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Mobile Phones
by Chris Matier on October 31, 2008
Does an ultra-high resolution phone with a large 3.8 touch screen and a 5.2 megapixel sound apealling to you? I know I am interested, especially as I look down at my iPhone 3G. Don't get me wrong,...
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Portable Media Players
by Chris Matier on October 30, 2008
First, Walmart was rumored to offer the iPhone in the near future. Then, it was announced that Walmart would be offering the Google Phone (G1). Now, Walmart will be offering MP3s for 74 cents. That...
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Laptops
by Jordan Grodecki on October 29, 2008
For some time now, the ASUS EeePC range of netbooks have been dubbed the best of the bunch, despite valiant challenges from larger companies (like Dell), but after LaptopMag's review today, we m...
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Household Entertainment
by Chris Matier on October 29, 2008
With streaming Radio On mobile phones, built in MP3 support in cars, and the XM Sirius Monster, and just about everyone owning a portable music player of some sort, I am surprised that FM radio is sti...
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Mobile Phones
by Chris Matier on October 28, 2008
Hey, if Apple can do it, why can't Dell right? After all, selling 10 Million Smartphones can't be too hard, right Dell? Dell sure hopes so, that is why they are sneaking out a pair of Pharos b...
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Just Plain Weird
by Chris Matier on October 27, 2008
The U.S. Army has released a report regarding Terrorism 2.0. In the report, published by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, there is a chapter entitled "Potential for Terrorist Use of Twi...
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Green Gadgets
by Chris Matier on October 24, 2008
I wish I as was rich enough to be lazy. I would love to have my house cleaned by an army of Roombas, my floors cleaned by Scoobas, and my lawn mowed by a Husqvarna Automower lawnmower robot. But alas,...
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General Cool Stuff
by Chris Matier on October 23, 2008
I can't begin to tell you how many times my mom told me she had eyes in the back of her head. I am pretty sure she was lying, but I never wanted to test her. Now, thanks to Nike and their new Hind...
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Hot Deals
by Chris Matier on October 22, 2008
How does America's #1 retailer celebrate the craptastic implosion of its competitor? The sell a Blu-Ray Player for $200 and give away $100 dollars in coupons with it. This $199 nail to Circuit Cit...
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Green Gadgets
by Chris Matier on October 21, 2008
I was impressed when my current MacBook could live for four hours on one battery charge; I was even more impressed when the new MacBooks could squeeze out five hours. How would you like to hit 20 hour...
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Games
by Mark Rollins on October 20, 2008
Sometimes I miss the days of pinball, and want a pinball machine in my own home. Assuming I could afford an actual pinball machine, I probably couldn't fit it in the small space that is my home.
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Laptops
by Chris Matier on October 20, 2008
Steve Jobs labeled Blu-Ray a bag of hurt. Personally, I think Blu-Ray is a bag of high definition movie goodness and amazing data storage capability. What do I know, I barely have any black mock turtl...
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Displays
by Mark Rollins on October 17, 2008
I don't really have a digital picture frame as yet, but they are becoming more and more practical. Some of them play MP3s, and this new one from samsung can double as a PC monitor.
These frames ...
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Buy This not That
by Chris Matier on October 17, 2008
Oh, the new MacBook's - what tempting teases they are. Mark did a nice write up of the the new, sexy Aluminum goodness. Being a Apple person, I could not help but drool over the new form factor, n...
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Games
by Mark Rollins on October 16, 2008
What is this, Space Invaders day? Today, while looking for items to report (yes, I do that), I found not one, but two Space Invaders products.
The first is an alarm clock that is actually made by Ta...
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Displays
by Chris Matier on October 16, 2008
Have you ever seen one of those polarized 3D movies? They have them at theme parks and once and a while your local theater might have U2 Concert or something? The glasses they use are horrendous, and ...
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Laptops
by Mark Rollins on October 15, 2008
Well, the big news is out, and all gadget blogs are buzzing. Apple has introduced the new MacBook and MacBook Pro, with "new design, new features, and new technologies".
It has precision a...
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Information About
, Information About
, Mobile Phones
by Chris Matier on October 15, 2008
Have you ever been seen that guy on the road that is just chatting away on his mobile phone while he is driving down the road? That guy can be downright scary, if not deadly. I admit, I am guilty of i...
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Toys
by Mark Rollins on October 14, 2008
True, hovercraft have never really caught on as transportation vehicles, but you have to admit that the Hover Q, a tiny remote control hovercraft by our friends at Brando is so very awesome.
