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Archive for the ‘gadget’ Category

December 31st, 2006

Romping with Robopet

We’re celebrating Christmas a little late, because I had a flu which kept me home; I still haven’t purchased my hubby any presents; today, we did a little shopping and for only $30, gifted our dogs with their Christmas present: a robotic dog.
We adopted Robopet, on the spur of the moment, from Kohl’s. Our two […]

By Mary Ford -- 1 comment

December 30th, 2006

Poll results: what tech gifts you wanted for Christmas

Your votes are tallied and results are in. The largest percentage (35%) of readers wished for a wii Nintendo.
What did you wish you received for Christmas? I hope you received it.
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By Mary Ford -- 1 comment

December 1st, 2006

review: Cool geeky Christmas tech gifts

Stumped for a gift for your geeky family member? Over the last three months, I’ve tested, reviewed and recommended the following products here and even purchased them for my own family:
Netgear Wall-Plug XE104 delivers powerline web connectivity! Wireless connections are such a hassle these days, especially with new security alerts arriving with alarming headlines […]

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November 29th, 2006

geeky Christmas gift: DNA Ancestry kit makes you a CSI sleuth

Ever wanted to snoop into your own DNA and find out more about your ancestors: With the power of Genetrack’s DNA Ancestry Project, you can. Do your own CSI investigation on yourself or your friends. Genealogy buffs will relish receiving such a unique, geeky and all-time privacy invading gift. [DNA Ancestry Project] [Press Release […]

By Mary Ford -- 0 comments

November 28th, 2006

geeky gadgets and gifts for your family

Were you one of the 61 million online shoppers trying to find a good deal yesterday? me too! and it took me hours.
I finally settled on a cool present for my husband’s birthday in December: the Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes. You can get this little musical play set from Walmart ($55 + .97 […]

By Mary Ford -- 1 comment

October 29th, 2006

cool free software: MaxMem, RoboForm2Go, U3 uninstall

Thumbs up! Firefox 2.0
Although lots of reviewers are slamming Firefox 2.0 [Slashdot via Daily Rotation], I find it a pleasure to use. Of course, I customized the theme with the gorgeous Noia 2.0 (eXtreme), added in most of my beloved extensions (and made a few compatible with the wonderful Mr. Tech, local install extension).

RoboForm2Go […]

By Mary Ford -- 0 comments

October 16th, 2006

PC of the future: your phone

PC of the future: your phone. Why? Trends toward free wifi service encourage mobile services previously only available as laptop web services. Witness: Portland will have free WiFi in a few months. [Daily Wireless] Moreover, T-Mobile opens Hotspots to Sony mylo [Digital Trends] How can you benefit from this emerging market and what does […]

By Mary Ford -- 3 comments

October 8th, 2006

How to transfer your VHS tapes to DVD, PSP, iPod or Zen Vision

In September, I wrote how easy it is to convert your vinyl records to digital recordings with ADS Instant Music. Because of our success with ADS’s Instant Music convertor, I decided to convert our VHS videotapes to iPod and DVD movies. It was just as easy as ADS promised:

Purchase the DVDXpressDX2, available for about […]

By Mary Ford -- 1 comment

September 25th, 2006

Two easy contests at Engadget and Palm Addict

Whether or not your mobile PC is a Palm, go visit Palm Addict and enter its September 24, 2006, contest for your chance to win some computing gear. Read the rules, and follow them to enter for a chance to win one of  several cool gadgets… including a Vaio notebook: a  computer designed […]

By Mary Ford -- 0 comments

September 14th, 2006

Got cassette music? Got vinyl records? No problem: port it all to digital formats with this gadget!

ADS Instant Music makes converting analog music effortless and fun.
Last week, my husband bought an ADS music convertor, and I thought ‘oh no, another $50 gadget we’ll get frustrated with and toss out.’ wrong. I was so wrong. This baby delivers!
Everything you need to convert your music from analog to digital is included with this […]

By Mary Ford -- 2 comments

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