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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft celebrates Windows Phone 7 RTM with funeral parade for BlackBerry and iPhone (update: Thriller video!)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/10x091098b5efa.jpg" /></a></div>
The iPhone's dead, long live the Windows Phone. That must be the genius proclamation that incited Microsoft to celebrate Windows Phone 7 <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/windows-phone-7-goes-gold-master-begins-rolling-out-to-partners/">reaching RTM status</a> with the incomprehensible procession you see above. An elaborate parade, replete with hearses and black capes, was organized last week to denote the <em>passing</em> of the BlackBerry and iPhone into the land of unwanted gadgets. We'd say this is done in poor taste, but we don't enjoy stating the obvious. We <em>will</em>, however, enjoy the fallout from this poorly judged stunt. See our favorite image after the break and lots more at the source.<br />
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<strong>Update</strong>: Apparently the team also engaged in a <em>Thriller</em> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/microsoft-store-employees-break-out-in-dance-video/">dance</a>. Words are failing us, so just hop on past the break and mash play.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Microsoft celebrates Windows Phone 7 RTM with funeral parade for BlackBerry and iPhone (update: Thriller video!)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/">Microsoft celebrates Windows Phone 7 RTM with funeral parade for BlackBerry and iPhone (update: Thriller video!)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19629276/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>apple</category><category>blackberry</category><category>burial</category><category>celebration</category><category>dance</category><category>dead</category><category>death</category><category>funeral</category><category>hearse</category><category>iphone</category><category>iphone hearse</category><category>IphoneHearse</category><category>joke</category><category>microsoft</category><category>mockery</category><category>morbid</category><category>odd</category><category>parade</category><category>quirky</category><category>rim</category><category>rtm</category><category>thriller</category><category>video</category><category>weird</category><category>windows phone</category><category>windows phone 7</category><category>windows phone 7 rtm</category><category>WindowsPhone</category><category>WindowsPhone7</category><category>WindowsPhone7Rtm</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlad Savov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press your ashes into vinyl for £2000, FLAC download free with purchase]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/press-your-ashes-into-vinyl-for-2000-flac-download-free-with-p/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/press-your-ashes-into-vinyl-for-2000-flac-download-free-with-p/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/press-your-ashes-into-vinyl-for-2000-flac-download-free-with-p/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/press-your-ashes-into-vinyl-for-2000-flac-download-free-with-p/"><img border="1" vspace="4" hspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/andvinylysize.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">We've heard a lot about the death of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/vinyl">record</a> industry, but this is ridiculous! And Vinyly (get it? <em>get it?</em>) will press your charred remains into your very own hyper-personalized spinning analog musical platter.  The starter kit comes with your own generic gravestone-style cover art, 24 minutes of audio of your choosing, and 30 copies of your final release. If you're looking for something a little more flashy, &pound;3500 gets you a painted cover portrait, &pound;500 gets a song written and produced just for your dead self, and &pound;1000 gets your record distributed to brick-and-mortar stores all over the world. And Vinyly will upsell you all the way to a &pound;10,000 <em>FUN</em>eral, where you can be sure the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/DJ/">DJ</a> will be playing you-know-what. They also do pets.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/press-your-ashes-into-vinyl-for-2000-flac-download-free-with-p/">Press your ashes into vinyl for £2000, FLAC download free with purchase</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/press-your-ashes-into-vinyl-for-2000-flac-download-free-with-p/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19611088/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/press-your-ashes-into-vinyl-for-2000-flac-download-free-with-p/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>and vinyly</category><category>AndVinyly</category><category>ashes</category><category>dead</category><category>death</category><category>funeral</category><category>record</category><category>vinyl</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trent Wolbe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Jackson memorial service gets HDTV broadcasts around the globe by 1 p.m.]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/07/michael-jackson-memorial-service-gets-hdtv-broadcasts-around-the/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/07/michael-jackson-memorial-service-gets-hdtv-broadcasts-around-the/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/07/michael-jackson-memorial-service-gets-hdtv-broadcasts-around-the/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/07/michaeljacksonwhitehouse.jpg" />Today's broadcasts of Michael Jackson's memorial services have become s big of a television event as there has ever been, with networks domestically planning to cover the proceedings in high definition, but Sky News HD is following up on its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/first-sky-news-hd-broadcast-is-the-obama-inauguration/">broadcast of the Obama Inauguration</a> by taking of the Sky Arts 1 HD channel again, and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/cinedigm">Cinedigm</a> flicks on its digital distribution network, though not in 3D, it will air the memorial starting at 1 p.m. EST for free at theaters around the country. If not for anything else, this should extend even beyond Presidential Address' ability to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/03/hdtv-state-of-the-union-address-poll-results/">compare the audio/video delivery capabilities of different networks</a>, with CNN, Fox, ABC, Fox News, CBS, E! and more broadcasting, plus internet streams available from most (CNN, Sky, CBS, ABC are confirmed), plus Hulu and the StaplesCenter.com website itself. So let us know, which network will you be tuning to / avoiding this afternoon, or are you already switching back and forth with one gloved hand on the remote, comparing camera angles and contrast levels in detail?