http://www.gadgetspage.com Gadget news and reviews for the real world Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is an advertisement for a company called Radiation. It's from the sixties and suggests that in the seventies, you'll be able to wear your phone. * Retro Futurism: In the 1970s, You May Wear Your Phone - Thanks to Radiation! (1960) It didn't come as early as the 1970's, but we ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/pda-phone/do-you-wear-your-phone.html If you have been looking for the perfect ringtone for your cellphone, THIS is it. * Eric's Archived Thoughts: The Really Perfect Ringtone This headline might make you think that this is the perfect ringtone, but it isn't. Here you'll find step-by-step instructions on how to make your own perfect ringtone for ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/pda-phone/the-really-perfect-ringtone.html The Gadgets Page sponsored a geek-together in Salt Lake City, called CodeAway. You can see the photos here: We were able to try out the new MarioKart Wii. It turned out to be a fun game, even for people who had never played before and a challenging change for those old ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/site-news/may-codeaway-was-a-blast.html THIS is why I don't want to buy a MacBook Air: The MacBook Air is pretty, it's sexy, but it ISN'T a computer for me. I'll stick with my plain ole' MacBook until they can figure out how to make a MacBook Air with a DVD (or Blu-Ray) drive and maybe ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/misc/we-dont-add-stuff-on-we-build-it-in.html THIS is why I LOVE Nicole Lee. MarioKart for the Wii by Nicole Lee from Flickr A blurry picture of Mario Kart for the Wii tells me what I should have already known. Mario Kart was released THREE days ago. How I missed the news, I don't know, but I'm heading ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/toys-games/mario-kart-for-the-wii.html So much of what we see at CES is just vaporware. It doesn't exist and it may never exist. In fact, after a healthy dose of CES, everything that IS available starts to look incredibly lame in comparison. The Optimus Maximus keyboard is a good example. Imagine a computer keyboard ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/comps-peripheral/ces-2008-optimus-keyboard.html The one killer app I've wanted for a long time is the one where I can sync all my computers AND my mobile. There are plenty of services out there that let you sync multiple PC's; and some even give you a web interface to access those files on ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/software/keep-all-your-devices-talking-with-sugarsync.html Today I ran across this really cool jacket from a company called Zegna. The Solor JKT has collar mounted solar panels capable of charging and providing power to many small electronic devices. I've seen clothing like this in the past, most notably is the ScottEVest which came out sometime in ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/clothing/wearable-technology-is-cool-but-how-effective-is-it.html This comic from Sheldon is EXACTLY why I'm not excited about the Amazon Kindle: Sheldon: The Amazon Kindle It reads: > Book-Lovers! Are you tired of printed books? Tired of using a battery-free data storage-and-retrieval system that works perfectly every time you pick it up? > No. > Wouldn't you prefer to read books on ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/misc/sheldon-understands-the-amazon-kindle.html The Sony Rolly was surrounded with so many people that it was impossible for us to get close enough to it. We could see on the LCD screen above it that it was some sort of rolling, dancing thing with lights. We heard from the people nearby that it as ... http://www.gadgetspage.com/audio-video/ces-2008-sony-rolly-mp3-player.html