So as all of you probably know, Apple is gearing up to stir up the tech world yet again this Wednesday with yet another amazing product. I just like any other tech nerd, am extremely giddy about whatever it’s going to be. I work at an Apple Retail store, so I’m fortunate enough to be surrounded by the entire line of amazing products they offer on a regular basis. I don’t however, know anything about what’s going to be released (I get asked like 47435908735938470 times a week).

What I do know is, is that whatever it’s going to be, it’s going to be amazing. I wouldn’t expect anything less. Keep your ears open this Wednesday 1/27 for the big announcement.

Matt

We are living in an age of depression and economic turmoil. With that being said, why does Microsoft feel the need to over charge their customers? I recently received an e-mail that Microsoft’s Xbox Live will update with access to Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, and Zune applications. This sounds awesome, right? Yeah, only if you like to pay fifty dollars a year when you can easily access these applications on a computer for free. I mean why do we have to pay a stupid membership fee to play games online or go on the Internet?

Unfortunately, people are still willing to pay whatever the hell they have to pay, without hesitation. I never paid for a Xbox Live membership, and because of this, I have yet to play any multiplayer games online, and trust me, my social life has suffered because of it. I think that I am just going to cut my losses and buy a Playstation 3. Maybe it looks like some sort of retarded spaceship, but hell, you can access the internet and play games online for FREE. Thank you Microsoft for not doing anything right since Windows Vista…hahahahahaha…not.

Jared

Let’s just face the facts here for a second, walkie-talkies are awesome. Why you ask? Well lucky for you, I have thought this through. 1) They instantly make you look important. 2) The instantly make you feel important. 3) You get to use unit numbers.

Thank god someone has finally managed to take all of the cool aspects of walkie-talkies, and combine them with something that will make you look like more of a douche while using them. The ‘Cup Communicator’ by Duncan Wilson is essentially a walkie-talkie that looks a three year old’s version of a cell phone.

I really hope this catches on. Imagine a future where police officers and people in the army use these things instead of those ‘professional’ and ‘adult’ looking excuses for walkie-talkies they use now. However, for every dumb idea, there is always one awesome idea. -Diapers for teenagers/college students- …think about it.

Matt

So I’m a pretty big fan of running. There’s nothing like forgetting all the days worries and preoccupations for a good hour of just me, and the wind blowing through my long stallion-like mane. Thank god we’ve now managed to invent something that takes both of those factors away, and replaces them with some plastic and computers incasing your body. I don’t know about you, but I would never be caught dead in this thing. As if going to the gym weren’t nerve racking enough…(there is no way to look normal running on a treadmill or doing squats) now you can look like something out of Star Wars too. Instead of wasting time and money developing this stuff, someone should invent a way for me to pick up heavy things and throw them really far or something. I’d use that.

Matt

Here’s some info on this thing:

The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill creates air pressure strong enough to hold up a 400-pound behemoth. Using differential air pressure around your lower body to lift you up, it lets you move around in 20%-G or any variation between that and normal gravity. via DVICE

Once upon a time, I heard this rumor that Microsoft was looking to open retail stores to compete with the tremendous success that is Apple retail. Once upon a time I heard that the whole ‘ballon boy’ thing was a hoax. As it turns out, and to my surprise, they were/are both true. Now I’m not going to waste one more second of my life, or yours for that matter talking about this ballon boy crap, so I’ll move on to Microsoft retail stores.

So it’s pretty much common knowledge by now that Microsoft has been a dying giant. I guess that’s what happens when you build one of the most flawed and primitive operating systems ever (pre-Windows 7, everyone says that thing is the messiah or something), HOWEVER..I guess the times are-a-changin’. With new commercials that are really funny and relatable (”Macs are fun..but they’re just wayyyy to fancy-shmacy for me…this 57lbs Toshiba with a fingerprint scanner and crap is just right for me!”), a new logo that looks like it was designed by a 4 year old with access to legos, and now introducing super cool retail stores with glass walls and staff that wear different colored shirts, things are staring to look up.

Here’s how it is. This is pathetic. Windows 7 = OS X , and Microsoft retail stores = an exact replica of Apple retail stores. In any other aspect of business this would be insulting. Frustration peaking..must stop writing. Have a look for yourself, and see if you can figure out which ones which. Also, if you have 5 minutes of your life you want to throw away, watch the video of the grand opening, and compare to the grand opening of an Apple retail store…I think I know what Steve Jobs has been doing for the past 6 months….just saying.

Matt

One of the most significant milestones in our life, is learning how to ride a bike. Most of us remember how difficult the transition was from using training wheels, to conquering the roads on two wheels. However, the times they are a changing…thanks in large part to Gyrobike’s Gyrowheel.

The Gyrowheel will soon replace the use of training wheels. This unique device is a super high stability front tire that functions with running disk inside of it. The Gyrowheel allows you to adjust to three levels of stability. When a child makes progress and feels more confident in his or her skills, you can lower the stability of the tire. This way, a child can slowly advance in learning to ride a bike with out training devices, instead of using a training device and abruptly removing it.

The Gyrowheel will be sold in stores this December. All I can say is that I wish I had the Gyrowheel during my childhood. I unfortunately never learned how to ride a bike, but maybe now my dreams will finally come true.

Jared