August 2005

Google Releases Google Talk Service

Google just released their long-rumored Instant Messenger client and service: succinctly named Google Talk. If you download the client (currently only available for Windows), you’ll find a clean-looking interface with the absolutely necessary IM features, but not too many of the bells and whistles. You will also find that this IM client prominently features the [...]

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PrimeFilm PF1800AFL 35mm Slide and Film Scanner

The PrimeFilm PF1800AFL scans in your negatives, up to 40 frames at a time, saving the time of having to scan each individual photo. Also, at 1,800 DPI you should be able to print out 8x10s that look great but we wouldn’t recommend trying to print out anything larger than that. At 23 seconds for [...]

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IBM to Release Continuous Backup Software

IBM is set to release a new piece of software called Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files that creates a local backup copy of files every time changes are made. This will be pretty cool for us sys admin types. IBM says that their software is unique b/c it does not require a dedicated server [...]

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TheraSpa Shiatsu Foot Massager with Heat

My feet were hurting tonight so I went in search for a “fitness” gizmo; however, I think I’ve found a wife replacement in the Therapa Shiatsu Foot Massager with Heat! The center massage area has shiatsu nodes which are used for focused acupressure massage which perform a deep kneading action. Usually only beef makes me [...]

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Revolt of the geezers

Cincinnati Post It seems to be a law of some kind that the longer an electronic gadget is on the market, the more complicated it gets. There are reasons for this: The new features allow the maker to keep the prices up and induce users to upgrade. It is the rare cell phone now that [...]

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Doctor Riter’s Ergo Chair

A group of physicians, health practitioners and engineers designed this egg-shaped chair just to see how many people they can make look like chickens. Seriously the Ergo Chair is suppose to not compress the discs in the spine which apparently us geeks have happen while working on the computer or playing in our marathon gaming [...]

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Gadget firms start to notice the gals

BY ELLEN LEE Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT) – Gina Hughes is a girl’s girl used to living in a man’s world. One of three women from her small Texas community to enroll in the U.S. Marines, the 100-pound recruit was the only one to survive boot camp. She went on to study computer science and [...]

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Friendly Robotics RL1000 RoboMower Mower and Docking Station

Who said lawn work can’t be geeky? The Geeks at GfG have found that we can make just about anything geeky and with the help of the Friendly Robotics guys, cutting the lawn can become a study in how to turn something utterly manly into a sweatless and time saving geek activity. If it’s anything [...]

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iPod dancer can’t afford her own player

Ireland-Online The dancer whose silhouette has sold millions of iPods worldwide still can’t afford to buy one of the digital music players herself, she has revealed. Mandy Coulton, 26, was paid $1,500 (€1,231) to pose for Apple’s successful ad campaign. But the model, who lives with her British husband in Los Angeles, cannot spare the [...]

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Mr. Heater MH500PT Firestick Weed Burner

Are you sick of weeds? Have a stump you have not been able to fully remove? Are you a wannabe arsonist? If so, the Geeks found an unusual and geeky gizmo that can eliminate your weeds and stumps and allow you to burn things. “Fire… hhuh, hhuh… ” – (name that quote!) This 32-inch weed [...]

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