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Got kinda bored and went to get a new iPhone 3G yesterday with James and Gee after work. The line was 3 hours (they told us 1-2), even after 10 days. It was definitely a huge step back in terms of cus...
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Tue,
Jul 22,
2008
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10:13:35 AM in 2008 / gadgets / photo
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These are photos of a cool truck I spotted in Cupertino Village, hehe. It rolled through from Oakland
I took the 2nd one with Gee's new Canon XTI with a 50mm lens outfitted.. it hella whoops on my...
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Fri,
Oct 26,
2007
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3:07:35 PM in gadgets / photo / shopping
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Lil Gee is on the official get-thee-a-dslr-already campaign, he has paved the way for Cary, James and the Ganner. Over the week-end, I had a chance for this simple side by side
James' 40D
My SD630...
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Tue,
Oct 16,
2007
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5:42:27 PM in friend / gadgets / photo / shopping
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Been playin with this thing for, wow almost 3 weeks and here are the best iPhone apps/widgets I found
I think of all the url ideas, I like i.whatever.com, short and sweet (although Meebo got the ...
Posted
Sat,
Jul 21,
2007
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9:23:19 AM in gadgets / tool
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After annoying my friends about it everyday for the last two weeks I took the plunge and bought an iPhone, word to me. Some thoughts:
- waiting in line for an iPhone was for suckers, I went to the Sa...
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Sat,
Jun 30,
2007
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10:11:14 PM in 2007 / gadgets
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Unsubscribing from both Gizmodo and Engadget means I've been out of touch with the digicam world, and for me it's mostly Canon (foe life yo). In late February, Canon announced some new Powershots, of ...
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Thu,
Mar 15,
2007
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12:58:47 PM in gadgets
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This is really like they say: "crackberry". At least that first week, I was losing sleep over it. It's funny that some people don't know how to operate the Pearl, haven't you seen a trackball? (jbc an...
Posted
Wed,
Jan 31,
2007
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5:31:51 PM in gadgets
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Update
Oh F it, talk about impulse, I just ordered this. Now for some fun race against time, my month to month contract cuts off on the 20th. So it turns out I can cancel on the 19th or I will be bill...
Posted
Wed,
Jan 17,
2007
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11:37:35 AM in gadgets
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Droolzz, this thing is such the rage, I think it's really lame that it won't be available until June
3.5in touchscreen (one four buttons), GSM/Edge (no 3G), iPod, internet browser (WiFi/Bluetooth)
$...
Posted
Tue,
Jan 9,
2007
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1:30:33 PM in gadgets
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I know, lousy name. Pics of Motorola's latest flip phone the MOTOKRZR have started popping up on Flickr. Kinda hot
It is a bit long (see the one with pack of cigs) but I like how it's shiny. $200 ...
Posted
Wed,
Oct 25,
2006
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1:35:38 PM in gadgets
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I've used the Macbook for about a month. Not a switch proper, I still use Windows at work and on my desktop. It's also my first Mac ever (I had an Apple IIe in the 80s, it had a monochrome display wi...
Posted
Sat,
Oct 21,
2006
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5:45:46 PM in gadgets
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My super online friend the Panasonic guy from avsforum finally sent me the parts to try to fix the tv. I got Gee over for some tv repair action
Shit looked daunting
Almost fixed at this point
I f...
Posted
Fri,
Jun 16,
2006
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8:01:33 AM in gadgets / suck / video
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Well that is like 50% of my life not working
Vimeo clip
Some details here
Posted
Mon,
May 15,
2006
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11:10:11 PM in gadgets / suck / video
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After a lot of soul searching (reading a million posts on dpreview forum) on the Canon SD630 vs SD700IS, I placed my order today. It was a lining up of the planets type thing:
- playing with John's c...
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Fri,
May 12,
2006
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11:14:51 AM in gadgets / shopping
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First, read the Pogue article on Apple's latest baby
Second, browse these pics on Flickr
Third, shop? (you need $2000 to $2500)
Posted
Wed,
Mar 8,
2006
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3:00:10 PM in flickr / gadgets
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Lil Gee been my hero for a minute, him getting this new camera seals the deal (Canon Rebel XT + 1 lens from Craigslist, $750.. on Amazon: $846 black, $785 silver; $700 no lens)
More pics
I'll ke...
Posted
Fri,
Mar 3,
2006
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10:19:56 AM in friend / gadgets / shopping
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I'm late to the party, of course the nano rocks
nano vs shuffle
- size and weight (more than shuffle) is ok
- lack of lanyard makes me extra sad (gives quick access to operations)
- clickwheel is wa...
