Case In Point Archive

  • Dell Vostro V13 takes styling cues from Adamo, but not the high price tag

    Dell Vostro V13 takes styling cues from Adamo, but not the high price tag

    Posted on December 8, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh boy, take a look at this. Dell's apparently porting the whole super slim Adamo idea to its more affordable line of Vostro business machines.

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  • Redneck rampage: a truck with a jet engine

    Redneck rampage: a truck with a jet engine

    Posted on November 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Just because you can do a thing, doesn't mean you should do a thing. Case in point: don't take your brand new F650 truck and install a jet engine.

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  • Burton Vice Mitts keep your hands warm and your (energy) drink cold

    Burton Vice Mitts keep your hands warm and your (energy) drink cold

    Posted on November 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Living up by Lake Tahoe, I'm always on the lookout for new gadgets and technology for when I go snowboarding. Case in point: the Burton Vice Mitt. Okay, it's a mitt, but what's the vice part? A drink holder, you say?

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  • Video: Strange Japanese hamburger vending machine

    Video: Strange Japanese hamburger vending machine

    Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Everybody knows Japan loves them vending machines. And even though machines selling panties don't exist over here, you can still find strange models from time to time. Case in point: A hamburger vending machine in Tokyo [JP] that sells one burger at a time because it's operated manually.

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  • Whatever happened to the Klingons, anyway

    Whatever happened to the Klingons, anyway

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
    There was one race conspicuously missing from the J.J. Abrams Star Trek film: the Klingons. They were filmed, but the scene with them questioning Nero was cut for whatever reason. The good news is, in this day and age deleted scenes rarely stay deleted for long. Case in point, SpikeTV just revealed a deleted scene where we do get to see the Klingons, and they ain't happy with Nero. This is of course a marketing ploy, since there's a special edition coming out on two DVD's and Blu-ray this November 17th.

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  • Safety: Obama Administration now looking to eliminate texting while driving

    Safety: Obama Administration now looking to eliminate texting while driving

    Posted on September 30, 2009 | No Comments
    Looks like the Obama Administration, which really ought to be focused on getting Americans like me affordable health care (unless doctors now accept World of Warcraft Gold as payment, lol!), has set its sights on eliminating the scourge of distracted driving once and for all. Case in point: Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood is holding a summit this week that has the ultimate goal of “finding ways to eliminate texting while driving.”

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  • Epson Japan announces Dreamio projector with built-in DVD player

    Epson Japan announces Dreamio projector with built-in DVD player

    Posted on September 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Only very few home electronics companies dare selling projectors housing a DVD player. There's a good reason for this: The things aren't really a picnic for the eyes, as this example from last month shows. And even established brands like Epson fail to deliver well-designed hardware in this niche. Case in point: Their new dreamio EH-DM30 [JP].

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  • Swing and a hit: Louisville Slugger bat for the Wii

    Swing and a hit: Louisville Slugger bat for the Wii

    Posted on September 28, 2009 | No Comments
    pTRU1-6604522regWii Sports is an excellent game, but it can feel a bit silly at times flailing your arms about as you pretend to play various games. Perhaps it's fortunate then, that no matter what the game, it appears that there is an accessory for it. Case in point: the new officially licensed Louisville slugger bat.

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  • Case-mod: Stargate Pyramid HTPC

    Case-mod: Stargate Pyramid HTPC

    Posted on September 16, 2009 | No Comments
    There's an interesting correlation between computer hobbyists and science fiction fans. That's never more obvious then when you see some of the custom case mods that people produce. Case in point, today we have a Stargate Pyramid ship inspired modification. Whomever built this thing obviously spent an enormous amount of time on it, and it really shows.

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  • Sungale desk lamp features 3.5-inch LCD

    Sungale desk lamp features 3.5-inch LCD

    Posted on September 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Ah, convergence devices. Sometimes they actually make sense. Case in point, this 5-watt LED desk lamp with built-in 3.5-inch digital photo frame. The fine people over at Zatz Not Funny! (Zat name IS funny!) took a quick look at the lamp, so let’s take a look at their look.

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  • More trouble with the App store: C64 iPhone application pulled

    More trouble with the App store: C64 iPhone application pulled

    Posted on September 8, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh Apple.. you are such a fickle taskmaster when it comes to the App store. On one hand, it's brilliant. On the other hand, their approval process can be draconian and bizzare at the same time. Recent case in point: the Commodore 64 emulator. It was approved, published, and then promptly removed.

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  • Hands-on with the Pentax K-7 at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix

    Hands-on with the Pentax K-7 at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix

    Posted on August 31, 2009 | No Comments
    One of the downsides to covering gadgets on a daily basis for as long as I have is the fact that I think everything is crap. Very few things excite me and anything that does usually ends up falling short of my expectations. It’s unfortunate, but once in a blue moon does something not only impress, but also exceed my expectations. Case in point, the Pentax K-7.

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  • Sony revolutionizes portable music players by adding external speakers

    Sony revolutionizes portable music players by adding external speakers

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    SonyI don't envy the PR people who have to write press releases. They can never just call a spade a spade. Case in point, Sony's new S Series Walkman. Its main feature is built-in speakers. But instead of just saying it has built-in speakers, it's instead a "unique user experience" that adds "a new social element to the world of digital music and video."

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  • iPhone app review: Applipedia

    iPhone app review: Applipedia

    Posted on August 17, 2009 | No Comments
    applipediaDoes it seem to you, like it seems to me, that iPhone apps are the new way to drive traffic to various websites? With the always-on Internet connection of an iPhone, why bother building all the content into your app when it can simply phone home to fetch what it needs? In principle I have no problem with this: avoid duplicating data, and focus on providing a great product. In reality, though, people seem to abuse this model by quickly throwing together a decent looking app that doesn't really provide much value to the end user. Case in point: Palo Alto Networks' Applipedia web site and its associated iPhone app.

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  • Man burns down house in suicide attempt after losing his action figures

    Man burns down house in suicide attempt after losing his action figures

    Posted on August 13, 2009 | No Comments
    You should never take away plastic models from a true Otaku. Case in point: A 29-year-old factory worker named Yoshifumi Takabe was arrested in Kobe in Western Japan for burning down his house after his mother threw away his collection of Gundam action figures.

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