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ThinkGeek Week: Lighter, Camera, Action!

// February 26th, 2010 // No Comments » // Electronics, Gadgets, Hardware, Reviews, Tech, TechKnowledgey, Video

For the fourth and final product of ThinkGeek Week, I give you the SpyCam Lighter. It’s an actual camera hidden inside a lighter! How amazing is that? This is the true future of video. It’s going to get smaller and better. Your looking at the future, now!

To be honest, the video isn’t too bad, although the frame rates aren’t that great. The audio is on the lower quality side, as well. But you need to remember, we’re not talking about a couple hundred dollar professional camera. Or even just one of those cheap pocket cameras, like the Flip, or the Kodak Zi8. This is a lighter!

So, on this episode of TechKnowledgey I, along with Hard Drive Hunter Harry, walk you through this camera/lighter, and talk about the amazing technology that made it possible.

Show Links

SpyCam Lighter on ThinkGeek: http://www.thinkgeek.com/ce65/

ThinkGeek Week: A Clock Of Epoch

// February 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // Electronics, Gadgets, Information, Reviews, Tech, TechKnowledgey

For the third product sent to me by ThinkGeek it’s an Epoch clock! A clock that displays the time in just about every format known to man. It specializes though, in the fact that it also tells time in Epoch, or Unix time, which is something we tech geeks invented.

And then of course, ThinkGeek invented their own Epoch Clock to go along with it. It not only tells time, obvioucly, in Epoch, but in many other formats as well. It’s also got an alarm built in, with a nice speaker. Multiple settings from everything to brightness and display options, to alarm settings and so on. It’s also got a USB port on the back so you can plug anything that gets power via USB into it (Plasma Ball anyone?) So sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of TechKnowledgey all about time, and why it can be so cool.

Displays the time in multiple formats: Standard, Hexadecimal, Octal, Binary, Roman

Unix epoch time display

Day, month, year display

Date display and Unix epoch display can be turned off/on

12-hour (AM/PM) or 24-hour (military time)

Alarm clock with snooze and two volume settings (Futuristic/Retro Computing Alarm Tone!)

Back-up power from two AA batteries

USB port on back provides output power [iPhone charging adapter is available]

Awesome LED display

Dimensions: 7″ x 2.6″ x 2.2″

Comes with: Clock, AC power adapter, instructions, conversion chart (for the weak minded)

Exclusive product designed and manufactured by ThinkGeek

Show Links

Epoch Clock from ThinkGeek: http://www.thinkgeek.com/a7c5/

ThinkGeek Week: Can Balls Be Bucky?

// February 24th, 2010 // No Comments » // Entertainment, Fun, Gadgets, Reviews, TechKnowledgey

Indeed, balls can be bucky. How you might ask? Well, in this episode of TechKnowledgey show I intend to show you as the second product for ThinkGeek week gets to be shown off – Bucky Balls. They are these awesome little earth magnet balls that are incredibly fun to play with. You can make some really cool things with them, and the more you play around with them, the more you learn! Unfortunatley, my Bucky Ball skills are only first developing, so to see how awesome these things are when used to their fullest potetial check out the video at ThinkGeek linked to below.

But in all seriousness, this toy is addicting! It is an incredibly cool concept and you won’t really know how cool it is until you hold it in your hand and play around with it. They were awarded the “Toy Of The Year” award last year for a reason; These things are great! You gotta get a set…

On a total side note, this is my 100th blog post! Pretty amazing how far we’ve come in such a relatively short time. A big thank you to all you TechKnowledgists out there!

Show Links

Bucky Balls: www.thinkgeek.com/bbe8/

ThinkGeek Bucky Balls video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbOjCJD5XYk

ThinkGeek Week: A Ball Of Plasma

// February 23rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Computer, Electronics, Entertainment, Gadgets, Reviews, Tech, TechKnowledgey

The first gadget for ThinkGeek Week takes the stage in this episode. I talk about the USB Plasma Ball, and why it’s such a cool thing to have on your desk. To be quite honest, it is just an incredibly unique thing to have around. Think about it – How many people do you know of that have Plasma Balls on their desk?!

Plus, on top of it’s cool aesthetic look, you could probably shock people with it as well, just like all Plasma Balls. What’s super nice about this one though, is that it’s got an on-off switch, yes. It is nice and compact and looks good, yes. But better than all of that; It’s USB! So anywhere you have a USB port you can plug this in a show it off (and yes, maybe shock a person or two.)

Show Links

USB Plasma Ball: www.thinkgeek.com/964e/

ThinkGeek Week: Unboxing

// February 22nd, 2010 // No Comments » // Electronics, Entertainment, Fun, Gadgets, Tech, TechKnowledgey

It’s ThinkGeek Week here on TechKnowledgey and I kick it off with an unboxing of the box of gadgets and gizmos that Shane from ThinkGeek sent along. I had no idea what was going to be inside, and it was really great to see 4 cool gadgets that will be featured in upcoming episodes of TechKnowledgey until the end of the week. So stay tuned for the rest of ThinkGeek Week! The fun has only just begun…

Inside the 4 pound box was A ThinkGeek Epoch Clock, a USB Plasma Ball, a SpyCam Lighter and Bucky Balls.

Show Links

ThinkGeek Epoch Clock: http://www.thinkgeek.com/a7c5/

USB Plasma Ball: http://www.thinkgeek.com/964e/

SpyCam Lighter: http://www.thinkgeek.com/ce65/

Bucky Balls: http://www.thinkgeek.com/bbe8/

Photo Studio In A Box – Unboxing

// February 11th, 2010 // No Comments » // Gadgets, How To, Media, Photos, Tech, TechKnowledgey

On this episode of TechKnowledgey I unbox a portable photo studio from ThinkGeek.com. It is actually very cool and has been working great since I have started using it! I often will take pictures for my mother, and this makes editing them MUCH easier.

It comes with a cool little unfolding white screen box to use as the background, two florescent collapsable lights that actually help with some great lighting, and a little mini tripod as well! You set it all up, and you have yourself a pretty awesome photo shoot!

I Highly recommend this for anyone who wants to take professional looking photos for a great price! Buy it now for about 50 bucks, if you would like, at http://www.thinkgeek.com/a205/(NOTE: I bought this – well technically my mother did – but the products that ThinkGeek did send me to review should be here in a few days. Stay tuned for a ThinkGeek week!)