If you are even halfway interested in some of the “neat-o” tech available in futuristic sci-fi films, you are going to want to learn all you can about Skin. Skin is a hot new bit of tech that’s been brought to market by Displax, purveyors of several intriguing touch screen devices such as Crayon, an interactive table for kids, and the Oqtopus multitouch table. Skin takes all previous future-tech from Displax to a whole new level , though. We’re talking touchscreen-on-any-surface kind of cool.
[amazon-product align=”right”]B001F51G16[/amazon-product]Even the mention of gadgets spurs excitement among the geek crowd. Cell phones, laptops, tablets, and more all get our hearts racing. On the flip side, there are keyboards. You can’t get much more utilitarian an item than a keyboard. Most of us peck away at keyboards much of the day, without giving much thought to a device that is decidedly unsexy.
The Logitech Illuminated Keyboard is one exception to that. I’ve used many keyboards over the years, including a Logitech G15 that was my primary keyboard until recently, and the lluminated Keyboard is my favorite so far. Read on for the full review.
If you haven’t already heard, or discovered for yourself: Monster cables are a rip off — especially when it comes to the world of high definition digital cables. Salespeople at your local electronics store (and Monster itself) will do their best to convince you that, to get optimal video and audio quality out of your new hi-def system or video card, you need that top of the line, $150 6-foot hdmi cable. What most probably won’t tell you is that the store gets a much higher profit (and salespeople get more commission) on your expensive cable purchase than they do from your new LCD TV or Playstation 3. What they also won’t tell you is that you will get the exact same results from a $10-$20 HDMI cable that you will from it’s super-expensive counterpart.
The name may be short on some vowels, but gdgt is not short on fun if you’re a gadget hound. As Wikipedia describes it, gdgt is a social networking website that specializes in consumer electronics. Think of gdgt as Facebook for gadget lovers, rolled together with an interactive inventory list of tech items that you own now, have owned in the past, or want to own in the future. Sprinkle in news, discussion, information, and social interaction with other owners of those gadgets, and you have gdgt. Read on for a more detailed description, and then us know in the comments if you use gdgt, or if you think you might give it a try.
If you’re like me, you have the contents of your laptop bag down to a science. Over time, you’ve figured out what items you need in the bag, and what items you don’t. (Although if you’re like me, your definition of "need" is a bit liberal). Inspired by similar posts on other sites, here is a look at what I carry in my laptop bag. At the end of the article, I’ll have some links to those other sites, where you can find similar lists by other authors. In the comments, let us know what essential items you carry in your laptop bag.
