A Prodigal March
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 1 April 2009
– Palm Pre: The full story from Engadget – In which we plug Engadget’s excellent round-up of all things Pre. Ladies and gentlemen, if you’re a gadget fan, this is essential reading. The Palm Pre is simply the most innovative smartphone you’ll see for years. We can’t wait for its release in a few months’ time.
– A Prodigal February – Talk about going round in circles, last month’s monthly retrospective turned out to be one of March’s most popular posts. Keep clicking, eventually you’ll get to a real story!
– Why we hate the Toyota Prius – In which we vent some pent up frustration at the ignorance and smugness of most Prius drivers. Oh…and there’s a funny YouTube clip in there too but we’re sure that has nothing to do with the post’s popularity.
– Oh boy, what a mess: The new Mercedes E-class coupe - In which The Prodigal Fool bemoans another unpleasant styling job from a once great German carmaker.
– Listen up! Nokia Stereo Headset WH-700 – In which we cast aside the nasty headphones that came in the box with our Nokia E71 and upgrade to something a little more Prodigal.
- Chaos at Sushinho – In which The Guide has a staff party. Lady B, Patito and The Prodigal Fool visit one of London’s more talked about, newish restaurants and come out feeling amused and disappointed in equal measure.
– News from MWC ’09: The Nokia E71 evolves into two very sleek, but very different, E-series devices – In which we report on the unveiling at Mobile World Congress of two new smartphones from Nokia: the diminuative E55 and the ‘baby communicator’ E75.
– Rolex Sea-Dweller: The most over-engineered timepiece in the world – In which we rave about one of our all-time favourite watches. This little chap is over-engineered to the point of insanity, supremely confident in its almost unparalleled abilities, and has some subtle styling cues to distinguish it from the ’sea’ of Submariners out there. The Sea-Dweller is a Prodigal watch.
And the most popular post of March….
– Pure watch pornography: Jake’s Rolex Watch Blog – In which amateur bloggers likes us discover the ability of one little word in your title to get those hits to stratospheric levels. This post is number 1 by a significant margin. Who would have thought it? Yes, “Jake” really has pulling power.
A Prodigal March
Here’s our monthly roundup of what we’ve been writing about and what you’ve been reading. The top ten most popular posts of March were: At number 10 – The death of plasma TVs? Pioneer is out of the game - In which we shed a tear for a technology and a manufacturer that produced the best [...]
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