Assuming you are sitting at a computer with a full browser and have the Google Earth plugin installed you should checkout the 3D view. The view gives you the feeling of flying over your route in a helicopter. To try out the new 3D aerial view make sure you have…
Time to upgrade my mason jar piggy bank to the 50/50 Savings Bank which works a bit like the old Pachinko machines. Start off by writing your two savings choices on the tiny dry-erase boards and drop your coins in. Make your choices count though. Mine has "Vegas" on the…
Some of my favorite alternative modes of travel are ones normally reserved for kids, kick scooters, skateboards, and mini-bikes. You are only as old as you act, I am stuck at about a 15-year olds level. This scooter sits somewhere in between a fun kids scooter and a very…
Anyone remember the days when garage doors required you to get out of the car and open them by hand? None of the fancy electric garage door opener gadgets. Yep, those times sucked a bit more. Since the electric garage door opener, with remote control, has become the norm, not…
JOBY is at it again, helping folks take better pictures with unique tripods. The JOBY GorillaPod Micro 250 (pictured above) and the GorillaPod Micro 800 (for larger cameras) are likely to be the most useful tripods to date as they are always connected to your camera. The sleek design of…
I still remember my 27-inch CRT TV that took three people to carry upstairs. Ahh, the good old days. Now TV's are higher resolution, bigger, thinner, and lighter. The latest bit of progress in the LED TV arena is from Sharp. Sharp has unveiled a huge 80-inch AQUOS flat panel…
The tablet market seems to be the only thing that tech news sites are willing to talk about these days. Ehhh. The Kindle Fire, by Amazon, is the latest Android tablet and another attempt to make a dent in Apple's tablet dominance. The Kindle Fire weighs 14.6 ounces, has…
The folks at Wicked Headphones are helping us get into the Halloween spirit with a cool giveaway. The Wicked Empire line sports some pretty mean designs like the Wicked Empire Bones pictured above. Now to the good part, read on for details on how to win a pair of the…
First off, I didn't even know that Amazon was in the business of branding hardware products (Kindle aside). Just like Costco has Kirkland Signatures, looks like Amazon has Amazon Basics. Either way, 16GB's of class 10 SDHC memory for $18.99 landed is a pretty good deal, the only catch is…
At first glance I thought the LED illuminated wrench was a joke. Well it is real, and it isn't a half bad idea. I have been in plenty of situations where a bit of light would have helped my wrenching efforts. Each of the LED wrenches has a rechargeable battery…