Posted
Wed,
Feb 15,
2006
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6:16:34 PM in gadgets
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5 months is how long it took for me to crack but boredom (rather than excess cash) made me plunk down the $250 for a white 4GB iPod nano on Amazon (black is played out! hah I dunno). I think the nano...
Posted
Tue,
Feb 7,
2006
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1:08:11 PM in gadgets
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I've just bought my 6th pair of MDR-J10 h.ear Sony headphones (blue twice, red twice, black), I guess it'll be nice to sport them in orange (I used this prepaid American Express card I got for some s...
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Fri,
Jan 20,
2006
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10:26:30 AM in gadgets / shopping
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I've had very vibrant dreams lately, probably some excess brain activity from not watching tv, who knows. Last night I dreamt I had bought a Nikon D70, a popular Digital SLR these days. These cameras ...
Posted
Wed,
Jan 11,
2006
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11:30:33 AM in gadgets
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For all gadget and tech geeks or casual fans, Engadget has had excellent coverage of CES recently (they had a sick dedicated site) and Macworld today. Their features section is pretty good, the booth...
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Tue,
Jan 10,
2006
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3:15:19 PM in gadgets
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I was quite surprised went the mini went goodbye. The nano is great and all but I've actually held out and it's working fine, thanks to the iPod shuffle. I think it may still have some legs as Apple'...
Posted
Thu,
Jan 5,
2006
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10:39:05 AM in gadgets
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I've placed about a dozen orders with Amazon since November, it's scary. Got these Sennheiser headphones after consulting Ask MetaFilter. Sound is ok, so far so good on comfort, the cord is real long...
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Wed,
Jan 4,
2006
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10:46:06 AM in gadgets / shopping
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The idea behind the MX100 mouse by Logitech is good, it's cordless and optical. I think some argue that optical mice don't refresh fast enough to play games but playing games is so 1995. Anyway, Logit...
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Thu,
Oct 20,
2005
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7:30:32 PM in gadgets / suck
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Yea my affair with the nano is very love and hate.. anyway, for sale, 15GB iPod, $125
Obscene offers
- $85, reason being he's a single dad.. okay
- $65, jerk off
Sold, craigslist rocks
Posted
Thu,
Sep 29,
2005
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10:53:21 PM in gadgets
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There isn't a "Segway to work day" yet but I did see one this morning on the train. The guy had one of his fingers taped up, I wonder if he fell from a defect associated with the recall (ok that is ...
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Tue,
Sep 27,
2005
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9:36:03 AM in commute / gadgets
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I almost went to get an iPod nano (black) this week-end, how I would have gotten to the Apple store is a good question. An even better one is what to do with my other 3 iPods. I went as far as quizzi...
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Mon,
Sep 26,
2005
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1:00:10 PM in gadgets
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I've read the current sales favor the 4GB black model, I could care less, I want one
Posted
Thu,
Sep 22,
2005
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5:07:07 PM in gadgets
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Engadget presents the iPod cemetery, sadness. This is my entry. Haven't touched these since I got my shuffle in May. The truth is I tried to get rid of them on craigslist but there was a flood of post...
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Fri,
Sep 9,
2005
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5:29:04 PM in gadgets
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Heads up from James and Lil Gee and the obligatory Engadget post (dang Gizmodo, what happened? They do redeem themselves with a fun post later)
Apple announced its newest iPod at the 2005 WWDC in San...
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Wed,
Sep 7,
2005
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11:38:28 AM in gadgets
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Not that long after pickin up my new digital camera, I received my new laptop at work, the IBM T42 to replace the old t30, not complaining at all, this one is kinda slim, I like it. Basically spent mo...
Posted
Fri,
Apr 8,
2005
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5:58:01 PM in gadgets
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Picked up another Canon SD300 last week (I lost mine in LA, whoever is holdin on to it, you're a lil hoe), tis pretty cool to have a camera. I debated a bit to get the SD500 (7mp baby) but it's a bit ...
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Wed,
Apr 6,
2005
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2:41:18 PM in gadgets / shopping
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The long awaited portable game console from Sony, the Playstation Portable (PSP) is out, all nerds are goin nuts. That Nintendo DS is looking kinda sad right now
My man on the street Juan got one eas...
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Thu,
Mar 24,
2005
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5:25:40 PM in gadgets
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I was complaining to my friend about how I didn't know how to send a call to voice mail (VM) with my Samsung SCH-a670 (a lil sad, considering I've had the cell phone for 5 months), something you might...
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Tue,
Mar 8,
2005
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4:15:27 PM in friend / gadgets
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Today had a lackluster announcement for the iPod line, gadgets enthusiasts were expecting larger capacity minis, minis w/ color screen, new colors, bluetooth (okay that was reachin). We didn't get all...
