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Category: Technology
Ask and Ye Shall Receiver, or Not
Have I mentioned that we got a new A/V receiver a couple of months ago? Astute Gazette readers may recall this tragic post in which I documented our tragic inability to watch 3D movies at home because of our tragically old-and-busted equipment (which was really neither, but technology is a harsh mistress). It’s a Pioneer… Continue reading Ask and Ye Shall Receiver, or Not
Pebble: The future of watches?
Meet the next millionaire-making personal-electronics phenomenon: the Pebble smartwatch. This unassuming wristwatch is designed to interact with – control and/or be controlled by – your iPhone, iPod touch or Android smartphone, via Bluetooth. The face is so-called ePaper, a display that’s visible in bright sunlight, like a Kindle, and is also backlit for viewing in… Continue reading Pebble: The future of watches?
Elliptigo Bike: First Report
We took delivery of our Elliptgo bike last Wednesday and we finally had some time today to play with it a bit. Here’s a video of our trial runs up and down the cul-de-sac in front of our house. I found the bike very easy to master; after about ten minutes, I felt completely in… Continue reading Elliptigo Bike: First Report
Bicycle Built for Few
One of the things I’ve always loved about bicycles is their functional simplicity. There’s not much fluff on a bike; every component is present for a reason, and – generally speaking – that reason is to direct and amplify the human body’s effort to move forward. Feet connect to pedals, pedals to chain, chain to… Continue reading Bicycle Built for Few
Big Toys Time
It’s only appropriate on this Super Bowl Sunday, a day devoted to over-the-top, larger-than-life, dumber-than-a-stump shenanigans that we at the Gazette focus briefly (in keeping with our attention spans) on some truly big toys. I shot the following video through my pickup window on Friday, in Fort Stockton. It shows a coupla BA’d truck beds… Continue reading Big Toys Time
LPG Fracs: Technology for the times?
Update (1/21/12): Ran across this blog post about LPG fracing. I don’t have a great ear for subtlety, but the writer seems to be entering the discussion with a distinct bias, and some of the claims are simply wrong (or misleading – an outcry over putting hydrocarbons into a rock strata where hydrocarbons already exist… Continue reading LPG Fracs: Technology for the times?
3D Movie a No-Show
Ha…a “no-show.” Get it? Movie. No-show. I kill myself, sometimes. I’m sure you’re no more surprised than I was when we couldn’t get the 3D DVD to work in our setup last night. It was a comedy of errors, although we needed a laugh track because I certainly wasn’t giggling. First, I couldn’t find our… Continue reading 3D Movie a No-Show
3D TV might be 1D too many
As I may have mentioned before, for our Christmas gift to each other Debbie and I bought a new Samsung LCD/LED TV. It’s got a lot of bells and whistles, including built-in WiFi and that great edge-to-edge picture that makes it look like movies are literally coming out of the woodwork. And it’s also got… Continue reading 3D TV might be 1D too many
QRazy Codes vs Tags
Attentive Gazette readers understand that I’m fascinated by QR codes, those little boxes filled with random tiny squares that lead to a website when scanned on a smartphone. They’re becoming ubiquitous in printed material, and yet I continue to find surprising implementations. Like this one, which I found embedded in a story in Cycle World… Continue reading QRazy Codes vs Tags