I’ve always had a love hate-relationship with winter. On one side, I love winter sports, but on the other, I hate clearing my driveway of all the snow that accumulates. We’ve been lucky in the past few years and didn’t receive too much snow, thanks to global warming (hmmm, did I really say that?). Unfortunately, [...]
By Shea Gunther Contributing Writer, [GAS] I spent some of my formative years living in the U.S. Virgin Islands and was probably in the water snorkeling more than I was in school. There’s nothing like getting under water surrounded by yellow tangs, angel fish, and the occasional barracuda. The diver geek in me gurgled in [...]
Microsoft has just released this new Zune ad titled “The Masks”. I think this is among the best they’ve released. It’s good, but after watching it you’ve got to wonder if the people who thought of the concept were smoking something really heavy when they came up with it. Let me know what you think… [...]
By Mark O’Neill Why be content with a normal plain USB stick when you can have this one instead : At $180, this crystal padlock / USB stick is a little on the ostentatious side but if you happen to trip over a spare wad of cash lying around begging to be spent, head on [...]
Are you the kind of person who thinks waiting two minutes for your toast to be ready in the morning is too long? Then the Turbo Toaster is something you’ll definitely want to put on your wish list for next Christmas. Normally, we wouldn’t blog about such a mundane device, but you have to see [...]
By Brooks Flynn Guest blogger, Philips Consumer Electronics What connections do I need on my new HDTV? Neilson recently published a study that reports out of 112.8 million U.S. homes with televisions, only about 12.7 million actually carry at least one HD channel. HDTV owners oftentimes don’t even know if they are receiving an HD [...]
It’s a fact: Everyone loves the iPod. While Apple’s media player doesn’t have any incredibly special features by itself, the amount of accessories developed for it is staggering. I don’t think I need to mention that iPod-related gifts will be top sellers for this year’s holiday season. If you’re still wondering about what to get [...]
By Mark “Yoda” O’Neill Contributing Writer. Begun the eBay auction has – and then it ended with no bids. mcfadyenb tried to sell his huge Star Wars toy collection on eBay and failed. Maybe it was the price he was asking for – a start price of $24,450 or a Buy It Now of $34,500. [...]
A staple for serious TV viewers in the US, the TiVo box revolutionized the way people watch TV. At least, thats what the marketing says. The reality is its closer to nifty toy than a revolutionary device, but it does afford a level of control over the television experience that was previously very difficult to achieve …
Mimicking the latest trend in technology advertising, Dell just launched a new site featuring American stars to stimulate Dell product sales this holiday season. When Web surfers access the site for this new ad campaign, they’re given a choice of products they wish to receive for Christmas (or whatever other holiday they’re celebrating). Then, they [...]
Last week, we gave you our 1st geek gift suggestion, which was a nice steampunk iPod skin. For this week’s edition, here’s something that will not only be useful to gamers, but also to people who spend a lot of time working in front of their computer. Dubbed by Logitech as the world’s most advanced [...]
In the following video, Jeff Bezos presents the Kindle, Amazon’s new wireless reading device that lets you read books, magazines, newspapers and blogs, anywhere, anytime. The Kindle features a 6-inch 800X600 screen, 256MB of internal storage and weights only 10.2 ounces. Amazon Kindle technical specifications: Display: 6″ Diagonal eleptrophoretic display Size: 4.9 inches by 7.5 [...]