Archive for January, 2010
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010Ever wished there was a faster, easier way to share files between your computer and your iPhone or iPod Touch? Mobile computing is increasingly being split between notebook computers and phones, but the data transfer isn’t always easy. The AirStash is a WiFi-enabled USB flash drive that stores data on SD cards up to 32 [...]
Is the Skiff Arriving Too Late to the eReader Party?
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010My favorite eReader coming out of CES 2010 was the Skiff, a large format device aimed at the newspaper and magazine audience. The reader is big (the screen is 11.5 inches diagonally with a 1200 x 1600 pixel display), but quite thin (just over 1/4 inch). Its 17 9/16 ounces is a bit lighter than [...]
Orion’s Monster Dobsonian Telescope Will Be the Talk of Your Backyard Cookout
Saturday, January 9th, 2010Interested in astronomy? Have more disposable income than than the average small nation? Want to give the neighbors a scare they won’t soon forget? Then you might be in the market for a 50-inch Monster Dobsonian reflector telescope from Orion. Billed as the biggest amateur telescope in the world, this thing weighs in at about [...]
Laptop or Tablet, Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Has You Covered
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Whether in reaction to Apple’s anticipated month-end announcement, or just because the idea has reached an intersection of demand and technical capability, 2010 is looking like the year of the tablet computer. I think that tablets, once they pass the hurdles of price and capability (see the history of notebooks for that) are going to [...]
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