Last week's topic of booty grazing - as in unsolicited spam text message of a sexual nature - got my friends and I talking about the fact that none of us get prank calls anymore because we don't have land lines. Then I started thinking that people might be more interested in having a land line if home phones were more exciting.
Take for instance the Amadana PT-108 Wireless phone, a futuristic wireless telephone that's sleek and combines retro shape with a modern look. It's made with genuine leather and costs a whopping $399. The question is, is it chic enough to convert me back to being a land liner?
Thanks to TeamSugar user Rachie Rees for sending us one of her favorite gadgets - the Pearl USB flash drive. She says: "I highly recommend USB flash drives, they are so useful and extremley handy. You can use drives to store your photos, music, voice recordings and data. There are now so many new designs and styles- its like they're becoming geeky jewelry pieces - just like this pearl one." I definitely agree Rachie Rees! To purchase a 2GB pearl USB flash drive for $30, click here. I want to know what's in your purse, on your desktop and in your pockets. To learn how to post photos of your favorite gadgets in the group, read more
You really just don't hear enough about the Hanson brothers these days, save for their appearance on VH1 One Hit Wonders list and the occasional award show. In fact, I didn't even realize how much I'd missed ironically singing their "MMMBop" song (or maybe I wasn't being ironic) with my girlfriends until I read their answers to the Switched Questionnaire about technology.
Apparently, the bros are grown up, have a new sound, self-released album and the youngest of the trio Zac Hanson - pictured at left - is almost a geek. I say almost because he doesn't quite match the geekiness of Hilary Duff. Highlights include:
What's the longest time you've ever spent playing a video game in one sitting and what game was it?
I played Final Fantasy X for 10 hours when I first got it.
What cell phone do you have right now and what do you love/hate about it?
I have the BlackBerry 7130c. I hate the scroll wheel. I am left handed but the scroll wheel is on the right side.
Name one thing you wish your iPod/cellphone/laptop (any gadget) could do that it doesn't do now?
Make me coffee, and tone my abs.
Blackberry, Sidekick, or Treo?
BlackBerry. Being able to sent a PIN message to someone and know they will get it in 3 secs is pretty cool.
Are you getting an iPhone? If so, why?
Yes. I have a MacBook Pro, and the iPhone will be the best Phone to sync with all of my programs. Also Apple stuff rocks, so the more of its products I can use, the better.
It seems to be a universal truth that dads love geeky gifts - from robots, camcorders, speaker systems to plasma screens - there are very few gadgets that any dad I know would turn down. With Father's Day on the horizon, this is the week to start thinking about what you are getting your dad or father figure. He's probably the person who bought you your first Walkman or Discman afterall.
I'm thinking of getting my dad a set of speakers for his desk, or perhaps even a sleek laptop carrier bag (the one he has right now is so boring and generic). I could of course, be persuaded to get him something more exciting. You can help me by finding great gifts you think your dad would like from all across the web, bookmarking them and tagging your finds with "dad." When you bookmark, let me know why you think a dad would like that item.
Then check back to geeksugar this week to see if I featured your bookmarks in my Father's Day gift guide.
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I present to you the FT female robot, measuring just over a foot tall and containing twenty-three motors and two gyroscopes. As a result of Tomotaka Takahashi's desire to create a female type robot, he spent a year developing a robot with feminine features. Featured on SCI FI Tech, the FT's parts were specifically designed to showcase a lean, feminine body line. Wondering how she works? The FT robot is controlled by an onboard computer which allows the robot to move gracefully. Takahashi even consulted with professional fashion models to make the FT’s movements more lifelike. There are currently only two FT robots in the world, although one will be sold by auction, starting at...get this...$300,000. Takahashi believes that half of all robots in the near future will be "female," so I'm sure he'll be keeping the second one for himself as a prototype. For more info, click here.
A Japanese geek has created a Nintendo Power Glove and Wii-mote controller combination that offers some rare robot-inspired Do-It-Yourself fun.
The original Power Glove was a controller accessory designed by a team in Japan and eventually released in the US and Japan in the late '80s. It was apparently the first peripheral interface controller to recreate human hand movements on a television or computer screen. Of course, the Wii-mote is the much-talked about controller for the Nintendo Wii, which was released in 2006. The Wii-mote allows players to wirelessly control games by swinging the device when playing games like Wii tennis, bowling or boxing.
The Wii Power Glove brings the fun of the two devices, but also takes away from some of the Wii-mote's coolest swinging/remote qualities. I must say I wouldn't turn down the opportunity to test it out, although I wish the creator would have left the Wii-mote its sleek original color instead of painting it black. To watch the video of how it works, read more
Last week's topic of booty grazing - as in unsolicited spam text message of a sexual nature - got my friends and I talking about the fact that none of us get prank calls anymore because we don't have land lines. Then I started thinking that people might be more interested in having a land line if home phones were more exciting. 
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