<br /><br /><strong>Update</strong>: A live HD stream from <a href="http://inmusic.ca/home/index">Microsoft &amp; Canada's Inmusic.com</a> is available and apparently not subject to geographic restrictions for those tuning in via desktop (Thanks, Aaron)<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-15271-TV-News-Examiner%7Ey2009m7d6-Jackson-memorial-live-in-high-definition-in-movie-theaters-and-on-TV">Read</a> - Jackson memorial live in high definition in movie theaters and on TV<br /> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3idaa9e63ad70ddf345b7a67b9d5a87bd0">Read</a> - World will watch Jackson memorial<br /> <a href="http://blogs.news.sky.com/editorsblog/Post:31541c80-f10a-4f78-abfa-d1a5febde9dd">Read</a> - Michael Jackson Memorial In High Definition<br /> <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005672.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1&amp;nid=2562">Read</a> - Media is all about Michael Jackson<br /> <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/insidetv/2009/07/06/michael-jackson-memorial-coverage/">Read</a> - Michael Jackson Memorial Coverage times / networks<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Misc</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/abc/" rel="tag">ABC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cbs/" rel="tag">CBS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/fox/" rel="tag">Fox</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/nbc/" rel="tag">NBC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/07/michael-jackson-memorial-service-gets-hdtv-broadcasts-around-the/">Michael Jackson memorial service gets HDTV broadcasts around the globe by 1 p.m.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:39:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/07/michael-jackson-memorial-service-gets-hdtv-broadcasts-around-the/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19089187/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/07/michael-jackson-memorial-service-gets-hdtv-broadcasts-around-the/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>cbs</category><category>cinedigm</category><category>cnn</category><category>daytime</category><category>fox</category><category>fox news channel</category><category>fox news hd</category><category>FoxNewsChannel</category><category>FoxNewsHd</category><category>funeral</category><category>hd</category><category>hulu</category><category>memorial</category><category>michael jackson</category><category>MichaelJackson</category><category>nbc</category><category>sky</category><category>sky news</category><category>sky news hd</category><category>SkyNews</category><category>SkyNewsHd</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lawler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish undertaker offers webcasts of funeral services]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/irish-undertaker-offers-webcasts-of-funeral-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/irish-undertaker-offers-webcasts-of-funeral-services/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/irish-undertaker-offers-webcasts-of-funeral-services/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6440091.stm"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/03/funeral-webcast2.jpg" /></a>Using gadgets to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/01/cant-make-it-to-the-funeral-phone-it-in-with-the-phone-angel/">listen in on the graves of your deceased family and friends</a> must have really caught on, because northern Ireland undertaker Jim Clarke has added a macabre new feature to their funeral services: webcasting. The bereaved now have the (thankfully free) option of enabling live streams from a network of webcams and mics recently installed by S Clarke and Son Funeral Directors in local funeral homes and churches. "Our internet option means [mourners] get to become part of a grieving process they might have missed out on. ... The pictures are so clear that people watching can see the faces of everyone in the crowd, and hear everything clearly, so they can spot relatives they might not have seen in years." We weren't aware the grieving process required physical presence, and we'd imagine with images that clear you'd probably want to get the consent of mourners to be filmed while so vulnerable, but hey, if watching bitstreams of inexpressible sorrow helps give some closure to a loved one's death, who are we to judge?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/03/13/undertaker_begins_broadcasting_funerals/">TG Daily</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/" rel="tag">Digital Cameras</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/irish-undertaker-offers-webcasts-of-funeral-services/">Irish undertaker offers webcasts of funeral services</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:36:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6440091.stm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/irish-undertaker-offers-webcasts-of-funeral-services/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/852051/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/irish-undertaker-offers-webcasts-of-funeral-services/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>funeral</category><category>webcast</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Block]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:36:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
