If you’re wondering what to get me for Christmas, then wonder no more. Pictured above is an Admiral James T. Kirk action figure commemorating that epic moment in Star Trek 2 when he shares how he really feels about Khan.
via io9
December 20, 2008
Khaaaaaaaan!
December 8, 2008
Netflix on Tivo
Trust me. It's glorious.
My Tivo got the service update that enabled Netflix streaming. I reactivated my Netflix account, enabled it on my Tivo, and was streaming content in about 3 minutes. The quality is excellent and the interface is great–you simply add a “Watch Instantly” flick to your “Watch Instantly Queue” (separate from your normal DVD queue) and it becomes available immediately on your Tivo to watch.
My only two qualms are the small selection (which will grow in time) and no option to have japanese w/english subtitles for anime series (we’re stuck with english dubs).
I foresee cutting cable soon (after BSG is over). 
November 13, 2008
Give Your AppleTV a Power Boost
AppleTV with Hulu and more!
Angelo recently made the leap and updated the firmware on his AppleTV with open-source awesomeness, Boxee. Among the plethora of options Boxee has, Hulu streaming is the kicker for me. With Netflix streaming in the works, I may just invest in this project as my all-in-one entertainment center.
via Gizmodo
November 5, 2008
Remember The Milk iPhone App
Finally, Remember The Milk has released their native iPhone app. The webApp was pretty good, but had a few quarks, especially around dealing with completing tasks. My initial thoughts on the app are that it works pretty nice. Entering and editing tasks is pretty clean, though you do jump screens to edit fields. Completing tasks is exactly what you would hope for. A swipe of the finger is all it takes.
You do need a Pro account, $25/yr, but if you’re using RTM and the iPhone, you probably already paid for that anyway.
October 29, 2008
$50 Off Amazon Kindle - Ends Nov. 1st
Until Nov. 1st, you can get a $50 discount off of an Amazon Kindle by using the discount code “OPRAHWINFREY”. Hurry!
via Gizmodo
October 16, 2008
MacBook Pro Clearance @ Amazon.com
Holy Frijoles! It looks like Amazon.com is looking to clear out their inventory of “old” MacBook Pros! A brand new MacBook Pro going for $1444? Dang.
Here’s what $1444 will get you:
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard
- 2 GB RAM (two SO-DIMM) 677 MHz DDR2 SD-RAM (PC2-5300), 200 GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive, slot load 8x Super Drive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- One FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, two USB 2.0 ports, and ExpressCard/34 slot
- Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit); built-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme (802.11n); built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
- 15.4-inch (diagonal), 1440 by 900 resolution, matte TFT LED widescreen display with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory and dual-link DVI
September 8, 2008
Out-Dated Technology for Future Generations
This pretty sums up how I’m envisioning interaction with my kid when he gets to this age.
So what common everyday technologies do you think will be considered out-dated in 10 years?
Bonus points for the movie reference made in the comic, too.
August 15, 2008
High Speed Photography
This is geek photography at its best.
This photography/engineer created the laser trigger and 500 microsecond flash to get those amazing high-speed shots.
July 26, 2008
San Diego Comic Con 2008
This is my first foray into the San Diego Comic Con. I really didn’t know what to expect except for the size of the convention itself. Even having that in mind, I was still floored by the immensity of the attendance. People from all over the world, from all walks of life came here to share in their passion for the “contemporary creative arts.”
I was so overwhelmed by everything I didn’t take as many photos as I thought I would. Also, it got so packed I couldn’t even stop to take a photo. Most of these photos were taken “in passing” and as such, came out fairly blurry.
Oh well, I’ll know what to expect next year.
I took the time to annotate most of the photos, so enjoy!
