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Shoot Black and White Photos With Your iPhone

GeekSugar — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:00:02 -0800

Who loves black and white photography? The correct answer is: EVERYONE loves black and white photography!

Now you can shoot in romantic shades of gray on your iPhone - with the App Vint B&W.

Nothin' fancy, just simple black and whites, fit for a modern geek. And, totally free.

The White House Is Filled With BlackBerrys, iPod Docks

GeekSugar — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:12:48 -0700

This week, I watched NBC's fascinating two-part Inside the Obama White House special, where news correspondent Brian Williams took viewers on a candid tour of the West Wing - kinda like a day in the life of the Obama administration. Aside from learning about the abundance of freshly picked apples and bowls of candy in every room, Obama's favorite cell phone - the BlackBerry of course - was spotted in the hands of almost every administration employee. There are also many iPods and iPod docks, as employees are encouraged to listen to music while working. Out with the old and in with the new!

Dress Up Your Desk And Gadgets In Black and White

GeekSugar — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:00:37 -0700

Sure, brightly colored gadgets and desk accessories have their fun, flirty place, but you can never go wrong with classic black and white gear. It's calming, clean and won't leave your desk in a cluttered mess of different shades and styles. FabSugar noted the black, white and gray trend earlier this season, so it's no surprise we see simple black and white mousepads, iPod cases, desk accessories and geek paraphernalia popping up all over the web.

My favorite find is this adorable Black and White Ghost mouse, $38, which is not only perfect for Halloween, but would probably cheer you up whenever you look at it. The device is a modern 3-button optical wheel mouse, which can connect to a PC or Mac via USB port.

For some more black and white gear that brings simplicity back to the geekspace, click through the widget below.

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Hot New Harajuku Laptop Sleeves by Gwen Stefani

GeekSugar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:14:36 -0800

Rocker mom Gwen Stefani is all about the tech accessories! Just a couple of months ago she
showed off her fashionable L.A.M.B laptop sleeves in N.Y.C. And now she's introduced a Japanese-inspired Harajuku Lovers collection which includes laptop sleeves and bags for your beloved gadgets.

This 13-inch Kanji Girls print Harajuku Lovers sleeve ($35) is made from poly twill fabric and includes an enamel heart logo zipper pull in black and white. And don't worry, with its water resistant fabric, and quarter-inch protective foam filler, your laptop will always stay protected from the elements.

Vintage Video Maker App Does Exactly What It Implies

GeekSugar — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:05:46 -0800

All things old are new again as vintage gadgets and tech come back with a bang. Since you can already turn your iPhone photos into cool vintage-looking pics in more than a few ways, it's only natural that there would eventually be an iPhone 3GS app that turns your on-the-go videos into retro styled mini movies.

Called the Vintage Video Maker, this $3 app is worth its weight in fun - just capture your video within the app, or load one up that you've already shot, and choose between three old-timey styles: 20's movie, black and white, and 60's home video. You can also add sound effects like a running projector or loop an old piano to play over your 20's themed vid.

Are you as obsessed with vintage gadgets and tech like I am? Join our Vintage Geek group and share your retro faves with us!

Hello Lova: Sprint's New BlackBerry Curve 8530 in Royal Purple

GeekSugar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:47:37 -0800

I've seen pink BlackBerrys, gold BlackBerrys, white BlackBerrys, red BlackBerrys and then all of the standard-colored BlackBerrys, but royal purple? This is a delightful treat. The new BlackBerry Curve 8530 should be coming to Sprint some time this month, but we still don't know specifics about price (Verizon is charging $100 after a mail-in rebate, so you can expect something comparable).

Granted, it may not be the high-end BlackBerry Bold 9700, but it still offers the new trackpad, a QWERTY keyboard, WiFi functionality, and a 2-megapixel camera and camcorder.

If the new royal purple doesn't exactly do it for you, you can pick one up in black.

Daily Tech: Panasonic Unveils Three New Lumix Cameras

GeekSugar — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:05:54 -0700

Coming this September are three new 12.1 megapixel LUMIX cameras - Engadget
The Withing Connected Scale will send all of your weight records to your iPhone via WiFi - Chip Chick
Why the BlackBerry Tour is both yay and nay - Switched
The White House wants the public to know it likes Twitter very much - TechCrunch
Apple's Final Cut Studio app update is out and it offers significant feature changes - Boing Boing
We're still giving away Amazon Kindles! Log in for a chance to win one - geeksugar

Daily Tech: Lenovo's Latest 12-Inch Netbook

GeekSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:02:37 -0700

Lenovo's new IdeaPad S12 netbook offers a 12-inch display, only weighs three pounds, and includes 160GB of storage. You'll be able to pick one up in black or white this June for $449. - Wired
Find out how you can make your iPhone look like an old school Gameboy. - Kotaku
And just like that, the Circuit City online retail store is up, functioning, and appears to have some good deals. - Gizmodo
RIM's new successor to the Bold, the BlackBerry Onyx, gets a full video review so you can see it up close and in action. - IntoMobile
Coming to Japan this Summer, is Sharp's solar phone which will give you one minute of talktime when it is placed in the sunshine for 10 minutes. It is also waterproof and comes with sports-related applications. - CNET Crave

Daily Tech: Wii Fit Girl Gets Boyfriend Back on Tyra

GeekSugar — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:02:20 -0700

Remember the "Wii Fit" girl? The one whose boyfriend taped her doing the Hula Hoop portion of Wii Fit and posted it on YouTube? Well she got him back on the Tyra Banks show! - Switched
Sony Ericsson will soon be coming out with a new line of Bluetooth watches that feature a OLED number display and will display the caller ID and vibrate when your phone is ringing or you receive an SMS. - Gizmodo
I knew the white trend would catch on! A white DVD player, a white TV, a white PSP, and a white telephone, I'm in love! - Unplggd
How funny is this? An internal doc from AT&T shows that their fact sheet about the BlackBerry Storm makes it sound crappy compared to the iPhone 3G. I won't believe a word of it! - The Boy Genius Report
It's the last day for a chance to win geek-chic beach gadgets and accessories! Be sure to log in to your TeamSugar account! - geeksugar

Victory Is Ours: Polaroid Announces Relaunch of Camera, Film

GeekSugar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:20:28 -0700

I once asked you if you would jump on board if Polaroid were revived - an overwhelming amount of you said yes. Well hold on to your hats, photo geeks, cause it's on its way! At a press conference today in Hong Kong, Polaroid announced that they will be re-launching the One Step camera and allowing The Impossible Project (a group of former Polaroid employees who have been working to revive the medium and who also released the last of the instant film to Urban Outfitters earlier this year) to produce a limited amount of instant black and white and color film in 2010. No more tears on those Polaroid notepads my friends, you'll get the real thing soon enough.

In addition to the exciting launch, Polaroid is releasing a limited edition Celebration Kit ($450) on Friday, October 16 for the ultimate instant camera connoisseur. The kit includes an original SX-70 camera, two collectible film packs, and a few other commemorative items. So - are you as excited about this news as I am?