I was a little skeptical about the new “Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2011″ video game for the Nintendo Wii before I tried it. When, I looked on the back of the box cover, I read that this was not your standard-fare exercise video game with a virtual celebrity coach pushing you through a routine. This [...]
So how could this happen? A newspaper in Kigali gets a sudden increase in traffic. May be it is because they are measuring hits not unique visitors. The website is full of ads, each of which generates several hits for each visitor. The website is actually quite good. But the reasoning is faulty. Don’t go [...]
I have a power block that closes itself down when current is not being drawn. But this is the first time I have seen the technology in a USB charger. The video seems to be an over-the-top promotion for a 13 US dollar charge, but still. When you unplug the phone, the power consumption of [...]
HP blocked its recent “Think Beyond” event with a extraordinary announcement that webOS would be coming to PCs. How, accurately, the company considered on doing that has been a mystery. The Seattle Times just interviewed HP’s CTO, Phil McKinney, who helped put to rest some premature speculation that HP would be dumping Microsoft Windows in [...]
I have not really been a fan of LG so far. Bought a phone a few years back and although it has great software and features, it was mechanically poorly constructed and fell apart in my pocket. Now, introducing the LG Optimus Pad designed to be a direct competitor to the Apple iPad. Sleek stuff. [...]
When the Wall Street Journal reports Apple rumors, it seems they always come true, so keep this one in mind: The WSJ says Apple is readying an iPhone nearly half the size of the current models that will have an edge-to-edge touchscreen and could be free with a two-year commitment. That iPhone Nano as some [...]
I got a new toy. It is very simple. It is a … crystal ball! Cool one. It is heavy, it has some metal ball inside of clear plastic. While it is fun for itself, it used for practice of a cool skill: contact juggling. Now, before I got mine in FredMeyer store I did [...]
Perhaps in response to Verizon’s new Apple toy, AT&T has launched unlimited mobile to mobile calling and texting, on any cell network. So you can call your Verizon or Sprint or T-Mobile or Cricket friends and have it not count against your plan minutes. The feature is included for customers with unlimited message plans ($20 [...]
For an additional $19.99 per month, plus equipment fees, local Time Warner Cable customers can sign up for TWC’s new Whole House DVR. With Whole Home DVR, customers can watch programming recorded in one room while in another room, so long as it is properly equipped. This way, you can start watching, say, “American Idol,” [...]
We haven’t seen iPad 2 yet, but folks are expecting it in a few weeks, and the Wall Street Journal has reported that the new iPad is already in production. The WSJ says it’s thinner, lighter and has at least a front-facing camera for videochat. But today’s rumors – on the heels of a killer [...]