The netbook trend
Netbooks have reached an amazing level of popularity in a very short space of time. In 2008, the netbook saw a 3,000% increase in sales over 2007. In the third quarter, netbook sales even outpaced those of the iPhone. To…
A cell phone retrospective
Wired has a cool photo retrospective of cell phones from the beginning to now. I never had one of the huge brick phones, but I fondly remember my StarTAC. It’s amazing how far we’ve come. I never thought I would…
Recession relief: Getting geek on the cheap
As an Internet user, you should know you never have to pay retail for almost any gadget you might want. Internet retailers can sell much cheaper and they discount much more aggressively than their brick-and-mortar counterparts. Here are some of…
Flash confirmed for the Palm Pre
Gizmodo reports that Flash support is definitely happening on the Pre giving it one more mark in the “win” column over the iPhone. Palm is mounting quite an attack and seems to be specifically targetting complaints of iPhone users which…
Mind-boggling deal on Creative Vado HD camcorder ($130 @ Amazon)
If you’re familiar with the Flip line of camcorders, the Vado is Creative’s answer to the Flip. The Vado HD bests Flip’s Mino HD in a couple of key areas. It has an HDMI output and comes with an HDMI…
Tiny USB monitors bring happiness, don’t use up video ports
Why would you want to hook up a tiny 7″ monitor to your computer? Twitter, FriendFeed, IM apps, and other apps that are most useful if you can have them up at all times to watch for notifications. Mimo Monitors…
Nice deal on a Garmin StreetPilot c510 GPS
I was tipped off by a friend that sellout.woot has an awesome deal on this Garmin StreetPilot c510 GPS with 2009 maps. The GPS is $69.99 with woot-customary $5 shipping. It does not natively have text-to-speech capability, but Engadget has…
Thoughts on the Palm Pre
It seems odd to say this since the device has not even been launched, but the Palm Pre is old news. Just after its unveiling at CES, the super-phone received an explosion of coverage. In my estimation, there is good…
Cross-section of a Nikon D3 D-SLR
This isn’t one of those wimpy illustrated gadget cross-sections. This is the actual camera chopped in half and photographed by Tokyobling. It really is a thing of beauty. The shots are pretty amazing too. This is sure to tickle the…