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 the average consumer, the choice is a simple one: I can go with a 15″ laptop for $600 or a 9″ netbook for $300. However, many netbook buyers are now learning that comparing a netbook 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 actually want to pay for games to play on my phone, but that is where today leaves me… with unfortunate consequences to my bank account. From Brick to Slick: A History of Mobile...

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 my favorite sites for getting great deals on geek sustenance—games and gadgets. Games Cheapassgamer.com- Maybe you want to save $5 or $10 on a game that’s launching...

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 sounds to me like a good way to differentiate your product from a very similar one in the same space. If they would just open up the platform for native apps, I would be...

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 cable for easy connection to an HDTV; the Mino HD does not have HDMI. It also doubles the storage of the Mino HD from 4GB to 8GB giving you two hours at 720p resolution. I bought one of these...