Monthly Archives: July 2008

Gmail Contacts

Another handy toy from LifeHacker! Firefox with Greasemonkey only: The Google Contacts Autocomplete user script adds a drop-down of your Gmail contacts on any web-based email form where you’d enter an address. You must be signed into your Gmail account for the script to work; once it’s installed, just start typing into an email text…

Designer Notes

With every notebook maker trying to chip in a bit of style, it’s time Lenovo also joined the fray. And so, the Lenovo IdeaPad U110 tries to blend technology and aesthetics, without compromising on either. And as it has won three Best-Of-Show awards at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, you can…

Gadget Baby

A new baby is born named Samsung Omnia. I am now starting to contemplate of buying this phone over the upcoming I-Phone. I’ve been comparing the two advanced-gadgets and it seems that Samsung Omnia is winning the race for me. Reasons to buy Samsung Omnia over I-Phone: 1. 5 MP Built-in Camera 2. 8GB /…

Banana Gadget!

The geniuses at Mental Floss have a brand-new CD cleaning gadget — a banana! It seems a little wonky, but hey, the CD in question is already scratched up, why not give it a shot? There are myriad ways in which these soon-to-be obsolete discs get ruined, causing us to curse and throw the things…

Wants and Needs

People have gone gaga over the unstoppable rise of gadgets. Sometimes we forget to realize what wants from needs. Five years ago, I am one of the people crazy over hyper gadgets. But as years passed, I began to realize the value of what I am spending. I used to think that wants are NEEDS….