Get The Most From Your Gadget Life!
I am often asked whether I get this program or that program with my cable programming. I have to say I fired my cable company a while ago. Websites such as YouTube have so much content that you are set for life. And if you are into movies, you won’t need HBO. Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand are great services to use to download videos and free yourself from the chains of your cable provider. Thanks to HD media players for your TV, you can now watch these content and stream them over to your HDTV in seconds. All you will need is a broadband Internet connection. Your TV Digital Media Player does the rest.
If you are looking for a device to help you use your Internet connection or other storage devices to watch content on your HDTV, here are 6 HD digital media players you should consider:
NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Live: it plays movies, video, music and photos stored on USB drives, computers or NAS devices. But perhaps the best reason to own it is to watch YouTube videos on your TV without needing a computer. On-demand content via CinemaNow is included as well.
ASUS O!Play – TV HD Media Player: a cool little media player for your TV that lets you bring your content to your TV fast. You can connect your hard drives, flash drives, and NAS to your player and browse through your content over the network as well.
Vudu VBX1000 1TB black video server: one cool gadget for movie heads. It’s not a cheap device by any means, but if you are canceling your cable (which you should), then you can afford this one. You can also get content from YouTube, Pandora, Flickr, and Picasa. (more…)
The GPS technology has been around for a while, and it helps a lot of folks find their way to their destination and save time and money in the process. But that’s not the only thing the technology is good at. It can also help you find your way out of tight spots, and even track your car or other posessions. Whether you are stuck on the road and need to let others know you are or just want to find your car in a crowded area, Personal GPS Locators can help you out.
If you are looking for a gadget to help you track your possessions or get you out of tight spots, here are 5 personal locators you should try:
IDC Ecco Intelligent Digital Compass Personal Pocket GPS Locator: helps you find your way back to your car or your hotel. Provides you with accurate directions so you are never lost.
Bushnell GPS BackTrack Personal Locator: store and locate up to 3 locations and provides distance and direction back, so you can find you way back at all times.
Zoombak ZMBK200 Advanced GPS Car: this is a cool gadget that lets you pinpoints your car’s real-time location on-demand anywhere within nationwide coverage area online. (more…)
I don’t know about you, but I am an early riser. I wake up 6 AM every morning and work till 1 AM at night. It’s a tough schedule to pull off, but at the same time it’s a lot of fun. But from time to time I find it difficult to get up as early as 6 AM. The temptation is always there to sleep for a few more hours and maybe get up 11 AM. That would be certainly fun, but some-body’s got to do the work. That’s why I rely on a good alarm clock to wake me up in the morning.
You can always use your computer and install a digital alarm clock on it to get the job done. But I don’t personally like keeping my PC on just to use it as an alarm clock. And my wrist watch and other gadgets that I own don’t quite wake me up. That’s why I went on a mission to find the most annoying (and effective I might add) alarm clocks on the market. And here are the results: 5 super annoying, loud alarm clocks that will wake you up:
Clocky Alarm Clock on Wheels: one cool clock that runs away from you so you can’t catch it and turn it off. It’s annoying as heck too! A great way to keep yourself honest in the morning.
Sonic Boom SBB500ss Sonic Bomb Vibrating Clock: this is one powerful clock. It’s truly one of the most annoying alarm clocks I have ever owned. It’s a powerful bed vibrator and super loud. When it goes nuclear on you, you’ll have no choice but to wake up.
Sonic Alert SB1000ss Sonic Boom Loud Vibrating Alarm Clock: you want to a clock that can go H-bomb on you? This is the one. It can literally wake up a neighborhood and maybe even alert the cops. That’s how loud it is. You can set it up to allow it to awaken other electronics in your room and awaken you fast.
I don’t know about you but I have always struggled to find good gift ideas for those special occasions. Whether it’s the father’s day or some other special occasion, it’s always better to give a gift that people would want than something that they would return as soon as they get it. Thanks to hot gadgets on the market, you are always going to have options when it comes to giving great gifts. If you are looking for a cool gadget for your next gift, here are 25 gadgets you should consider:
1. HP Firebird with VoodooDNA 802 Desktop PC: an extremely powerful slim PC that is good for gaming and heavy duty tasks.
2. Samsung N120-12GBK Netbook: netbooks make amazing gifts, and this is one heck of a netbook.
3. Kindle: Amazon Kindle DX and Kindle 2.0 are the best gadgets to gift to your father, especially if he is a reader-type.
4. Macbook Pro: Apple’s new Macbooks are incredibly energy efficient and better than ever.
5. iPhone 3G S: iPhone 3G S is going to be out just in time for the fathers day. Makes a great gift.
6. Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium: if your father is into the stars, this is a great gift to give.
Robots may be the future, but there are plenty of good ones around today to get started. If you are anything like me, you don’t want to do all the hard stuff around the house all by yourself. It’d be also great if you could use a robot to keep the kids or even your pets entertained. Thankfully, you’ve got options for all that and more. Robots may be expensive today, but they do help you save time that you can spend on more enjoyable things. With that in mind, here are 10 robots you should seriously consider owning:
Friendly Robotics RoboMower: I don’t know about you, but I rather not do the mowing thing each and every week. What a better way to outsource it than using a robomower.
iRobot 330 Scooba Floor-Washing Robot: This is a floor-washing robot cleans sealed hardwood, tile, linoleum, and more. It Preps, washes, scrubs, and dries. I wish it could cook too.
Litter Robot LRII: a cool self-cleaning litter box that makes having pets a piece of cake. No longer do you have to worry about your litter box.
Hitec 77002 Robonova I Robot: is an advanced gadget that is not only great as a toy, but great for those who want to program their robot. It can dance and entertain too.
iRobot Verro 500 PowerScrub Pool-Cleaning Robot: not a cheap robot by any means but if you own a pool and want to keep it clean, this is the one robot you’ll need. You don’t want to clean the pool all by yourself, do you?
You think you have it all after buying your iPhone 3G S today? I wish it was as simple as that. There are so many cool gadgets on the market that no matter how many you own already, there are probably a thousand others that you don’t. Everybody knows about Kindle DX, iPhone 3G S, and Palm Pre. But there are some hidden gems in the gadget market that may actually be more useful than the ones we hear about on a daily basis. If you are tired of hearing about the same gadgets everyday, here are 10 cool gadgets you may not have heard of:
IDC Ecco Intelligent Digital Compass Personal Pocket GPS Locator: a cool mobile GPS device that lets you lock your location and find your way back to it easily when you are exploring a new city or just don’t know your whereabouts.
X350 Desktop Virtualization: a cool gadget that let you give eleven people access to one PC (PC sharing).
Run Away and Hide Alarm Clock: This alarm clock runs away and hides to get you out of bed. What more can I say?
OCZ OCZMSNIA NIA – Neural Impulse Actuator: lets you get a more realistic gaming experience from your gaming gadgets.
Cables Unlimted SPK-ROCK-DUO Rock Speaker: a cool gadget that is made for outdoors. Bring your garden to life with these speakers.
Recently, we listed 25 cool gadgets that you can give as a gift to dad for father’s day. But the world would be a sad place if we had only 25, 50, or even 200 cool gadgets to choose from. Everywhere you look, there is a cool gadget you can buy to get more from your daily life. In fact, there are so many cool gadgets on the market that you are going to struggle to buy them all. That’s not going to stop us from listing them here.
If you are looking for more gift ideas or just gadgets worth spending money on, here is another set of 25 hot gadgets you should check out:
1. HP Mini 1150NR Mobile Broadband Netbook: a cool netbook that comes with a wireless plan to help you stay connected at all times.
2. Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U HDTV: a HDTV and blu-ray device all in one package.
3. AeroGrow AeroGarden 6 Elite: one cool gree gadget to own. Lets you grow your own food indoors all year round right in your own kitchen.
4. Macbook Air: an ultra thin Macbook by Apple. Still one of the hottest gadgets on the market.
5. Litter Robot LRII Automatic Self-Cleaning Litter Box: a great robot to keep your pet’s litter box clean.
The Digital TV conversion is finally upon us. Today’s the day stations will turn off their analog signals, and if you are not ready for the digital transition, you are going to lose your favorite channels. If you are addicted to TV and don’t want to lose your coverage, you still got a chance to either sign up for a digital cable service or get a digital TV converter box. A digital converter box lets you get the digital channels on your good old TV for cheap. You don’t have to pay a monthly fee, and you do get more digital channels on your TV.
If you still haven’t made the move, you should consider picking up one of the following converter boxes for your TV:
1. Zinwell ZAT-970A Digital to Analog TV Converter Box: one of the best boxes available anywhere. Rebate is available as well.
2. Tivax STB-T8 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box: Receive free on air high definition tv broadcast with STB-T8.
3. Philco TB100HH9 Digital to Analog: another great box to get digital channels on your TV. Rebate is available as well as long as you have your code.
4. Lasonic LTA-260 Converter Box: Allows older TVs not connected to cable or satellite to receive new HD signals. As simple as that.
5. Sansonic FT-300A Digital To Analog TV Converter Box: this is a coupon-eligible DTV converter box. It’s not at the top of the line but it gets the job done.
So why 5 converter boxes? There are not many major differences between these boxes. But, there are a lot of people who still haven’t made the transition, which means you can expect some of these to go out of stock. You can always pay a bit more money to get Comcast or other digital TV services. If not, you can always settle for one of these DTV converter boxes.
Your take: how’s been your experience with the above converter boxess?
In case you missed the latest announcement by Apple at WWDC, Macbooks have gotten a new upgrade. You now get more battery life and much better features with the new Macbooks. And let’s not forget the addition of SD card slots that we all have been waiting for. So it’s not surprising that a lot of folks are rushing to Apple to buy their next Macbook. But that’s a big mistake if you want to save some money in the process. I have never bought a Mac from Apple. Not only Apple charges you sales taxes, but it’s prices are often hire than those of Macmall or ClubMac. You can more than $100 on most Macs when you purchase them with these authorized retailers, and you get a lot of free goodies with your purchase as well.
If you are ready to buy your next Macbook, here are a few good configurations to try:
Apple 13.3″ MacBook MB991LL/A: perfect laptop for anyone who’s looking for a Mac under $1500. Comes with a 2.53GHz CPU, 4GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, and SuperDrive. Now, you way find 4 GB RAM to be more than you really want on your laptop, but at least your laptop will last you for a while. You can also put Vista on this Macbook with free Parallels 4.0 software.
Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro MC118LL/A: pretty much similar to the above configuration but you also get a larger screen. The addition of SD card is very exciting.
Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro MB986LL/A: if the above setting does not intrigue you, what you get with this laptop should: 2.8GHz CPU, 4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9600MGT 512MB VR, SuperDrive. It comes with a SD slot and free Parallels as well.
Apple 17″ MacBook Pro MC226LL/A: this is one killer laptop. You get a super fast CPU (2.8 Ghz) and a decent size HDD (500 GB). And who could argue with 4 GB RAM. If money is not an issue for you, this is a killer laptop to own.
Apple 13.3″ MacBook Air MC233LL/A: this system is designed for folks who pay more significance to laptop portability and size. Ultra-thin and highly portable. Here are the specs: 2 GB RAM, 120 GB HDD, and a 1.86 Ghz CPU.
Here is what you want to keep in mind when buying a new Macbook:
There you have it. These new Macs are more powerful, come with better battery, and support SD cards. We didn’t get blu-ray with these, which is a shame. Maybe next time.
2008 was a glorious year for gadget lovers. We had all kinds of gadgets come out through out the year, and we finally had Blu-Ray prevail over HD-DVD, though the ending was anti-climatic. But there were 5 gadgets that were the most memorable in that wacky year.
5. Amazon Kindle: this may be cheating, but Amazon Kindle was out of stock for so long that we can claim it was released in 2008. Amazon Kindle didn’t really catch fire with the average Joe until late 2008, but the device is simply revolutionary. The Internet connected ebook reader is expected to change the way folks go about reading.
4. Wii Fit: Nintendo has taken the gaming industry by storm by introducing innovative products one after another, but Wii Fit is really the first real solution to help folks fight obesity while enjoying their games.
3. Macbook Air: Macbook air has been criticized a lot by critics in the past few months, but the device is so thin and so gorgeous that you can’t help but fall in love with it. Macbook Air is not cheap, and is not for someone who’s looking to carry a workstation. But with solid state hard drive, MacBook Air could be a glimpse of the future. (more…)
