Monthly Archives: December 2006
Casio Atomic Solar Watch
So, how do you know when you’re a geek? Well, when you have one of these! When coming within a minute of the correct time isn’t even accurate enough, the Casio GW500A Atomic Solar Watch steps in and delivers pin-point timing. But what if you were stuck in the Sahara Desert for a year, or … Continue reading
Brunton SolarPort Review
This is another Edmund’s Scientific goody. How would you like to take your cell phone, mp3 player, gps units, pda’s, etc. far away and still be able to use it? The Brunton SolarPort allows you to do that. I was impressed with the casing on this thing. Sure, it’s still the awkward photo voltaic cells … Continue reading
SkyYacht Personal Blimp
Someday soon you will be seeing more than the Goodyear blimp flying overhead. Yes, you could be seeing the SkyYacht personal blimp buzzing along. Heck, you might see more than a few. Maybe we could do dirigible wars. How fun would it be to do paintball with the blimps bombing from the air? That’s my … Continue reading
Hands Free Task Light
A couple of months ago I went camping with some friends. We started hearing some rustling in the woods around us. I said that there must be some raccoons nearby. Another guy said, “Well, let’s just see.” And so he reached up on his head and touched something. A strong beam of red light emanated … Continue reading
Why Google Is Oogling ThinkFree Office
You might not have heard about ThinkFree Office. Most people haven’t. But Google sure has. Actually, they have been talking extensively with ThinkFree Office about acquisition. Why in the world would powerhouse Google want to speak to someone you have never known? It’s all about portable docs. You see, document collaboration is a huge market. … Continue reading
Get Your Free Anti Virus Here
In an age of ubiquitous software, there really isn’t any excuse not to have almost any software you want. Linux offers almost anything you can dream of for free. It really is staggering. And the setups are becoming much easier and sophisticated. If you haven’t given Linux a try, you should. But, if you are … Continue reading
Berkeley Robotic Exoskeleton
The Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton, or Bleex, is a project that is funded by DARPA. DARPA is the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. One of the problems in warfare is the limited range of the human. Humans wear out pretty fast. They fatigue and can’t carry large amounts of weight over vast distances. Bleex allows … Continue reading
Creative PlayDock Zen Speaker System
It seems that the Zen player is starting to gain some traction as a portable multimedia device. As such, Creative has created a high fidelity, docking speaker system – the PlayDock Zen. The system acts as a docking system for your Zen Vision:M, Zen V, or Zen V Plus. When the Zen player is docked … Continue reading
String Theory, 10 dimensions, and Refried Brains
T.S. Elliot wrote, “You are the music while the music lasts.”