For a Sunday dose of vintage geek, I thought I'd share these pastel vintage-chic radios which I spotted on GeekAlerts. Unlike other radios which appear retro on the outside but are mp3 players on the inside, this radio is totally old school. With an AM/FM radio, top handle, a telescopic antenna and knobs for adjusting the volume and frequency, it doesn't get any more vintage geek-chic than this. The pink is currently sold out so you'll have to settle for sky blue. Priced at $15 each.
You'd think that smoking Christmas lights would be something only Clark Griswold would have to deal with in Christmas Vacation. Guess again! I was totally shocked when TeamSugar told me that her new Micro Lights short-circuited and melted the outlet plug. Yikes! TeamSugar noticed that the lights went out around 5pm, and she could smell melting plastic. When she came back at 11pm, the entire plug had exploded. It's better to be safe than sorry this holiday season. Keep a close eye on your new lights and if worse comes to worse, trade in your real tree for a fiber optic USB Christmas tree, you know, just to be on the safe side!
I've seen these earth-friendly cardboard speakers, which are made from recycled materials, a couple times and can't quite figure out what I think about them. On the one hand it's neat that they are made of recycled materials, but on the other hand, can we honestly trust their sound quality? Apparently each speaker folds flat for convenient storage and portability. They cost $15.
What better way to get into the holiday spirit then by Elfing Yourself?! Similar to the website MagMyPic that puts you on the cover of a magazine of your choice, ElfYourself helps you put your head, your mom's head, your friend's head, your dog's head (okay, you catch my drift) on a dancing elf.
Google rolled out its fair share of neat new services, apps, and features this year. From personalized homepages, Google's My Maps, Google Transit, Goog-411, Google Street View and Google Docs Mobile, which one would you say is your favorite?
This past year has definitely seen its fair share of big tech stories. It feels like yesterday we were lining up outside the Apple store for the highly anticipated iPhone launch! And who can forget the countdown to the ultra chic Leopard OS X operating system? What was the biggest tech news story of 2007?
If you had your hopes set on getting a Kindle this holiday season, I hate to break it to you but you may be outta luck. Not only because they are sold out till after Christmas, but because you may not get wireless connectivity where you live, making your Kindle virtually useless. You better check if the Kindle will work in your area.
With only a few weeks left till Christmas, you may be in need of some last minute gift ideas. If you've been keeping up with my holiday gift guides you'll know all the hottest gadgets this holiday season. Check out my guide to getting your girlfriends holiday gifts.
Well it's about time. Okay, I won't rip into Google for adding this new Gmail feature a little late, but I guess it's better late than never! Geek Tip: Gmail finally gets colored labels.
I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't love a set of Nintendo Mushroom Sours this holiday season.
They're the perfect gift for the hardcore fans that have Super Mario clocks on their desktops and Plumber costumes in their closets, but they're also sweet for those casual gamers that have a soft spot for those magic mushrooms.
The set includes three tins with red cherry, green apple and blue raspberry flavors. A set of three is $15.
Continental Airlines has launched a test program in Houston that allows travelers to board flights using their cell phone or personal-digital assistant instead of the usual boarding pass. If it works, the program could expand to airlines and airports nationwide. How will it work? According to USA Today, instead of a traditional pass, Continental Airlines (CAL) and the Transportation Security Administration will let passengers show a code the airline has sent to their cell phone or PDA. Here's more:
The two-dimensional bar code, a jumble of squares and rectangles, stores the passenger's name and flight information. A TSA screener will confirm the bar code's authenticity with a handheld scanner. Passengers still need to show photo identification. The electronic boarding pass also works at airport gates.
I always email myself flight information so I can open up my email on my BlackBerry when I get up to the check-in window, so I love the idea of being able to use my cell as a boarding pass. It means one less step, right? Source
Now Dasher, now Dancer! A festive Google gift has just arrived at Sugar HQ, and we couldn't have been more excited to open it. Inside a festive box came an ultra-thin USB flash memory drive enclosed in a brown and powder-blue leather case. Boasting 2GB of storage, this plastic storage card is small enough to slip into your credit card holder, your wallet, even your back pocket! Very similar to the chic Christmas flash cards by Walletex. Google also included a DonorsChoose.org gift card, so we can support a charity of our choice. Thank you Google!
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