Geekfoolery

I’ve been looking for a waterproof way to record my exploits when I am out and about on the water paddling my kayak. Waterproof disposable cameras are commonplace enough, but 35mm film… that’s so 2003. Digital imaging is where it is at. There are now a number of excellent options for snapping pics without worrying […]

In climax of a coordinated marketing blitz that will be studied by future generations of marketers as the pinnacle of achievement in the world of product launches, Apple released the iPhone on Friday, June 29th, at 6pm.
People waited for hours to be among the first to have the pleasure of plunking down $600 bucks for […]

I got a ScottEvest last week after having kept it on my wish list for at least a couple of years. ScottEvest promises more than a double-digit pocket count–the website calls the various ScottEvest garments “Gear Management Solutions.” This stand in contrast to what was once called the photojournalist’s vest–the khaki vest now carried by […]

Geeks and the gadget-minded seem to be at their most alert, productive, and creative at night, well past midnight. I have no doubt that most of the brilliant ideas of science and technology were devised long after Letterman had signed off, even back when he was on AFTER Carson. I include in this list ideas […]

Taiwan-based computer maker Asus has just announced that by the end of the year, they’ll deliver a laptop computer to world markets with a retail cost of $189.

This announcement puts Asus at the head of the pack of a number of other companies and projects that have been looking to produce a cheap, functional laptop […]

Getting a cheap computer has been possible for some time if you either know what you were looking for or don’t mind a bit of crap shoot. A basic tower can be had for a couple hundred bucks if you look around and get lucky. Laptops will set you back a couple hundred bucks more. […]