February 2008

Mac Gaming Coming Back?

Back in the late 80′s when most PC games involved rudimentary graphics or were text-based games, Apple’s reined supreme in non-console gaming with graphically intense and gorgeous games like “Falcon”, a flight simulator that PCs took a decade to catch up with! Since then, times have changed and game developers have treated the Macintosh platform [...]

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USB Aromatherapy Oil Burner

Olfactory senses will rejuvenate your body with this USB Aromatherapy Oil Burner USB drive by freshening the air (especially useful around nerds that tend to forget bodily cleansing) and affecting your mood for the good… at work. There are two simple steps including adding one drop of the included aromatherapy oil onto the clearly marked [...]

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MAME32 Dead!

MAME32 is dead… well, at least the name is. Welcome MameUI to the latest Windows GUI port of the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. MAME has lofty goals to “document” the internal hardware and code of all arcade games and was originally written in 1997 by Chris Kirmse. In addition to documenting the various arcade games, [...]

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3rd beta of Firefox 3 Released

The official release of Firefox 3.0 is almost upon us, but if you can’t wait, check out a beta version. This is the 3rd beta that has been released. There’s 1 more to come, but it’s pretty much there. The reviews so far have been very positive. I can’t wait, but unfortunately, I’m going to [...]

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Thirsty Light: Know When Your Plants Need Watering

People who love gardening would love this newly released gadget. It’s called the Thirsty Light, a device that tells you exactly when your plants need watering. This gadget can work two ways – you can leave it in your plant so you can just check on it anytime. When the light turns on, then your [...]

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Star Wars Returns to Big Screen, Animated This Time

As much as I love the Star Wars universe, I’m not quite a die-hard, follow every piece of news fan. So I only saw the bit about the new movie yesterday. Lucasfilm is releasing a brand new (animated) movie about the Clone Wars. It will be released Aug 15 in North America. This is to [...]

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Rubik’s Revolution… A Post-Holiday Toy Review

by Mr. Alex of Geekfoolery Just six weeks ago, Christmas gifts were opened, and gift givers gauged the reaction of their giftees–was that a polite smile, or a genuine, “Wow! That’s cool!” Despite the vast array of product research available to any consumer with an Internet connection, it’s still a tough call to know if [...]

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100 iPhone Applications, Tools and Guides

In case you’re one of the many converts to Apple’s vision for cell phones, namely the iPhone, then you will definitely be interested in this nice collection of links (with succinct descriptions). It is literally 100 links – 42 applications: productivity, real-time info, entertainment and of course, games; 26 tools: like SSH, development, more; 32 [...]

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MX-980 Universal: The Only Remote Control You’ll Ever Need

Are you looking for a universal remote control system that can replace all your other remotes? The MX-980 is a powerful remote control designed for your audio/video home theater system by the aptly named Universal Remote Control company. If you want a remote control that can handle the complexities of your home theater system, then [...]

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Wi-Fi Detecting Watch

These days, whether you are an actual businessman or simply a technology geek, checking for Wi-Fi can be like checking the temperature before deciding whether you need to bring a jacket to work or not. The watch will let you know the signal strength of the wi-fi with a simple press on a button. The [...]

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