Canon 450D / XSi / Kiss X2 Review
April 7, 2008 by Nick Vigier · 66 Comments
Image from Wikipedia Introduction So you get sent to do some work in Japan, what do you do? Well, of course you go and buy the newest toys to play around with them. So here we are with the new Canon 450D, also the XSi, also called the brilliant Kiss X2 in Japan. If anything, [...]
The Windows Mobile ‘save yo soul from the iPhone’ Phone – HTC 6800
June 27, 2007 by Nick Vigier · 71 Comments
Overview How do I count the way in which I love thee? That’s how I feel about the PPC-6800 so far. Having lived with the PPC-6700 (the Sprint version of the previous model) for a year and a half, this feels like heaven. The phone is about 33% smaller than its predecessor, and it light [...]
Revolutionary Table Top
May 30, 2007 by Nick Vigier · 14 Comments
Microsoft is about to unveil a revolutionary touch screen tabletop that I want in my home immediately. Although the immediate use cases seem to be commercial, having this in your livingroom as your media hub could be a very very interesting proposition! Check out the videos on the link above, but have a bib handy [...]
Interactive Bus-Stop Ad Makes You Look…..Special
April 26, 2007 by Nick Vigier · 5 Comments
Looks like mobile phone company Solo, based in Canada (ahhhh, sweet land of the north), has installed an interactive cell phone ad in several Canadian cities. You just walk up to the ad, and push the push-to-talk button and you’re instantly blasting your thoughts into another bus stop. Sounds like a great way to terrorize [...]
“Cheap” SSD Option For Your Lappy
April 4, 2007 by Nick Vigier · 5 Comments
For those of you looking for a great way to squeeze some SSD love into that 2.5″ drive bay, here’s a nice solution. Just get a hold of some Compact Flash disks and put the combo into the drive bay, and BLAM, you’ve got an SSD drive for your lappy! How exciting. Maybe this would [...]
And You Thought Drunk Texting Was Bad!
April 3, 2007 by Nick Vigier · 1 Comment
Imagine what you would do if you could control your car through your cell phone! That is what this fine fellow has pulled off. Sure, it makes for a great trick in a parking lot, but I wonder what would happen if you got pulled over for literally backseat driving.
Driving and Gadgets – Together At Last
March 14, 2007 by Nick Vigier · Leave a Comment
Do you get hit about the face, chest, and crotch by flying gadgets when you drive? Well, put the body armor away because Renault has come up with something very cool and very simple. Think of it as rubber grass that you jam your gadgets into, like throwing your kids into the pit of plastic [...]