechFlash says the ad is a flop, calling it “downright strange” and lacking the impact of the successful Laptop Hunter series:

Am I missing something here? I’ve watched it three times now, and still don’t think it resonates. We’ve actually been impressed with Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunters” ad campaign — which appears to be making inroads against Apple — as well as some of the more recent Windows 7 ads. But this one is just downright strange.

I have to agree with TechFlash. I dont think the ad is focusing on the right areas, it seems as though they are just focusing on the fact that Windows mobile has apps for all Microsoft products and others.
However, dont they understand that the pretty much all other phones have the basic applications the average users wants on their phones (Facebook, Twitter, etc), and they are focused more on the business market with the Microsoft Office apps, but that market is dominated at the moment by Apple and RIM.

Yamaha Clock Radio With a Wireless iPhone Cradle

Yamaha has made a great looking clock radio that I might actually even think about purchasing. The Yamaha TSX-W80 has a great retro design with a wireless iPod/iPhone cradle. Charge your iPhone or iPod with the dock on top, or attach it to that “AirWired” wireless cradle for convenient remote operation.

There’s no pricing announced yet; it’s expected to ship in Japan in December, but that might take longer to reach these shores.

Seattle Woodland Park Zoo Now Have Their Own iPhone and iPod Touch Application

These days there seems to be an iPhone application for practically everything! Well thats what the ads tell me anyways.

The Seattle Woodland Park Zoo has launched what it is calling a first-of-its-kind iPhone application, one which uses the device’s GPS functionality to track your movements as you watch penguins, pythons and pole cats.

The 99 cent app also supports a good cause too, since money will go toward animal care, conservation and education programs.

Here are some of the features:

–GPS-enabled zoo map with “Near Me” recommendations for animal exhibits, play areas, concession stands and restrooms.

–Daily schedule of zoo activities including zookeeper talks and children’s programs.

–“Friend Finder” to locate other iPhone users in your party on zoo grounds.

It would be cool if they added animal sounds, territorial ranges and other information about the animals. You can get an inside look at the app in this video:

Sony Launch Their First Touchscreen PC: VAIO L which has Windows 7 Multi-Touch Elements

Sony launched a trio of new systems, which includes its first touchscreen PC. The new VAIO L supports Window 7’s own multi-touch elements for scrolling and zooming through content without needing special software.

VAIO L features include:

• $1,300 price tag
• 24 inches 1080p display
• 2.7 GHz Pentium dual core processor
• 4GB of RAM
• 320 GB hard drive
• DVD writer and more.

Higher-end models scale up to a 2.66GHz Core 2 Quad, 6GB of RAM, 1TB of disk space, a Blu-ray drive and a GeForce GT 240M to better decode HD video.

Pre-orders start today and will ship sometime in November.

Nissan iPhone App Helps Drivers Be More Eco Friendly

The iPhone currently isn’t very big in Japan, but that hasn’t stopped Nissan from developing an iPhone application for Yokohama City residents.

The app is called E1 Grand Prix and here is how it works: The app connects to your car’s On-Board Diagnostics (OBD), and extracts information in real-time to determine how efficiently you’re driving (you know, from a saving fuel perspective). Step on the gas and then break too much, and you’ll get a low score; accelerate just enough to coast to the corner before the light turns red, and you’ll get high marks. The app connects to your OBD via in-car mobile Wi-Fi, and then spits back your results on your iPhone screen and via e-mail. The results are also uploaded to an online site, where you essentially compete with other folks to be the most ‘eco-efficient’ driver — hence the ‘Grand Prix’ name).

Nissan is still yet to announce if they will be launching the application in locations all over the world, but im sure it is only a matter of time.

OMGICU: Its Like Stalking Celebrities Via Twitter

OMGICU is a new startup which users Twitter to keep track of what celebrities are in what towns at the moment. OMGICU currently keeps track of celebrities in New York and Los Angeles. Members regularly spot celebrities in their natural habitats. And when they do, they text us, and we tell you, in real-time, at omgicu.com or by sending texts or Twitter direct messages about the people and the places you care about.

Additionally, OMGICU has a pecking order of celebrities in which rates them according to popularity and sightings. Currently im not too sure why Tracy Morgan is at number 1!