February 2007

Catching up with Geekfoolery

Mr. Alex continues to crank out some excellent content on one of the best new blogs. Starting with an article about the Zune project lead “leaving” Microsoft in Zune watch 2007, Mr. Alex has started an Official Geekfoolery Zunewatch. “The Official Geekfoolery Zunewatch 2007 tally is as of February 12, 2007 is 43 days, zero [...]

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Guide to Buying a New Computer

Microsoft just introduced Vista, right? You know what that means… you need a new computer! Techlore is running the “Beginner’s Guide to Buying a New Computer” article. Even though the ‘beginner’ word is thrown in, there’s more than a few things for an old salt to pick up in there. Jeff goes into the usual, [...]

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Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Watch

Bluetooth headsets for cell phones are quickly become the default accessory for cell phone afficionados, but what if you don’t want that thing hanging off of your ear like you’re an extra in a Sci-Fi movie or to have your phone within easy reach and turned up for everyone to hear? Sony Ericsson thinks they [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day – last minute gift

The Geeks warned you a month ago and every day for the past week but you forgot the high holy Hallmark day… Valentine’s Day. You could’ve picked some personalized roses, a LED Flashing Sweetheart Kit, a I <3 You Flower Can, some Talking Tapes, a Cream Whipper, the Complete Foot Massager or a Digital Photo [...]

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Netgear’s latest Guest Blogger talks about Valentine’s Day

Jeremy Toeman from LIVEdigitally is guest blogging on Netgear’s “Innovation” Blog. Yesterday his blog entry titled Stay Connected on Valentine’s Day: 5 Sweet Techie Tips mentioned a few great ideas for geeks including what looks like a couple ideas from GfG (digital picture frame and using opentable.com to pick a restaurant)! In addition Jeremy mentioned [...]

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Digital Spectrum MemoryFrame 5.6-Inch Digital Picture Frame

One thing I’ve learned in life is that women love pictures and picture frames and therefore the Geeks thought this Digital Picture Frame would be a great Valentine’s Day gift. We chose this digital picture frame because the 5.6″ TFT screen not only display pictures but this device can act as an MP3 and video [...]

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Mvix MX-760HD HD Wireless Media Center Firmware Source code Distribution

MvixUSA has released the Mvix MX-760HD HD Wireless Media Center firmware source code for free distribution under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Lately, MvixUSA and Unicorn Network Total Solution have taken some heat from users wanting access to the source code citing GPL violations. An email was even sent to the GPL Violations project. [...]

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DataWind Unveils World’s Fastest Handheld Device, “PocketSurfer 2”

I love it when a gadget company lives up to the hype by “eating their own dog food.” Well today on the main stage at the Canadian Pavilion at 3GSM, DataWind CEO Suneet S. Tuli presented the new PocketSurfer 2. Then he challenged the audience to see if anyone’s handheld device or PDA could download [...]

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(The first?) Waterproof, Anti-Shock, Anti-Vibration and Anti-Static USB Flash Drive

Slava Tyukalov wrote in to tell us about his latest high-end computer accessory creation, the Waterproof, Anti-Shock, Anti-Vibration and Anti-Static USB flash drive. I’ll bet your $24.99 USB stick will die the second you give it a decent shock or decide to let it get a bath. Hit the link for some videos of the [...]

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Complete Foot Massager

Moving on with the Valentine’s Day gizmos, we’ve found a complete foot massager. This isn’t your standard foot massager that simply vibrates or blows bubbles (in water) on the bottom of your feet. This Complete Foot Massager is called Complete for a reason. The massager uses a couple pairs of undulating padded footrests on a [...]

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