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    Bulletproof Polo Shirt Might Be a Good Buy

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    22 days ago in Gadgets · Authority: 1

    There is a scientific link between bad economic times This shirt, designed by Colombian designer Miguel Caballero, is made from an ultra-lightweight bulletproof fabric and is reported to be able to stop both a 9mm round and a Uzi round. Sure, the bullets will beat you senseless and you will feel like bloody hell, but you will live. Not bad for a traditional-looking polo shirt. The only drawback is the price. This piece of armored fashion will set you back about $12,000, but that might be a small price to pay for your life. After all, things are getting scary out there. complete economic meltdowns like the one we are currently having and crime rates. To put it simply, when times are tough, violent crime skyrockets. Well, in times like these, it looks like you could use a bulletproof polo shirt. Source.

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    10.13.08

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    41 days ago in Actual Technology News Blog · Authority: 2

    10.13.08 Google has presented a new option to show different ads in response to searches made from iPhones. NEW YORK As Apple continues to flood the market with more iPhones, Google is readying new options for advertisers to target iPhone owners directly.   In meetings with agencies, Google has presented a new option to show different ads in response to searches made from iPhones. The change, expected to be implemented shortly, means advertisers will be able to create an iPhone ad group as part of their regular search campaign, according to agency executives briefed about the modification.   Google representatives would not confirm the new option, although one said it had been under consideration.   The move highlights Apple’s growing clout in the mobile ad market, as well as the challenges raised by iPhone for marketers.   Unlike phones that browse the mobile Web, the iPhone pulls up sites directly from the Internet. This means the ads users see, unless a publisher creates an iPhone-specific site, are the same as those viewed from a computer. The new option would in essence build a bridge between repurposing Internet ads for a mobile experience and creating a parallel structure for it.   For instance, American Airlines could use the new Google option to change a search ad from a call to action to click to one driving a phone call to reservations. Or the ad could highlight the airline’s iPhone-optimized site for booking flights.   Mobile ad networks JumpTap and AdMob have constructed networks for the iPhone focused on application providers.   Apple has sold an estimated 10 million iPhones, according to a pair of bloggers who examined reports of mobile equipment registration numbers. In January, The New York Times reported that the iPhone was already the No. 1 source of mobile traffic to Google’s search engine.   The change would mark the first time Google allowed advertisers to craft specific messages for mobile searchers from their search campaigns. Google offers advertisers the option of running mobile-specific campaigns that target users of WAP phones. Read more Categories: Technology News

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    Bulletproof Polo Shirt Might Be a Good Buy

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    41 days ago in The Gadgets Weblog - Main page - Talk of Tech Tools and Toys - gadgets, ipod. mp3, review, reviews · Authority: 178

    There is a scientific link between bad economic times complete economic meltdowns like the one we are currently having and crime rates. To put it simply, when times are tough, violent crime skyrockets. Well, in times like these, it looks like you could use a bulletproof polo shirt. This shirt, designed by Colombian designer Miguel Caballero, is made from an ultra-lightweight bulletproof fabric and is reported to be able to stop both a 9mm round and a Uzi round. Sure, the bullets will beat you senseless and you will feel like bloody hell, but you will live. Not bad for a traditional-looking polo shirt. The only drawback is the price. This piece of armored fashion will set you back about $12,000, but that might be a small price to pay for your life. After all, things are getting scary out there. Source. See full article. Related Entries: Bulletproof - 11 September 2006 Bullet-proof t-shirt uses carbon nanotubes - 25 November 2006 Bulletproof AJAX Is Aimed At Front End Developers - 19 January 2007 Ultra Portable For Ghetto Superstars and Combat Vets - 29 October 2007 Contents of this feed are a property of Creative Weblogging Limited and are protected by copyright laws. Violations will be prosecuted. Please email us if you'd like to use this feed for non-commercial activities at feeds - at - creative-weblogging.com.