Archive for June, 2008

The online auctioneer has lost a suit brought by designer handbag designer Hermès in a French court. Via BusinessWeek: A court in the eastern French city of Troyes on June 4 ruled against eBay in a suit brought by Paris luxury house Hermès over the sale of fake Hermès-branded handbags listed on eBay’s French site. “By selling Hermès bags and branded accessories on the eBay.fr site and by failing to act within their powers to prevent reprehensible use of the site,” both the seller and eBay “committed acts of counterfeiting,” the court said. eBay and the [...]

The George Foreman iPod Grill is an interesting idea. An indoor/outdoor electric grill with an audio jack for an MP3 player. From Amazon: “The unique appliance not only grills, but it can also provide music to help set the mood–whether romantic or fun and festive during a party. For music capabilities, the unit comes equipped with a 10-watt speaker and the ability to be used with an iPod or MP3 player.” Why not? It’s available from Amazon for $149.99 with free shipping, and not a bad Father’s Day idea.