Philip Nicosia

I upgraded my iPhone to the latest software 1.1.1 now that there is a less complicated way of jailbreaking and activation thanks to iNdependance which meant I’d still be able to use third party apps and the phone.

Part of the new software includes the new iTunes store running on your iPhone and I was having a play around with it yesterday to see what it was like. When I found something I was interested in I hit the Buy button on the screen and then was prompted to input my iTunes password and much to my surprise it worked and then promptly downloaded my purchase to my iPhone.

I was surprised it worked considering that the iPhone isn’t due for release in the UK until November but then I realized it’s probably because you can do the same on a iPod Touch which is available.

Mention the words “bean bag” to anyone and visions of tacky student digs and kids rooms spring to mind together with the question why? That is exactly what happened when I told my girlfriend we were getting a bean bag. There was a total look of horror on her face and I tried explaining to her that this isn’t just any old bean bag, it’s a Sumo Lounge beanbag.

A few days later at the end of a telephone conversation she says “Oh, your bean bag has arrived” in a disinterested tone still not impressed.

When I got home that day we unpacked it together and the first thing you notice is the shear size of it. At 5.5ft x 4.5ft it’s big! You soon realize why it’s made that size though.

It wasn’t long before my unimpressed girlfriend had a complete change of heart. She sat down on the beanbag and felt it wrap itself around her supporting her from all angles and looked up and said “Wow! This is really comfy” After a couple more minutes she said “This is more comfortable than our sofas!” Finally she was sold.

(Picture courtesy of SumoLounge and no it’s not my girlfriend!)

We’ve had the bean bag for about a couple of week now and it’s in daily use. It is as versatile as your imagination as with a quick shake and a few prods it transforms itself from a chair, bed, giant pillow or anything else you want it to be.

“It’s so warm to sit on”, “totally relaxing”, “So comfy”, “Love the material”, “I love this beanbag” are just some of things my girlfriend has said to me with a big smile on her face when she has beat me to it.

What do I think? I am totally impressed with the Sumo Lounge Omni beanbag. It’s not often that something lives up to its own hype on a sales page but I would say it surpasses that by a long way. Apart from being so comfortable the quality of the cover and bean bag itself is such that it wouldn’t look out of place in any home. Especially considering that it is available in 10 funky colours.

The only downside to it is the constant fighting over who is going to use it but hey that’s easily solved. At $129 including delivery you can just get another one. It’s a small price to pay for peace and comfort!

Go check them out yourself, Sumo Lounge, you won’t be disappointed.

I noticed a referral from Google for the search term philip nicosa (incorrect spelling of my name) but what surprised me the most was that on the top of the Google page it said:

Did you mean philip nicosia

Scary that Google should know me so well or maybe it’s just they like me?

Just in case anyone else want’s this confirmed, SKY HD will work on a normal TV (non HD). The SKY HD box comes with a scart socket that you can connect to your TV.

You don’t even need to subscribe to HD channels. When I got mine I simply rang up Sky and spoke to their HD department to activate my card in the new box and told them I didn’t want to pay the extra £10 a month for HD channels as I couldn’t watch them anyway and it wasn’t a problem for them.

The only downside is the SKY Anytime programes that are sent to the box are often in HD format and I can’t watch them. It’s no big problem really as there isn’t anything there that you couldn’t record with SKY+ anyway.

Still waiting to get an iPhone. Well the UK iPhone launch date has been set at November 9th so less than 7 weeks to go. Exclusively on the O2 network with an 18 month contract.

You could always buy one at the Apple store for £269 and unlock it to use on a different network but Apple may tighten that up with the next software upgrade though.