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Such a Shame

January 26, 2011 // 0 Comments

“Oh no they didn’t”…but apparently Toshiba did. We heard that Toshiba had some interesting specs for their upcoming tablet. So we bounced over to the [...]

iPad cases : Leather and Crystal

January 25, 2011 // 0 Comments

We have reviewed at a LOT of iPad cases since we got the tablet last April. It is amazing how big and how quickly the aftermarket for iPad cases came to life. After nine [...]

Pomelo or Pummelo?

January 24, 2011 // 0 Comments

You say pomelo, we say Pummelo. Regardless, this is one giant fruit. While shopping at Trader Joe’s last week, we came across this enormous citrus…easily twice [...]

Snow Day Puzzler

January 21, 2011 // 0 Comments

We used to have contests, puzzlers, and in general gave away a lot of stuff. We stopped doing them mostly because they took up quite a bit of time, of which we already had [...]

Meade RCX400 Tripod Comparison

January 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

Yesterday we took a FirstLook at our newly acquired Meade RCX400 Ultra-Stable tripod. Weighing in at close to 60 lbs, this tripod is a beast. However, since it can [...]

Meade RCX400 Tripod

January 19, 2011 // 0 Comments

Bigger is definitely better when it comes to telescope tripods. The main reason is telescopes are very sensitive to vibrations. The sturdier the tripod, the better the [...]

Superfocus 3D hack

January 18, 2011 // 0 Comments

Stereoscopic photos have been around since the 1800s. Widespread interest in them never really materialized outside of the various blips in popularity (ViewMaster, computer [...]

Kata Owl 272-DL

January 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

Six  years ago we did a FirstLook/FirstUse write-up of the Kata R102 backpack. The bag was one of the best camera backpacks we have used, as it can hold quite a bit of [...]

iOptron LiveStar Planetarium

January 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

Last  January we got a gift of a wonderful globe made by Stellanova. It  glowed from the inside, illuminating all of the constellations on its surface. The globe is [...]

Sears Craftsman Socket Set

January 13, 2011 // 0 Comments

A  week ago we wrote about our surprisingly pleasant DieHard battery experience at our local Sears automotive store. We now follow up with a story of an even better [...]
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