Sunday, December 13, 2009

New Google Phone

















This may be the most exciting technology news in months. Google will be releasing their own native Android device in January. It will be called the "Nexus One." If you are a geek, then you know where the name came from and that it is one of the coolest names for a device ever.

The above photo came from a tweet by Cory O'Brien, an account manager at a San Francisco Bay Area marketing agency. His firm does not represent Google. It seems that the phone has been spotted by several reliable source on the Google campus this month.

I can't wait to pick up one of these!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Google Chrome For Mac



Google Chrome for Mac has been released. How cool!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Discount Heart Surgery














The WSJ today detailed an Indian surgeon named Devi Shetty that has revolutionized heart surgery through economies of scale. He plans to open a 2000 room Cardiac facility in Grand Cayman.

He will hire only the world's top surgeons. Here is the amazing part, with Shetty's setup, an open heart surgery costs $2,000 instead of the $20,000 or $40,000 it might in the United States.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Convert AC to USB













This is ingenious. Here are instructions for changing AC plugs into USB chargers. Every geek needs a set of these.

One Of Those Days



Some days feel like this don't they!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

World's Best Invention?



Could this possibly be the world's best invention. It is an Internet-based cat food dispenser built out of an old Cisco switch.

Mathew Newton can ensure that his invention is working properly by using his kitchen-based web cam.

This guy could give Wile E. Coyote a run for his money :-)

Microsoft Does It Again!













Microsoft is at it again. Their latest round of security patches for Windows XP, Vista and 7 appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen. This renders the computer useless.

It is good to know that even with a new operating system, some things don't change :-)