https://static.my-is300.com/tags/gadgets/Recent content in Gadgets on John's Random ReviewHugoen-USJohn GardnerWed, 18 Apr 2007 04:44:32 +0000https://static.my-is300.com/2007/04/a-dichotomy-of-purchases/Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:44:32 +0000https://static.my-is300.com/2007/04/a-dichotomy-of-purchases/<p>This weekend, I purchased 2 items which are almost the complete opposite of each other. While they are very different items, they have some interesting similarities! Both are going to be a lot of fun, in their own little way!</p> <table width=100% border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 bgcolor=#FFFFFF> <tr><th width=20%></th><th width=40%>Item #1</th><th width=40%>Item #2</th></tr> <tr><th>It is:</th><td>Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360</td> <td><a href="http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=5950">A General International Table Saw!</a></td></tr> <tr><th>It looks like</th><td><img width=200 height=200 src="http://i13.tinypic.com/43zbf5f.jpg" border="0" alt="gh2!"/></td> <td><img src="http://i15.tinypic.com/2d0njnm.jpg" border=0 alt="General International"/></td> </tr></table><br /> For a more detailed table of differences and similarities, follow the jump!https://static.my-is300.com/2007/02/not-my-week-for-technology/Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:49:23 +0000https://static.my-is300.com/2007/02/not-my-week-for-technology/<p><img src="../../media/images/greenscreen.jpg" alt="egads"></p> <p>egads</p> <p>So on Saturday my Xbox360 died a horrible death. Well, horrible for me anyway. It hasn&rsquo;t apparently affected Laura very much.. :( Tonight, for the very first time during my long tenure of TiVo ownership, i got the &ldquo;Green Screen of Death&rdquo;. I&rsquo;ve had 4 TiVo boxes in my lifetime, and 3 of them have died of various hardware failures. 1 dead tuner, 2 dead drives, and now the newest one (which is several years old) is apparently having issues. 2 of the dead ones, including my original series 1 TiVo, are now External HDD Enclosures in my office!</p>https://static.my-is300.com/2007/01/iphone-not-for-me/Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:41:20 +0000https://static.my-is300.com/2007/01/iphone-not-for-me/<div align="center"> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gardnerjr/361389515/"><img src="../../media/images/phone/phoneclosed_thumb.jpg" alt="my phone"></a></p> <p><strong>My Phone!</strong></p> <p><small>Am I going to get sued for this pic?</small></p> </div> <p>So yeah, the iPhone is pretty, but what&rsquo;s the big deal. The only thing i like is the big button on the UI. My requirements are pretty specific:</p> <ul> <li>usb (mini) connector. no stupid proprietary connectors.</li> <li> sync with my pc (mostly for work appts, tasks)</li> <li> keyboard (flip out, or slide out, i've had both) </li> <li> camera (preferrably with video)</li> <li> 802.11x wireless</li> <li> web+email </li> <li> software!</li> <li> Big screen (preferrably touch!) </li> <li> Memory card of some kind </li> </ul> <p>The iPhone meets most of those requirements. So why won&rsquo;t i buy one? Read on for more!</p>https://static.my-is300.com/2004/08/navipod-remote-control/Tue, 24 Aug 2004 03:42:13 +0000https://static.my-is300.com/2004/08/navipod-remote-control/<p>I recently purchased a naviPod remote for my iPod, because I use my iPod every day at work. Because of the layout of my office, there isn&rsquo;t a convenient place to put the ipod and control it. I used the Apple supplied corded remote for a while, but then when I took my iPod somewhere else, I had to untangle even more cords. I love having a remote, but I do have some issues with the <i>design</i> of the remote&hellip;</p>https://static.my-is300.com/2000/06/memory-stick-walkman/Wed, 07 Jun 2000 03:45:26 +0000https://static.my-is300.com/2000/06/memory-stick-walkman/<p>What&rsquo;s new? Not a whole hell of a lot! I got a Memory Stick walkman, and i&rsquo;m playing with that a lot (its pretty cool!) but other than that, no news is good news!</p> <p><em>This post recovered from my really old blog on the internet archive @ <a href="http://web.archive.org">http://web.archive.org</a></em></p>