Gadgets, gear, games and more
November 2006
November 30, 2006
Optimus keyboard reduces features, beefs up pricetag
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Geekery
You might remember Art. Lebedev studios as the designers behind the Optimus mini three and the Upravlator, but if you've followed this Russian-based studio, you know that their Holy Grail was a full 113-key keyboard with full color OLED displays...
SofaGuard keeps the pets off the furniture with extreme prejudice
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
One of my roommates has a cat, and this has been my first experience living with a furry little creature. Overall, I find the animal to be pretty friendly and a pleasure to have around (the fact that he's been...
Cry baby, cry. Make your primary caregiver sigh.
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
There's a lot of technology out there for helping you deal with those little creatures that infest your life, demanding attention from you every waking moment, and generally making a mess. Yes, that's right: your offspring. Or, someone else's offspring,...
Cleaning your keyboard sucks...just like this USB-powered vacuum
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
One thing I love about my new MacBook. The design and spacing of the keys on the keyboard means that it's really easy to prevent dust and guck from getting stuck down there, unlike your average keyboard. Still, if you're...November 29, 2006
A couple Wii thoughts on the Wii
Authored by Derik DeLong at 3:59 PM
Category | Games
Dan is rather impatiently awaiting my thoughts on the Nintendo Wii I got on launch day. Why haven’t I written anything about it yet? To be quite honest, it’s a lot more fun to play with than to write...
Check your toast before you wreck your toast
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
You know I'm serious about my toast. You know this. Speaking of which, I'm going to go put a bagel in the toaster oven right now. Alright, done. My issue with my toaster oven—make that all toasting appliances—is that it's...
Wal-Mart, Time Warner, and Blockbuster all want your money for movie downloads
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Video
Everybody's getting into the downloadable video market, it seems. Besides Apple and Amazon, it seems that everybody's favorite retailer, Wal-Mart, has decided to jump into the frame (a little movie humor for you there). The chain, which is the largest...
Samsung's new plasma includes a hard drive
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home Theater
I've yet to make the HD jump. The center of my home "theater" is a 27" Sony Trinitron that I inherited from my parents (which would make me exempt from the MPAA's home theater registration fee). It's a pretty nice...November 28, 2006
Xerox invents self-erasing paper
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Geekery
Disclosure: I own a bunch of shares in Xerox, as a gift from my grandfather when he used to work there. For quite some time, that didn't mean much: their share price had been hovering in the single digits for...
Ars Technica: "Here Wii Go"
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Games
I'm a fan of the guys and gals over at Ars Technica; for one thing, they're incomparably thorough when it comes to reviewing the latest projects; for another, they're knowledgeable about the topics they discuss; and for a third, they're...
MPAA to extort home theater owners for DVD watching. More than usual, that is.
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home Theater
Update: And, of course, like many things that seem too ridiculous to be true, this is actually satire. My apologies for misleading you, but honestly, anybody out there think the MPAA is really too crazy to try this? Motion Picture...
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