All Blog Posts Tagged 'electronics' (17)

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Lockerz.com

gmjp93@hotmail.co.uk What is Lockerz ? Lockerz was launched in its beta stages in August and is being probably the best source electronics for all you geeks out there. I have signed up to all these "Free xbox, PS3 etc website", yes most of them do work BUT! what is unique about Lockerz is that when you join you get to play a short game that allows you to catch points (I caught 45 - that means i am 50 points away from a PS3 or Xbox game) Lockerz is… Continue

Added by Gavin, Peden on October 13, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

How Does Heat Effect Electronics?

I have always heard stories of heat damage to electronics. The day Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was released I waited in line for 13 hours in the scorching heat of the sun. I had left my NetBook in the hot car for the majority of the day, but around 2 PM I decided to pull it out of the car and stick it under an umbrella to try to get the heat off of it. Well, when it came time to use my NetBook to watch the Harry Potter films in line, it began to have issues playing the movies. After… Continue

Added by Ashryne on July 30, 2009 at 5:00pm — 8 Comments

Sony Walkman Turns 30

Sony Walkman Turns 30: wonderful memories of the past electronic age . Introduced on July 1, 1979, Sony's compact cassette tape player, walkman launched portable electronics -- single-handedly. The Sony Walkman turned 30 on July 1, amazing as much for the passage of time as it is for… Continue

Added by dave on July 4, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

003 - Slingin' Back Into My Groove

On Friday, I went to Best Buy with my friend Kelvin to get a laptop. I came with him so he wouldn’t get ripped off, and at least get a mediocre (laptop) for his budget, which was $700. He wouldn’t let me build a PC, and I don’t know how to make laptops so I guess I’m just another “I like that one it’s pretty!” buyer. The n00bishness is emanating! Well anyways I installed Spore, Atlantica Online, and MySims(which he wanted) on his laptop with NO-CD’s and they’re working perfectly! I also finished… Continue

Added by Jehanlos Roman on May 5, 2009 at 3:53am — 3 Comments

I do not like shopping at electronics stores.

I like to browse but not buy and here is why. They always talk to you like you do not know what you are doing. When I know what I want they always try to make sure it is the right thing or is compatible or they try to throw other offers at you. It is easier on the internet because there is nobody there to talk to you. Pj221 Continue

Added by Pj221 on April 25, 2009 at 8:14pm — 8 Comments

Light Emitting Diodes: Lighting the way to a brighter tomorrow.

Hey all, Light Emitting Diodes, or more commonly referred to as LED's, have remained, mostly, a hidden gem of electronic geeks enthusiasm everywhere. Since the "wonderful" (and I use that term sarcastically) movie from Mr Al Gore, green technology is becoming increasingly mainstream in today's society. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that Mr Gore's actions have jump started society into action, but as to why I sarcastically refer to his movie as "wonderful," pertains to his obvious lack of cons… Continue

Added by EEngineer on April 13, 2009 at 8:29pm — 11 Comments

Favorite iPhone/iPod Touch Apps

Since the App Store started six months ago it has really revolutionized the iPhone and portable iPod Touch markets. With now more than 15,000 apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch it has really opened the door for the user to do almost anything with these two devices. The possibilities are almost endless and has turned these two devices into mini portable computers. There are tons of apps available, but these are just a few of my favorites. What are your favorite apps? 1) Units: This coo… Continue

Added by The Tech Basement on January 23, 2009 at 9:54am — No Comments

Which do you use MOST ? Google or Youtube?

Which is best for you google or youtube?Or what one do you use the most?

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Added by Derek on December 23, 2008 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

How To Set Up Email On iTouch and iPhone

I looked around for a while in lots of different places and couldn’t find any tutorials that told you how to set up a mail account that is privately hosted, with your iTouch or iPhone. This gave me a perfect opportunity to be the first one to teach everyone that doesn’t know. So if you have been wondering how to do this, keep reading, because I think I can help. For this tutorial you don’t need to have it be jailbroken. First get out your iPhone or iPod Touch and make sure you have the mail app… Continue

Added by Kyle on December 4, 2008 at 8:51am — 8 Comments

My top 5 favorite gaming consoles

From Young ages to much older ages, everybody has played a video game at some point in there life. Some play more than others and some just like the classics. Well its been years since a Nintendo Entertainment System has been new and these newer consoles have improved a lot, but out of every one of them which ones are worth playing. Heres my top 5 consoles i recommend people play. #5 Sega Genesis, this console had so much games to play its crazy, it has a lot of good ones to like Sonic the Hedge… Continue

Added by CozmoCon123 on December 4, 2008 at 6:00am — No Comments

Laser Safety

Laser safety, get some before you blind yourself. That said: I've been working on a laser spirograph for a couple of weeks (months now?), on and off, and not really getting anywhere with it. I made a control panel to just the rotation of the mirrors, made a mount for the motors/laser and even put it on a tripod so I could change its direction with a deft flick of the wrist. Yes, it is awesome, thank you! Anyway, tore all of that apart tonight in a fit of boredom. I can still mount it all back… Continue

Added by Petricia Daemon on November 29, 2008 at 3:33am — 2 Comments

HD Upgrade Tips

1. See it for yourself. Never blindly buy a product out of somewhere like a catalog or the internet without seeing it first. This way you can look at all of the sets and compare them. Just go anywhere like Circuit City, Bust Buy, CompUSA or any local electronics store. Once you decide the model you are going to buy, you could then get it off a catalog or the internet or wherever. 2. Buy for your needs. In other words, buy the TV for how you are going to use it. For instance, you would not want… Continue

Added by DellMan94 on November 17, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Work Bench

We all take things for granted from time to time, well, I'll never take the use of a work-bench for granted again. Living in the barracks I lack one, hell, don't even have room for one if I had one. Anyway, right now I'm working on a laser Spirograph and doing most of the work on the floor of my room, tell you what, my knees and lower back are KILLING me. So far, I have the control box built (at least the panel portion) and I'… Continue

Added by Petricia Daemon on October 4, 2008 at 9:42pm — No Comments

www.MyPoints.com

Just thought i would share this site if anyone was intrested. If you do online shopping its a pretty good site to use. They have over 400 merchants you can go threw all earning diffrent amounts. Basicly you just go here and pick the site you want to buy from. It redirects you to that site and once you place your order mypoints will credit to your account points based on amount of purchase. Then when you have so many points you redeem them for gift cards! You can also opt in to recieve emails tha… Continue

Added by GrimGizmo on September 25, 2008 at 8:51pm — 2 Comments

Dangerous Chemicals!

There are a select few of us that laugh in the face of potential death. I might possibly be one of them, it's more of a chuckle though. I'm going to be mixing up a batch of etching solution soon that will eat though most metals. I'm going to be using it to etch my own PC Boards for my robot and many other projects. Eventually I may design a PC Card as a robot controller instead of relying on the COM and LPT ports. Anyways I'll be mixing Hydrogen Peroxide with Muriatic Acid and then finalizing th… Continue

Added by Bits Byte on September 13, 2008 at 2:11pm — 2 Comments

Discount Electronics

Are you a geek? I know I am, that's why I shop at www.Geeks.com. I have been a customer of several elctronics/computer websites in the past. Some include Newegg, TigerDirect and of course the occasional eBay purchase. The reason why Geeks.com stands out to me, is the very low prices. Sometimes I think, "How can they make money on this?". For example: a 22in WideScreen 1080p HP display monitor, for $189.99. That is the best deal that I have ever seen on one of those, and there is MANY more deals… Continue

Added by Dylan Combs on September 12, 2008 at 2:52pm — 2 Comments