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Gadget Gear From the Sex and the City Movie!

GeekSugar — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:30:15 -0700

Now that you've taken the Sex and the City tech trivia quiz, which brought you up to speed with all the tech treats from past SATC episodes, it's time to check out some of the geeky gadgets the Sex and the City movie has in store for us! Here's a sneak peek of what we can expect next week at the premiere!
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What Laptop Should Carrie Use in the Sex and the City Movie?

GeekSugar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:00:56 -0700

Rolling on with the Sex and the City tech coverage and the possibility of new iMacs this week, I had to wonder (!): What computer will Carrie be using in the movie? The film picks up four years later after the end of the TV show, so she could still be using her vintage PowerBook G3, since she went to great lengths to rescue it, and the fact that she was not the most tech-savvy person in the world.

On the other hand, it may have stopped ticking by then, and she might be turned on by a new MacBook (especially since it looks the most like her original machine in black), she may have heard that the hot Air was the gadget equivalent of her, and maybe her geek BFF Miranda taught her to go with the MacBook Pro. (Spoiler alert! I think it can be seen in one of the trailers.) What do you think she should use?

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Carrie Bradshaw Learns to Email and IM . . . Slowly

GeekSugar — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:55 -0700

My heart beats a little faster every day as we near May 30, the day the Sex and the City movie comes out. To that end, I've been posting the geekiest SATC clips to prepare, including everything from the motherboard failure to Carrie's Googling misadventures!

Our fearless and fiercely intelligent women proved they can tackle anything in the show, especially technology - but even a Mac girl like Carrie Bradshaw was mystified from time to time when she dove into a new geeky task. It's crazy to see now, but Carrie was pretty freaked out by email and IM when she first got it (even though this was in 2001!). Watch her ridiculous reaction to Aidan coming online. . .

Carrie Bradshaw Googles a Lovah

GeekSugar — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:00:31 -0700

It's hard to believe that Carrie Bradshaw spent so much time in front of a laptop and managed not to Google all of her dates. But that's exactly what she does here, in the last season of Sex and the City, when she discovers the power of Google and its ability to snoop on future boyfriends. Enjoy this little geeky SATC snippet, as a taster for the movie's May release and its promise of cell phone madness!

Study Shows More Women Than Men Online

GeekSugar — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:00:58 -0700

Just when men thought they were more techie then women, CBC news reports that internet usage among women has been ahead of male usage for some time. The eMarketer says that "female usage of the internet in the U.S. has risen 12.4 per cent since 2000, compared with 3.2 percent for males."

Demographics show that young females tend to spend more time on social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and of course, Teamsugar. Unlike their male counterparts, who are apparently more apt to pursue the net for videos.

Don't expect these stats to change anytime soon - eMarketer estimates that by 2011, 109.7 million US females will be going online, amounting to 51.9 percent of the total online population. That calls for a - you go girl!

Explore Carrie Bradshaw's MacBook Pro!

GeekSugar — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:30:59 -0700

Remember when I asked you guys what computer you thought Carrie Bradshaw should use in the Sex and the City movie, and I teased that I thought I could see it in one of the trailers? Well, my hunch was right: Carrie carries a MacBook Pro in the movie!

You actually voted that she should start using the ultra-stylin' MacBook Air if she was going to abandon her trusty PowerBook, but I love that she has a Pro (it's my machine too) - not to mention that the Air wasn't available at the time of the filming.

To see what I love about the Sex and the City website, just read more.

Anyway, the Sex and the City movie website has a new fun feature that lets you explore Carrie Bradshaw's desktop! You can iChat with the girls, snoop on Carrie's iCal, and check out her personal blog - and movie trivia is scattered throughout that will help you win some prizes, too! If you took my Sex and the City tech quiz and are still hungry for more SATC geekiness, spend an hour or so on Carrie's Mac and see what she did when she peered into the screen she poured her heart into.

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The 2TB Apple Time Capsule Goes On Sale For $499

GeekSugar — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:45:16 -0700

If you've got the urge to back up ridiculous amounts of data (roughly 3050 movies), Apple's 2TB Time Capsule is now available for purchase online for $499.

Now I know you don't have millions of songs (OK, maybe you do), but your household might have a few laptops or computers that need to be backed up (you don't want to have a Carrie Bradshaw moment, do you?!) so this Time Machine may come in handy after all.

iPod Holster Is a Little Glam, a Little Garish

GeekSugar — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:42 -0800

If I were a rich girl, then this iLuv iPod Holster $60 could be mine.

Would I buy it though? In its gold glory, it's kind of a fun display of empty excess, but I don't know if that's really my MO.

It's sort of Carrie Bradshaw in gold doorknocker territory, and maybe during a recession, that show - real or fake gold - may have passed.

But considering it comes with matching gold earbuds, it's a fun little package, and could be a great Christmas present for your Fergie- or Gwen-worshiping friend.

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Sex and the City Inspired wikiHow's!

GeekSugar — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:01:16 -0700

With the Sex and the City movie hitting theaters nationwide today, it's kinda exciting that my iGoogle page has SATC themed "How-To's" in my wikiHow's "How to of the Day" desktop gadget. Things like how to make a Cosmopolitan and how to fall out of love. . . the basics, right?!

Anywhoo, I'm loving the fact that they're in on the fun, and I'm sure Carrie Bradshaw would be loving it as well.

Home Payphone: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:00:08 -0700

The last time I had to use a payphone, it was because my phone errantly died (I sincerely hope that's what happens to Carrie Bradshaw here) and I was supposed to meet my boyfriend somewhere.

I remember being grossed out by all the germs of a shared phone, and got none of the nostalgia of being a teenager and using a payphone to call my mom to come pick me up from the mall. This Crosley 1950's Style Payphone returns all that nostalgia with none of the Purell - it goes in your home, and though quarters aren't required to use it, the coin slot works and the money gets deposited in the back of the phone - like a piggy bank!

On the other hand, vintage style aside, this could be gauche in the wrong setting. What's your take?