Yesterday, I tried to do some posting on this site, and I got some sort of "Service Down" warning. Uh-oh! I just looked at the number of hits I received yesterday, and it was not as much as I would have liked to see. I just looking for things to report this morning, and I found that this outage was a result of GoDaddy being hacked by some sort of hacker collective known … [Read more...] about Why we were down yesterday, and it had nothing to do with our mood

I think we all know that the way we interact with a book has changed. I am not talking about e-books, but even the Wonderbooks that the PS3 is planning on putting out. This Elektrobiblioteka interface that you see here has a little emphasis on digital, and a lot on page-turning. Basically, you flip the pages of the book, and you will go to a different website. It is … [Read more...] about Electronic book, not what you might think

Did you know that Toys R Us had a tablet of its own? If Amazon has one, then I suppose it is fair game for anyone, isn't it. Their Nabi tablet (not to be confused with the Nav'i from Avatar) was designed for kids ages six and up, and it has a 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen display, 4G of memory, and a 7-inch screen. What you are seeing here is apparently the next … [Read more...] about Tabeo kids tablet coming to Toys R Us in October

If you are looking for a way to monitor your car, then you should look into the Car Chip Pro Engine Performance Monitor. The Car Chip Pro plugs into the OBDII port, which is found on the dashboard or steering wheel. When it plugs in, a tiny beep happens. Every time you start the car, you hear that tiny beep which shows that it is recording some seriously good information … [Read more...] about Car Chip Pro from Davis Technologies

I realize that there was a lot of hubbub over yesterday's Amazon Kindle Fire announcements. It is very common in the tech world that one announcement by a big company will often eclipse announcements made by other tech companies. Think about times when Apple announces their next iPhone or iPad. In this case, let us not forget Nokia with their Lumia 920 Windows 8 phone. … [Read more...] about The Nokia Lumia 920 Windows 8 Phone

I have reported on devices from Discovery Bay Games before, such as the Atari Arcade mount and the Duo Pop. I recently had a chance to try out another product from them with the Dora the Explorer Let's Play Backpack. This product looks like Backpack from the Dora the Explorer show, which I am only somewhat familiar with. If you aren't, he has that really stupid theme of … [Read more...] about Dora the Explorer Let’s Play Backpack from Discovery Bay Games, for the iPad

I want to start out by saying that Cricut Mini is not a product for everyone. It is designed for those who are into scrapbooking, as it is essentially an easy way to cut shapes in paper. By the way, it is pronounced "Cricket" like the insect, but I totally don't blame you if you pronounce it "Cry-Cut". You might not think this is important, but many scrapbookers, and … [Read more...] about Cricut Mini Electric Cutting Machine

Since I am a big fan of Amazon's Kindle Fire (as I wrote a book on the first tablet), I knew that it was only a matter of time before Amazon made a sequel. Today, the company made a big announcement in Santa Monica that they are coming out with not one, but four new versions of their tablet. They are called the Kindle Fire HD, and they come in 7-inch (original size) and … [Read more...] about Amazon unveils several new versions of the Kindle Fire, plus the Paperwhite

I'm sure that most of us sing in the shower, and I believe that it has been scientifically proven that the acoustics in the shower are better than just singing it out. I suppose that if we are going to sing in the shower, we might as well have proper musical accompaniment. This is the iShower, a Bluetooth-enabled water resistant speaker, and it is compatible with the … [Read more...] about iShower Bluetooth Speaker, Created by iDevices

I have been trying out Jabra's products for a long time, and I recently got to try out their latest, the Talk. Yes, that is what it is called, The Talk. Not to be confused with "The View". I suppose the name is directly related to the slogan: "No Nonsense, Just Talk". I suppose that the purpose of a Bluetooth headset is to talk on the phone, and it does that. I learned … [Read more...] about Hands on with the Jabra Talk

I had a chance to check out the Digitz EZmouse at CES last January, and I was very glad that I finally got a review sample to check out for myself. The Digitz EZmouse is a very cool mouse that has several cool things going for it. First of all, it is a wireless mouse that does not require batteries. It has a a detachable section that inserts in a USB port, and then it … [Read more...] about Hands on with the Digitz EZmouse

Sometimes the best ideas are the most simple. Have you ever built a house of cards, only to watch it fall apart? Yeah, it is a discipline that I don't have, but if you want to create constructions of cards that is stronger than simple gravity, you might want to look at the Skallops by E&M Labs. I first discovered the Skallops at PAX, and this is where I took the pictures … [Read more...] about Skallops card-building tool by E&M Labs

I have tried out a lot of gaming headsets before, and I was pleased to receive the Plantronics GameCom 780 the last time I went to PAX. The first thing I noticed about the GameCom 780 is that there is no plug for the headphones or microphones. Instead, there is just one USB port, and all that is required is to plug it in. The drivers download automatically, and I had 7.1 … [Read more...] about Plantronics GameCom 780 USB headset with Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound

While I was at PAX, I had the chance to try out Ironclad Tactics, an interesting real-time, card-based game that answers an interesting question about what would happen if there were robots in the Civil War. Yeah, it is a stretch, and it definitely has that steampunk influence that really could have made Wild Wild West a good movie and not one of the world's worst films in … [Read more...] about Ironclad Tactics from Zachtronics Industries