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Wed,
Feb 23,
2005
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8:52:17 PM in gadgets
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Finally bought a new digital camera, I needed one bad since I'm gonna have a trip back home in France in February. Thanks John for ordering it through my Amazon referral link, it saved me a good $14 o...
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Sat,
Jan 22,
2005
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3:53:14 AM in gadgets
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Finally got my TiVoToGo update, that was just about 10 days after it was announced
I've been forcing connection to TiVo service a lot seeing reports on the TiVo Community forum about how that was suc...
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Thu,
Jan 13,
2005
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9:47:58 AM in gadgets
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Been waitin on the new flash mp3 player from Apple, it was unveiled today during Jobs' keynote speech at Macworld Expo San Francisco
At a glance: USB 2.0, 12 hours autonomy, $100 for 512 Megs and $15...
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Tue,
Jan 11,
2005
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1:45:57 PM in gadgets
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Couldn't sleep tonight, checked Bloglines and noticed a Wired article that went up about TiVo's very anticipated feature TiVoToGo (Series2 only), it lets TiVo users transfer shows to their PCs and lap...
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Mon,
Jan 3,
2005
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3:27:30 AM in gadgets
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Having lost my Canon SD10, I am checking out what I might buy next. I'm in the market for an ultra-compact model with at least 4mp (mega-pixels), flash, viewfinder optional, large LCD, video mode, opt...
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Tue,
Dec 21,
2004
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1:17:44 PM in gadgets
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So I've been using the phone for a couple of weeks now, it came really fast btw, Verizon Wireless online ships FedEx 2-day or something, it was free so that's nice
Construction is very solid, it does...
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Sat,
Nov 6,
2004
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6:06:32 PM in gadgets
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a bit late on it, but the rumored next version of the ipod, the ipod photo has been announced, along with that kinda futile black u2 ipod
looks kinda nice, quick rundown:
- color screen
- 60gb finall...
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Tue,
Oct 26,
2004
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3:45:07 PM in gadgets
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So I broke my antenna for the nth time on my trusty old Motorola v60, time to get rid of it, I mean I've been out of my contract since May
I stopped by the Verizon store and asked about upgrade but t...
Posted
Tue,
Oct 19,
2004
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10:55:07 AM in shopping / gadgets
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Sprang for the Linksys WUSB11 (usb wireless adapter) to get my Tivo networked. Installation was smooth but you basically need to get one of the supported adapters. Had tried the 802.11g version but T...
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Sun,
Oct 17,
2004
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9:06:11 AM in gadgets
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or geesta would say tee-my-vo ™
ish came in the afternoon today, a day early. i was hoping it'd be enclosed in another box so i wouldn't look like an ass who gets random shit shipped to work all the ...
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Wed,
Oct 13,
2004
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9:28:05 PM in gadgets
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Ahh these sweet words (you gotta get it where you can), I ordered my Series2 Tivo today. With all the tv I watch, this is probably a good investment. I have been hunting for a deal for awhile, sparked...
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Mon,
Oct 4,
2004
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2:53:16 PM in gadgets / shopping
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and rightfully so, the mx1000 from mouse pioneer logitech uses a laser to ensure high accuracy, big deal. i'm not one to complain about optical mice but what really sells it for me is the lithion ion ...
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Wed,
Sep 8,
2004
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4:23:55 PM in gadgets
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Gadget enthusiasts have been speculating over the final specs of the new iPod, 4th gen or 4G to be revealed imminently. There's been a lot of artwork showing a design closer to the iPod mini (got rid ...
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Sun,
Jul 18,
2004
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6:33:50 PM in gadgets
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I received my brother's iPod mini Thursday, it was like xmas a little. That ish comes with the usb 2.0 cable now so I could hook it up to my laptop at work right away. I "tested" it out for my brother...
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Sat,
Jul 17,
2004
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9:33:50 AM in gadgets
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So my brother Denis who's 12 tells me he wants an iPod mini.. like sheyaaa.. he just got a cellphone too. I had jack when I was 12, I was probably pimping my legos or something. Anyway, I'm happy to o...
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Wed,
Jul 7,
2004
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11:10:03 AM in gadgets
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Finally got my camelbak bag, the famous "hydration system" (tm). Got the Rogue model which is for running. They basically have one for any type of activity (hiking, biking, snow sports). John and I go...
Posted
Sat,
May 15,
2004
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5:03:41 AM in exercise / gadgets
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Left work early, got my hair cut and picked up my 20in LCD monitor I bought from Dell Tuesday, thought I wouldn't get it by week's end but it got here, word. It's amazing how much difference your moo...
