Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Gadgets changed the world! & all of us.


How many of us could last 5 days without our iPhones, Blackberry or Computers? Not many of us. Chances are most of us could not fathom a day without our precious gadgets, much less a week. Times have changed indeed. Gadgets have changed the world and the way we communicate and do everyday things.
I sat down trying to imagine life in the 1800's and I don't think I could last a week in that time period. How can I go without my Wii for a week? You want me to do without my PS 3 for the next few days? NO!!!! No PC or laptops? God forbid!
The truth is we have become so accustomed to these Gadgets everyday that they have become as precious to us as our Kids, family members or spouses. Dare I say that some of us actually interact more with our favorite Gadgets than we do with some of the people in our everyday lives.





So are we to blame for loving our Gadgets so much? I think yes and no. We have become so used to cell phones and electronic toys that most of us have tantrums and endless frustration when one of these things stops working, gets lost or stolen. I Cannot imagine my life without my favorite toys. Botton line is that each one of these gadgets has changed my world for the better I believe. But when is too much, too much?
I am thankful for my Gadgets. I love my Laptop, Proposed to my X-Box and plan to have children with my Blackberry early next year! Lol.


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Monday, July 13, 2009

Top 10 reasons to use a Hidden Spy Camera




The two pictures you see above you, are of two clocks no? Wrong! They are clocks, but with a Hidden Spy camera inside. Hard to believe huh? I have put together a list for you of the 10 reasons for you to USE a hidden spy camera. I made the list for a few reasons. Anyone who's ever had anything stolen from them knows the feeling of NOT knowing who it was can drive you crazy. I had a clothing store a few years back and employees as well as those I thought were friends stole from me. Of course if there's anyone who's ever had a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend cheating then that's another one. But let me not keep on telling you and let me tell you the top ten uses for a hidden camera.






Top 10 Uses for Hidden Spy Cameras


1. Catch a cheating spouse with a Covert Plant Camera.
2. If the inventory in your warehouse is disappearing unexpectedly, the Emergency Light Camera can help you catch the culprit in the act.
3. Use an Exit Sign Camera to catch your Employees leaving work early.
4. Document Employees goofing off on the job with the Computer Speaker Spy Camera.
5. Record important meetings and presentations with a Color Pen Cam.
6. Record your roommate eating your food or stealing your money with a Wall Clock Spy Camera.
7. Thwart shoplifters in your store with a "We ID" Counter Sign. The "We ID Counter Sign also helps prevent crime.
8. Use the Functioning Motion Detector Hidden Camera to record intruders in your home.
9. Keep an eye on your children while they're in the hands of a Babysitter or Nanny with an Air Freshener Hidden Camera.
10. Use a Mantel Clock Hidden Camera to spy on your teenage daughter and her boyfriend while they're "watching a movie" in your living room.


Teddy Bear Nanny Cam


Wall Clock Spy Camera


Teddy Bear Nanny Cam
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Friday, July 10, 2009

The Sony PSP Go




Sony has now officially supplied us with details surrounding it's PSP go. But most of us already knew as we have been anticipating it's release. The PSP Go is smaller and has a slide-up screen. There's No UMD drive on the PSP Go and no touch screen or analog stick. The good news is that PSP go will be available on October 1st for about $249.00 Dollars.




The PSP Go has a 3.8-inch screen which is a bit smaller than the previous PSP models but it only weighs about 3.8 ounces. The PSP go will have 16GB of built in flash memory (expandable with memory stick) The slide up screen reveals the controls.
It will have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support. Sony will offer direct downloads for the PSP Go directly from the Playstation store. Many gamers will no doubt be anticipating the release of the PSP Go. I am one of them.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Apple I phone generation




Ok, by the show of hands, who wants an Apple I phone? If we were anywhere near a multitude of people, mostly everyone's hands would have immediately shot up and said "me, me, please pick me" We have become the I phone generation. They are everywhere. I phone's have changed the way we interact with our cell phones. The way we text, email and make phone calls. I am sure Steve Jobs (Apple's owner) never imagined the impact his phone would have on our generation. At least not in the overall general success the I phone has had.

The man has changed cell phones as we known it and has opened the door for increasing demand of new technology to come in daily to quench the thirsty demand of Kewl Gadgeteer's such as myself. We are, after all, an I Phone generation. Do you have one yet?
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Friday, July 3, 2009

The Fujitsu M2010 Mini-Notebook ! A work of art!



