Is your New Year's resolution to to lose weight?

It's a new year and time for the usual resolution -- to workout, get fit and lose weight.Now you can do it from home, without joining a gym.

About.com has a great program which includes step-by-step instructions for routines you can do with or even without gym equipment.The Exercise Finder is perfect for beginners.

Some "must reads" are
Exercise Basics
Exercise for Beginners
Exercise for Weight Loss
Exercise Gear
All About Abs

What the new iPhone should be like

This is just one idea Mat Brady has about his wish list for the new iPhone.

He's got it all planned out here, in his blog Planet Mat.

Top money-maker concerts of 2008

Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour was the top-grossing concert tour in North America in 2008. The tour took in $105.3 million in ticket sales according to Pollstar, a concert-industry trade magazine.

Celine Dion was second with $94 million, the Eagles were number three with $73.4 million.

The rest of the top 10:
4: Kenny Chesney - $72.2 million
5: Bon Jovi - $70.4 million
6: Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band - $59.8 million
7: Neil Diamond - $59.8 million
8: Rascal Flatts - $55.8 million
9: The Police - $48.00 million
10: Tina Turner (right) - $47.7 million

There's a trend here. The older acts are bringing in the crowds. My fav was Tina. :)

Give the gift of music. Free.

Send a Song to a Soldier. Free. At Billboard.

Just plug in the sun and go!

This is the new Solio, the world's most advanced hybrid charger. It combines solar panels and a high capacity battery to collect and store power. It's been called the most powerful and versatile hybrid charger ever made.

President-elect Barack Obama is rumored to own one.The Solio can be used for iPhones, iPods, MP3 players, Motorola Razors, Nokia and Samsung phones and Blackberrys. Also game players and digital cameras.

There are a few different versions. You may purchase them or get more info at http://www.solio.com

Wonder how much he ended up paying

Rod Blagojevich (left) will be naming former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris (right) to Barack Obama's Senate Seat.

The Daily News is all over it here.

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li trailer released

This is the new trailer for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li. The movie premiers in the U.S. on February 27, 2009.

Is it a museum or hotel?

Ian Schrager's Gramercy Park Hotel in New York is a work of art.

They describe themselves as "Bohemia reinvented for the 21st century with an original combination of styles, with great pieces of furniture and art and the extraordinary use of color.

This 5-star, legendary hotel is offering winter upgrades, too.

Today it is "the place" to be.
More here.

Who are the most exposed celebrites of 2008?

Are Britney and Angelina the most exposed celebs for 2008?

US Magazine thinks so. Story here.

Barack Obama Inauguration souvenir items selling fast

Barack Obama t-shirts, mugs, buttons and basically anything with his image are selling fast. People want the souvenir and keepsake as the Obama inauguration date nears (January 20).

Purple Flamingo has a bunch of unique items. Very popular is the Obama 09 items where the "O" from Obama is also the Zero in 09. The items may be seen and purchased here.

A "leap second" has been added to 2008!

A "leap second" has been added to 2008. The world's official timekeepers have tagged it on to the last day of the year (tomorrow) to match up with the slow down of the Earth's spin on its axis.

Will they then start the count down on New Year's even from 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - etc.?

Sarah Palin is a grandma; daughter Bristol gave birth

Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, 18, gave birth to a boy named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnson on Sunday, December 28, according to People magazine.

That's Antoinette Baldwin, doing her parody of Sarah Palin at yesterday's King Mango Strut parade in Coconut Grove, Florida.

A musical slide show of the popular yearly spoof parade is here.