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Archive for April 2008
Digital Pen!
April 28, 2008 by David.
Did you know the pen you are using is “analog?” Well, once a digital pen arrives on the scene, your trusty old pen suddenly becomes analog. Mobile Digital Scribe from IOGEAR works as a normal pen, but also is tracked by a small device you can clip to your paper pad and then upload to your computer. While not pressure sensitive, it does track position, so you can do something like a trace of a picture and upload it.
The OCR software that comes with it doesn’t perform all that accurately, so for now it may not be the best way to get your handwritten document directly into Word. I don’t know if it can be a front-end for other OCR software, however.
Check out PC Magazine Senior Editor Tim Moynihan’ video review.
List $130. Amazon has it for just over a hundred bucks - and free two day shipping if you are an Amazon Prime member.
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“Brakeless” Motorcycle Wheels
April 23, 2008 by David.
Want to show off those fancy wheels on your scooter? Hate covering them up with brake rotors? 360 Brake comes to your rescue. They’ve created a brake that is self contained in a hub that is just a few inches in diameter - about the same size as your existing wheel hub. It’s good for both front and rear wheel applications. It utilizes a circular piston and pads activated by hydraulic pressure which delivers complete 360 degree braking power to the rotor.
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$3,000 Water Ski
April 20, 2008 by David.
Gee, the day would have to come eventually. Only a couple years ago I would routinely get the top HO water ski on sale for a few hundred bucks. Then Goodecame out and upped the ante to a grand or better. Granted I have never skied on Goode skis, but what I’d read sounded, well, good, and I’ve used a pair of their pencil carbon snow ski poles for years and still absolutely love them.
Along comes the Warp 7 from Blue Sky Sports and trumps them all at $3,000. THREE THOUSAND! And that is without boots! I haven’t seen any reviews as the ski is very new. Unfortunately their website has almost no information, but there was a nice write up in May 2008 issue of Waterski Magazine about it (unfortunately in the hard-copy only, not on-line).
Built with the highest grade carbon fiber available, it has a hollow core, and is guaranteed not to flex. When I get back into water skiing, I’d love to test one of these puppies!