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 [...]
To promote their new mobile phone, media player combo, Verizon has filmed a series of extremely viral clips showing sweatpant-clad break-dancers shaking their stuff to the rhythm of a Verizon cell phone. The videos already have massive success on YouTube, but will their popularity alone help Verizon sell more phones? Perhaps. But what will probably [...]
Most of you will soon start shopping for gifts for your loved ones. Also, since geeks are sexy, it stands to reason that at least some of you can count a “Geek” among your friends / family. So, we thought some holiday gift idea posts were in order. Our first suggestion: The Gelaskins Steampunk iPod [...]
In the following video, Sergey Brin and Steve Horowitz give us a short demonstration of Google’s new open source platform for mobile devices, Android. Before you watch the clip, I should mention that this thing will definitely give people an alternative to the iPhone. It will also probably be a lot cheaper than Apple’s product. [...]
There’s something about Steampunk-customized gadgets that really grabs a geek’s attention. Not only are these devices aesthetically pleasing, but they can send a modest man into bankruptcy. With that said, check out my latest discovery: The Horological Machine No. 2. If you are interested in acquiring MB&F‘s newest Steampunk-like creation, you’ll have to shell out a [...]
By David Peralty Contributing Writer, [GAS] Since I first saw the demo’s of a multi-touch interface, I have been craving to see a company release a tablet computer with multi-touch enabled. Then when Apple released the iPhone, I realized how small the technology had become, and felt even more passionately that someone should release a [...]
We’ve all heard about the gPhone in the past few months, and up to now, most people were thinking that this Google powered phone was only a myth. Well lo and behold, it’s not! Yes, the gPhone isn’t really a phone, it’s a software platform for mobiles, which could revolutionize the way people use their [...]