Archive for August 2011

There are times in war or in police work where you need to know what is on the other side of a building or hill without having to go up the hill or around the building and walk into a trap. A couple geeks have taken a wicked looking 37mm…

One of the things that I always regretted not seeing on the trips I made to CES over the years was Star Trek: The Experience and the Star Trek… bar at the Las Vegas Hilton. That bar is now closed down so I have missed my chance. The people that

If you have your eyes on a new Android tablet, but you don’t want to spend big money the new Vizio tablet should be on your list to check out. The tablet has a nice size 8-inch 1024×768 screen and a lot more at a price under $300. That is…

So you’ve got a gold plated flash drive. It even looks like a real gold bar! La dee-frickin-da. That’ll look pathetic without an equally blinged out computer to stick it into. If you really want to burn money and be a true techie pimp, you’re going to have to get…

Dogs are fun and all, but let’s face it. They are a lazy bunch of animals. Sure, they perform when they want treats, or when they want their belly rubbed, but if there’s nothing in it for them, they just lay there.…

Many of us are guilty of using our mobile devices while driving. Admit it, you’ve done it at least once, even just to look at a text message or e-mail. Governments all over the world are of course against this bad habit. But since it’s an offense that is a…

I’ve mentioned before that I’m somewhat ambivalent about the all-in-one PCs, mostly because they use laptop parts to get to that svelte size, but Apple has announced the specs of their education iMac, which sits at $999. That’s $200 less than the cheapest consumer model. You won’t get Thunderbolt or…

While there are some complicated-looking docks around there for your iDevices, you won’t find anything more minimal than Bluelounge’s newly released MiniDock. It’s perfect if you haven’t got the space for something bigger, and will get the job done stylishly.…

These hand soaps are exactly what they sound like. Soap for your hands. They are also soaps that look like hands. Specifically, they look like a bunch of tiny creepy baby hands.…

Ask any woman that question and you can expect any one or a combination of these responses:

“Are you insane?”
Puzzled look followed by a long silence.
Scrunched-up nose and a dismissive shrug.
“Sour milk? Gross!”…