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Griffin SLAP iPod Nano Watch

I review the Griffin SLAP iPod Nano Watch. Yes, I am aware that I say “snap” various times and that the lighting is horrible, it was late when I filmed as you can see. When I was a child, I lusted over the Dick Tracy watch, thanks to Apple and the iPod Nano, we are [...]

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Why I Will Not Be Buying a Verizon iPhone

Since the launch of the iPhone I have always thought it was an awesome device I would purchase the minute it came to another carrier, specifically Verizon.  The draconian rules of cell contracts coupled with the throw away nature of cellular phones led me to believe I could never escape the Verizon sphere of influence. [...]

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Build Your Own Jurassic Park

Today, I received the best email I’ve ever seen. An advertisement from an animatronic dinosaur company. Rather than try to summarize the awesomeness, here it is for your own eyes: Hello, I am China dinosaur factory. Hope that you know our product more.  Also hope that we can establish long-term cooperative relation.

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Last-Minute Geek Gift Buying Guide

Gift cards are nice, but they scream out that you ran to the nearest 7-11 with no idea what to get the person. If you are still struggling to figure out what to get the geek in your life, but don’t want to battle through the crowds at the mall, try one of these options:

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Week 1 With a Smartphone: I Never Thought It’d Be This Good

Since the day Steve Jobs stood up in front of his crowd and revealed the iPhone, I’ve been dying to get a smartphone of my own. Perhaps it was some primal geek lust, the same that made me buy every Game Boy from the brick to the DS. I imagined thousands, nay, millions of uses [...]

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