A step in the right direction [ February 23rd, 2010 ] Posted in » Gadgets, Good Ideas, Things To Buy
Here’s something real cool. But before I tell you what it is, let me ask you: how many devices do you have that get charged through a USB port? I thought so. Almost everyone today has one device or more which use USB to charge. And yet, we don’t have the ability to charge directly from the wall without using a special adapter.
Well, that is changing. Take a look at the following picture:
Yup, it’s a wall socket with two USB ports built-in. And this device is a near reality and is currently pre-ordering for less than $20.00. Here’s the link to the manufacturer’s site which explains the specifications and gives some more information about the socket: http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=458. I love it when technology moves in the right direction.
I use MS Office extensively and haven’t though I have tried to use Google Docs off and on, I haven’t been able to stick around on it. Still, I keep following what’s going on with the ‘Google Office’ just in case they make a break through which makes it easy for me to shift.
Google just
I came across a blog by Stuart Wade called
All of us have seen some type of panoramic picture which shows scenes which are 360 degrees and we can keep panning them forever. Some of us have even found it to be very cool.
Today’s links are really varied in terms of their subject topics. A lot has been happening around the Internet and I haven’t got a chance to blog too much in the past few days. Here are some of the more interesting amongst the ones I visited lately: