7, Nov 2008
Ducati Streetfighter

Lately the new Ducati’s styling take some getting used to.  The Hypermotard, Monster, and now the new Streetfighter are 1/2 ugly.  I thought it was just me… but the more Ducati folks I talk with either love or hate the new looks.  Ducati’s latest… the streetfighter has some funky design…

5, Nov 2008
Olympus Announces New Midrange E-30 dSLR Camera

Olympus has announced their latest dSLR camera the E-30 which fills the midrange gap in their current product offering.  The E-30 competes with the likes of the Nikon D90, the Canon EOS 40D, and the Canon EOS 50D. The camera includes a flip-and-twist LCD screen, a bunch of goofy art…

3, Nov 2008
Circuit City Closing 155 Stores

Circuit City, following the lead of CompuUSA, is closing down 155 stores and pulling out of twelve markets.  It is said that a liquidation team will be taking control of the stores and selling product.  I always wondered how the likes big box retailers could afford such overhead… I guess…

29, Oct 2008
First Fully Artificial Heart On The Way

Wow… medical technology does not sleep…. check out this medical gadget.  The first fully artificial heart, will be ready for human use in about 2 1/2 years.  The heart is hopefully going to help those who are dying while waiting for a heart transplants.  The heart is made of chemically…

29, Oct 2008
HP Mini 1000 Laptop

Watch out Asus Eee PC… HP is hungry and wants your lunch.  HP’s latest venture into the tiny laptop world is their HP Mini 1000.  You can get the Mini 1000 in either 8.9-inch or 10.2-inch screen sizes, both sporting HP’s BrightView technology.  The laptop starts at $399.99 and comes…

27, Oct 2008
Electric Mini – The Mini E

First off let me say that I like electric cars… and… that this one is going to be almost impossible to get your hands on.  The Mini E ($TBA) is going to be released early next year in the Southern California, New York and New Jersey markets… only 500 units……

23, Oct 2008
Apple Trying To Take Over World – RF Module Plan

Apple (like Google) has big plans in the "take over the world" department.  The latest Apple patent aims it sights at your "personal area network"… basically they want to use RF modules on everything you own and relay that information to the internet. That would include devices with both short…

23, Oct 2008
Victory Vision – 10th Anniversary Motorcycle

The folks at Victory Motorcycles (owned by Polaris) are making some sweet bikes.  I have to say that Polaris/Victory are one of the few American companies turning out a good product with a motor.  It is a pretty sad time when I won’t/can’t justify buying any American cars because they…

17, Oct 2008
Samsung’s First Laptop For Sale In The US

Earlier in the week Samsung announced that it would start selling laptops in the U.S., and it looks like it has finally happened.  The first model the Q310 is for sale at newegg.com.  The price is between $1,049 (Q310-34G) and $1,249 (Q310-34P).  The laptops come with Vista Business, a 13.3-inch…

14, Oct 2008
Apple MacBook Pro Laptop

Here is a picture of the new Macbook Pro coming later today.  Anyone going to upgrade?