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Here’s a video we captured of a FedEx guy “dropping off” a package at our home. Hopefully the packaging on your iPhone is protected enough that this doesn’t happen to you. More »
When it comes to websites, I’ve had my share of whirlwind romances. CuteOverload and I had a thing; Scrabulous whispered sweet nothings in my ear for most of 2007. But no site ever captured my attention like Kozmo. More »
Microsoft is suing delivery service DHL for their refusal to compensate the boys in Redmond for the destruction of over 21,000 Xboxes in a Texas train derailment. The consoles were due for Hong Kong when the train, carrying two large containers of Xboxes, went off the tracks, sustaining a substantial amount of water and impact damage and, interestingly, “pilfering.” Microsoft is seeking $US2 million in compensation for DHL’s negligence. That the phrase “fiery train wreck” is missing from the report makes me think it wasn’t as exciting as it could’ve been. Imagine the headlines! [PC World]
Way back in the days of 2007, courier company Deadline Express treated their New Zealand patrons to a particularly evocative printed advertisement. It was a US$14,000 billboard that featured a timer counting down to when it would blow up, proving “when Deadline Couriers gives you a time, they actually mean it.” We can’t speak for the service, but the explosions were spectacular in video:
