Category Archives: Gadgets

I’m still trying to find the right case for the iPod nano.  Here’s a couple of interesting ones: This one looks really cool.  Its a wooden nano case by miniot.  The top has an initial carved in it, and there’s … Continue reading →

The only thring Trey is asking for for Christmas is a RoboRaptor. This thing looks interesting, but the reviews are mixed. PC Magazine likes it. The article has a video, but I couldn’t get it to play. Robot-dreams.com has a … Continue reading →

According to BetaNews, DishNetwork will release several new portable video players with the abillity to copy recorded shows from your Dish Network DVR over USB. I wonder how long it is until some breaks that protocol.  

Scoble muses a bit about what’s going to be hot this Christmas. His take, 4GB iPod nanos, and 802.11a routers. What?!? “Why are these hot? Well, if you have an Xbox 360 and a Media Center. Oh, wait, I’m not … Continue reading →

Do you often use someone else’s PC, and need to access your own apps? There’s a whole culture out there around apps that will run off a USB key (portable Firefox for example.) Steve Makofsky of The Furrygoat Experience has … Continue reading →

My mother has a Verizon cell phone which was broken, and needed help picking out a new one, so we went to the Verizon store yesterday. Eventually I was left on my own, and decided to play with the laptop … Continue reading →

Battery Life I believe Apple’s 14 hour claim. I used the nano continuously yesterday from 6a to 5p, and still had 20% or so on the battery meter left. I couldn’t find a text readout of the battery level, so … Continue reading →

Another viral marketing scheme has appeared.  Origen Xbox 360.  What is Microsoft doing September 27th?    

“ According to Apple, 30 percent of cars sold next year will come pre-equipped with iPod support. ” from this BetaNews article.  That’s massive.