Gadgets, gear, games and more
April 2006
April 30, 2006
SoundBridge across streaming music
Authored by Derik DeLong at 3:59 PM
Category | Home Theater
Dan Frakes has a very in-depth review at Playlist of Roku's latest offering, the SoundBridge Radio. A quick count yields 4097 words of review text from Master Frakes. Yowza. I'll try to summarize his thorough work into a bite...
Is your office on St@ndby?
Authored by Derik DeLong at 3:59 PM
Category | Geekery
If you only occasionally have a need for an office, the St@ndby (click on St@ndby) is just the thing. You can easily pack away the essentials for an office and store them until you actually need to work by...
Do androids play with electric dogs?
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Toys
Nothing says the future like robotic pets. Well, maybe jet packs. And flying cars. Okay, lots of things say the future, but how many of them are here now? Robotic pets are great. No shedding, no allergies, and best of...
Gadgets for the, um, time conscious
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Toys
We know our readers are pinnacles of efficiency. Which is why we take issue with Wired News's nomenclature. The devices they feature in their photo blog are hardly gadgets for the lazy; they're nothing less than solutions to real problems...
Nabaztag, I must have you
Authored by Derik DeLong at 3:59 PM
Category | Toys
Today, I had one of those moments when you find something that you had no idea existed (and therefore had no idea you needed it) and then decide you needed it within a minute of its discovery. The Nabaztag...April 29, 2006
Warner Lets You See Both Sides of DVD Discs
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home Theater
Sometimes insanely huge media companies actually come up with some good ideas: Warner has announced that starting with Rumor Has It on May 9, they will release movies on double-sided optical discs -- with one side playable on HD DVD...
High tech piracy: stealing whole companies
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
Careful: that NEC MP3 player you bought for cheap on your last business trip may not be what it seems. The Japanese electronics company announced recently that it had uncovered a comprehensive plot to pirate not just NEC products, but...
ColdHeat's Freestyle Cordless Glue Gun melts glue, not your wallet
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Geekery
I can think of few combinations more dangerous than heat, glue, and me. My propensity to burn myself with soldering irons transfers well or, um, badly to the use of hot glue guns, and adding adhesive just makes it that...
Sony gets serious with new drive to dethrone iPod in 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
Another day, another “iPod killer” story, except this one’s a bit different. On the back of strong financial results earlier this week, a reinvigorated Sony reckons it’s ready to take on the Great White Player and win. We may have...April 27, 2006
Nintendo's Wii
Authored by Derik DeLong at 3:59 PM
Category | Games
Nintendo's Wii: It's official, and weird, all at the same time. Nintendo has announced the name for its next-generation videogame console: Wii, pronounced "we." Yes, that's correct. Wii. Formerly known by its code-name Revolution, the console is famous for its...April 26, 2006
Yahoo Go for TV
Authored by Derik DeLong at 3:59 PM
Category | Home Theater
I'm always on the lookout for cool new DVR products and software as Apple is still refusing to supply me with their own version. Yahoo is supplying the software formerly known as Meedio as Yahoo Go for TV. All...
Dual-Tuner TiVos Announced
Authored by Derik DeLong at 3:59 PM
Category | Home Theater
Dual-Tuner TiVos Announced: It's been almost a month since TiVo's dual-tuner Series 2 PVRs were quietly kinda, sorta announced, then just as quietly un-announced. If you've already made space on your AV shelf and have been patiently waiting for an...April 25, 2006
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