Altec Lansing IMT320: Portable iPod /iPhone Dock

Posted on 17 March 2011

The IMT320 can either be plugged into an outlet or run on batteries. Moreover, when you fold it the gadget takes up very little space. It is incredibly easy to use. Place an iPhone or iPod (all models except the Shuffle) and press the power button. Select a track and start listening to music.   [...]

Belkin F8Z126 iPod “Power Dock”

Posted on 14 March 2011

There are probably about a gazillion iPod and iPhone docks on the market right now. The Belkin F8Z126 has “power,” meaning that it charges the unit while it’s in the dock. Otherwise it’s a neat little gadget that easily hooks up to a home entertainment system and syncs with iTunes in the background.

Neato XV-11 Robotic Vacuum

Posted on 13 March 2011

The average geek has a tendency to sit in front of their computers for 24 hours straight, living on nothing but Jolt Cola. They are probably great at whatever it is they are doing, but when it comes to vacuuming the techie is more often than not somewhat less competent.   That’s where the Neato [...]

Garmin nüvi 205W: Portable GPS with 4.3-Inch Widescreen

Posted on 11 March 2011

Nuvi 205W is a nice-looking and intuitive piece of tech that asks the user only two things: “Where To” or “Map”. Just enter the address or  point of interest and be guided there by the quickest route–or cheapest route: The Nuvi 205W has an “ecoRoute” function, which will help you choose the most fuel efficient [...]

Optoma HD20: A 1080p DLP Home Theater Projector

Posted on 09 March 2011

The average price of Full HD (1080p) projectors continues to drop. Optoma’s HD 20 is a 1080p projector based on DLP technology with high brightness – guaranteeing a powerful image on any screen. Should be a pretty great gift to any geek without a projector.   The contrast is 5000:1, or 500:1 with Optoma’s ANSI [...]

EyeClops Mini Projector

Posted on 07 March 2011

EyeClops’ Mini Projector can run for up to 10 hours on standard batteries. In addition, the mini projector has built-in speakers and can produce video in up to 60 inches. Do not expect perfect image quality. It’s a toy. But an awesome toy!   It works nicely with portable media players like the iPod, DVD [...]

Robot Bookends for Geeky Kids

Posted on 06 March 2011

Are you or anyone you know raising a little techie? If so, a couple of these little robots would make a nice gift to complement their bookshelves and keep all those “Learn PHP” and “C++ for Dummies” books in place!   The Tatutina Robot Bookends hand carved out of solid wood and hand painted with [...]

Mint Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner 4200 by Evolution Robotics

Posted on 01 March 2011

Mopping is no fun at all, according to a recent study performed by me. That’s why Evolution Robotics’s Mint Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner 4200 is an absolute must-have. It handles both sweeping and mopping, leaving you with more time for less boring tasks. This is what the pamflet has to say (more or less):   [...]

Holmes: Robot Desk Lamp with the Power to Shine

Posted on 26 February 2011

Calling it a robot is perhaps a bit of a stretch, since all it does is brighten up your desk and holds some of your stationery. But at least it’s a desk lamp that looks like a robot, and that’s good enough for most geeks out there! It comes with an adjustable body, head, arms [...]

LifeStudio: Cool-Looking Storage Units

Posted on 12 July 2010

Hitachi is doing its best to stand out from the crowd; now the company launches a series of external storage devices with unusually advanced features. The new storage series is called Life Studio and comes in two variants for the same number of purposes. Life Studio Desk is designed for desktop computers and comes in [...]

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Audio/Video

Altec Lansing IMT320: Portable iPod /iPhone Dock

Posted on 17 March 2011

The IMT320 can either be plugged into an outlet or run on batteries. Moreover, when you fold it the gadget takes up very little space. It is incredibly easy to use. Place an iPhone or iPod (all models except the Shuffle) and press the power button. Select a track and start listening to music.   [...]

Computer Gear

LifeStudio: Cool-Looking Storage Units

Posted on 12 July 2010

Hitachi is doing its best to stand out from the crowd; now the company launches a series of external storage devices with unusually advanced features. The new storage series is called Life Studio and comes in two variants for the same number of purposes. Life Studio Desk is designed for desktop computers and comes in [...]

Gaming

Rude Gameware Fierce: Laser Gaming Mouse

Posted on 06 July 2010

This mouse is intended for the serious gamer or graphic designer. It works just as well for games as for Photoshopping or general use. Rude Gameware has been around for 10 years and started out in Florida. It was started by a few young geeks who have now built a thriving company, focused on quality [...]

Hard Drive Docks

Ultrafast Dock with USB 3.0 from StarTech

Posted on 04 June 2010

This is an extremely useful and very geeky tool for connecting “naked” hard drives straight to a USB port on the computer. The novel part is that this particular gadget does it via USB 3.0, which provides a theoretical 10-fold speed boost over the older USB 2. You just stick a hard drive into the [...]

Headphones/Headsets

WoW Headset from Creative – A Treat for World of Warcraft Fans

Posted on 08 February 2010

Saying that World of Warcraft is huge would be a massive understatement. Millions of players around the world are wasting enourmous amounts of time playing WoW instead of doing something productive. So, it’s no surprise that the brand becomes exploited to the full extent – in this case with a WoW-branded headset from Creative.  Nonetheless, [...]

Home Gear

Neato XV-11 Robotic Vacuum

Posted on 13 March 2011

The average geek has a tendency to sit in front of their computers for 24 hours straight, living on nothing but Jolt Cola. They are probably great at whatever it is they are doing, but when it comes to vacuuming the techie is more often than not somewhat less competent.   That’s where the Neato [...]

Navigation

Garmin nüvi 205W: Portable GPS with 4.3-Inch Widescreen

Posted on 11 March 2011

Nuvi 205W is a nice-looking and intuitive piece of tech that asks the user only two things: “Where To” or “Map”. Just enter the address or  point of interest and be guided there by the quickest route–or cheapest route: The Nuvi 205W has an “ecoRoute” function, which will help you choose the most fuel efficient [...]

Projectors

Optoma HD20: A 1080p DLP Home Theater Projector

Posted on 09 March 2011

The average price of Full HD (1080p) projectors continues to drop. Optoma’s HD 20 is a 1080p projector based on DLP technology with high brightness – guaranteeing a powerful image on any screen. Should be a pretty great gift to any geek without a projector.   The contrast is 5000:1, or 500:1 with Optoma’s ANSI [...]

Robots

Holmes: Robot Desk Lamp with the Power to Shine

Posted on 26 February 2011

Calling it a robot is perhaps a bit of a stretch, since all it does is brighten up your desk and holds some of your stationery. But at least it’s a desk lamp that looks like a robot, and that’s good enough for most geeks out there! It comes with an adjustable body, head, arms [...]

Spy Gadgets

Pen Spy Cam: Encore S-P2010HDT

Posted on 29 June 2010

For anyone who’d like to play with the James Bond persona, the Encore S-P2010HDT would surely sit nicely in the shirt pocket. It will, because it’s not much larger than the average pen. It comes with a built-in camera that shoots video in VGA resolution with sound included and only weighs a few dozen grams. [...]