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Daily Tech: $30,000 Gets You the Hoverboard From Back to the Future
- The original Mattel Hoverboard, used by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future is now on sale on eBaywith bidding starting at $30,000. — Geekologie
- Rumors are swirling that Apple is beta testing iPhone's 2.1 firmware, which is said to include more GPS functionality.
Daily Tech: Nike Coming Out With Marty McFly Sneakers!
- The Nike McFly 2015s may not give you airborne flying capabilities, but they will look like MJF's ankle-high sneakers and offer Flywire technology, which is said to be ultra-light materials. Watch for their availability in late July. — Wired
- Sony Ericsson takes home the greenest electronics company award in Greenpeace's Greener Electronics Guide.
Vintage Geek: Back to the Future II
Some of my favorite movies growing up were the Back to the Future movies (I loved that Michael J.), particularly the second one, because of all the crazy technology I thought we could expect in the 21st century. All the kids had hover boards, the re-hydrater could take a tiny piece of food and zap it into a full gourmet meal, there were TV screens that doubled as window shades — I could not wait for it to be 2015 so I could have all those amazing gadgets (Sidenote: If they had flying cars, then why did everyone still look old as dirt?). I swear, every year after that movie was out, some other kid was telling me that this was the year hover boards were really coming out.
DeLorean Goes Back Into Production?
If you've watched the Back To The Future series as many times as I have, your obsession has probably led you to a google search where you learned the funky set of wheels made popular in the films stopped production nearly 25 years ago. Lucky for car loving geeks out there, we may not have to go travel through time to see new DeLorean cars.
The BBC has reported that the demand for the DeLorean is so high that it may go back into production.
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The Hills Tech Quiz: Episode 8, "Can't Always Get What You Want"
All claws were out on last night's episode of The Hills as Jayde confronted Kristin about her relationship with Brody. Meanwhile, Heidi visited with a psychologist to share her future pregnancy woes. Now back to the geeky goodness – how well were you paying attention to the gadgets and tech talk?
Get Your Gadgets in Gear For Back to School
I can't believe I'm already talking about heading back to school. It feels like just yesterday I was waxing poetic about beach gadgets, and here I am talking about which ones to toss in your new Fall bag. Your very stylish bag I'd expect, much like the Hayden-Hartnett Ibiza ($200) number that I just can't get enough of.
Back To The Future CD-ROM Sneakers
White high tops with built in speakers and a CD-ROM, could it be true? These old school sexy sporty sneakers featured on Ubergizmo are concept shoes which feature an integrated CD-ROM, speakers, volume control knob and yes, velcro tops! They remind me of something Will Smith would wear on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Do You Take Breaks From Social Networks?
Sometimes you don't realize you need a break from something until you actually get it, and you realize how nice it was to just have a little time away from an obsession.
Such was the case for me on a recent vacation where, while I didn't completely disconnect, I didn't have time to check in on my Facebook and Twitter accounts.
I didn't know who was on their way to an amazing party, I didn't see photos posted by distant family member, I saw no Facebook status-offs.
Facebook Begins Use of Usernames: Why I'm Worried
Hey, good news! Facebook now lets you use usernames in the URL for your Facebook page, rather than the series of crazy numbers to distinguish your personal URL. Why am I a little unenthused?
Found: John Connor's Handy Mobile Computer
In the future . . .
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