Author Archive: Robert Lesher - Page 40

When it comes to customization, we humans have been doing it since dirt. I think it’s a combination of the “I was here” syndrome and the idea of having something to call our own that just might be a one-of-a-kind. Cave paintings, graffiti, iPod engraving, you get the picture. Sometimes [...]

Just in time for the September release of the Clone Wars: Republic Heroes game for Wii, BDA Consumer Products, Chinese Champions of Controller Creation, has created a set of officially-licensed Nintendo Wii controllers designed to resemble lightsabers and a clone trooper blaster. This is truly the stuff of dweeb dreams. [...]

Sometimes, smaller isn’t better, but we all know that when it comes to electronics, this holds a lot of weight. With everything from cameras to cell phones going Lilliputian little, it’s should be no big surprise to find a pretty wide range of portable video recorders following suit. The problem [...]

There’s nothing worse than having people invade your personal space as they crowd around you to watch that backflipping nunchuck stuntman on YouTube. Am I right? Besides, who wants John from accounting breathing his morning coffee breath down your neck? When it comes to getting things from the small screen [...]

The world is full of boring ice cubes, and I, for one, am tired of it. They just sit there in your ice bucket, staring back at you smugly, almost defiantly, as if they know that they’re doomed to play second fiddle to whatever beverage they call home. If only [...]

It might seem that the people responsible for creating the latest and greatest in digital camera technology have run out of ideas when it comes to design. After all, there is only so far you can go with size and sleek lines, right? So what’s a company to do if [...]

Like many life-changing technologies (i.e. heart transplant surgery, the Internet, the wheel) TIVO has changed the way people deal with TV. Talk about empowering the masses. You don’t have to sit through commercials. You can watch your shows when you want to and you can even record in high-definition. Like [...]