December 2006

Happy New Year Geeks!

Happy New Year fellow Geeks! Thank you for a most excellent 2006 and hopefully for an even better 2007! The Geeks have planned out an exciting New Year starting this month with new bloggers and blogs coming on board the Geeks network and our extensive coverage of CES while we’re there from the beginning through [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #1, Save Time: Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime has been an absolute time saver over the past six months. In the past I would weigh the monetary and time costs of shipping verses just going to the store and buying. Also, Christmas shopping could take days and time away from work or family. With Amazon Prime I now do most of [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #1, Save Time – Roomba Discovery

The top New Year’s Resolution “the Geeks” picked to help you with is to spend more time with family and friends. Life has become more and more hectic and people always feel like they are on the go and can’t slow down for family and friends except for a couple holidays a year. Because of [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #2, Become Healthier – Glass Scale + Body Fat Monitor

The last gadget “the Geeks” picked for helping to become fit is Sharper Image’s Glass Scale and Body Fat Monitor. The popular Glass Scale has been improved with the ability to estimate body-fat percentage of the total weight using accurate (semi-accurate) bioelelectic impedance analysis. The scale has an internal computer with body-composition analyzer to store [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #2, Become Healthier – Forerunner 305 GPS Personal Trainer

Most fitness buffs find that exercising outdoors provides the change of scenery necessary to keep the workout interesting. But without modern exercise equipment like treadmills, stationary bikes or elliptical trainers, it can be difficult to determine exact distance, pace, and heart rate throughout an exercise session. Push yourself to your personal best with the Forerunner [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #2, Become Healthier – Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbbells

One of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions people make is to become physically fit in the New Year. If you have ever create New Year’s Resolutions, “becoming fit” had to have been on your list at some point in your life. The first gadget we picked to help you become fit is the Bowflex [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #3, Lose Weight – Bio Trainer

The Bio Trainer assists your in your quest to lose weight by monitoring your activity during the day and tracking the calories exerted. With a built-in motion sensor and tri-axis accelerometer, the Bio Trainer is a patented clip-on weight-loss aid that measures calories burned and overall physical activity based on every movement the human body [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #3, Lose Weight – Cibo Nutritional Food Scale

An essential tool in any balanced dieting plan is a food scale. Ideal for the health-conscious eater, Escali Cibo Nutritional Food Scale is a digital scale with a smart weighing system inside. This diet scale has easy-to-use features to display nutritional values, including calories, carbohydrates, fat and protein, for 999 food items, including ingredients and [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #3, Lose Weight – David Burke Flavor Sprays

We’ve covered several New Year’s Resolutions so far (increasing personal productivity, learn something new, save money, work on addictions) but now “the Geeks” are tackling “losing weight”. As an example, our first Gizmo of the Day helps calm the cravings of someone with a taste for a particular flavor. This is one huge step closer [...]

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New Year’s Resolution #4, Cure Addictions: Gambling

Completing the trifecta of addictions that many seek to cure themselves off in the New Year is gambling. There aren’t a whole lot of gadgets short of something to electrically shock you that can help curb your gambling problem, but there are a slew of books that you can read. We’ll feature just a few [...]

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