September 2005

Board Game Teaches Kids How to Program

When I was a kid, I had an Atari 800 computer. Remember those? I had a game on tape (I did not have a disk drive) that taught me how to type. It was like missile command, except that I had to type the right character in order to blow up the incoming missile. Fast-forward [...]

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Laser -based Parking Guidance System for 2-Car Garage

So if your husband/wife/roommate just can’t seem to park in your tiny little 2-car garage very well, and you have to pretend to be Mr. Fantastic (Stretch) from the Fantastic Four to get out of your car, then you need the laser-based guidance system from Daytona Brands. This simple yet effective system integrates into your [...]

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Is The iPod Nano Screen Durable Enough?

Just a heads-up in case you’re thinking about buying the new iPod Nano: it may have some durability issues, especially with the screen’s resistance to scratches. An article on CNET points to some threads on Apple’s discussion board as well as a website dedicated to the subject (flawedmusicplayer.com) that talks about easily and badly the [...]

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Roboraptor: Mark Tilden’s Latest Robot

Remember the Robosapien, the super cool robot designed by Mark Tilden? Well, here’s the Roboraptor, its successor. The Roboraptor has multiple sensors, realistic motion. It also has ‘personalities’: aggressive hunter; methodical and cautious; friendly and playful. You can use 40 pre-programmed functions to control it via a remote control or let it roam around in [...]

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Palm, Microsoft Set to Announce Windows-based Treo

Bill Gates of Microsoft, Palm CEO Ed Colligan and Verizon Wireless President Denny Strigl are set for a press event in San Francisco on Monday. Although they’ve declined to say what they’re about to announce, most experts believe that they are going to announce the long-expected debut of a Palm Treo running Windows. The rumor [...]

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Logitech Bluetooth Wireless Headphones

Sure, the white wires that attach to your iPod are distinctive, but wouldn’t it be cool to be wire-free? Well, check out these Bluetooth headphones from Logitech. You can get up to 30ft away from your iPod and still be rocking out to your tunes. The headphones come with an adapter that snaps onto your [...]

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Rumor: Google to Launch WiFi Service

Google is up to it again. Rumor has it that they are going to launch their own WiFi service. Now, granted the source of these rumors actually come from several pages on their website! One of those pages offers a free download of something called Google Secure Access which from the FAQ page says that [...]

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Canon Powershot SD550 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

How sweet is a digital camera the size of Canon’s Digital Elph line with 7.1MP? As a fan and owner of several Canon camera’s, the new line of Canon digitals does not disappoint! The Canon Powershot SD550 sports a 2.5″ LCD which, considering the size of the Digital Elph the LCD screen, is huge allowing [...]

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Security Update to Firefox Now Available

Mozilla released Firefox 1.0.7 on September 20th to fix several security vulnerabilities, several of which have been widely reported recently. In addition, several stability fixes have been added. In case you have never tried Firefox, here are ten reasons why you should switch to Firefox. My favorite reasons for switching include Mozilla extensions and tabbed [...]

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Sling Media The Slingbox

Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to watch your TV while on travel or catch that day game at work? How about seeing if you should stop for a game of Golden Tee Live and a beer at a bar rather than fighting traffic after work by checking out the news channel’s traffic reports? [...]

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