Articles by Wan Chi Lau

MOS: Tornado Alley

March 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

Spring is in the air. The temperature in Boston has been in the mid-50s and may even break 60º this weekend. The giant piles of snow from the innumerable Winter storms have [...]

PockeTweez FirstLook

March 16, 2011 // 0 Comments

Every once in a while, we come across a gadget so ingenious that, if it weren’t for our editors, we could easily spend a week talking about it. PockeTweez is such a [...]

Cuisinart “Waffler” FirstUse

March 15, 2011 // 0 Comments

Last month we posted a FirstLook at Cuisinart’s new waffle insert for their Griddler. Today, we report on our FirstUse efforts with what we are affectionately [...]

Buyology

March 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

We were at the Chestnut Hill Mall Apple Store for the iPad2 launch last Friday. The iPad2 went on sale at 5PM and by 6:30PM they had sold out of all versions. When Apple [...]

Flip Videocam InTheWild

March 11, 2011 // 0 Comments

Wow, this could not be easier: a video camera the size of my cell phone, and very clear instructions for its assembly and use! We were going on vacation in the Caribbean [...]

Spring in the Netherlands

March 10, 2011 // 0 Comments

Our friend Patrick forwarded us an email containing some images of the tulip fields of northen Netherlands in Spring time. They were a lot like those from the Flower [...]

DIY iPad Brush

March 9, 2011 // 0 Comments

A few review requests have come across our desks recently regarding iPad styli. We have ignored them, mostly because the whole idea of a stylus is pretty silly when the [...]

Groupon Excursions

March 8, 2011 // 0 Comments

If you love trying new restaurants but also like to live within your means, you have undoubtedly have heard of Groupon. We have been a member for several years and can [...]

Plasma ThunderBall FirstLook

March 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

What is plasma? This glowing, ethereal condition is often known as the forth state of matter. More specifically, Plasma is the gaseous state of matter where gas has been [...]

Sigma Zoom “Bigma” FirstLook

March 4, 2011 // 0 Comments

A long zoom lens is helpful when you can’t, don’t want to, or are otherwise legally restricted from getting too close to your subject. The zoom lens we use on [...]

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