January 2005

Valentine’s Day: Geek Love Poem T-shirt

The eloquence of a few lines of verse can be a powerful thing. Poetry can cause you to pause and think about life. It can incite feelings of rage. A good poem can even bring you to tears. We’re not sure where this one lies in the spectrum of emotional reactions, but we’re thinking somewhere [...]

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Trend: VoIP to Continue Explosive Growth

By John Brandon The wireless networking world continues to expand and evolve. As it does, so will the ancillary technologies that depend on hotspots and ubiquitous coverage. Such is the case for voice over IP (VoIP), the Internet phone phenomenon that will become the buzzword for 2005. Already, companies such as Linksys and Netgear are [...]

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Apple’s Mac mini, product of marketing genius?

By: Sander Sassen I was at a computer convention a few weeks ago talking to some of my colleagues when the editor in chief of a leading printed publication walked up to me and asked whether I own an iPod. I hesitated to reply for a moment as we were in the middle of a [...]

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Valentine’s Day Approaching…

The Geeks at GfG want to help the geek community by making sure that you have a choice of some Valentine’s Day gift to give your geek grrl. Check back daily over the next week for geek grrl gifts and for a partial preview, click on the banner next to our logo. Note: gifts are [...]

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2-Way Lamp Module

Control your lights from across the room or from the other side of the house! And now your lights dim too, even if they didn’t normally! Now set the best lighting level for any lamp or light in your house. Plug the lamp into the Lamp Module, and plug the Lamp Module into any normal [...]

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Study: Gadget prices fall

By Dinesh C. Sharma, CNET News.com Prices of technology gear declined by 18 percent in November compared with the same period last year, according to data released Wednesday by market researcher NPD. The fall in prices can be attributed to Black Friday promotions, the market researcher said. (Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, one [...]

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GIZMO: Remote Controlled Deadbolt

Tired of fumbling for your key when your arms are full or trying to find your door lock in the dark? Install an IR Remote-Controlled Deadbolt and enjoy the convenience of opening your door with the click of a small remote. This IR Remote-Controlled deadbolt is easy to install and program. It replaces your existing [...]

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Internet Telephony Products: Skype and SunRocket

By I.J. Hudson, Tech Reporter Skype is VoIP software from the same folks that gave you Kazaa, the peer-to-peer music sharing program. It’s Internet phone – your voice turned into packets of data, sent through the Internet to another computer and turned back into voice. All you need is a high speed connection, the free [...]

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Philips Streamium SL400i WiFi-Enabled Multimedia Receiver

If you’ve been hankering to integrate your digital media files with your entertainment system, the Philips SL400i Streamium WiFi-enabled audio-video streaming device offers a slick path toward exactly that end. Without bogging down your PC’s resources, the SL400i gives you access to your complete library of digital photos, MP3 music, and computer- and Internet-based movies [...]

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World Poker Tour Texas Hold ‘Em for Mobile Phones

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 24, 2005– MFORMA Group, Inc. and WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WPTE – News), announced the release of World Poker Tour(TM) Texas Hold ‘Em, a new multiplayer mobile poker game that is coming soon to mobile phones everywhere and incorporates elements of World Poker Tour (WPT), the highest rated TV series in the history [...]

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