The Nerd Alert Report...

by Rachelle Hruska · March 18, 2009

    SXSW really is just one giant party. And, leave it to Rex Sorgatz to get a mention in the Times for throwing one.  His impromptu pool party (titled on email chain "The Bikini Flashmob Pool Party") on the top of the Omni Hotel was an important enough event to justify a mention in the Times. (The Times people!) Standing here with the stars of his "I'm Just Saying Show", you can all relax.  Everyone (including Rex) is on planes home and the sxsw chatter should die down within days....

    iPhone 3.0 chatter is still making its rounds.  So apple is reinventing what it means to cut and paste but what are your other favorite new features? Asha's include the 3G Tethering, The new spotlight making it way easy to search, landscape keyboard, improved stocks application, shake to shuffle music, voice memo application, and the push notification making receiving messages automatic. [Apple]  

    [A look back at Twitter's earliest days. Photo via Flickr]

    Twttr. The most exciting nerd porn of the day comes from a look back on what Twitter looked like at the beginning phases, back when it was competing with Dodgeball for Google's eye.

    Blackberry "Niagara" 9630. Speaking of new gadgets, let's not forget about BlackBerry.  The first real photos of the "Niagara" 9630 have hit the web and looks like the love child of the Curve and the Bold.  Get excited. [Crackberry]

    The Perspex Chanel Briefcase. Paris Fashion Week takes a look into the future. Specifically, Chanel show's their take on what the next era of their accesories will look like. [Gizmodo]