October 2005

DiskGO! 2.5″ Ultra Portable Hard Drive

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Why your iPod will be out of date in a year

So, 2006 will be the year of convergence when the uber or ultimate gizmo consisting of a phone, music player, camera, organiser and game machine and crammed into one attractive a slim design. I could’ve sworn 2005, 2004, 2003, etc… were called the year of convergence. Convergence to a point is great but if a [...]

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DiskGO! USB 2.0 Flash Drive plus Ink Pen

October is a bad month for me. I’ve lost my laptop hard drive both of my last two years. While my work is backed up, I do not have work backup my personal files. What I need (and got this year) is a portable USB device that holds a lot of memory much like the [...]

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MP3 Players High On Holiday Gadget Lists

It looks like consumer electronics retailers will have a good holiday season this year with an estimated growth of 9% with MP3 players leading the pack. In fact, MP3 players are estimated to increase eight percentage points in consumer interest from 20% to 28% from last year to this year. What I found interesting in [...]

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EDGE Dock & Multi Flash Card Reader for iPod

Edge Tech Corp always comes up with unique technology products and have decided to merge a multi-flash card reader with an iPod dock. Is this going to far with USB products or is this a great combination using only one of your dwindling USB ports on your machine? By the way, the following formats are [...]

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Confessions of a Gadget Addict

ITWorld’s Dave Johnson column talks about confessions of a gadget addict. If you are reading this article on the Gizmos for Geeks web site, chances are you too have a gizmo addiction. Dave mentions his first gadget was a cordless phone that he bought back in college. I remember purchasing my first cordless phone will [...]

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Review: Wipe Out! CD DVD Game Repair Kit

Can you really recover a scratched DVD or CD? Is it possible to take a pre-owned scratched game disc and recondition and use in your game system? There are several products that promise to repair your CDs, DVDs and game discs but do these products actually work or do they over-promise and under-deliver? The Geeks [...]

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The Robopet

Yet another robot, you say? Yep, but that’s b/c they’re cool! The Robopet is just like a real puppy – he walks, jumps, sits, lies down, begs, rolls over, sniffs, crawls, runs, shakes hands and scratches. He even has a personality that ranges from friendly and curious to upset and cantankerous. The Robopet is chock [...]

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Broadband over Power Lines Gains Momentum

First showing up on the scene about 10 years ago, BPL (Broadband over Power Lines) is finally gaining some traction. Over 50,000 homes in the Cincinnati area are connected to the Internet via power lines and all of the citizens in Manassas, VA have the option, although only 500 homes actually have a BPL connection. [...]

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Geeks’ Weekly Newsletter Now Online!

At long last, we’ve launched our weekly newsletter that will keep you up to date with the week’s Featured Gadgets, and Deals. The best part is that it’s free! Don’t worry – we wouldn’t want to pay for a newsletter either. You can get the newsletter in one of 2 ways: either by becoming a [...]

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