Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category
Review: Logitech USB Desktop Microphone
A few weeks ago, I was asked to do an interview for a podcast (iTunes link), which we were going to do over Skype. This was my first interview, and i didn’t want to come off sounding like a muppet on crystal meth, so I decided to head out to my local Fry’s Electronics and [...]
Review: iMo Pivot Touch USB Monitor
A few weeks back, I started researching alternative monitor solutions for my MacBook Pro. I have a 23-inch Dell monitor on my desk connected via the Mini DisplayPort adaptor, but if I wanted an additional monitor, I didn’t think I had any options. I discovered iMo, and after a few e-mails, they sent me one [...]
Review: Microsoft Notebook Mouse for Mac
Ever since I got my MacBook Pro back in June, I’ve been on the hunt for a decent bluetooth mouse. I wanted something portable, small, and easy to use, without being a small fortune to purchase. Sure, wireless mice are neat too, but I always worry about losing that tiny dongle. Then there’s the Apple [...]
Quality Customer Service – MonoPrice.com
Santa was good to the Whipps family this year. Although I didn’t get everything I wanted, the biggie was right there under the tree: A shiny, PS3 slim. I’m a bit of a console nut, and so is my wife. We have every Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony console ever built, and even a Sega Genesis [...]
Sonos “ZonePlayer S5” IMPULSIVE REVIEW
The revolutionary sound system has arrived! It has a name, it has a subwoofer, it has tweeters, it has wireless-integrated technology, it has superior sound, it has pure qualitative quality: it is the Sonos “ZonePlayer S5” music system.
In an age that has adopted digital music, the Sonos “ZonePlayer S5” cannot [...]
IMPULSIVE REVIEW of “Battery Magic” iPhone Application
Quick, where is a witch doctor? Help! My iPhone is dead! The deceased corpse will weigh down a fiber pocket until a USB charger is found, or until a blowfish potion designed to raise the undead can be concocted.
Avoid the dead iPhone scenario: download the free “Battery Magic” App. [...]
IMPULSIVE REVIEW of “The New York Times” Application
Intelligent writing…objective views…ground breaking discoveries…these are what makes up “The New York Times” newspaper. The stand-alone tabloid has been a pillar of media and news casting around the world for decades. The innovative journalism and inspiring articles influence myriad readers of all ages.
With an iPhone, “The New York Times” application is available for [...]
Apple pulls NVIDIA graphics update
Earlier this month we told you about a graphics update that Apple issued regarding the NVIDIA graphics cards that was intended to fix cursor moement when using the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter.
Apple has removed this update from its support pages for an unknown reason. The update was also supposed to improve HD [...]
LG’s Dare would really like to be an iPhone
Verizon today began shipping the LG Dare, and has finally revealed the price of the new device. The handset should be available for purchase online by Thursday, and will hit retail stores on July 3rd.
The phone will retail for $250. You then get a $50 mail-in-rebate…which will bring the cost down [...]
Apple drops iPod Shuffle Price, introduces Xsan 2
This morning Apple announced a new price drop for the iPod shuffle as well as a new version of Xsan. So far every Tuesday in 2008 has seen at least some minor update from Apple, but most have seen either a new hardware or software release. Due to low inventory levels and long [...]
