I admit that I’m not the best cook in the world, but I am trying to get better. Of course my roommates laugh when they see me in the kitchen with my iPad as a recipe book. Yes, I’ll use that gadget for just about anything. I do have a stand for it, but when you’re cooking, counter space is quite valuable. So instead, it would be nice to have a way to hang the gadget from the bottom of…
Read More
When you buy an external hard drive, there really aren’t a lot of extra features to consider. Generally you’re buying it for its ability to store files, so the only extras you’ll really find are the bundled backup software suites. But what if your external drive functioned as a secondary peripheral for your computer, such as a track pad. Would that make you more interested in purchasing one over the other? This Lacie Float concept is an external hard drive…
Read More
When you’re working on a repair of some sort, lighting can be one of the most important factors. If you can’t see what you’re doing, how can you fix the problem? A flashlight is an obvious choice, but an ordinary one really only does the trick if someone is holding it. What you might consider is one of these Striker Light Mine Professional lights. This particular light is in a ball shape, and thanks to the 11 Neodymium power magnets,…
Read More
If you spend a good deal of time online, then you no doubt use an instant messaging client of some sort. Well lets say that you have someone that you want to talk with online, but you want to be able to step away from your desk until they decide to sign on.� Sure, you can setup an audio alert, but those can be annoying and obtrusive. How about trying something a little more visually appealing. One hacker, who happens…
Read More
Be honest, how many times a day do you pull out your phone to see if you’ve gotten a new email, text, etc? Sure, your phone likely alerts you with some sort of sound for each of these, but sometimes you don’t hear it. Other times you might intentionally silence it due to a meeting, or any number of other situations. So wouldn’t it be great if there were an easier (and more discreet) way of checking your phone? The…
Read More
If you’re a Star Wars geek, or just someone who appreciates the art of creating audio effects, then I may have found the perfect book for you. Anyone who has watched the movies can appreciate the vast number of original effects produced for the films. So how exactly did they come up with these clips? That is exactly what The Sounds of Star Wars tells you. Obviously a book talking about sound effects isn’t going to be very informative by…
Read MoreI’m the kind of person that wakes up at the smallest of sounds. Simply the squeaking of my bedroom door can have me sitting straight up in bed. This is a useful trait, especially for someone who has roommates that might harbor the ideas of pranking them. It also means that in case of a fire, I’ll no doubt be the first one to wake up. Unfortunately not everyone wakes up so easily. Some people can sleep right through a…
Read More
Being an avid Rock Band player, I’ve made some pretty awesome sounds from a plastic guitar. Thanks to the latest version of the game (and a special controller) the game is actually teaching me to play a real guitar. This alone has given me a good deal of respect for the plastic instrument, and it seems that others have taken a notice as well. One company has created their own digital guitar complete with touchscreen, which is meant to be…
Read More
Last year we showed you a handy little gadget called the Openmoko WikiReader. This interesting device gives a user access to all of the content currently on Wikipedia (at the time of the last software update, that is) without an internet connection. So why am I bringing up this piece of old news? Well the latest software update has added some new functionality to the little device. If you’re interested in reading eBooks (and don’t mind the small screen for…
Read More
Today is a sad day for Yahoo Video users. It seems that the company has admitted defeat to the mighty YouTube. According to a statement from Yahoo, they will no longer be accepting video uploads from users. This is one of those occasions where I sheepishly admit that I didn’t even realize Yahoo was still doing video uploads. Seriously, I can’t recall a time where I considered either uploading or searching for a video with the former king of search…
Read More
Google Voice is a terrific service. If you haven’t looked into it by now, I highly recommend it. I won’t go and list all of the things it can do for you, but I am excited to see that the service has official support for the iPod Touch and iPad now. So why exactly would you want a phone service on a device that isn’t a phone? Free texting. That’s why. Lets say that you don’t have unlimited texting on…
Read More
It seems that custom wrapping paper is in style this year. First we had the terribly-named QRapping Paper, now Samsung (of all people) has started offering Tweetwrap. As the name implies, this wrapping paper relies on Twitter for your customization. You can specify a keyword or username to populate the Twitterific pattern on your paper. Apparently the paper is part of a promotion for one of Samsung’s laptops, however, the paper itself seems far more interesting. It is a little…
Read More
The PS3 controller feels like a well-polished piece of gaming equipement. After all, the basic design has remained mostly untouched since the original PlayStation was released back in 1994. However, despite it being a good fit for most games, SNK doesn’t think it quite stacks up against their old NEOGEO gamepad, at least not when playing games that originated on their console. Thus, the decided to release their own custom USB controller, which is PS3-compatible. The resulting controller appears to…
Read More
If you’re in your early 20’s or younger, you might not remember the 80’s flick Big starring Tom Hanks. It’s about a kid who wishes to be big, and wakes up as an adult the next day. Well there is one particular scene that stands out, in which Mr. Hanks plays a gigantic keyboard by stepping on the keys. Well a couple of people thought it would be amusing to hack a Kinect to allow them to accomplish something similar….
Read MoreI tend to get a bit of flack from people, since I use a lot of Apple’s gadgets. It’s true that I do love the ones I have, but I’m not blind to the company’s shortcomings. One such is the lack of an SD card reader or USB port on the iPad. I’d love to see either one of those, but you have to purchase a special adapter to get either one. What’s more, is that for some reason they…
Read More
