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Archive for November 19th, 2008

Boost up your gaming experience

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

It’s simply too great to play games while enjoying comforts of the home. The development in technology over the past few years has changed the gaming world. Games have gone more realistic as the graphics have improved greatly. Present day games offer exciting gameplay when compared to old games. Companies release new games every now and then, and they keep making improvements so as to offer great gameplay.

Now, thanks to development in technology, you can boost up your gaming experience with the help of gaming servers. Gaming servers are used to run clans and support multiplayer games. They allow players from all around the world to join each other for playing a game. If you want to play Left4Dead then you need to connect to Left4Dead servers and if you’re allowed to join the server, then you can enjoy the game with fellow gamers.

Gaming server industry has also made significant developments. Gaming servers are good enough to support heavy games, and can also handle large amount of traffic. They can be easily be tweaked to support new games. New games like Zombie Panic can be played with the help of Zombie Panic servers, which can be setup by making suitable changes in configuration of a gaming server. Some enhancements might be needed to support a new game. A heavy game like D.I.P.R.I.P. needs an advanced server to support the game, and the traffic. The diprip servers can be made by adding some enhancements to existing servers.

In order to use servers for boosting up the gaming experience, you need to find a web host which provides gaming servers. You can find a web host easily on Internet. Be sure to compare the features and the prices of different providers to make sure you choose the best gaming server to support your games.

Danball Finger Massaging Robot

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

What you are seeing here is not some sort of electrically powered bowling ball, but the Danball Finger Massaging Robot. Of course, this product is not a “robot” by any stretch of the imagination. Unless you can roll it down a bowling alley and make it knock over more pins.

No, you won’t be seeing this thing on autonomous power at any given time, but is designed for finger relaxation. It uses shiatsu massage techniques in order to sooth pressure points on the fingertips.

I am assuming this massage is accomplished with some kind of vibration power going on. In addition to the tactile massage, the Danball will also use infrared rays to treat fingernails to “improve growth while a soothing melody and LED light show enhance relaxation”.

The Danball Massager is designed for home use, but I can easily see it being used in most offices. Maybe this could help treat the plague of carpel tunnel or repeated wrist syndrome. Anything that could make the fingers feel good after a long day of work is worth the investment for me.

If they are worth the investment for you, then you must have expensive tastes. The price is (wait for it) $1991.00.

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Bike Geek Gear: Giustaforza Torque Wrench

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Here’s the thing about this review: If you’re the sort of person who doesn’t get a deep satisfaction out of holding and using a perfectly crafted object, no matter how humble, you’re probably going to think I’m crazy.

But if you know the joy I do when you encounter an elegant, well-balanced knife, or a pen that fits your hand just right, or an operating system that just makes sense — well, you’ll understand it when I say that this torque wrench from the Italian firm Effetto Mariposa is just a sheer joy.

Bikes these days, constructed as they are out of carbon fiber and other exotic materials, practically require the dedicated home mechanic to invest in a torque wrench. There’s are few sounds in the world more depressing than the sickening crack of your new $300 handlebars being broken by over-enthusiastic tightening. A torque wrench insures that every fastener on your bike is as tight as it should be, and no more.

The Guistaforza is simple and elegant — a knurled handle with a receptacle for quarter-inch bits at one end, and a knob for torque adjustment at the other. The torque scale is metric, so it’s newton-meters all around, which isn’t an issue for bike folks, as that’s how most specs are published. The adjustment range is from 2 to 16 Nm, which is perfect for most of the small bolts on a bike, although it won’t handle things like bottom brackets that require much more torque.

Use couldn’t be easier. Find the right bit from the included set (which should cover most cycling needs), stick it in the holder, use the knob to set the desired torque, and start to tighten. When you reach the specified level, there’s an audible and tactile “break” that signals it’s time to stop. Clean and easy.

We got the red pro model for testing, which the company says is good for 5,000 clicks before it needs to be recalibrated — which is free for the pro model. Most home mechanics won’t tighten that many bolts in a lifetime. Just remember to dial the torque setting to its lowest level after you use it to keep things calibrated.

But beyond the function is just the sheer beauty of this thing. It’s extremely solid, and a little smaller than many torque wrenches. There’s just a feeling of pleasure that comes from picking this little guy up and using it, and a piece of mind that comes from knowing you’re not about to ruin your ride.

It’s not cheap: $250 for the pro model. But bikes aren’t cheap either, and this will pay for itself the first time it keeps you from totally screwing up. I’d also prefer if it ratcheted, which can speed up your work.

But overall, the Giustaforza wrench is a tool that’s earned a permanent place in my toolbox, and one that I’ll love to pick up each time I need it.

 

Celio Redfly C7 Gets More Refined

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008


The Redfly C7 has forgone a larger display for something smaller with a lighter overall weight, while those who want something larger can always check out the C8N. This model comes with the following :-

  • 8.3″ display with 800 x 480 resolution
  • REDFLY Media Port (connects to a variety of devices like PMPs and digital cameras)

Strangely enough, you’ll have to fork out another $20 for the REDFLY Media Cable, which IMHO, is nothing but a scam to scurry away more money from you. Despite the improvements in size, the same problems still remain - there is no real need for a (failed) Foleo-like device, and they are powered by being connected to a Windows mobile device, which means it would place an additional battery drain. If you’re adamant on picking either one up, the C7 and C8N will retail for $229 and $299, respectively from December onwards. At that price point, it would be more prudent to get a netbook that offers more than dumb terminal functionality.

TouchDiva Entertainment Device

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Here’s an entertainment device that is not well known in any way, which is pretty strange since most products that are yet to be released will experience a flurry of leaks. The TouchDiva comes with a huge 15.4″ touchscreen display and is not meant to be portable (for obvious reasons), instead it will sit pretty in your home. For $13 a month, you will then be able to gain access to a huge music catalogue, courtesy of EMI, Warner, Sony-BMG and Universal who have agreed to support the TouchDiva. We’re guessing these tunes can’t be downloaded but will be streamed instead, and you get a couple of 125W ICEpower amps, an On/Off switch and a reset button to go along with it. The TouchDiva will retail for a whopping $1,100 when it hits retail stores this December 1st.