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Keep Springin' With Laptop Bags by Toss Designs

GeekSugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:15:05 -0700

And the obsession with Spring continues! The Bay Area's Toss Designs has just come out with messenger style laptop bags in light, bright, and unabashedly fun designs. And I like that they're messenger-style, because my poor put-upon shoulders are beginning to revolt (and stoop) against my heavy-bag habits.

This is the laptop bag I want to grab on a sunny day and take to the park with my flip flops and sunglasses on!

My absolute favorite is the green-and-white bag - wait, no, it's the pink and green bag! I can't choose!

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Meet the Qooq, a Computer For the Kitchen

GeekSugar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:47:16 -0800

I would love to have a dedicated computer to use in the kitchen. Usually if I'm testing a new recipe from one of my favorite food blogs or websites I sit my laptop on the counter and toss a towel over the keyboard to keep it safe from spills or other kitchen mishaps. A French company decided to capitalize on the kitchen computer idea and just introduced the Qooq (warning: the site is in French), a new type of computer specifically designed to use in the kitchen.

The Qooq (pronounced "cook") features an easily-cleaned glass touch screen and comes preloaded with 500 recipes and 10 chef-provided recipe videos. It costs $515 for the device and initial recipes, monthly updates are available for $20. One downside: there isn't a web browser, so recipes are limited to those loaded onto the device - therefore, sadly no Internet browsing for recipes. I love this idea, but right now it's only available in French - time to dust off my class notes from college!

Would you buy a dedicated kitchen cooking device, or do you prefer to use your home computer?

Website of the Day: LivePerson

GeekSugar — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:03:55 -0700

There's a variety of subjects I'm not familiar with, but would love to know more about (like web design), and it would be awesome to have my own personal expert to give me tips and advice whenever I needed it. If real-time advice is what you seek, then LivePerson will provide.

LivePerson is a live and online chat service that lets you speak with an expert on almost any subject under the sun. Just find an expert from those that are online and waiting (legal advice, perhaps?), agree to the advice fee (which can be anywhere from a dollar a minute to $20 dollars an hour), and you're on your way to getting awesome advice from someone who knows their stuff. But what's more, if you are an expert on something (say photography, knitting, or dog grooming), you can get paid to stay at home and toss out tasty nibbles of advice. What a way to earn a living.

More Details About Apple's New Nanos!

GeekSugar — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:30:35 -0700

If the name of Steve Job's latest presentation - Let's Rock - led you to believe that he would be unveiling new iPods, you would be right! But not only were we the first to see the new Nano design at the Yerba Buena Center For the Arts today in San Francisco, but we also got a sneak peek at some new yet-to-be-released games to hit the App Store, the details on the newest upgrades to iPod Touch, and the scoop on what the cool new features will be for iTunes 8.

The big news of the morning obviously was the new Nanos! This generation will be smaller, packed with more features, and more cost effective. Oh, did I mention the colors? The new Nano will make your plain old black and white versions green with envy. Not to mention purple, pink, red, blue, yellow, orange, and grey.

How much will the new Nano set you back? To get pricing, more product details, pics, and to find out what else is coming up in the world of Apple, just read more.

Also being included in the newest iTunes release, the Genius Playlist creator will analyze the current track you are playing and toss together a cool playlist based on the features of that song, giving you a mix of similar songs to listen to without having to hunt and peck through your music. Other goodies include an accelerometer, a built-in voice recorder, and a "Shake to Shuffle" feature. Yes, you really can shake it!

Thankfully, Steve wants us to save a little dough while enjoying our tunes! The new Nano will come in two versions: 8GB for $149 and 16GB for $199. Plus, they are available this week for you to pick up. My wallet already feels a little lighter. What else did Steve announce today? Here's a rundown:

iPod Touch will be smaller, sleeker, and louder with an on-board speaker. Plus, the Nike + iPod transmitter will be built right into the Touch - no more lame transmitter sticking out the bottom! The iPod Touch will come in three models: 8GB for $229, 16GB for $299, and $32GB for $399.
New games hitting the App Store include Spore Origins, Need for Speed: Undercover, and Real Soccer 09.
The iPod Classic will get a hefty storage bump, going from 80GB to 120GB with a $249 price tag.
iTunes will now offer HD TV shows, including those from NBC for $2.99
The update for your iPhone to 2.1 will fix bugs and dropped calls and will back up iTunes faster.

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I Would So Carry the Carrie

GeekSugar — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:00:59 -0700

JoJo Designs' Carrie Laptop Bag is the kind of summery laptop bag I need; in lightweight canvas, it would be light enough to toss my laptop into, along with sunny day essentials like my sunglasses, water, etc.

Its lightness belies its durability - just check out the cross-section photo of the bag loaded up with computer, books, and everything; of course, in the event that you do overload, they include a handy-dandy optional shoulder-strap.

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The ThinkPad X300: The Skinniest New Laptop on the Block

GeekSugar — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:02:55 -0800

Look out MacBook Air, there's a new lady in town and rumor has it, she weighs less than you - ouch! According to USA Today, computer manufacturer Lenovo will be announcing a new teeny laptop tailored for business travelers. Weighing in at only 2.9 pounds is the ThinkPad X300, which isn't as slender as the Air, but boasts a built-in optical drive, multiple USB ports, a removable battery and integrated WWAN. Now for the bad news, it's gonna cost you - $2,799 (starting price), compared to the $1,744.00 of the MB Air. That being said, would you pay the extra $1000 for the sleek design and additional features? Total toss up!

Macworld 2008: Vestalife Ladybug iPod Dock

GeekSugar — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:03:50 -0800

There was a semi-dearth of crazy and creative iPod docks at this year's Macworld event, which, whatever their functionality, are usually great eye candy. Good thing I spotted this adorable iPod dock by Vestalife that is named for exactly what it resembles - a ladybug! Its two wings collapse when it's not in use for easy portability, and they expand when you're ready to rock.

There are a few solid, bright colors, but I really like the Ladybug that's hiding a design inside its "wings." I can't wait to toss this in my bag for a weekend away or set it on my desk to gaze at . . . I mean, listen to!

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