Archive for the 'Misc.' Category

Battery Backup Mobile Phone Charger
Friday, August 25th, 2006

So there you are, driving down a lonely country road, taking in the scenery and smelling that sweet country air, when *BAM* a meteor hits the hood of your ‘76 Caddy, which erupts into flames. You hurl yourself from your flaming whip and pull out your cell phone to get some help. But what’s this? […]

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 […]

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 […]

X-Pad Laptop Cooling Pad
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

We’ve all seen the horror stories: Laptop batteries spontaneously erupting into pillars of fire, with clouds of laptop-shrapnel shredding everything in close proximity to the explosion. This pad is not meant to protect you from that. The XPad, rather, is intended to protect your lap from the sometimes excessive heat that your notebook can generate. […]