May 2006

Apologies to Our Members

We apologize to those of you that received a 2nd copy of our weekly newsletter. That was a glitch that crept up in our move to a new web hosting provider. We hate spam as much as you do and would not knowingly do so. If you notice any other bugs in our site or [...]

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Weber Ranch Charcoal Kettle

Since it’s Memorial Day weekend, the grilling season is just beginning for some. For me, it’s a year-round sport! While I prefer to use gas for convenience, charcoal is still the preferred method to cook by grillmasters greater than I. If you want to be a grill purists and use charcoal, the Weber Ranch Charcoal [...]

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Voodoo Elemental Omen PC

Have you saved up enough money to buy a car, perhaps a nice sedan? Forget that; buy a PC instead! Now *this* is a gizMo, with a capital ‘M’. The ‘M’ is for mo’ money. The Voodoo Omen Elemental PC screams power and money. The case is finished off in gold, but underneath that in-your-face [...]

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Hannspree Red Apple 10-Inch LCD TV

I don’t know if I want to eat or watch this LCD TV by Hannspree. Hannspree makes theme-based “360 degree” designs including this yummy looking Apple TV. Some other available designs include a baseball, soccer ball and a cinderella coach all housing 10 inch LCD TVs. Hannspree earned the distinction of being an entry in [...]

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Hacking RFID: The Implications

Wired is running an article on RFID hacking that has potentially scary implications. Depending on your definition, RFID systems actually date back to the 1930s, but what we’re used to thinking of RFID tags only date back to the 70s. Anyway, RFID chips today are everywhere and many of them have no encryption and will [...]

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Skype Compatible VoIP Stick

With Skype now allowing free calling out to all locations in the US and Canada, you could save a ton of money your high speed Internet connection and Skype’s VoIP technology. With this little gizmo, you can turn existing home phones into Internet phones allowing you to now call out for free to land lines [...]

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Are Big Companies Stupid? Onkyo suing over positive press!

Gizmos for Geeks features a daily article called “Gizmo of the Day” where the Geeks locate available products that are new and hopefully interesting. By scouring our favorite geek stores, attending trade shows, pouring through emails, reading manufacturer’s new product feeds, magazines and press releases, we choose the “Gizmo of the Day”. In a sense, [...]

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Buffalo and Mediabolic Develop Network Media Player for Windows Vista

SEATTLE — WinHEC 2006 — May 23, 2006 — Buffalo Inc., a global leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of wired and wireless networking, storage, multimedia, and memory solutions, and Mediabolic, a leading developer of entertainment networking software, today announced that they have teamed up to develop an innovative connected entertainment device designed to [...]

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Automatic Golf Tee

Father’s Day is right around the corner so we figured we would sprinkle in a couple gizmos that would make perfect gifts for dad. The Automatic Golf Tee allows dad to worry about his stance and ball striking rather than having to bend over after each swing to setup the next shot.

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Bose SoundDock System for iPod – Black

Black must be the new Black… especially when it comes to Apple products and Apple accessories! We featured the absolutely gorgeous Black Macbook 13″ last week, and today’s Gizmo of the Day is the Bose SoundDock System for iPod… in Black. If you’re an audiophile looking to use your digital music stored in your iPod [...]

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