Category Archives: Gadgets

Cool Google Maps Hack

Posted on July 7, 2005 by jasonjcrowther

A while back, my pal Larry showed me a cool mapping site that lets you take out a virtual tape measure and measure distances arbitrarily. It really hit the spot for figuring out how far I’ve been running. Today, via … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Self Heating Containers?

Posted on May 18, 2005 by jasonjcrowther

Yep! Buy your pre-brewed coffee (or tea, soup, or even baby formula) in its own self heating container. A company called Ontech has blown through a cool $20 millon in development of the idea, now protected by 120 different patents. … Continue reading →

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Teeny Tiny Linux Box

Posted on March 29, 2005 by jasonjcrowther

Slashdot reports about Picotux a new Linux compatible PC the size of a RJ-45 ethernet jack. Wow, that’s pretty darn small, and its only 99 Euros. Now if I just had a cool project to use it in!

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TikiUSB?

Posted on February 25, 2005 by jasonjcrowther

Whoa, this is pretty cool. A tiki shaped USB drive. How cool is that? They’re a little pricey, but they’re hand made. Probably no more expensive than a one made by a street vendor in Maui. Don’t be the last … Continue reading →

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Building your own DVR, Part I

Posted on February 23, 2005 by jasonjcrowther

In my last blog, I brought you up to date on the hell that is dealing with Time Warner Cable for service. In the comments, my pal Sean was surprised that I didn’t just dump the Time Warner DVR and … Continue reading →

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