May 7th, 2007 | 
A couple of months ago, I traded in my Palm Treo 700W for a Samsung Blackjack and I’ve fallen so deeply in love I’m thinking of formalizing my bond with my new phone and, since I live in Massachusetts, I think it’s legal. The phone is small, relatively fast, has a great keyboard [...]
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I’ve thought about buying a pair of Oakley Thumps for a couple of years now but have talked myself out of it because they were too: Expensive Heavy Short on memory Likely to be used while cycling The new Thump Pro version takes care of a few of these objections. Enough of them, in [...] Moving from its everyday world of lusting after and reporting on shiny new technology to taking a stand on what is good and evil, one of my favorite gadget sites, Gizmodo, has declared March as Boycott the RIAA month. This isn’t the first time that Gizmodo has railed against the RIAA. As they stated before [...] The US Department of Defense just announced that its new “Heat-Beam,” non-lethal weapon will be available for use as early as 2010. Apparently, this weapon can raise skin temperature to over 130 degrees from a distance of almost two football fields. The evil-doer that is subjected to the beam feels a blast, like from [...]
We don’t need no stinkin’ planet-sized vehicle to tote our laser around . . . According to a Boeing press release, the company has begun initial testing of its Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL). The Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program (what is it with military contractors and acronyms?) includes switching [...]
Consuming fewer jigawatts of power than a late model DeLorean, the HoverMower by Eastman Industries appears to have been delivered straight from the future. According to the web site: “The HoverMower floats effortlessly on a cushion of air; without any wheels it mows in any direction following the contour of [...] For years, I’ve been afraid to polish my cars. Polishing involves using abrasives to basically strip off the top few microns (or more) of paint – eliminating small, surface scratches and filling in some deeper ones. Ideally, this is terrific. A good polishing job can make your car look brand new. The problem is that polishing [...]
I admit it, I’m a data junkie. I’m a firm believer in the fact that you can’t improve what you can’t measure. So, I measure everything I can – it’s much cheaper than getting professional help with my obsession. In cycling, my favorite activity, there are loads of things to measure in the [...] John Dvorak’s Inside Track column in the August 22, 2006 edition of PC Magazine contains a fascinating tidbit about the amazing advances happening in lighting. We’re talking basic illumination here – run-of-the-mill light bulb replacements. Apparently, LED advancements have been coming fast and furious. LEDs can now produce 133 lumens/watt. As a comparison, incandescent lights [...] Remember breaking your arm, leg or even your skull when you were young? Probably while doing something that now seems insanely stupid, but was a total blast while your were doing it. The downside wasn’t the fractures – although they sorta sucked - the real problem was that you had to watch all the other [...] |
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