Here’s another chance to dispose of your electronic waste legally and responsibly.
When: Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Time: 8 am to 5 pm.
Where: St Boniface Church, 120 N Janss St. in Anaheim (on the corner of Lincoln Ave. and Harbor Blvd.) Here’s a MAP.
Accepted: All e-waste, including computers, monitors, TVs, printers, batteries…
Open to: Anyone
Recycler: A&M Metals Inc.
More details: HERE
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**UPDATE: Geek Squad will be in Culver City. Details below.**
Sex in the City, Schmex in the City. If you feel this way, Geek Squad feels your pain, especially if you’re going to be dragged to the theater for the latest on the chick-flick circuit. The Best Buy tech team thinks that guys would much rather be playing arcade games than watching Carrie & friends giggle on the big screen this weekend.
Geek Squad agents will be at movie theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago handing out special packages of excuses, which include four quarters to play the aforementioned arcade games. The excuses are pretty lame:
“Damn it! I specifically asked for three pumps of artificially flavored popcorn.”
And,
“I promised my mom that I’d call her once we got to the theater.”
How about something more creative, like, “I heard Indiana Jones, I mean, Harrison Ford, is in the lobby. I’ll be right back.” Or, “Ack! I just spilled my Coke on my pants. I’ll be right back.” Or what about giving your cell phone number to the Geek Squad agent, who would then call you five minutes into the movie with an emergency?
And then, of course, there’s honesty. Just say you don’t want to go. SATC isn’t really a couples’ movie. More like girlfriends.
But hey, it’s four quarters! Who wouldn’t let their date go play some free arcade games?
**UPDATE** Geek Squad agents will be at Pacific Theaters in Culver City from 2:30 pm – 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The address is 9500 Culver Blvd (at Washington) Culver City, CA 90232.
Watch the video of two Geek Squad agents gathering intelligence on the movie by apparently joining a tour of the TV Show’s New York hot spots:
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The city of Newport Beach is partnering with Goodwill of Orange County for this weekend’s E-Waste Collection Event.
When: May 17, 2008, Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Here’s a flier with the map.
Where: Newport Beach City Corporation Yard, 92 Superior Avenue, Newport Beach
Accepted: Computer & Accessories, Scanners & Printers, Fax Machines, Televisions (any size), Cell phones & Telephones, Cameras & PDAs & Radios, VCRs & DVD Players, Microwaves.
More info: City of Newport Beach, General Services Department (949) 644-3055
For more e-waste recycling events, see the Alt+Save event archive.
Stan Lee discusses Spider-Man 2 at UC Irvine on Thursday night. At $10 for the discussion and movie, I’d call that a cheap date even for comic-book lovers. It’s even cheaper if you’re a student or senior. (Comic-book image of Stan on right from his site.)
What: Discussion with Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, and “Spider-Man 2″screening
When: Thursday, May 8
Discussion: 6 p.m. at UCI’s Social Science Hall, Room 100 (Bldg. 200 on campus map)
Screening: 7 p.m. at the Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100 (Bldg. 610 on
campus map)
Tickets for both the discussion and screening are $10, or $7 for non-UCI students, $6 for seniors and $5 for UCI students. More ticket details HERE. There is no assigned seating, and entrance lines begin at 5 p.m.
Parking: $7 at the Student Center Parking Structure (SCPS) at the corner of West Peltason and Pereira drives.
More information: www.filmandvideocenter.com, or e-mail: fvc@uci.edu
Sponsored by the UC Irvine Department of Film and Media Studies and the UCI Film and Video Center.
ASUS launched a new laptop in style in — of all places — Santa Ana. Last night, hired celebs Luke Perry, Eric Roberts and Jaime Kennedy showed up to mingle with a bunch of Lamborghini lovers, ASUS’ Debby Lee told me.
But why Santa Ana? It’s home to Lamborghini Orange County, “the largest authorized Lamborghini dealer in the world,” according to the dealer’s site. John Gittelsohn, a Reg reporter who attended the event, said that 10 percent of the nation’s Lamborghini sales are done by this dealer.
Hot item of the night was the new ASUS-Lamborghini VX3 laptop, the $3,299 machine loaded with 4 GBs of memory, 320 GB hard drive and a 12.1-inch screen. Did I mention it shares the same paint and logo as the car? It also has a hand-made genuine leather palm rest and a crystal sapphire camera lens. Plus it includes a Lamborghini leather bag and mouse.
