Archive for the 'I/O gear' Category

Phone home

The announcement came as only a slight surprise today at Macworld. The iPhone is coming this June and it is exclusive to Cingular where you can sign up to receive information as it becomes available.
Technical Specs (just in case you are interested):

Screen size: 3.5 inches
Screen resolution: 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method: Multi-touch
Operating [...]

Close encounters of the film kind

Lomography is offering a camera called the Oktomat that takes multiple pictures with one click. While this is not a new feature for a film or digital camera. It is new and unique when that is all the camera does. This would definitely be something fun to try.
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Mac the night

Just when you think everything in your life is starting to even out - things change. After a long string of the notorious “blue screen of death” (among other issues) of my desktop Microsoft computer resulted in a new line of thought… go back to the Apple! This line of thought led me down to [...]

Super size your Wii

This is definitely too cool!
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I just wish I had access to a movie theater before/after hours to try this out.
Found on Kottke
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Maybe my next camera

I am looking at this camera as a potential replacement for my current one. I don’t really need a new digital camera, but this Fujifilm Finepix Z5fdis just too cute.
Technorati tag: digital camera

Sleepy watch

The Sleep Tracker watch I ordered arrived today. I’ll let you know how things work out over the next couple of weeks.
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Belkin Wireless USB Hub

Finally, a USB hub without wires. I swear, I have more USB devices connected to my laptop than even the most gadget-savvy girl should have. As a matter of fact I have a grand total of three hubs currently connected to my computer (the most recent one having 7 ports). It seems like when [...]

Watching you sleep

As creepy as it may sound at first blush, I still went ahead and took a second look at this product. It is a watch that monitors your sleep and then finds the best time to wake you up based on your chosen time to wake up. According to the SLEEPTRACKER® website:
“SLEEPTRACKER® continuously monitors [...]

Genibo

Korean robot dog
“Petting the machine’s head, back or flank, or giving it a ball will distort its features into a happy expression. The robot is capable of navigating its way around obstacles in its path. Dasatech’s 40-member team has invested three years of research into completing the robot, which contains 17 small motors and a [...]

One giant leap

Over the past year or so I have seen a significant decrease in the amount of spending money that I have left over every month. As a matter of fact the “walking around money” that I used to have was at least significant enough to buy a couple of meals out once in a [...]