This is pretty cool. I’ve posted about Brando’s gadgets before. I’ve posted about Brando’s Multi-function dock and I’ve also posted about Brando’s Double HDD Rack eSATA Dock. Brando definitely has some excellent stuff. If you haven’t ever seen their products, you should check them out on their site. It’s pretty awesome stuff. If I had more money, I would buy as much of their stuff as possible. Anyway, here is something that I came across. This new gadget is a laptop cooling pad that also serves as a USB hub and a hard drive dock. It’s a great idea and it only costs $33. With that price tag, you can buy as many as you want and then give them away for Christmas. That is $33 for two fans that are guaranteed to cool your laptop down, a slot for a 2.5 inch hard drive, and 3 USB hubs. In the product description, Brando promises extra quiet fans, convenience, and reliability. What more can you ask for. If any of you end up getting one, definitely tell me how it goes. I might purchase one myself. You never know.
I know I talk on and on about Hulu and what it offers. Well, here it is! I watched the first two seasons of ReGenesis in a couple of weeks and I was waiting and waiting for the third season. Finally, after, oh I’d say half a year of waiting, Hulu has finally put ReGenesis up. YES! Score for us. Next I’m waiting on the next season of Burn Notice to be put up before the new season airs in January. Anyway, enjoy ReGenesis! Cheers!
Today, aside from being Cyber Monday, is also World AIDS Day, the day set aside to bring attention to the AIDS pandemic. 2008 is the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. You can help observe World AIDS Day by spreading the word, visiting websites to find more about AIDS, sign online petitions, go out and take part in AIDS Day events, and download World AIDS Day materials. Anyway, hope you all have a safe one and BELIEVE. Help find a cure for AIDS. Click here for more information and to learn more about AIDS.
Hey! How could I forget! It’s Cyber Monday. Let’s catch up on some of those great deals shall we? If you don’t already know, Cyber Monday refers to the Monday right after Black Friday. If you don’t know what Black Friday is, what have you been doing the past couple of years? Anyway, Cyber Monday is the kickoff of the holiday online shopping season, when people are busy buying gifts for family and friends. There are some pretty good deals on technology and the like on Cyber Monday. It is definitely an event to take advantage on. Although it’s not as well known nor as widespread as Black Friday, Cyber Monday is evolving. Go shopping, click click click! For some special deals, check out cybermonday.com.
Excellent! As an avid Adobe user and supporter, I love seeing what they are working on in those labs of their’s. Up next is a video that illustrates a couple of cool features in video editing that allows you to draw on specific objects in your videos. It is possible with After Effects, but it does take a lot of time and patience. Actually it’s even possible to draw and type on objects in video using just Photoshop, but this makes it that much easier. Other cool features include speech bubbles that move with the subject and some neat editing tricks. Awesome! Have a look at the video and enjoy!
Ok this is just plain crazy. I’ve never heard of something like this before. Are people actually willing to do this? Fujitsu Siemens has just launched a new deal with customers that allows them to buy a Lifebook and a 3-year warranty that states that at the end of the 3 years, you will get a brand new Lifebook replacement for free. The good side of this deal is that it is for a lifetime and it’s pretty cheap. The warranty is only about $80 dollars and you’ll be able to switch out every 3 years. The bad thing is that you’re pretty much stuck with the Lifebook until your 3 years are up. What if you want to customize your Lifebook? Oh, you won’t be able to do that because messing around with it would void your warranty. It’s a little bit of a gamble. I want to see what actually tries this out and what they think about it. Who really wants a Lifebook? If they really want a Lifebook, then how do they know they want to stick with it for 4 years? All you have to do to get in to this deal is to purchase a Lifebook, get the 3 year warranty, don’t damage your Lifebook too much, and hold on to that receipt of yours. You can then, at the end of your 3 years, get a Lifebook worth as much as your old Lifebook. It does tie you up to one manufacturer, but hey you’re getting all the future technology for free essentially. Let’s see how this deal flies. *Sorry folks, no good in the US, only in the UK. Gosh Durnit.
Some pretty cool stuff has been put onto the Internet today. They both come attached to YouTube videos. The first is a man who modded his AR-15 rifle with a chainsaw bayonet. That is so cool and will definitely help defend against the undead. As most people say, it is probably inspired by Gears of War. It’s pretty awesome and I’d totally love to have a go. It looks great, but does look a little akward to be used as a bayonet. Anyway, here is the video. The man is even offering to build a chainsaw bayonet for about $300 dollars or so. Enjoy the video.
The second weapon comes to us from the Russians. It’s an alleged armor-fooling rocket grenade that can penetrate tank shields. The RPG-30 anti-armor weapon is supposed to fool active defenses on a tank. Well how in the world does it work? It fools a tank’s defense systems by firing a tiny decoy rocket ahead of the main warhead. Sneaky, sneaky huh? The tank’s systems are then busy destroying the decoy and doesn’t have time to prevent the main warhead from striking. The warhead itself is supposedly able to penetrate 650 mm of steel armor and is even able to defeat reactive explosive armor too. What a simple concept huh? Simple, clever, and by the sounds of it, effective.
Here I am, on Wordpress, writing this blog. What am I doing now? I’m listening to holiday music, like “Last Christmas” by various artists and messing around with Synergy. For those of you who don’t know what synergy is, it is a keyboard and mouse switcher. It allows me to use one mouse and keyboard with as many computers as I want, regardless of the operating system. All you have to do is install Synergy on all of the computers or laptops that you want to use synergy on. After installing them, it is a simple matter of configuring the server and client computer. In my little setup, I’m using my HP laptop, which is hooked up to an external monitor for a dual screen as the server. My older yet still functional Gateway PC that runs on Windows ME is the client. Without any cords or physical switchers, I am able to use the keyboard on my laptop and the mouse attached on my laptop to control my outdated PC. I set it so that I press a hotkey and I can switch back and forth between the two computers. It saves money, time, and strain and it’s easy to use. If you need a setup like mine, then have a good look at synergy. There are also a couple of other programs out there like Multiplicity but I haven’t tried any of those. However, I definitely recommend Synergy.
I was listening to Katy Perry’s song “Hot N Cold” last night on the VH1 website and I stumbled on her website. It’s a great site and it has a nice feel to it. I don’t know what it is about her but she reminds me of the show Pushing Daisies. It is the vibe that she spreads and her style. Anyway, her site is pretty cool looking so you guys should go check it out. I also took a look at her blog. She has a pretty interesting lifestyle and she shares all her randomness in her blog. I encourage you to visit “Katy Purry’s” blog and her website and listen to some of her music. Here is a picture of her and one of the videos on her blog. Enjoy!
