Archive for the ‘Electronics’ Category
A doorbell for the geek in me
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Computers, Random
I’m not sure how my wife would feel about this doorbell, but I think it’s rather elegant. A must have for any true geek. The problem… it’s not even close to available. It’s just a design concept from renown designer, Li Jianye.
Come on ThinkGeek, hope on the stick with this product.
It’s so cool, er, geeky. [...]
Update on iPhone voice-dialing
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Gadgets, New Technology, iPhone
I recently posted about an iPhone App from Fonix for handling voice-dialing with the iPhone. The app still isn’t out, but Fonix recently released a demo video of the application.
Check it out:
It looks great. My only remaining issue is initiating a voice command. It appears I will still need to be looking at my iPhone [...]
Tags: iPhone, New Technology
Bionic Eye Anyone?
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Gadgets, New Technology, Technology
You know you’ve dreamed about it. You want a bionic eye. Everyone does. Since you were a kid watching The Six Mission Dollar Man, you’ve dreamed of the day when bionics could become a reality. Most of the bionic parts of Steve Austin already exist in some form (although not usually exceptionally powerful). But the [...]
Tags: cool, Technology
A 3D/virtual world for the masses
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Computers, Internet, New Technology, Technology
Second Life (an online virtual 3D world) has been around a while now. It’s incredibly popular and even has its own economy. You can enter Second Life and “live” a life completely different from who you really are. It’s somewhat of a game, but it mimics real life as much as possible. Companies (mainly IBM) [...]
Tags: 3d, cool, Technology
New LDS.org Mapping
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Computers, Google, Internet, LDS Life, Technology
Have you ever been on vacation and wanted to know where the closest LDS Church is? How about moving to a new area and wondering to which ward you belong, to which building you should go and what time are services?
The IT team for the church has just released a beta version of their new [...]
Tags: google, lds, Technology
iPhone with voice dialing
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Electronics, New Technology, Technology, iPhone
When the original iPhone first came out, I posted a review after just a week or so of use. One of my major complaints was the lack of voice dialing. When Apple announced their SDK, I had hoped that someone would build a third party application to do just that.
My hope was answered by a [...]
Tags: iPhone, Technology
Go get Firefox 3!
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Computers, Internet, Rant, Technology
Today will be a day of infamy fame, err… it’ll be cool. Ok… maybe not that amazing, but it might be cool. The Mozilla Foundation has just released the latest version of Firefox. What does version 3 give you? It’s faster, sleeker, consumes less memory and gives more functionality.
Today is special because they want [...]
NASA triumph!
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Electronics, Internet, Rant, Science, Society, Technology
When Dwight D Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, in 1958, I wonder if he had any inkling of what kind of an impact that action would have on the world. Not only did the act create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), but also DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency).
DARPA later [...]
Tags: cool, Science, Technology
The war is over! Blu-ray Wins!
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Business, Electronics, Technology
I recently wrote an article about the High Definition DVD format war. Well, the war is over. Yesterday, Toshiba (the creator of the HD-DVD format) announced it would cease production of HD-DVD technology.
So what does this mean for you? Probably still nothing. Should you rush out and buy a Blu-ray player? Nope. Prices are still [...]
First few days on a MacBook Pro
Posted by Reluctant | Filed under Computers, New Technology, Technology
Some people say that Apple Macintosh users are elitists. If that’s the case, I just became rather elite. I’m now typing this on my shiny new MacBook Pro.
On Wednesday, I started a new job at the Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service (WFR). When I started, they gave me the choice of what kind of [...]