The use...
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Mobile Phones
by Chris Matier on October 14, 2008
I wrote a few months ago regarding how the iPhone flood was coming. Back then, Apple was poised to sell 10,000,000 iPhones this year. Well, some people think that Apple has already met that goal for t...
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Peripherals
by Mark Rollins on October 13, 2008
The other day, I was watching an old episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and there was a plot twist that involved losing a floppy disk. I only bring this up because watching that episode from the lat...
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General Cool Stuff
by Chris Matier on October 13, 2008
There is a scientific link between bad economic times complete economic meltdowns like the one we are currently having and crime rates. To put it simply, when times are tough, violent crime skyrockets...
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Toys
by Mark Rollins on October 10, 2008
Yes, what you are seeing here is true. Someone is putting their finger in a tiny box, and they are interacting with virtual images.
Welcome to the wonderful and possibly eerie world of Bandai's ...
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Speakers & Headphones
by Chris Matier on October 10, 2008
So, I have complained before about my iPhone, which I generally love, and its gross oversight in not having a bluetooth AD2P profile. So, I bought a pair for Bluetooth headphones and a bluetooth 3.5 i...
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Information About
, Misc
by Mark Rollins on October 9, 2008
I remember when I was a kid and I went through this phase where I rode my bike to high school. Of course, when daylight savings time happened, it was dark in the morning. The light I put on the front ...
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Tech News Around The World
by Chris Matier on October 9, 2008
It is tough to catch a break in the news lately, it seems like everywhere I turn there is more bad news. Well, finally there is a bit of good news on the horizon - you may suffer from premature ejacul...
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Games
by Mark Rollins on October 8, 2008
Ah, there is nothing that I like more than playing some video games, and it is always good to get more realism when you play. The RennSport Wheel Stand might be the ticket when it comes to racing game...
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In The Network
by Mark Rollins on October 8, 2008
I'm not really sure how this next device works, but it is designed to be placed inside the door of a room and then unlocked from the outside with a remote control.
Welcome to the wonderful world...
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Storage Stuff
by Chris Matier on October 8, 2008
There are two types of people in the world right now, those that are scared to absolutely freaking death by the current financial state of affairs, and the type of people that want the Incrudo 8GB fla...
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Household Entertainment
by Chris Matier on October 7, 2008
If you haven't used a Logitech Harmony remote then you do not know what you are missing. The universal remotes are great for controlling multiple devices, they are very intelligent, and they can b...
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Just Plain Weird
by Mark Rollins on October 6, 2008
Sometimes, designers take a look at devices and ask why we do things a certain way. Take fire extinguishers, for example. They are confusing to use with a canister in one hand and a hose in the other....
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Information About
, Mobile Phones
by Chris Matier on October 6, 2008
If you haven't see the new BlackBerry Storm it is a pretty good looking phone. I know my wife, a BlackBerry user, is very excited about it; she has always had an odd sort of jealous superiority ...
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Mobile Phones
by Mark Rollins on October 3, 2008
Look out, iPhone, you may have a little competition going from nokia. The Nokia 5800 is powered by a new operating system known as the S60 5th edition.
It has a 3.2 inch touchscreen that uses a styl...
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General Cool Stuff
by Chris Matier on October 3, 2008
Have you ever heard of lock bumping or lock picking? The fact of the matter is that traditional, basic locks are not very secure. Door locks are a technology that has been around for hundreds of years...
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Laptops
by Mark Rollins on October 2, 2008
As much as I liked the last James Bond redux film, I am really ticked off by the sequel's inane name of Quantum of Solace. Still, it appears that the unreleased movie has already spawned a new gad...
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Peripherals
by Chris Matier on October 2, 2008
Imagine having a portable projector that is rechargeable and can play media without a computer. This dream projector would also have to have a high contrast ratio, a good resolution, and a small footp...
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General Cool Stuff
, Information About
by Mark Rollins on October 1, 2008
Some of you may remember Schoolhouse Rock, educational and animated rock videos that used to air in between Saturday Morning Cartoons on ABC. One of them was called "Do the Circulation", a...
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PC Hardware
by Chris Matier on October 1, 2008
Have you heard of Toshiba's SCiB prototype batteries? If you haven't, they are set to redefine the way that laptops and other rechargeable gadgets perform. Keep in mind, Toshiba is demoing the...