Here we are doing a review for a new comer into the Mini-notebook world. Fujitsu enters the market in full force with it's new M2010, 10 inch model. The ruby-red chassis on this baby with an infiniti logo on the front is both stunning and impressive. It is by far one of the best looking finishes on a notebook that I have seen until now.
The M2010 only weighs a mere 2.5 pounds and it has a solid and well built feel to it which is important in a notebook. The key pad is comfortable to type in and the mouse touch pad easy to move with.




The 10.1 -inch screen is one of the best I've seen on any notebook and I have owned several (my last one was a Dell Inspiron)
The built in speakers deliver a crisp and surprisingly loud sound for a mini book. It has a 1.3 mega pixel built in webcam.



It also comes with Windows XP home edition. A hefty 160 GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, A five format flash card slot, 3 usb ports, a vga port and a lan jack. As an added bonus, this baby comes with bluetooth wireless included.


It also has a 1.6gz intel Atom N270 cpu, 1 gb of ram (which you can expand to 2gb)
The only drawback worth mentioning in this review of the M2010 is the battery life which lasted only 1 hour and 36 minutes on a video test. But Fujitsu has informed me they have an optional six-cell battery available which combined with the other can last up to 7.5 hours.



Starting Price: $449

Recommended Configuration:
• Intel® Atom™ Processor N270
• Genuine Windows® XP Home with Microsoft® Works 9.0 and Office Home and Student 60-day Trial1
• 10.1" WSVGA LED backlit display
• Integrated Webcam
• 1 GB DDR2 533 MHz memory (1 GB x 1)
• 160 GB, 5400 rpm hard drive2
• 10/100 LAN
• Atheros (802.11b/g) WLAN
• Integrated Bluetooth wireless
• Main battery: Lithium ion (3-cell, 10.8V, 2400 mAh)
• One-year International Limited Warranty
• M-code FPCM21971


The M2010 comes with a 1-year warranty. I absolutely recommend this Mini-notebook. I am ordering another one for my daughter as a graduation gift.But please let me keep that quiet, lest she reads this and I spoil the surprise!

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Sunday, June 28, 2009

The New T Mobile G 1 ( Google ) Phone


I have to admit that when I first heard about The New T Mobile G1 (Google) Phone I was a little skeptic. I mean come-on a Google Phone? What's next? As you well know Google practically owns half the web ( LoL ) so it seems. Nevertheless, the minute I saw it, touched it, held it in my hands and played with it, I WAS IN LOVE!

I'm not kidding. I would not, could not put this phone down. It was like having the World wide web at my fingertips. My own personal assistant, my laptop and so much more.
The truth is these days it takes a lot to impress most of us with all the I Phones, Storms and curves being thrown our way. One of the first things that caught my eyes was the large, beautiful & crisp 3.2 " display screen. The touch-screen is quite easy to use. If you prefer you can just use the full five-row QWERTY keyboard. That means that with it's large screen, there is plenty of room to navigate, browse, respond to emails, messages, chat and just about anything you can think of doing at your laptop or Pc.
Yet this phone ( I feel bad calling it that ) actually does blow you away because is so simple to use. For one, it is super quick using 3G network. The G1 lets you surf various websites at the same time and the browser browser comes with a multi-page window pane.


The applications on it such as Android Market™ left my 14 year old daughter in love with it as well. Anytime during dinner time or shower ( I took it with me the first few days) anytime I put the phone down, she would play with it and I had trouble getting it back without a "Please Dad, let me finish" remark. One Kewl fact is that The Android Market is constantly being updated with the latest, new applications. At the touch of button one can easily download and install all of their favorite music, software or games and more. Of course this is made easier by the fully customizable home screen. The screen lets you put all the Kewl Gadgets online at your finger tips with the touch of a button.The ringtones are customizable. The speaker sound is so clear and crisp you think the band was playing live in your own phone. I have a Sidekick phone and though that phone sounds quite nice, the sound quality of the G1 is so much clearer, louder and captivating. The G1 is the only phone which has some of my favorite applications built in: Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Google Calendar. The fact that you can watch youtube all day is pretty awesome. Add to that the easy use your AIM account and so much more. You can save all of your contacts in case you lose your G1 (God Forbid)
One of the only drawbacks that I have with this phone is the battery life. Of course this is the price you pay for using the large 3.2" display screen. There's just so much to do on this phone that you will not want to put it down! I truly recommend this phone to any one thinking of getting a new phone. I will also add that since it's smaller, I kind of like it better than the Apple Iphone. Just my opinion guys, so all you Apple Iphone lovers, please don't send me hate mail!
Oops, I got to go now, My G1 is calling!



