Hot Japanese Idol Kei Akiyama

This is Kei Akiyama. I love the way this girl plays it for the photographer..! This Japanese Idol was born on 12th December 1979 in Tokyo. The 166cm beauty loves horseback riding.

Her hobby includes watching movie, listening to music and watching pro-wrestling(??!) on TV. That's not much else I can find on her except that she's done 2 photobooks in the past year.

I reckon she's HOT!

And the Desktop Gadget winners are…

Posted by Mendel Chuang, Product Marketing Manager

With all the great entries we received for the Google Desktop Gadget Contest, we've learned that there are some very talented developers out there. Amongst all the gadgets submitted, these three really stood out:

• diGGGadget by Marius and Yannick Stucki – Stay on top of the latest stories from digg.com. Click on a few buttons and you'll know why we think it's so great. It also takes advantage of our advanced APIs to enable sharing news with friends plus personalization based on your interests.
• Multiplayer Reversi Game by Turhan Aydin – Immerse yourself in the fun game Reversi with this visually rich gadget. Not only can you play against the computer, but this gadget takes advantage of our Google Talk API so that you can also play with your friends.
• Day/Night World Clock by Beatrix Gottanka – We couldn't have designed a better world clock. Not only does this clock show you the local time, but there's also a map that indicates whether it's night or day at any given hour. And if you want options, this gadget has them.

For more on the winners and the honorable mentions, read the Google Desktop Blog, and don't forget to check out all the other great gadgets you can add to your desktop.

Sexy Taiwan Model Yuni Li

Recently appearing in Thailand's edition of FHM is Li Yen Chin or better known as Yuni Li. This sexy babe was born on 25th May 1985 in Taichung, Taiwan.

She was the runner-up in the Miss Chinese World 2005 and was awarded the UK Webcam girl award. This 170cm model enjoys dancing, singing and listening to music during her free time.

Weekend Babe: Supermodel Lin Zhi Ling

It's been awhile since I've posted anything on Newsmaker of the Year, Taiwanese Supermodel Lin Zhi Ling. With that, I'm making her Weekend babe for this week.

This pic of Chilling is taken off her infamous Maxim photoshoot few years ago. HOT!

SHANNON ELIZABETH

-Nació en Houston, el 07 de setiembre de 1973.
-Aficiones: la danza, el voleibol y el tenis.
-Modelo Profesional
-Apareció en el vídeo de Enrique Iglesias de la canción "Be with you".
- Su actuación en la comedia adolescente "American Pie" fue el gran salto de su carrera que la convirtió en una de las mujeres más deseadas entre el público joven americano.

SHANNON ELIZABETH

TED talks on Google Video

Posted by Cliff Samaniego, Google Video team

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment & Design. For more than 15 years TED has produced a conference notable for its eclectic and stimulating mix of thinkers, leaders and doers from many fields. Traditionally, about 1,000 TEDsters gather each February at an exclusive invitation-only program in Monterey, California. Until recently, most of us could only read about TED or these talks -- but now talks are available online via Google Video, as well as at the TED site.

The goal for making these talks public isn't to sell more seats (TED 2007 is already sold out); under TED Curator Chris Anderson, the idea is simply to find the widest possible audience for these provocative presentations. The first batch of eight include Al Gore's compelling story of climate crisis; Hans Rosling's inspired interpretation of global public health statistics; Sir Ken Robinson's vision for an education system that values creativity; MacArthur Foundation prize-winner Majora Carter's commitment to environmental justice; storyteller Julia Sweeney's quest for a sensible faith; architect Joshua Prince-Ramus' tour of the new Seattle Public Library; Tony Robbins' roadmap for human potential; and David Pogue's unforgettable technology-inspired show tunes.

And do check back for more: we'll continue to add talks to Google Video regularly, pulling primarily from TED 2006 and TEDGlobal, but we'll also feature a number from previous years.

The TED Talks video series was edited specifically for the micro-screen with closer shots and faster cuts. To ensure the widest possible audience, the talks are also released under a Creative Commons license so that non-commercial sites are free to re-post them in their entirety. However you partake of them, we hope you're as inspired by TED as we are.

55 Ways to Have Fun With Google

Posted by Philipp Lenssen, Google Blogoscoped

It's time for a little guest post from Germany -- thanks, Google, for inviting me over! I'm the author of a blog on Google (Google Blogoscoped), and this year I've written a book called 55 Ways to Have Fun With Google. In it, I present Google-related riddles, games, cartoons, search tips, stories, and miscellaneous insights (no programming skills needed -- and most of the time, you don't need to be close to a computer, either).

You'll learn about such things as the giant Japanese Google painting, the man who traveled the world looking for Googlewhacks, advanced tips for Google-searching, how Google News can screw up in funny ways, or the Google Image prediction trick. There's a great German word for this -- "Wunderkammer," a cabinet of curiosities.

The book is self-published with Lulu.com, an interesting service. Basically, Lulu allows you to upload your Microsoft Word or OpenOffice Writer file along with your cover, and then convert it to a print-on-demand book. If you pay a little extra, your book will also appear on Amazon. The process ain't free of headaches but I gotta say, it's worth it. Lulu will also make sure the book's findable through Google Book Search.

Self-publishing is already an interesting experiment on its own, but I chose to take an alternative route with copyright as well. 55 Ways can be copied, remixed and shared under a Creative Commons license, and the full text is available as a free download. People have already converted it to websites, and there's a group effort going on to translate the full book into Chinese! Some people told me making the book available for free will stop people from buying the "offline" version ... well, here's your chance to prove them wrong :)