So, $3,300 is on the high end of computers but think of it this way: it’s a much cheaper way to express any midlife crises anxieties. (Only 12 inches? C’mon, where’s the 17-inch screen?)
By the way, haven’t heard much about ASUS? It’s an up and comer, most recently launching the Windows version of its $299 Eee PC. ASUS reminds me of another PC maker Acer, which thrilled gadget lovers a few years back when it launched its Ferrari-edition laptop. Now, the company owns Gateway.
Photos provided by ASUS
Irvine Valley College’s e-Waste Recycling Day
Sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
When: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Drive. Directional signage will lead you from Irvine Center Drive to the drop off site: Lot 1, near the flagpole.
Accepted: Answering machines, Camcorders, Compact disc players, Copiers, Duplicators, Electric typewriters, Fax machines, Hard drives, Laptops, Mainframe computers, Mobile phones, Modems, Microwave ovens, Pagers, Personal computers (CPU, monitors, keyboards, mouse, and Peripherals), Printers, Printed circuit boards, Radios, Remote controls, Scanners, Stereos, Tape players, Telephones and telephone equipment, Televisions, Testing equipment, Transparency makers, Uninterruptible power supplies, VCR’s, Word Processors, and other equipment agreed to in writing by both parties
FYI: Bring your California ID if you’re trashing a monitor.
More info: www.ivc.edu . Check out the flier.
For more tech events and e-waste recycling days, click HERE.
Earth Day is Tuesday and just like many other non-holidays, it’s a day to raise awareness about what happens when we dump our old electronics in landfills. They’re not so good to the earth or to us, especially if they leak out lead into our drinking water.
So, here are a few more chances to get rid of your electronic waste and have a little Earth Day fun:
1-800 Got-Junk e-Waste collection event
When: Saturday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Sam’s Club, 17099 Brookhurst St. in Fountain Valley
More details: (562) 244-6909
Click HERE for national Got-Junk Earth Day events
Volt Workforce Solutions and Com-Cycle Electronics Earth Day event
When: Tuesday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Volt Corporate at 2401 North Glassell Street, Orange
Accepted: Electronics, batteries, light bulbs and more.
Click HERE for more Volt Earth Day events
Fountain Valley Earth Day e-Waste drive
When: Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: 17635 Los Alamos in Fountain Valley (in the parking lot of the Fountain Valley Library)
Note: Free to residents of Fountain Valley
More Info: See the flier
The Relay For Life eWaste fundraiser
When: April 19th & 20th, Saturday and Sunday, 9AM to 3PM
Where: Albertsons Parking Lot, 1930 N. Placentia Ave. in Fullerton (N. Placentia Ave. & Yorba Linda Blvd.)
Note: All home and office electronics accepted! (No appliances or fluorescent lamps please)
For more tech events and e-waste recycling days, click HERE.
For more tips on green technology, see the Gadgetress Guide HERE.
Thanks to reader Patty Le-Narula for spotting this e-waste event on Saturday:
You could drop off your old TVs, gadgets and other electronics at one of OC’s four hazardous waste centers. OR you could stop by The District mall on Saturday for free entertainment and a chance to WIN A 32-inch HDTV (of course, this shouldn’t be the main reason for showing up). Here are the details:
What? Youth Eco-Expo & Electronic Waste Drive
Where? The District parking lot, 2437 Park Ave., Tustin
When: Sat., April 5
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The other fun stuff: Live music by Cory Case from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and John Peter West from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Whole Foods will be giving away reusable shopping bags. Other District stores will also be handing out coupons and freebies. Anyone who recycles electronics will be entered into the 32-inch HDTV giveaway. You don’t have to be present to win.
Acceptable trash: Answering machines, air conditioning units, camcorders, compact disc players, copies, duplicators, electric typewriters, fax machines, freezers, hard drives, laptops, mainframe computers, mobile phones, modems, microwave ovens, pagers, personal computers (CPU, monitors, keyboards, mouse, and peripherals), printers, printed circuit boards, radios, refrigerators, remote controls, scanners, stoves and ranges, stereos, tape players, telephones and telephone equipment, televisions, testing equipment, transparency makers, uninterruptible power supplies, VCR’s, and word processors
More info: www.ease-e-waste.com or call 949-645-5163. Proceeds will benefit Costa Mesa-based Earth Resource Foundation.
Other eWaste events this weekend:
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HERE
Or visit your TV provider: * Cox Cable * Time Warner Cable * DirecTV * Dish Network * AT&T U-verse * Verizon FiOS *
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