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Saturday, June 27, 2009

I recently had a friend looking to buy a digital camera and she requested my help in helping her choose one. "There's just so many to choose from now" she said to me with a puzzle look on her face. I know that feeling. The truth is that there are literally thousands of digital cameras to choose from now. Remember when it was simple? Well it's easy to see why any of us would be overwhelmed. She also reminded me that she had a $150 to $200 dollar budget.


I don't know about you guys, but I like to stick to what works. With that said I went ahead and searched for NIKON cameras.



The reason for this is because I already own a the Nikon D100. I've had it for a while now and this camera still demands respect among those that love photography. I also bought a Nikon CoolPix camera not too long ago for my daughter and she love it for the ease of use, the stunning pictures it takes and the fact that she was able to easily transfer photos back and forth from her various gadgets.
I decided to look into the Nikon Coolpix S560. I chose this camera for quite a few reasons. One, the price was well within her range. For two, the 10 mega pixels and 2.7-inch LCD. I also saw the ease of use as a plus as well.









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Friday, June 26, 2009

The Panasonic Viera TC-P50S1 Plasma TV


I don’t know what it is about us Men and Plasma TV's, but each time I go to a site store like Amazon, Circuit City or Sears, I go directly to the TV section. The minute I laid eyes on Panasonic VIERA S1 Series Plasma TV I was blown away with it's in depth picture quality and style. Viewing the VIERA in HD will leave you breathless to say the least.

This TV is perfect for sports and cinema-quality movies. The Neo PDP technology delivers sharp, detailed images, deep blacks and remarkable brightness, and all with lower... power consumption.



I wanted it to add it to my cart right then and there but decided against it since I had just bought me an expensive man toy not too long ago (Tivo Dvr & a Surround sound system) Nevertheless I am very impressed with the overall quality of this TV and can only imagine how nice it will look once it's hanging on the wall of my living room.

Priced between $1,399.00 to $1,999.99 it's not cheap at all. There are models which cost less than this one, but most times you get what you pay for. You would really have to look and search around in order to find another plasma TV with the same or better picture quality as that of the Viera. the difference with the VIERA Plasma HDTV is that it ensures full-time 1080 TV lines of resolution, even during fast moving scenes in sports and movies. Not many other TV's can say the same.
Here are some of the features you get with this baby.

Panasonic VIERA G10 Series TC-P50G10 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV


• Neo PDP screen provides brighter panel, Full-Time 1080 TV Lines Moving Picture Resolution, and Contrast Ratio of 40,000:1
• 50-inch plasma HDTV with full 1080p HD resolution and three HDMI inputs
• VIERA Image Viewer lets you share your digital photos with friends and family directly from SD cards
• 600Hz Sub-field Drive produces crisp, focused images for sports, dramatic action, and all other fast-moving scenes
• VIERA Link lets you control your compatible Panasonic DVD, Blu-ray Disc player, home theater sound system and HD camcorder, with a single remote
Even the remote is nothing short of amazing. When you press the on-screen display, a menu pops up and the Tools user interface menu comes up on the screen. Once you press a button on the remote control icons such as the photos or movies from the menu screen are shown. The possibilities are endless.

This TV is supposed to have 100.000 hours of life. That's about 30 years!! I don't know about you, but I can't see myself lasting that long with the same TV. Specially in this day and age where technology moves so fast. Who knows how we will be watching programs in 30 years. (Oops, off track) LOL.
For those of us that HATE having to search for three or four different remotes when we are going to watch a movie, With VIERA Link, you can control any Panasonic DVD recorder, or your Blu-ray Disc player. You can also control your home theater sound system as well as any HD camcorder you may have. All with a single remote and the helpful on-screen menus I mentioned. I believe you can also choose the connection method as far as --either an HDMI cable or the LAN cable--to better suit your devices and applications. Never again will you have to keep switching remotes to operate each device! I know as far as me, I have about six different remotes on top of my living room stand. Imagine my Glee when I found out there would be no more "remote switching"
Here's some other features I found out about the VIERA S1 series TV.

• Full-Time 1080 TV Lines Moving Picture Resolution
• 100,000 Hour Panel Life
• Brighter Panel
• 1080p Full-HD Resolution
• 3 HDMI Inputs
• VIERA Image Viewer
• VIERA Link
• Contrast Ratio: 40,000:1 Native; Infinite Black Panel
• Game Mode
• 600Hz Sub-field Drive
• AR (Anti-Reflective) Filter
All in all I must say that I will be holding off on buying any "Kewl Gadgets Online" for now so I can save up for this baby. Then again, who knows what tomorrow will bring?
Thanks for visiting our site and Have a Good one!


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