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December 2006
December 29, 2006
Think you're tough? Try writing with metal.
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Geekery
Ink is so twentieth century. Nowadays, if you want your writings to last the ages, you'd better be using metal. Grand Illusions has created a writing implement that is made of a metal alloy that can leave a mark on...
Electric ice scraper handy for those of us without heat vision
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
It's been an odd winter so far here in the northeast. No snow to speak of, and temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Still, there has been a morning or two where I've had to scrape the old windshield off....December 28, 2006
HD DVD's copy protection cracked open like a watermelon with a sledgehammer
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Video
There has not yet been invented the copy protection system that dedicated hackers cannot break. The major reason for this, of course, is that you need to be able to decode the content to watch the video, and to do...
Plasma vs. LCD: the battle continues
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home Theater
We bought my grandmother a small LCD screen for her kitchen for Christmas, a Sharp Aquos 13". It's a pretty nice TV, marred only by the fact that it's still relying on analog over-the-air reception. My parents confided that they've...
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the drying rack
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
It's always good to ask yourself important questions, like: "do I need a heated dish drying rack?" It's also important to answer those questions honestly: "Yes. Yes I do." Our house does have a dishwasher, but his name is Dan...
Underwater camera hardly fishy
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Cameras/Photography
Why, hello there. It's been far too long, Gadgetboxers. I'd love to discuss where I've been for the past week, but well, it's not for me to say. There were spies, you see, and girls, and gadg—okay, I spent my...December 22, 2006
Hottie Amplifier to make you a Guitar Hero?
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Music
Here is my conclusion of the Hottie Amplifier, a guitar amplifier designed from the shell of classic chrome toaster: waste of a perfectly good toaster. I know pretty much zip about guitar playing, so you'll have to decide for yourself...
Clocky: for that every morning traumatized feeling
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
There are any number of cruel, torturous devices of the variety known as "the alarm clock." These sinister contraptions are designed to rip you from the arms of your restful slumber, and send you plodding about your quotidian duties. But...December 21, 2006
Handy Drive puts "flash" in "flash drive"
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Geekery
I'm trying to think of all the handy uses for US Modular's new self-proclaimed "Handy Drive." It incorporates a flash drive from 128MB to 4GB, a ballpoint pen, and a flash light. Crazy? Crazy useful. No more jotting down illegible...
Jaw away with Aliph's Jawbone headset
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Phone & Wireless
I did buy a Motorola Bluetooth ear piece a while back, as you may remember, but I find myself fairly dissatisfied with it. For one thing, it's big and clunky, and for another, its battery seems to wear out pretty...
Keep that key safe from burglars
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Category | Home & Household
When I was growing up, we used to keep a backdoor key in our garage, just in case I got locked out. That said, I did have to break into my house a couple times, though it was usually only...
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