December 2008

  • The Music Therapy Sleep Pillow – C’mon, Really?

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 12/31/08 1:59pm
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    It seems that every year a rash of useful and equally as useless gadgets makes their way into the market – offering up to the masses both good deals and terrible ones. And this time is a shoddy gadget that really offers nothing at all but a crumby pillow and shoddy speaker that is supposed to give you music therapy when you sleep. It’s called the Music Therapy Pillow – you can check it out online Here – and basically it’s an ordinary pillow that has a small speaker inside of it that you can plug into a CD Player, your TV, a stereo and what have you. It then uses its tiny amount of wattage to lure you off to dream land each and every night that you lay your head to rest.

    Okay – so now that you know about the sleep pillow, here comes my opinion. What a piece of useless junk.

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  • The iPod-Controlling Backpack Makes Things Easy on the Go

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 12/30/08 5:00pm
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    Just when you think that they could not possibly come out with anything new for the iPod – the popular portable MP3 player device by Apple – they do. And this time it’s an iPod controlling backpack by a maker of many a nifty audio gadget, http://www.hammacher.com. This iPod backpack is not some cheap piece of junk either, it has all of the bells and whistles and is such a hot online item that their online store (see above link) is quite often out of stock, and those who wish to get their hands on one typically have to wait for a few weeks before they can.

    I myself am not an iPod nut, but many people I know are and I ended up buying this red and black beauty for a good friend for the holidays and he loved it. But enough jibber jabber, here is the scoop on the latest and greatest gadget that you can dump money into for kicks.

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  • Protect the Electronic Gifts you Give your Kids With these Three Stocking Stuffers

    By Anonymous on 12/22/08 8:59pm
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    All parents know that around the holidays some pretty pricey electronic gifts will be given to their children. While seeing their eyes widen when they receive such lofty gifts is priceless, the last thing any parent wants to see is their child dropping their new electronic gifts on the floor, and watching them shatter in dismay. So, if you plan on doling out some amazing electronic gifts for your kids this holiday season, protect your investment by stuffing their stockings with these well priced protective cases. Camo Gaming Backpack: This awesome and well constructed gaming backpack is essential for any mobile gamer. It is designed to carry all the popular gaming systems, PS2 and PS3, Wii and Xbox/Xbox 360; it is compatible with all major gaming consoles. The interior has wired straps that open so you don’t have to worry about removing your console from this backpack – it opens up on all sides for ventilation and allows you to simply plug and play.

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  • The iPhone Has Features That Allows Users to Check Their Blood/Alcohol Levels

    By Anonymous on 12/21/08 3:43am
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    The iPhone Has Features That Allows Users to Check Their Blood/Alcohol Levels Just when you think that they have already come with everything, and then some – get ready because more nifty gadgets are always being revealed that make online shopping fanatics, like you and me, well…ready to whip out that charge card and splurge on another shopping spree. And seemingly: the niftier the gadget, somehow the greater the popularity; with the exception of course to Tickle me Elmo and Pogs (if you do not remember what Pogs are, they were these silly cardboard disks that drove kids nuts, played with dice and a lead Pog piece called a Slapper.) At any rate, the newest of many sleek accessories to debut for the popular iPhone is a personal blood alcohol tester called the iBreath. (Check it out online here: http://www.davidsteele.com/ibreath-ipod-breathalyzer-p/ib-1000.htm).

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