Comments on: What geek toys did you get this season?

By: Dave B

Dave B — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:06:42 +0000

I got a Netgear ReadyNAS Pro(3TB but I upgraded to 6TB) and a Honeywell Weatherstation. The SO got an HP MiniNote 1000 that she loves.

By: bobm

bobm — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:09:07 +0000

Wow, I got the exact same cable wraps from my brother in law! I’ve used a couple on the extra cable length for the 1T external drive I bought myself.

By: MrD1sturbed

MrD1sturbed — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:22:47 +0000

Demetri: How do you like the Livescribe Pulse?

I got all cash for Christmas this year, so it was up to me to get my gadgets. I picked up a Samsung NC10 netbook and a Sony T700 camera. I also picked up a non tech gift, I bought myself a guitar as it’s something I have always wanted to learn.

Next on the list is a Unibody Macbook, just need to sell my Asus G50VT-X2 first.

By: Joel McLaughlin

Joel McLaughlin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:30:34 +0000

I got a T-Mobile G1 from Judie Lipsett…..and I LOVE IT! It’s pretty near the perfect phone for a Linux guy like me.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:50:26 +0000

Bought myself a new Unibody MacBook. Very happy with it.

By: Demetri

Demetri — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:57:43 +0000

1.Livescribe Pulse smartpen -2gb model
2. Nikon D90 digital SLR (sharing it with my wife)
3. (pre-Christmas gift to ourselves) Samsung 42″ 1080p 120Hz HD LCD television

Lots of high tech in our house this year!

By: Jasen

Jasen — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:38:58 +0000

Panasonic LX3

By: GoodThings2Life

GoodThings2Life — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:11:26 +0000

This year I bought myself a 128GB SSD drive. My dad bought me a 120GB Zune, and my mom bought a dock for it.

Other than that, I played it low key on the gadget front this year.

By: Pam T.

Pam T. — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:17:49 +0000

HP Officeject 6480 All-in-One printer (automatic duplex – yeah!). Now only if it would allow me to reboot the computer without having to unplug in and/or accept the WEP key so we can go wireless.

And a dual monitor video card.

I love geek toys.

By: nomo

nomo — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:44:06 +0000

I got a new HP 24″ monitor and two WD VelociRaptor 10krpm hard drives. I also spent time organizing all the cables under my desk. There are ~40 cables bundled into sub-groups (data, a/v, power) and held to the bottom of my desk using adhesive tie-wrap mounts. Very inexpensive solution that works really well.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:13:48 +0000

A digital picture frame. Sigh, now I have to investigate what virus this particular manufacturer chose to include.

By: Arni

Arni — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:20:38 +0000

Roku Netflix player

By: cr0ft

cr0ft — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:42:52 +0000

I got a semi-geek (but all round usable) gift in the form of a Leatherman Squirt P4 – keychain sized but with a real pair of usable pliers and all manner of screwdrivers. Perfect for any small jobs you don’t need big tools for.

By: Patrick Moorhead

Patrick Moorhead — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:38:20 +0000

“Patrick, what do you think of that Kodak vid-cam? Kevin just ordered one.”

Likes:
* simple, like the Flip
* quality similar to the Aiptek HD; good outdoors and in bright light
* rechargable batteries, but not via USB
* large view-finder
* also takes stills
* came with full bevvy of cables
* “close” and “far” focal switch

Dislikes:
* rejected two of my SD cards (32Gigs)and no “supported” list on web site
* makes clicking sound as I focus in/out. Jerky also, like the Aiptek.
* grainy indoors at night

What I would expect for around $150+storage.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:19:53 +0000

Patrick, what do you think of that Kodak vid-cam? Kevin just ordered one.

By: Patrick Moorhead

Patrick Moorhead — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:07:17 +0000

Geek toys I received this Christmas:
* Archos 7 media player (blogged about it here: http://budurl.com/Archos07)
* Kodak Zi6 pocket HD camera
* Fujitsu U820 UMPC
* 80GB SSD SATA drive