Archive of posts tagged slingbox

Episode 967

Motorola Droid
Smartphone
Link: Motorola
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
After wondering if he should do the Logitech Anywhere MX Mouse (Episode 913) and the TVclean (Episode 961), Leo suddenly finds himself with a plethora of gadgets to choose from, including the Vizio 24″ LCD HDTV and the Slingbox Pro-HD.  But he settles on the Motorola Droid.
The Droid runs on Verizon’s CDMA and [...]

Episode 928

FastPencil
Book-Writing Portal
Link: FastPencil
 
FastPencil is a book-writing portal which offers free tools and templates to help you write a book, and publish it on demand.  The website charges you a commission only when you sell a book.  It also charges for other forms of professional assistance, such as getting a professional book cover designer for you, [...]

Episode 898

Acer Aspire One 751h
Netbook
Link: Acer
 
Leo has had a slew of netbooks, and Dick finally gets his first.  It’s the Acer Aspire One 751h.  The selling point is the big screen, 11.6″ LED backlit LCD wide display, 1366 x 768 dots, and a full size keyboard.  It also means a larger size, 11.2″ x 7.8″ x [...]

Episode 810

Johnny-Light
Toilet Bowl Light
Link: Johnny-Light
Dick's Gadget Warehouse

 
The Johnny-Light is already 15 years old, but it's still going.  It seeks to avoid the battle of the sexes in the bathroom.  When the gentleman lifts the lavatory seat, the light goes on and stays on to remind him to put the seat down for the ladies.  When that's [...]

Episode 777

Pinnacle TV for Mac HD Mini Stick
HDTV Tuner and Video Recorder
Link: Pinnacle Systems
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
This is the latest offering by Pinnacle Systems of a USB HDTV Tuner, for the Mac platform, from Andy Marken, an old friend of the Daily Giz Wiz .  Dick reviewed the PCTV HD Ultimate Stick for Windows back in Episode 419.  A [...]