I have several devices that I depend on every day: my MacBook Pro, my Garmin StreetPilot 3270 GPS, my iPod. And while I can think of ways all these devices could be improved, there is only one device that I would gladly chuck into the ocean and never touch again, if not for the one vital job it does marginally well.

That device is my cell phone.

So when Apple introduced the iPhone, I had a geek-gasm right on the spot. Finally, my prayers had been answered: a handheld device that’ll connect me to people by phone, mail, IM, and to the Internet like a computer; and to my music and videos like an iPod.

Finally, a smartphone that’s actually smart. (more…)

Admittedly, it’s been a long time since Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Geordi La Forge was considered cool, even among Trek loyalists. But don a pair of these wrap-around shades, which resemble a cross between Geordi’s prosthesis and The Matrix’s de rigueur eyewear, and we can pretty much guarantee your Geek cred will bust the meter. (more…)

Apple’s had it’s big “It’s Showtime” press event just a couple of hours ago, and I’m still struggling to figure out what the hoopla was about. Modestly upgraded iPods, adding movies and TV shows at higher resolution to iTunes, and iTV – which is basically Airport Express for video. Uh-huh. Okay. That’s nice and all. But where’s the other stuff, the more important stuff, the stuff we’ve been waiting for Apple to deliver? (more…)

When I first heard about Doghouse Electronics Inc.’s personal media player (PMP), I couldn’t believe it. Not because I thought it was impossible to build a lightweight, full-featured audio/video player that’s literally all screen; but because I couldn’t believe a company no one had ever heard of would be the first to do it. (more…)