The Grotto of Geeky Goodness remains the same after 7 long years. [tags]Frys, San Jose[/tags]
June 2, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Category Archives: Gadgets
February 16, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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DS – not such a toy after all
I think I like Oscar’s Nintendo DS more than he does. He got Karts for christmas and I was blown away by how easy it was to set up with my wireless router so that I could play against other … Continue reading
December 1, 2005
by Conor O'Neill
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Skyping with Bluetooth
Skype and Bluetooth are a match made in heaven. My home set-up is an Acer Laptop with a very nice teeny Neon Bluetooth USB Adapter which I got from Shop4Memory in Celbridge. I also got the latest GG Telecom GG03a … Continue reading
November 18, 2005
by Conor O'Neill
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Philips USB Speaker Hell means Cisco becomes the Google of my living room?
The speakers on the Acer Laptop are a bit puny, particularly for playing DVDs. Unfortunately, the machine does not have a line out, so I decided to get a pair of USB speakers. I didn’t need anything particularly special and … Continue reading
November 17, 2005
by Conor O'Neill
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Le Singe est dans l’arbre et peut etre l’auto aussi
JWZ has a link to a fabulous piece of footage which will give any petrol-head goose-bumps: Early morning in Paris in 1978 at 140MPH in a Ferrari 275 GTB! The original story, with lots of updated detail is here. I’ll … Continue reading
November 15, 2005
by Conor O'Neill
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Doggles – Goggles for Doggies
I’m not making this up. Courtesy of my big sis Fiona: Everything you ever needed to know about canine eyewear.
November 2, 2005
by Conor O'Neill
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The coolest place on the planet to work – IDEO
Way back in 1999, I was on a week long training course in Stanford which had been arranged by Enterprise Ireland. It was a fabulous week and I learned a hell of a lot about entrepreneurship, the mindset of Silicon … Continue reading
September 11, 2005
by Conor O'Neill
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Knife Sharpening Fetish
I have a small obsession with getting my knives very sharp. I think it goes back to my uncle Frank who is a carpenter and who showed me how he sharpened his chisels on a wet-stone when I was a … Continue reading
July 18, 2005
by Conor O'Neill
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Vendors I would recommend
I’ve bought a few bits n pieces on eBay and the web recently and all of the vedors were top-notch and I’d recommend them. First off I got an FM Transmitter for my car which takes a line-out from an … Continue reading
July 1, 2005
by Conor O'Neill
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iPod Flea for the Apple drone who has everything
I figure Steve is seriously pissed that they stole his next product idea. Of course there would be no space to put the “Intel Inside” sticker on it. iPod Flea Ad