Author Archives: Tiago

AT&T launches Samsung SGH-A737 phone

AT&T launches Samsung SGH-A737 phone

AT&T has released a new Samsung cellphone called SGH-A737. The most impressive specification is the support for microSD memory cards up to 4GB, while the less sensational feature being the 1.3-megapixel camera. Taking in consideration this is a 3G phone, you’ll be able to use various AT&T services, like Video Share, Mobile Music, XM Radio, eMusic Mobile, and IM support for AOL, Yahoo and Windows Live. The Samsung SGH-A737 is valued at $100 after a $50 rebate, and is available in 4 versions that only differ in color – red, lime, orange and blue. Read more »

The Calculator Belt Buckle

The Calculator Belt Buckle

In case you have serious problems with mathematics and can’t do a simple 45*21 multiplication, maybe the Calculator Belt Buckle can help you out. The image and name of the gadget say it all, so I won’t bother to write a witty description, but knowing that you can always count with a calculator placed on your belt buckle is always good. The Chrome Calculator Belt Buckle is very, very cheap – it only costs $10. You can easily attach this buckle the correct way to have a stylish math buckle or flip it upside down goofy style for easy use so you can see exactly what your doing. [Via - Read more »

MusicPal – Wireless digital internet radio and MP3 player

MusicPal – Wireless digital internet radio and MP3 player

While most of the audio systems currently available on the market don’t offer the possibility to connect to the internet, the MusicPal is here to mark the difference. Besides being able to play internet radio, MusicPal can show RSS feeds on its display screen. On top of those 2 most important features, you can stream MP3 (or WAV) files from your computer thanks to the support of a WLAN connection, and simply use the MusicPal to listen to the songs via the built-in speaker. Other features include an alarm clock, and a line-out jack so you can use headphones or more powerful speakers than the one that comes with the Read more »

BestBuy and Mydeo get together to create video sharing website

BestBuy and Mydeo get together to create video sharing website

BestBuy – one of the biggest electronic retail stores on the US, and Mydeo – a video hosting website, worked together to create a video sharing/hosting website for BestBuy. Why will people use their system instead of YouTube or other similar sites that can store/share video content? According tho the VP of BestBuy, this video service will offer privacy (duh) and won’t have with ads, unlike what happens with 99% of the other cases. As you can imagine, this service won’t be available for free. A subscription method is being used with a base plan that costs $7 per month and lets users upload 100 minutes of video content, with Read more »

Uruguay orders 100,000 laptops from OLPC

Uruguay orders 100,000 laptops from OLPC

Remember the OLPC project? One Laptop Per Child? A $100 laptop that actually costs over $200 in some countries? Well, the XO Laptop has received its first batch of orders and it comes from Uruguay. 100,000 is the number of XO laptops that will become available to children that have 6 up to 12 years. A new world for them, and a new generation of users on the internet. Hopefully, they will use the laptop on a good and useful way instead of otherwise. Some info about the device: The XO laptop, as the machine is known, has been developed to be used primarily by children in the developing world. Read more »

Lenovo K100 Desktop Computer

Lenovo K100 Desktop Computer

Lenovo is preparing itself for the upcoming Christmas scene and has released a new desktop computer codenamed K100. The system doesn’t include a LCD monitor as you can see on the image, so the prices that can go from $590 to $1,130 are appropriate. The top notch model is obviously the most expensive one ($1,130) and the high price is caused by the quad core processor, this one is available at Office Depot and comes with a TV Tuner and OBB (one-touch back-up button). The other models, $590 and $790, feature a dual core processor and can be bought at Micro Center. Highlights seem to include a dial for balancing Read more »

The Cooler Scooter is perfect for alcoholics

The Cooler Scooter is perfect for alcoholics

In case you are a real beer drinker, or simply like to take drinks for a walk, the Cooler Scooter will become your best friend during the hot summer days. Think of it as a cooler attached to a scooter that has a 500W electric motor and can reach a maximum speed of 14mph. Pretty cool, right? The cooler has space for 24 bottles of beer (or water, soda, etc), plus 3,5 Kg of ice, so the drinks can always be at the right temperature. If you like to drink and drive but are afraid to do so in the open road, don’t worry because this special scooter can help Read more »

Lessons learned from moderating comments

Lessons learned from moderating comments

After a couple of weeks of receiving some unusual comments at ForeverGeek, I took it upon myself and decided to clean the house. Here are the lessons and other misc details that I learned from performing the hard task: sploggers are using “new” techniques to have trackbacks (read links) from original content (read specific posts). Most of the times, their post starts like this: “someone” wrote an interesting/fantastic post today, here’s a quick excerpt And it ends with a copy/paste + link of our original article. Obviously, the sploggers in question are using some kind of RSS software that can track keywords and copy the content, because only particular posts Read more »

Motorola releases H357 and H680 bluetooth headsets

Motorola releases H357 and H680 bluetooth headsets

Motorola has recently introduced two new bluetooth headsets on the market with specific targets: one is made for women, while the other is supposed to be used by bluetooth headset newbies – the gender doesn’t matter on this one. Named H357 and priced at only $40, this Motorola headset is the one made for newbies. It has a simple design and shouldn’t be a problem making it work. On the other hand there is the H680 which is made for the women, it has a particular design and the whole package includes a carrying case. It has a price tag of $80. Both of them feature the TrueComfort and EasyPair Read more »

Acer P243W – 24-inch LCD monitor at an affordable price

Acer P243W – 24-inch LCD monitor at an affordable price

I don’t know about you, but for me, having a 24-inch LCD monitor is still a luxury that I can’t afford. So when Acer comes out with the P243W LCD monitor at $457, it brings a smile to my face because it isn’t as expensive as I thought it would be. The new Acer monitor has a contrast ratio of 3,000:1 and a 1920×1200 native resolution. Additionally, the brightness level is 400 nits and there are three different output connections available: DVI-D, D-sub, and HDMI. Sadly it seems like Acer is having productivity problems because there will only be a thousand of P243W’s for sale. But don’t worry because they Read more »