It is hard to believe, but not everyone wants to listen as you pump sound from video games through your home theater system. That is why there are gaming headsets to begin with – they provide a microphone, but can also provide very sensitive audio … or blast your face off with mega-sound! I use [...]
Archive | September, 2011
Storage Review: The Synology DS211+, A Pint Sized 2-Bay NAS with some Really Big Features
Image courtesy of Synology You can’t be too cautious these days about backing up your data. Time and time again friends, family and co-workers come to me about trying to recover pictures, music and documents on a failed or virus ridden drive. Some even have their small business data lost when the main computer goes [...]
Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ Arrives but Will It Be Enough?
I recently wrote about my initial experiences with the HTC 7 Pro from U.S. Cellular and commented on some early concerns about Windows Phone 7.5, aka the ‘Mango’ update that some are touting as what will save Windows Phone and enable Microsoft to lead the smartphone market. Despite early concerns and more recent issues with [...]
The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI: Cheaper Does Not Mean Cheapened
Volkswagen is in the midst of a product transformation. For model year 2011 it completely redesigned the popular Jetta and this year they are introducing a new Passat and Beetle. While giving the vehicles more precise lines there seems to be a strong determination to clean things up and simplify design and content while at [...]
Kindle Case Review: WanderFolio for Kindle 3
(Part 3 of 3) In part 1 of this 3 part review series we looked at the Speck FitFolio. In part 2 we looked at the Speck BookShield. In this third and final part of the series we will look at the Speck WanderFolio for Kindle 3. Think of the WanderFolio as the big brother [...]
Music Diary Songs of Note: VEVO Brings Full Nirvana 1991 Concert to Web!
I have already posted about the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind being celebrated by Spin Magazine’s free set of cover songs, but today VEVO is doing something really great to celebrate the anniversary as well. The concert isn’t presented as one big video, but rather as discrete songs on VEVO’s site. Here is a single [...]
Android Fragmentation: Alive and Devastating Android Gaming Efforts
I love Tower Defense games such as Plants vs. Zombies and Fieldrunners, so when I saw a link on Google+ for a great new tablet / Honeycomb based TD game I got excited! When I heard it was a magic-based variant on the genre, I was intrigued and based on a couple of comments I [...]
Tokyoflash drops the Rogue Touch into the Lineup; Complete with Everyone’s Favorite Swipe to Unlock Feature
Image courtesy of Tokyoflash Today marks a new era in ultra geek timepiece technology. Tokyoflash just launched their first ever touchscreen watch known as the Rogue Touch. The Tokyoflash design team has been hard at work this year with a whole new lineup of killer watches, this is the first to combine their hybrid LED/LCD [...]
Flipside Wallet Gets Better with the FlipsideKick
Last year I had a chance to review a FlipSide 2X wallet. (Read the review here.) The wallet is rather unusual. It is hardcased, offers limited storage and is RFID shielded. I love it because it has forced me to keep only a bare minimum of items with me and, after months and months of [...]
Toshiba Jumps Into the 7″ Android Tablet Market
On the eve of Amazon’s expected unveiling of a 7″ Kindle tablet Toshiba has announced their 7″ entry into the ever-more crowded field. It won’t be available until December but that does mean it will be available as a holiday gift choice. The Toshiba Thrive 7” has an LED backlit multi-touch display with a 1280×800 [...]
Toshiba Announces Stylish New All-in-One DX735 – Set to Entertain!
Today Toshiba has announced a new All-in-One desktop called the DX735, expanding their line-up of stylish computers usable just about anywhere in the house for computing tasks as well as entertainment. With a 23″ widescreen, the DX 735 can be used as a movie or streaming video screen in a home entertainment setting, and the [...]
Pet Product Review: Booster Bath Mini Makes Washing Small Dogs a Breeze!
Washing a dog can can be an ‘adventure’ for everyone involved. If you have a small dog it generally means washing them in the sink – and getting water all over the counters and pretty much anything in the kitchen! If you have a larger dog you might use the bathtub – with similar results. [...]
Notebook PC Review: Toshiba Satellite L755-S5258 Laptop
In my review of the Toshiba Satellite S4250, I highlighted the almost maniacal devotion to delivering serious audio performance. With the Satellite L755-S5258 (hereafter called the S5258), Toshiba is offering a larger (15.6″!) screen, full-featured numeric keypad, same processor, and a stylish design – for $100 less! So let’s take a look and see how [...]
Kindle Case Review: Speck BookShield for Kindle 3
(Part 2 of 3) In part 1 of this three-part review of Speck’s cases for the Kindle 3 we looked at the Speck FitFolio. This time around we are looking at the Speck BookShield. While the FitFolio takes offers Speck’s take on the tradition folio, the BookShield takes a minimalist approach that, while thin and [...]
Music Diary Notes: The Post f8 Spotify-Facebook Hangover
Last week I reported on the Facebook Music announcements, and I showed how the new Free mode of Spotify would auto-fill the registration with your Facebook profile. Well, this weekend a couple of less-exciting things came to light. First, I actually USED the Facebook-Spotify ‘connection’, and second I discovered that the sign-up process I highlighted was [...]
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