Gizmodo: catalog

Palm Pre's App Store Christened the App Catalog

Dan Nosowitz — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:15:00 EST

Palm's new developer site reveals the Pre's App Store/Marketplace challenger will be named the Palm App Catalog. It also notes that the SDK is only in private prerelease at the moment.

Despite the SDK only going out to a few select partners, Palm has launched its Developer Blog to help prospective developers stay informed about the state of the handset. The SDK won't be released to more developers until nearer release, but Palm seems very aware that a strong collection of apps will be essential to the Pre's success. Palm never asked me for any app store name suggestions, but I'll just throw a few out there that I really think might've taken off.

• Palm Apparama
• Palm Bodega
• Palm App Dépanneur
• The App Bazaar
• Palm's App Emporium

But the App Catalog is good too, I guess. [Palm via Engadget]

Pajama Warmer Pouch Warms Up Your Winterwear

AddyDugdale — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:00:58 EST

Our esteemed commentator OMG!!! Ponies!!! already knows what he's getting from his girlfriend on the Chrismukkah gift front, so this pajama warmer goes out to you, Sir. Stuff your PJs (or whatever it is you want to warm up) in this electric pouch and it's toasted gonads before you can say "Bloody Norah, that hurts." $34.95 from the Solutions catalog. [Solutions via 7Gadgets]

Outrageous Rube Goldberg-Style Animation Brings Online Catalog to Life

Charlie White — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:15:00 EST

Is this a shopping site or a Rube Goldberg machine? It's both. Ride along with the rambunctious kitchen items in this brilliant example of Flash programming on a promo site from Dutch retailer Hema. The site loads slowly because there are probably thousands of readers just like you trying to view its hilarious animation, but we've saved you the trouble by recording its crazy sequence for you here. We'd like to see Amazon try something like this. [Hema, via boing boing]

Apple Holiday Catalog, 1983

Mark Wilson — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:36:35 EST

What says "Happy Holidays" better than a new computer? Trinkets of course! And there are some real beauties on the list. Personally, I can't decide between the possibilities of getting high off my love for Apple with their kite, or passing out in a drunken depression over Apple's newest lawsuit troubles with their tumblers. Either way it sounds like a fun night.

I'd kill for one of these t-shirts. And am I the only person here who would sit through a Where Are They Now? on these models?– Mark Wilson

Flashback [via digg]
And more Apple ads Here.