Amazon.com finally unveiled their much talked about e-book reader a few weeks ago. In a Manhattan launch event, the Kindle was revealed to the world. The gadget weighs 10 ounces and will cost $400. The Kindle measures 7.5 – by – 5 inches and has the ability to store up to 200 books. It will use the EVDO cellular network in order to wirelessly connect to Amazon itself. It has a storage capacity of 180MB and you can have the option to buy an SD memory card for more storage. The Kindle will not win any graphic design awards. It has the bland look of computers of yore and is Read more »

Mention the word Link and console gaming fans will immediately know that you are referring to the iconic Nitnendo character that has graced many of the greatest adventure games ever put into pixels. Over the decades Link has undergone an evolution that reflects how gaming as a phenomenon affected the way people see video games. The classic Zelda games are some of the most favorite games ever created and Link has become not just a lovable in-game character or mascot, he has evolved into a cultural icon. With Link’s Crossbow Training set to hit stores this month, IGN has decided to come out with a great article on Link’s evolution. Read more »

So it looks like we broadband users are quickly putting a strain on the multiple-decade old system we call the Internet. As we download videos, music, podcasts, and other multimedia, we are using up more and more resources. This has lead some people to wonder if the Internet could eventually break down from the strain. From USA Today: The Web will start to seem pokey as early as 2010, as use of interactive and video-intensive services overwhelms local cable, phone and wireless Internet providers, a study by business technology analysts Nemertes Research has found. “Users will experience a slow, subtle degradation, so it’s back to the bad old days of Read more »

I’ve been on the lookout for cool stocking stuffers for Christmas and stumbled on what could be the coolest geek shirt on the planet. The WiFi Detector Shirt from Thinkgeek.com is not just eye-catching, it’s functional, too! The decal on the front of the shirt is a functioning WiFi detector. It can detect 802.11b or 802.11gsignals. The bars radiating from the center actually change to indicate the signal strength that it detects from the surrounding area. Who needs a WiFi detector keychain when you have this shirt? Heck, you won’t even need to open your laptop to check for signals. Just look at the front of your shirt and you’ll Read more »

Esquire has a really cool post up entitled, Six Ideas That Will Change the World, and in it they talk about some interesting technologies and sociological changes that could quickly change the world we live in. From the article: Internet censorship is the book burning of the modern age, denying as much as a third of the world’s population access to news and information. But a new brand of activists — or “hacktivists” — are using their computer expertise to help people stranded in Web-censored countries abroad (and corporate offices and military bases at home) jump the firewall. The key innovation, developed by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, is Read more »

I think I’ve mentioned before that I collect CDs and comicbooks. Well, let me just add that I also collect PC and console games, DVDs, vintage watches and action figures. I used to collect a lot of action figure lines but because of space constraints and taking notice of the suffering my wife has to go through I decided to just focus on Batman action figures, a few select Spawn figures and rock star figures as well. Okay, now that I have finished my “collectors anonymous” confession, let me just say that I am quite excited about the new action figures slated to be released by DC Direct next year. Read more »