5 gifts for Dad under $60
June 13, 2007 Posted by Tara in : New Products, Other Stuff, Reviews, Tips , add a comment
1. The Humminbird SmartCast RF30 Wireless Remote Fish Finder
Retails for $59.99, designed as a wrist mount, this little gadget has a 75-foot remote operating range and 100-foot depth capability. It has a 1.25-inch high-visibility display with 48 x 32 pixels of resolution. It is obviously waterproof and has one touch menu navigation for ease of use. (more…)
Recharge your Wii: Penguin United Wii Rechargeable Battery Combo
June 12, 2007 Posted by Beth in : Reviews , 1 comment so far
I just spent countless hours of my life playing Super Paper Mario on my Wii. What better way to test out the Penguin United Wii Remote Charging Dock and 2x Rechargeable Battery Combo? With normal gameplay on the Wii, you can wear out your Wii remote batteries pretty quickly. Rechargeable batteries are obviously a better option than regular batteries, but then you still have to take out the batteries, put them in the charger, and wait for hours for them to recharge. But the Penguin United rechargeable batteries are different. These packs replace the normal battery compartment on your remote, and the remote can sit directly in a docking station while recharging.
Why Pandora.com Sucks
June 8, 2007 Posted by Tara in : Reviews , 3 commentsTreo or Blackberry: Which one’s right for you?
June 4, 2007 Posted by Jeff in : PDAs/Smartphones, Reviews, Tips , 10 commentsLately I’ve been getting this question a lot… “What’s better? Treo or Blackberry?†The answer isn’t so simple. It’s really a matter of personal preference and technical prowess. Even as someone who has owned both, it’s a tough choice.
I come from a Palm® background. I’ve used Palm® devices for about 10 years now, and in many different flavors. I will tell you up front that I am a little biased, only because of the 3rd party applications I’ve purchased over the years - that I can’t seem to live without - which I’ve transferred from one device to another. The reason I decided to combine the functionality of the Palm® and phone was purely self preservation. I was driving one day, talking on my cell, and I had to look up a number on my Palm®. I almost drove off the road.
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QuickSeek by Kensington, the User-Friendliest of All
May 31, 2007 Posted by Tara in : New Products, Reviews , 7 comments (more…)
It is truly Elite
May 24, 2007 Posted by Liz in : Reviews, Uncategorized , 2 commentsDuring the torrent recently in Texas, water actually fell from the sky, as if it were the blood of tech angels, doing battle with the forces of corrosion. It fell and like acid, damaged the roof of the store I work at. Damaged it to the point that the roof offered no shelter from the tidal forces in the sky. As we ran around like madmen trying to protect customer units, display models and the stock(failing; forgetting the plasma televisions in the warehouse, 2 million dollars in damage- we have insurance) we had forgotten our precious tech stations. The keyboards were mostly protected by an overhang, but, the ones up front were left to bear the burden. The monitor survived, and the hole leading to the power strip was protected, but the mouse and keyboard were sacrificed for their benefit.
Solar Charge That iPod!
May 22, 2007 Posted by Tara in : Reviews , 2 commentsI don’t even know why I own an iPod. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, but its spends way too much time in the bottom of my bag dead, lifeless, uncharged. I can only plug it in to the computer where all of my iTunes are stored; pluging it in to an alternate computer will erase all of my data. I need another option: enter the MySoldius universal solar charger.
Drain your battery in style: Motorola Bluetooth Stereo Headphones HT820
May 18, 2007 Posted by Liz in : Reviews , 3 commentsI’ve been battling with cords since I was a wee geek - wrestling, untangling, bundling, unbundling, plugging in, unplugging, kicking out of the wall when I was just about to win that ladder game, and of course, trying to exercise with earbuds.
In my experience, you can’t exercise with earbuds. In fact, I blame earbuds for at least 20 pounds of body weight I could easily be rid of if only they made earbuds for girls. This is why I’ve been searching for wireless headphones since I first began to… legally download music.
Finally, I found the Motorola Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphones, which are great. They claim only 30 feet of range but I have transmitted easily across my office of probably around 1000 feet or more, with interference from other Bluetooth devices. It’s nice to put my phone in my pocket and forget it’s even there(until it heats up to the point that you can see the glow from my pocket.)
Why I ♥ FeedBurner
May 8, 2007 Posted by Bryan in : Opinion, Reviews , add a commentI’ll tell you up front, it’s not just because they chose us for last Friday’s Publisher Buzz. (But they did.)
Really, it’s just because they’re so damn cool in every way possible.
FeedBurner is a free, web-based RSS service. From a webmaster’s perspective, it allows you to simplify the distribution of your site’s feed and track stats regarding the number of readers that subscribe to your site. For a fee you can also get more extensive stat tracking. From a reader’s perspective, using a FeedBurner feed essentially ensures compatibility with whatever feedreader you use, whether it is web-based, a part of your browser, or a standalone program. (more…)
Snazzy New Uninterruptible Power Supply from APC
May 7, 2007 Posted by Jeff in : Reviews , add a commentI was pleased to see the datasheet on the new APC Back-UPS RS 1300. It’s the latest backup power offering for small office/home office computing from APC. In addition to the genuinely reliable APC base circuitry they are world famous for, I was happy to see the new features added to their already stable and reliable designs.
