Archive for July, 2006

iTheater Video Glasses
Monday, July 31st, 2006

If you don’t mind looking a little goofy (which, I know I don’t) and you love on-the-go movie watching (which, I know I do), then this is the item for you. The iTheater Video Glasses are the equivalent of watching a 50″ bigscreen TV from 8.5 ft. away. Only it’s small enough to fit on […]

SoundTech Lightsnake USB to Instrument Cable
Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Well, it’s not Bluetooth, but it’s USB and it’s a snake that sounds like it should have blue teeth… Yeah, anyway, basically the SoundTech Lightsnake USB to Instrument Cable is a neat-o adapter cord that lets you plug just about anything with a 1/4″ jack into your computer via USB. Most of the time you […]

DVDO iScan VP20
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

As the schism between regular and high-def TV becomes more defined and as HDTV begins to take dominance, we’re all starting to realize one thing: high def looks a lot better when it’s done right. Unfortunately, there are those of us trying to use our old analog sources, which doesn’t translate real well into high […]

Egg Cooking on a MacBook
Monday, July 17th, 2006

Engadget reports that a man has sucessfully been able to cook an egg on the bottom of his MacBook. This reminds me of the time that my buddy and I made a “buddy burner” (my friend’s name for it. What it’s really called I don’t know.) out of an aluminum can and a household […]

VTBook DVI/VGA Dual Display Video PCMCIA Card
Friday, July 14th, 2006

Generally you’re happy with your laptop. In fact, you sometimes scoff at your desktop-bound coworkers and friends and refer to their system as their “ball and chain.” That is, until they started sporting two and even three monitor DVI setups that your beloved laptop couldn’t offer. What’s a videophile to do? Check out the amazing […]

3G Phoebus Portable Cellular WiFi Router
Monday, July 10th, 2006

OK, this product is neither USB nor Bluetooth, but it is freakin’ sweet. The 3G Phoebus Portable Cellular WiFi Router lets you plug in your cellular EVDO PCMCIA card. It then takes the wireless internet signal and turns it into a WiFi “cloud” that multiple users can take advantage of. Now you can be the […]

Gefen Announces New VGA to DVI Scaler
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Hope everyone had a good 4th! Now, onto the news, Gefen just added a $300 VGA to DVI scaler to their site. These are awesome for you video-philes who want to check out all that awesome stuff you ripped off of BitTorrent downloaded from iTunes on your DVI HD bigscreen, but don’t have a TV-compatible […]

iCarta Stereo Dock for iPod® with Bath Tissue Holder
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

Every so often you come across technology that changes virtually every aspect of your life. The fact that this product even exists is a testament that this is true of the iPod. I give you the iCarta Stereo Dock for iPod® with Bath Tissue Holder . That’s right, now you can listen to your […]