WikiReader: Travel Guide for the Curious
Posted on October 29, 2009 - Filed Under Gadgets & Cameras | Leave a Comment
In this age of smart cards, smartphones and “i” this-n-that, you might wonder what value an electronic gizmo not linked by satellite, Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, GPRS, GSM, WMD, or even a string connected to a soup can would be to a traveler. I wondered too, when I first eyed the WikiReader, which crams the entire [...]
Read More..>>Qik: Yikes, Is That A Reality Show in Your Pocket?
Posted on April 30, 2009 - Filed Under Video, Gadgets & Cameras, Tech & Science | Leave a Comment
I used to dread it when my wealthy aunt dragged out the magic lantern, put up the screen and proceeded to torture us youngsters (and I am sure our less-traveled parents) with fuzzy slides and stilted stories about her encounters with the pigeon pocked monuments of Europe. Now, thanks to the internet, we have tedium [...]
Podcast VideoReview: Blackberry Bold
Posted on December 10, 2008 - Filed Under Gadgets & Cameras | Leave a Comment
Although I am a bit of a nerd, that is only on the surface. I am not one in practice. I love flashing lights and gauges (especially round retro ones) and use all sorts of gizmos from an HDTV camera to a Roomba. My relationships with their intricacies, however, are about as deep [...]
Read More..>>Hi Tack Tourism: Strolling Around Fisherman’s Wharf
Posted on December 2, 2007 - Filed Under California, Costa Rica, Culture, Gadgets & Cameras | Leave a Comment
“Oriental Art” Store
During a conference this weekend at San Francisco’s Fishermen’s Wharf, I took a stroll to get some fresh air and descended down the rabbit hole of tee shirt shops and tacky tourism. I have lived in or near San Francisco most of my life and never go to Fishermen’s Wharf…for good reason. Except [...]
Review: Nikon D80 Digital SLR
Posted on January 24, 2007 - Filed Under Gadgets & Cameras, Photography | Leave a Comment
I have a deep satisfaction when a mechanical device does what it is supposed to do, when all of the buttons are labeled correctly, in the correct place, reachable by the correct finger or opposing thumb. I found that in the Nikon D80, my first digital single lens reflex camera.
I was a holdout, suffering several [...]
