Category Archives: Gadgets

Next in World Domination for Google

Posted on February 10, 2005 by jasonjcrowther

Maps. Props to Sean for passing on the info that Google’s Maps application is now in beta. I goofed around with it a little bit, and it seems to work pretty well. The most impressive stuff to me was very … Continue reading →

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Cool FireFox Hint of the Day

Posted on January 10, 2005 by jasonjcrowther

Did you know that you can add search types to the FireFox search gadget? I never noticed the add engines item at the bottom of the search list. There are a ton of other handy searches available. I added amazon.com, … Continue reading →

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Whoa, that’s a biggin’!

Posted on January 6, 2005 by jasonjcrowther

I was in CompUsa the other day and spotted a new 30″ Apple Cinema Display. Running at a staggering 2560×1600 resolution, it seems to provide acres of desktop real estate. Man, I would love to have one. But, at $3,000 … Continue reading →

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Pogo Sticks go High Tech!

Posted on December 14, 2004 by jasonjcrowther

Saw the Flybar Model 1200 on amazon.com; the pogo stick, evolved. So what’s so special about this $299 toy? Thrusters! Activate all 12 of the independent rubber thrusters and you’re capable of rebounding with 1200 pounds of force! They claim … Continue reading →

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A Quiet PC for DVR

Posted on November 30, 2004 by jasonjcrowther

Hush Technologies specializes in fanless PC designs for noise conscious applications like living room PVRs. Their latest effort looks pretty sweet. Unfortunately, at about $2500, I’ll be sticking to my plan of building my own open source based PVR on … Continue reading →

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