TiVo Premier and Premier XL announced

Last week, TiVo announced the long-awaited update to their TiVo HD named the TiVo Premier and Premier XL. I still have my trusty Series 2, but it’s been getting a little long in the tooth lately and couldn’t really keep up with all of the new ways of getting media and TV shows these days. I have been experimenting with other services and HTPC setups, but I think the Premier might bring me back into the TiVo love-fest once again. Read more

Review: Energizer Flat Panel 4x Induction Charging System

Tonight when I got home, I had a surprise late-Valentine’s day gift from my wonderful wife – the Energizer Flat Panel 4x induction Charging System for the Nintendo Wii. I had seen these when they were originally announced by Energizer last year before Christmas, but they only had the 2x model available up until now and I wanted to hold out for this one. My wife, knowing her geeky husband very well, managed to sneak this order through and we got the first batch shipped out by Amazon. Does it live up to my expectations? Is this the Wii charger that Nikola Tesla could truly be proud of? Read on after the jump. Read more

Welcome back!

Ok, so after about an hour of site maintenance, upgrading all the plug-ins and WordPress backend, I think we’re about ready to go again. Things have settled down to the point that I think we can start moving again here.

First of all, thanks for all the well wishes and prayers around the difficulties we’ve had this year. Read more

Gadgets + Pets = Total Win

Great video, kind of makes me wish that they made Super-sized Roomba’s so I could have a turn. Our Roomba never sees this much fun. Read more

Here are your new 2010 Prius pictures!

Our friends over at PriusChat.com posted up some leaked final pictures of the new 2010 Prius. Personally, I think the exterior changes are pretty cool (gets more to the Shuttlecraft look), but I’m still skeptical on the interior changes. The new dashboard display looks cool, but the center console still has me scratching my head so far. More pictures after the break: Read more

Steve Vai’s new signature “schizophrenic” distortion pedal – The Jemini

Steve Vai is one of those guitarists that I absolutely love but have never been able to see live. Along with joe Satriani, he influenced me to begin playing guitar and had a strong influence on my sound and songwriting when I performed. I came across this new distortion pedal today, the Jemini, and his video demo of the pedal is what really sold me on it. The features certainly qualify for a must have gadget for guitar geeks out there, check out the video and specs on the pedal after the break. Read more

Site redesign coming

Well, I’ve got about 6 weeks of blogging under my belt now and getting the hang of it. I even have my first official sci-fi book review coming in the next couple of weeks (being shipped to me now, will need a week or so to read it and write my impressions) so it appears I am officially entering the professional blogosphere. To that end, I’m going to be undergoing a pretty substantial site redesign in the coming weeks to give this blog a little more of a professional sheen to it. The podcast is still on the horizon, but I want to get my core blog set up first before I start trying to add my voice to the equation. For all of you that have stopped by and liked what you have seen so far, this is only the beginning. Keep coming back for more developments, and some of the best takes on tech news, new gadgets, and sci-fi topics on the web. Thanks for your support, and Namaste.

Targus launches new line of Mac-themed accessories

As the owner of both a Macbook Pro and an iMac, one thing that I started becoming more aware of was how my potential add on devices looked next to my sleek computer. I mean, when I had my Dell Inspiron laptop and my wife had her Dell desktop, I had some want to keep things neat but honestly, style wasn’t as much of a conscious decision. That changed when two things happened – first, we put our house on the market for sale and had to keep everything as neat as possible. Second, we switched from PC to Mac. Now, how any potential accessories looked sitting next to the computers played an important part in their selection. Many things were crossed off the list because they simply looked odd next to the Mac. To that end, Targus announced this week their new line of accessories designed specifically for Mac use, meant to complement the Apple design cues and functionality. Read more

Another one for you other musician geeks out there

I absolutely love Think Geek, they are one of my favorite online stores to browse and get awesome funny geek stuff. My wife actually got me the Wi-Fi Detecting shirt, which I’ve worn out a couple of times to . . . well, interesting reactions from people. Anyway, I was catching up on my podcasts today, and saw this on GeekBrief.TV w/ Cali Lewis, and I couldn’t help but share. Read more

First “Android” phone official from T-Mobile

T-Mobile announced the first Google “Android” phone today, the HTC Dream, aka T-Mobile G1. A lot of news on it today, and it looks like it will be an instant player in the market with all the big name backing and services around it. Specs and more info after the jump. Read more

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