Category: Gadgets
Vintage Publications Online
Some websites out there can suck me in for hours of page clicking. Usually it’s some sort of retro-theme; a vintage look at something I remember as a kid (a huge inspiration for RCGrabBag).
Science Fair 100-in-1 Electronic Project Kit (1973)
After our parents got tired of us kids taking apart perfectly good radios to see what was inside, junior mad scientists like me got to test our evil genius on Tandy’s Science Fair Electronic Project Kits.
Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet – First Look
10/22/2009 – Check out my latest Archos 5 Android review here.
10/22/2009 – Check out my latest Archos 5 Android review here.
Archos attempts to introduce a new class of PMP devices with the Archos 5 and 7. Only they’re not called PMP’s anymore; they’re called Internet Media Tablets. Sure, why not. Mine just arrived today, so read on for a first look and my early impressions…
Addendum to Cowon Q5W Hard Drive Upgrade
I had a couple of readers mention difficulties with upgrading the Cowon Q5W PMPs with larger hard drives.
My “No-Cost” 3G iPhone Upgrade.
I just upgraded my original iPhone by replacing it with the new 16gb 3G model. The cost was essentially $0. How? The new 3G phone goes for $299 for the 16gb model, but I just sold my original iPhone on ebay for $300. I probably could have gotten more. It seems as though the original
Making Chocolate at Home
My wife and I are chocolate fiends, so being true to my nature (as a hobby locust), it dawned on me one day that I should look into this mysterious process of chocolate-making and see if it could be done in the kitchen.