Archive for the ‘gadgets’ Category
Augmented Reality
28 Dec 2009Local searches have always been on a map. Augmented reality is merging the real world with virtual images, most likely through the camera lens of your cell phone. You can look through the camera of your cell phone and see points of intrest such as coffee shops, resturaunts, theatres, and pretty much whatever you can [...]
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- Tags: android, app, augmented reality, iphone, layar, phone, wikitude
Blackberry Storm 2 (I think i’m gonna wait for android)
In: gadgets
15 Oct 2009The Blackberry Storm 2 was announced for verizon wireless. There have been a lot of complaints about the first version, including a lot of bugs and touch or “click” screen issues. The new smartphone ditched the physical click screen for an electronic sure touch system. No price has been announced yet. I am planning on [...]
The Palm Pre may not come to Verizon
In: gadgets
1 Oct 2009I was reading recently that Verizon is thinking of ditching the idea of offering the pre in January. This is a disappointment to many verizon users, including me. Verizon Wireless has good service in a lot of places, but many would say that their selection of phones is lacking. I am not too fond of [...]
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- Tags: cell phone, palm, palm pre, pre, sprint, verizon
New Bamboo Tablets
30 Sep 2009Wacom has just recently released their new line of Bamboo tablets. There are six models that have different features. Most of the new tablets feature multitouch capabilities. This allows you to interact with your mac or pc using gestures similar to those on a macbook trackpad. At the beginning of the line, the bamboo has [...]
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- Tags: bamboo, bamboo craft, bamboo fun, multitouch, tablet, wacom
Dead Simple Web Tablet
In: gadgets
25 Jul 2009I stumbled upon this and I thought the idea was interesting. What they want to do is build a basic tablet PC that is about the size of a MacBook air. It would be able to run firebox and possibly Skype on top of a Linux kernel. The plan is to make it $200 dollars. [...]
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- Tags: firefox, pc, simple, skype, tablet, web tablet
Phonedog.com — Win Free Phones and iPods!
In: gadgets
17 Jul 2009Phonedog is a website that has news, video reviews, previews, and other stuff related to cell phones. There are a lot of sites out there that do the same but phone dog is my favorite. They currently have a giveaway going on called the one pawed bandit. It is a slot machine style game that [...]
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- Tags: cell phone, free, ipod, phonedog, sweepstakes, win
Will HD radio prevail?
In: gadgets| technology
27 Jun 2009If you listen to the radio, you may be hearing things about how some stations are now broadcasting in HD and you will have a “better listening experience” if you upgrade to an HD radio. With Sirius and XM becoming more and more popular, the era of HD radio might not be very long or [...]
The new iPod shuffle
In: gadgets
26 Jun 2009Well, I know it is not entirely new. The first time I saw it, I though that it was a too small and it looked complicated to use. I recently found a video that explains and exaggerates what I was thinking.
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- Tags: apple, digimuta, ipod, ipod shuffle, new, pj221, small