Category Archives: Gadgets

MobileOrchard.com: iPhone & iPod Touch Developers Blog

Dan Grigsby pinged me about his latest project: MobileOrchard where he and Peter Cooper are tracking the news and developments in iPhone Developer-land.
Developments like PhoneGap – the HTML/Javascript bridge to the iPhone’s APIs – a project that I wouldn’t have known about otherwise and may be the reason I finally pick up one of [...]

An Engadget post discussing the future of Adobe Flash

I found this to be a very interesting read:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/switched-on-apples-brash-flash-clash-rehash/
I find my mac loyalty waning as they become a bigger player in the world of consumer electronics. Has anyone noticed that Best Buy is now an Apple Authorized Reseller? I’m sure that has something to do with CompUSA closing half it’s stores, but I digress.
I [...]

GPS-enabled umbrella with internet capabilities

The Japanese have done it again. They’ve created an umbrella with a built-in camera, internet connectivity, and Flickr integration.

[source: randomgoodstuff]
I can imagine getting lost in the rain while walking is a scenario we’ve all been in numerous times and this is the gadget we’ve been waiting for.
My only question- how usable is this? I like [...]

How to delete all images on your Sony Cybershot

Once in a while I’ll post a simple how-to post. Not terribly entertaining, but seems to fill a void out there for anyone searching for days to do the same thing. Hopefully a few fellow frustrated Cybershot users will stumble upon this post some day…
So, 5 years ago I bought my first digital camera–a Canon [...]

Fischer Price FP3 Player = Headaches for dad.

As a follow up to my previous rant about the Fischer Price FP3 player, here’s an overall summary review of the product. I’m posting this here in hopes Google can pick it up and warn any unsuspecting geek parents.
First, to be fair, the pros: It’s a nice piece of industrial design. It’s rugged, which is [...]

Dear Fischer Price: Please stick to Little People.

We all have good memories of Fischer Price. My parents managed to stow away our Fischer Price Little People toys (the good ones made out of wood before people started freaking out about kids choking on them) and now our children love to play with them while at Grandma’s house.
My older son, now 5, likes [...]

Flash Developer’s first impressions of Wii’s “Internet Channel”

http://eightandfive.com/2006/12/22/flash-developers-first-impressions-of-wiis-internet-channel/
( sorry I decided to post to another blog I contribute to, but seems to sort of fit what we’re covering here as well )

Still Broken, After All These Years

A half-decade ago I worked for a wifi startup, tablet pcs were all the rage, and the company was continually exploring “interesting” uses of both technologies. One of those explorations was the Aureole Restaurant at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.
In hindsight, I imagine the project kickoff going something like this:
“What if we [...]

Hometown Hero

St. Pauler Tim Kehoe has discovered the holy grail of kid’s toys: colored bubbles!

Wow! A usable cell phone!?

I hate cellphones. Which is a little embarrassing, as I am truly a geek. I love gadgets. But after each cell phone upgrade, I become more and more enraged every time I try to make a phone call. I don’t need a dozen menus, buttons that require a toothpick to press, or Tiger Woods playing [...]