[update: I've had to change out the image above to my own after i+case project creators insisted I remove an image of the case displayed on their Kickstarter page. Also, if you'd like to see the entire conversation thread including the i+case creators, be sure to click the "show more comments" link just above the …
Category Archives: gadgets
Crap I love: the Napoleon pocket
In the past few months, I’ve become the proud owner of two jackets with a new-to-me feature called the Napoleon pocket. Obviously, it’s named after the dude and his famous pose of having one hand halfway obscured into his clothing and it’s becoming more common on hiking and cycling jackets. In traveling around I’ve quickly …
Paying for camouflage
Apple rules. If you take a look at the new MacBook order page, you’ll notice a black ibook/macbook will run you $150* over a white one with identical specs. Apple is charging people if they want a laptop that looks like a windows PC. * The black one is $200 more, but for $50 …
Oh shit, I just got Jobsed
From MacRumors Macworld Live Updates feed: 10:12 am First Mac with Intel processor today. 10:12 am The iMac – built in isight camera. front row. incredible reception. 10:13 am No other desktop PC can match it. 10:14 am Same sizes. 17″, 20″. Same design. Same features (isight, front row, apple remote), Same price. What’s different. …
Insanely Great
My experience with Apple products is pretty good, though not perfect. I’ve had a powerbook break latches before, hard drives die, and an iPod freak out. But after setting up a multi-location Airport Express network, I’m impressed. After going through several Linksys and D-link wireless routers that lacked stability and features, I decided to go …
Don’t call it a revolution
A few weeks ago I read through all of Business Week’s design innovations for 2005 and kept track of my favorites. One of them was a shower head that the article described as being not only nice looking and easy to use, but deeply researched before going to market and was currently the best selling …
Tiger and TiVo are friends again
I posted this on PVRblog but it’s worth repeating here for my TiVo/mac owning friends that might have seen it: if you upgrade to Tiger and you lost your TiVo music and photo sharing, someone has come to the rescue and released a TiVo desktop app that works.
Dear Apple…
Now that you’ll be running Apple hardware on x86 chips, please use this change to bring down the costs of your hardware significantly. The mac mini was a huge hit for one reason: price. Now that you’ll be saving hundreds of dollars on chips getting them from Intel instead of Motorola (and getting them at …
Hit print again! Again!
While I didn’t get the obligatory video camera (yet), I did buy a modern day requirement for new parents with digital cameras. Everyone that sees my new daughter and photos I’ve taken asks “hey, can I have a print of that?” After spending years using Ofoto for the occasional print I finally broke down and …
Best Monitor Ever.
When Dell announced they’d be releasing a 24″ widescreen LCD monitor for under $1200 early this year, I counted the days until it was available and bought one soon after their release. Thanks to an initial sales push, I got it for $120 off with free shipping, so $1079 total (no tax). Since it runs …
A Whole Lotta Nothing 