Archive for January, 2007
| Posted Jan 31st, 2007 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Every day, I wake up to find that I’m even more jealous of the kids today, because of the kinds of learning tools that they have versus what I had. Ok, I didn’t turn out so badly; after all, I do know how to use a computer, but still! For example, take a look [...]
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| Posted Jan 30th, 2007 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
Did you wait in line with the masses of people to purchase your copy of Windows Vista last night? Chances are your answer is “no” unless you were cold and wanted to hang out in a warm store, felt obligated to go because you work at Microsoft, or thought Microsoft was releasing [...]
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| Posted Jan 29th, 2007 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
Ok, so it’s not a super complicated electronic gadget, and it has been around for a while, but if you have a picky kitty like I do, then you would appreciate this great little device which keeps their water nice and fresh.
These unique water bowls continuously circulate, filter and aerate your pet’s water [...]
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| Posted Jan 29th, 2007 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
If you’re a coffee buff, and hate drinking coffee made from stale grounds, take a look at this practical gadget. It’s a storage canister and a dispenser in one. Really simple mechanism - just hold and press the button for the release of exactly one tablespoon of coffee, without exposing the rest of the [...]
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| Posted Jan 28th, 2007 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
Dave Zatz over at Zatz Not Funny is holding a charity raffle to help out the James Kim Memorial Fund. For every $10 you send in to Dave you will receive an entry in a raffle for a TiVo Toaster.
To learn more on how to contribute, check out this entry [...]
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| Posted Jan 28th, 2007 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
So there I was… waiting in my seat before takeoff on the flight back from CES ‘07 and Toronto 640 called and asked for an interview on their Sunday show about our CES coverage and the iPhone. I agreed and went on air for the first time on January 14th. [...]
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| Posted Jan 27th, 2007 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Here’s an attractive piece of electronics to grace your kitchen or living room. Useful too. It’s a wireless weather station that displays the indoor and outdoor temperature and relative humidity, and with its built-in accurate local weather tendency indicator, you’ll be able to see at a glance whether it will be sunny out or [...]
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| Posted Jan 27th, 2007 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
No, you can’t eat the gel, but the ants can, and that’s why they can live in this self-contained ant farm without your needing to feed them. Look closely at the picture - you can see the little critters. But this ant farm is an upgrade to the traditional soil-based ant farm, not only [...]
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| Posted Jan 26th, 2007 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
In case you missed it the first time it made the rounds on the gadget blogs, here it is again - the laser guided scissors. What else can we say? The picture practically speaks for itself. If it doesn’t for you, let me try to explain: the laser light gives you a nice straight [...]
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| Posted Jan 26th, 2007 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Mr. Alex over at Geekfoolery writes in this week about the sorry state of the inkjet industry, and the toll it takes on consumers’ pocketbooks. Quote: “There are refill kits. There are cheap ink websites. These, however, are messy half-measures that perpetuate the absurd stranglehold that the printer manufacturers have on the market. [...]
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