Archive for November 21st, 2009
Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Because you’re not going anywhere for a while. Wired has a great article up right now that reminds me of Wired magazine content in their glory days in the early 2000s. The object of the piece is to examine the feasibility of disappearing completely in the digital age. They gave writer Evan Ratcliff a month’s head start to plan his means of vanishing, then set the entire internet on him once he’d executed his plan.
I’m only about halfway through it right now but it’s an easy recommendation if, like me, you’re lolling on the couch, sipping coffee and browsing the net.
Union Square Best Buy: Your Exclusive Keytar Dealer
21, Nov 2009So is everyone totally freakin’ stoked about the new Best Buy in New York City?! Yeah, I didn’t think so. But if you need a late night electronics fix and you’re around Union Square, the brand-new flagship store is open 24-hours a day. First one in the world, actually.
Did anyone else miss out on the [...]
Good afternoon, readers! What does Santa have in his bag for you today? Interestingly enough, he was unable to bring his bag because this printer is far too big for it. We present, for your inspection, the Kodak 5250 all-in-one: a scanning, printing, faxing, photofinishing machine that can best the big boys in the printer [...]
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: gg09feature, gg09pe, gg09peripherals, gift guide 2009, Headline
Review: Nyko Wand Action Pak
21, Nov 2009
Although only a few Wii games support the light gun interface, if you’re a heavy player you may want to look into getting the $39.99 Wand Action Pack if you’re planning on adding a controller to your line-up.
This kit includes Nyko’s Wand Wiimote – essentially an exact clone of Nintendo’s product – along with a sleeve and gun attachment for light gun games.
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: gg09gaming, gift guide 2009, Headline
Automatic: The Art Show
21, Nov 2009I swung by the Automatic benefit art show for RoboGames 2010 last night, and was astounded by the variety and quality of robot art on display. Not only is it all awesome, most of it is for sale, and proceeds go to support your favorite robot competition. Also, if you go, one of the curators [...]
- In: Robots and such
- Tags: Art, RoboGames
Daily Crunch: Fireside Edition
21, Nov 2009
Shh! World’s largest radio telescope network goes live
Space adaptive HUMANITARY INVENTION detects things and then calls you about them
USB-powered Alien figure with illuminated tongue
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: daily crunch, hot
Short Version: You want to listen to Fergie in the kitchen. Don’t worry, I understand. Fergie and cooking eggs just go together well. If you’ll be piping Fergie off an iPhone or iPod, you’ll probably want a compatible speaker system.
Like anything in the audio world, the price tag on dedicated speaker systems for the iPhone [...]
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: gg09audiovideo, gift guide 2009, Headline, iphone, klipsch, Reviews