Archive for May, 2008
USB Rocket Launcher
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Your cubicle life just got more exciting.
For around $30.00, and probably less on E-bay, you can purchase a USB Rocket Launcher. Distributed by ThinkGeek, this fun toy is perfect for launching foam rockets at your fellow coworkers. All you have to do is plug it into a USB port and from there, control your rocket launcher from your computer. Some people even have been able to enable a Bluetooth device so that you can use a Wii Remote to control the launcher.
ThinkGeek's new USB Rocket Launcher has more than twice the range of your typical launchers. This...
A Gadgets Mother’s Day
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
If you're like me, you have a mom that loves gadgets. She might not know how to use them or what all the buttons do, but she's got to have them. Then, you know the drill, she plagues you endlessly to teach her how to use them. So for Mother's Day every year I get her a gadget for a gift. Nothing says love like buying your mom something with which she can torment you for years to come, asking you to remind her how it works, right?
What mom doesn't like pictures of her family? You can easily combine gadgetry...
Gadgets You Don’t Need (But Really Want)
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
I just read an article on the Popular Mechanics website that made me wish I had fifty thousand dollars lying around. The article focuses on five high tech gadgets that certainly will make your life easier but aren't truly necessary.
The one that I am lusting after the most (which will tell you more about me than I ever wanted you to know) is the "self-cleaning" toilet. This toilet is two thousand dollars, has a heated seat, and a quite flushing engine. A toilet with an engine! The part about this toilet that I really love...
Blu-ray for the win
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
DVD has lost the format war to Blu-ray and slowly is going the way of the VHS and Betamax -- its predecessors. I, for one, thought history would repeat itself, and DVD would win but that was not the case, the future is Blu ray. Thanks a lot, Sony.
In 1975 Sony developed the Betamax video cassette and player, trying to dictate the industry's standard and monopolize it. JVC decided instead of buying into the rights of developing Betamax players they would develop their own player, and thus VHS was born. By 1988 Sony conceded defeat as VHS became the industry...