Archive for August, 2006
| Posted Aug 30th, 2006 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
We don’t usually feature too many cell phones here, because there are just *soooo* many of them being released all the time. Yes, the latest ones usually beat the older ones in features, weight and sometimes price, but that’s what we’ve come to expect, isn’t it? Well, we’ll give the latest Sony Ericsson a [...]
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| Posted Aug 29th, 2006 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Yet another gadget that will move your home closer to something straight out of a sci-fi book/show. It’s a voice-controlled thermostat. It only takes a little bit of programming and you’re off and running. It is particularly useful if you have loved ones at home that are visually impaired, disabled, elderly, etc. The buttons [...]
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| Posted Aug 28th, 2006 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Water rockets are the latest home-made craze these days. Built well, a water rocket can get up 1000 ft into the air. The record is almost 2000 ft! Now, you can get a kit that generates hydrogen fuel from tap water and citric acid crystals. This 11″ rocket can get up to 10 stories [...]
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| Posted Aug 28th, 2006 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
I raised the question earlier this year as to whether or not consumers have finally got fed up with proprietary systems such as the Sony PSP (Playstation Portable) and do they want the freedom of an open- source handheld system like the GP2X? Some geek bloggers (1, 2) and forums [...]
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| Posted Aug 27th, 2006 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Yeah, you know you want one of these, because you know deep down that you’re addicted to this confounded game. Sudoku has a much more complex history than just “it came from Japan,” actually dating back to 19th century France. This handheld version computer generates puzzles to last the enthusiasts among you for quite [...]
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| Posted Aug 26th, 2006 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
The very first gadget we ever featured just over 2 years ago was the very cool iJoy Massage Chair. Since then, iPods and their 2 zillion accessories have taken off like wildfire. The Sharper Image has also developed a technology called ZipConnect to quickly interconnect iPods and their accessories. The latest incarnation of the [...]
Posted in Gizmo of the Day, Tools, DIY, Home, Office | No Comments »
| Posted Aug 25th, 2006 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Back when the Treo 700 was first announced I was a bit worried that Palm might actually kill off the PalmOS in favor of Windows Mobile. Luckily, my fears were unwarranted, as they’ve launched a PalmOS version, the Treo 700p. Hopefully, they’ll ship the latest version of PalmOS soon that will take advantage [...]
Posted in Audio/Video, Home Theater, Gizmo of the Day, Phones, Portable | No Comments »
| Posted Aug 25th, 2006 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
The massive screen on the 17″ MacBook Pro has to be seen to believe. It’s big and beautiful. The laptop itself is big too, but unfortunately for travelers… is a bit heavy as well.
What’s a little weight when you are one of Apple’s faithful though?
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| Posted Aug 24th, 2006 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
The new Sony VRD-MC1 DVDirect allows both video and digital photos to be recorded to DVD without requiring a PC. DVDirect has video inputs on one side for direct connection of a camcorder/VCR/PVR for easy direct recording of video to DVD+R/+RW discs. DVDirect also has memory card slots for the 5 popular camera [...]
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| Posted Aug 23rd, 2006 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
This gizmo is Wi-Fi Compliant with 802.11b/g and detects hotsports and connects to Wi-Fi devices. In addition the USB stick doubles as a 512MB flash memory drive and loads driver and utilities from the flash drive automagically.
The hotspot finder displays SSID, Channel, Encryption Types and Signal Strength Information. By [...]
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