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Fri,
Apr 30,
2004
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4:43:05 PM in gadgets
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So there's this incredible deal courtesy of gotapex, expires tonight.
The consumer version of a Panasonic 50-inch plasma tv for about $5600, shipped from One Call. That's a pretty awesome deal... co...
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Tue,
Mar 30,
2004
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1:38:55 PM in gadgets
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total down time, saturday - friday.. guess it could have been worst
new router is nice, setup took less than 10min
d-link di-624 to the rescue
kind of a pain figuring out port to open to make dcc on ...
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Fri,
Mar 26,
2004
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6:19:24 PM in gadgets
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Ordered up The Dish, thanks to this fly deal on gotapex.com.. I'll end up payin about $35/month for 60 channels (plus local) and a PVR (generic name for tivo-like unit, 100 hours). The current receive...
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Thu,
Feb 26,
2004
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10:59:15 PM in gadgets
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I sprang on the 256mb sd card for my new camera (it shipped with 32mb).. it's gonna be good. was tryin to ebay it but for some shit, it's really hard to get good price. ended up gettin it at some rand...
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Thu,
Feb 12,
2004
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9:14:44 PM in gadgets
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Well about a few days short of 3 months since John bought his, I got my own canon sd10 (ultra compact 4mp digital camera), pretty stoked for reals. jbc actually gave me the heads up on the deals, like...
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Tue,
Feb 3,
2004
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2:34:22 PM in gadgets
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So i had to cancel this sidekick ish, service is such the suck... took about a week... the mobile internet dream is gone but hopefully will be backs
the return has to be thru amazon since i got it th...
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Sat,
Dec 20,
2003
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5:45:55 PM in gadgets
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u'd never think it possible but I'm down to my last 300mb on my ipod! crazy, i'm in the process of gettin rid of some full albums.. i wish i had an extra 5gb or maybe the 40gb model.. though it's a bi...
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Tue,
Dec 16,
2003
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10:51:41 PM in gadgets
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So I got my fly ass sidekick from tmobile, the phone/pda/aim/web browser... I won't really use it as a phone though but I'm diggin it already... only thing is reception is kinda sketchy some places bu...
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Fri,
Dec 12,
2003
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7:06:21 PM in gadgets
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So I was kinda bored and tagged a buncha my Chinese mp3s on my iPod so people won't make fun of the pinyin and all, it looks pretty damn sweet actually... boreds hehe
EphPod which is the iPod music ma...
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Mon,
Nov 17,
2003
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10:16:10 PM in gadgets
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jbc got this new camera that is really tight: the Canon Powershot SD10. It costs about $350.. not bad
I might get the extra one he ordered, Amazon was kinda fuckin with him, they kept on pushin the d...
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Mon,
Nov 10,
2003
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9:59:39 PM in gadgets
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The N-gage, a new video-game/organizer/mp3 player/cell phone by Nokia is so gay (too big), it feels like holding a remote control to yer ear. I don't think the gaming community really took to it but a...
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Tue,
Oct 28,
2003
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9:02:26 AM in gadgets
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Bracin myself, delivery from 12 to 4p
Guy came around 1:20ish, he kinda freaked at the idea of loggin the thing up one story but it wasn't bad. He didn't hav anything else so he waited for me to open ...
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Thu,
Sep 11,
2003
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9:21:02 AM in gadgets
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Took the big dip and placed my order for 42inch Plasma TV (Panasonic, pretty much top rated in this category.. of course Sony and Fujitsu are pretty dope too).. the actual model is the TH42PWD6UY wh...
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Tue,
Sep 9,
2003
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4:21:41 PM in gadgets
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Well went ahead and shelled the $10 to fix my phone antenna, this is the 2nd time I'm doing it. What a lame-ass design. Basically the antenna of the motorola v60 breaks off real easily. So for people ...
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Thu,
Aug 7,
2003
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4:09:39 PM in gadgets
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Go me, my girlfriend organized a nice birthday with my friends and I got some cool presents this year! An MX 700 (coolio wireless optical mouse, the mouse I like to call the best on the market) and ga...
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My dad got a couple of new toys in France.. check out Photos
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Got a cool digital camera for Xmas, namely the Sony DSC-P5, which is a compact camera with 3.2 megapixels resolution. It's pretty great and I've been wanting a digital camera for a long time. Like oth...
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Got my new Sony Wega 36inch TV, it's pretty dope.. I got the stand for free (standard Wega stand) a big step from my ol' JVC that had super busted tubes: the screen started a few inches off the bottom...
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