Posts Tagged ‘gadget’

Can’t-Lose Geek Gifts

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

If you’re on the lookout for a great gift for the geek in your life, look no further. We’ve compiled a list of the year’s hottest geek gifts, just for you.

Amazon Kindle ($259) – The Amazon Kindle is the top e-book reading device available on the market. Geeks love the ability to carry around a virtual library in their pockets, right next to their iPod and laptop. Over 10,000 titles are now available for download, so finding the perfect book will never be a problem.

Droid from Verizon Wireless ($150 + 2 year service contract) – Dubbed by insiders as the “iPhone Killer,” the Droid is the next hot device angling for some of the iPhone’s intimidating market share. This phone is packed with great features and supported by cutting-edge Google technology.

Blu-Ray Player ($150 and up) – A Blu-Ray player is becoming standard gadgetry for the well-equipped geek. Offering superior picture and sound quality, he or she will be able to rent or buy all their favorite titles and experience them in full HD glory.

“LOST” Seasons 1 – 5 on Blu-Ray ($200) – If the geek in your life is salivating at consuming the final season of LOST this year, then you can’t go wrong with the complete Blu-Ray set for seasons 1 – 5. Loaded with features and extras aplenty, he or she will be busy trying to detangle the complex mystery of “the Island.”

Microsoft XBOX Live points ($20 and up) – XBOX Marketplace points are a great option for those geeks who love online gaming with their XBOX 360s. Game downloads, music, and video content are all available in the XBOX Marketplace.

Amazon.com or iTunes Gift Card (any $$ amount) – You’ll find that both Amazon and iTunes have wide-ranging music and video libraries; Amazon has a slight advantage over iTunes, since their music is offered DRM-free. For those geeks without an iPod, opt for Amazon, since iTunes downloads are in a proprietary format for iPods.

The Best EBook Reader

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

For a long time, there are just too many failed attempts at making our reading become smoother and faster. That’s until online book retailer Amazon came along and again made the difference in enhancing the reading experience, with a reading device called the Kindle electronic book reader. Its extraordinary features for reading are complemented by its novel way of acquiring the very content.

The Amazon Kindle is a user-friendly and portable ebook reader. This gadget is able to download blogs, books, newspapers, and magazines. Traditionally, heavy-duty reading meant turning thick pages of paper but nowadays, electronic reading is very different. It is not only mobile but it can also carry your entire library of books and is connected constantly to your bookshop through wireless network.

Different from other device, the Kindle does not require a personal computer to download its media. In addition, syncing is smart and automatic. This electronic book reader is equipped with internet capability through 3G technology on which the Amazon Whispernet service is rendered. This feature is part of the reader so users don’t have to concern themselves with the wireless service plan, contract, or bills thereafter.

The Amazon Whispernet wireless service is a one-of-a-kind delivery system which enables users to obtain any e-book on its library very quickly. This facility is currently not available outside the US but those who have had a taste of the electronic book reader would know that it’s a matter of time that it becomes so. US users can download and sample the beginning pages of books for free before confirming whether to buy it or not.

In terms of the appearance, this portable reader is as superbly impressive. This black-and-white screen could easily be mistaken for some fine-grade printed paper. The high-tech virtual ink is intended to be just like real ink-on-paper in terms of appearance and readability so much so that there is no backlighting at all. Therefore, it would not be difficult to read in bright sunlight and the screen never heats up so you don’t have to limit how long you should be reading on that account.