In the late 1960’s who would have thought the communicators used by Captain Kirk and company would in essence become reality in the form of cell phones, and be completely commonplace today. What seemed like pure science fiction and imagination was willed into existence by inventive and creative minds who believed the impossible was possible. Continue reading...
I keep hoping to see consumer applications available of that amazing gizmo that turns any surface into a touchscreen. But it seems we are still waiting for companies to manufacture products incorporating the Light Touch technology that has been developed by Light Blue Optics. Patience may be a virtue, but I’m not that virtuous. I’m Continue reading...
Ever on the lookout for new gadgets, and curious to see what they will think of next, I came across an interesting combination of toy and tech. Who would have thought those ubiquitous little plastic building bricks of the 20th century would end up housing 21st century technology. And look so cute or weird doing Continue reading...
Joining the MP3 world later than some, what may be new and exciting to me, may be old hat to many of you. In fact, that very expression ‘old hat’ may be old hat to you, and cause you to run screaming from this blog. I hope that’s not the case. Best of all possible Continue reading...
At one time or another, it seems like we’re told just about everything is both good and bad for us. Do this, no, do that. I remember years ago they, the all-knowing mysterious ‘they’, were saying lettuce caused cancer. Of course, obstinate me postured of course it does, everything can, because for example, if we Continue reading...
I came across another neat gadget today. Well, it’s not so much a gadget as a greener version of something we’re already very familiar with – the computer keyboard, mouse, et al. Greener in the sense that instead of the usual plastic housings, these computer devices are bamboo. And I don’t mean Wacom’s computer tablet Continue reading...
How close are we to actually having those little portable holographic 3D talking image things we saw in the later incarnations of Star Trek? Closer than I realized it appears. While not here yet, I have just seen what I think could be a precursor to it. It’s a portable holographic projector/computer that turns any Continue reading...
One of the big tech news stories this week has been the release of the long anticipated Apple iPad. At times, all the jokes and puns due to the ‘pad’ part of its name have overshadowed talk about its design and features. Who would have thought feminine hygiene products would find their way into computers? Continue reading...
While not the player I have, a nifty little one like nothing I’ve seen before was unveiled in Las Vegas at the International CES earlier this month. What's so different is that Samsung’s Ice Touch actually has a see-through screen. While it is apparently not yet available in North America, one can see a brief demo of it from that consumer electronics show. Continue reading...
