Weekend DIY: Touchscreen Gloves


Updated 11/22/11 10:49 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Make Text and Touchscreen Gloves at Home

With the rise of smartphone popularity across wireless carriers, it's become pretty difficult to avoid a product with a touchscreen, and as the gadget enthusiasts we are, how could you now do without the swipe and pinch functions? Things get a little tricky come Winter when the heat of our touchscreen conducive fingers are hidden behind knit gloves. You could go out and purchase texting Read more

Daily Tech: Samsung Releasing Transparent Laptop


Updated 02/08/10 9:59 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Samsung Releasing Transparent Laptop

Samsung plans to release a laptop with a transparent screen — Gizmodo Brain scans let vegetative patients talk to researchers — Switched Turn any room into a home theater — Unplggd Because it's Friday: Star Trek LOLcats — io9 The Gesture Cube blows all other touchscreen devices out of the water — Dvice Read more

Touchscreen Technology May Come to the Kindle


Updated 02/07/10 9:01 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Amazon Kindle May Get a Touchscreen

This is potentially very exciting: Amazon has purchased a startup company specializing in touchscreen technology. It plans to merge it with the Kindle hardware division, which leads one to believe that maybe the next generation Kindle will have a touchscreen. The company claims its technology can distinguish between a finger and a stylus, as well as support simultaneous touch points (oooh . . . Read more

Crazy, Awesome, Geeky Computers Spotted at a Live Concert


Updated 11/23/09 8:47 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Crazy Computerized Lighting and Sound For Live Concerts

I'm a big live music fan, as evidenced by my love of websites for finding live music near me and my dislike of tech-related distractions like texting during shows. While at a concert last week, I stood behind the most impressive sound and lighting boards that I have ever seen! The lighting computers on the left were operated with touchscreens. There were at least eight different screens, and Read more

Fingerless Gloves: The Cold Weather Touchscreen Solution!


Updated 11/08/08 8:22 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 11 comments

Fingerless Gloves: The Cold Weather Touchscreen Solution!

Each week my coats seem to get a little thicker as the temperature drops, and soon it'll be time to bundle up. My pet peeve of the cold weather is trying to press buttons on the iPod and otherwise use my iPhone's touchscreen while keeping my hands warm in gloves. A few Winters ago, I got used to just taking off my gloves when I needed to use the clickwheel (or, I'm not proud to admit, using a Read more

Do You Prefer a Physical or a Touchscreen Keyboard?


Updated 10/27/08 1:48 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 34 comments

Android to Add Soft Support for Onscreen Keyboard

When a new smartphone comes out, one of the first things I look for is whether it has a touchscreen keyboard or a physical keyboard. When T-Mobile's G1 came out, I was mildly surprised that it was physical, rather than onscreen, because I thought it may be closer in design to the iPhone. Not to be outdone, it looks like Android will devise an onscreen keyboard for the G1 as well, leaving you with Read more

CNN Goes High-Tech For Super Tuesday


Updated 02/08/08 10:24 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 10 comments

CNN Goes High-Tech For Super Tuesday

Last night when I was watching all of the election coverage on CNN, I couldn't help but notice national correspondent John King tapping a touch-sensitive monitor to show election results across various states. Described as the "Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall" by its inventor, Jeff Han of Perceptive Pixel, the multitouch display can to showcase animated maps, videos, photos, live streams of Read more

Retro Radio With Touchscreen Controls


Updated 07/25/07 7:06 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Retro Radio With Touchscreen Controls

We certainly expect something like the iPhone to have revolutionary touch capabilities, but what about a retro radio? Bush has just come out with this shiny black DAB digital radio with matching handle which features touch buttons instead of standard push buttons, giving it that perfect mix of vintage and modern tech. The TR04DABBLK, which was displayed on engadget has ten DAB and FM preset Read more

5 Tablet Picks For Every Type of Grad


Updated 05/16/12 3:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Affordable Tablets For Graduates

Graduation is the perfect opportunity to ask Mom and Dad for the tech you are dying to own. While grads may have once vied for gaming consoles and laptops, these days it's all about sleek, multifunctional touchscreen tablets. We rounded up the five best tablets for every type of grad that may be on your celebration list this year. Read more

5 iPhone and iPad Accessories to Take Your Gaming to the Next Level


Updated 05/02/12 3:21 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Gaming Accessories For iPad and iPhone

While it's great that so many gaming advancements have been made with touchscreens, do you ever just miss the feel of simple, intuitive game controllers? Precision is key in gaming, yet touchscreen control panels can be finicky and difficult to maneuver compared to their joystick and button controller counterparts. If you're looking for a few add-ons to improve your gaming skills, take a look at Read more