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Episode 30 : Behind the Scenes II
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In this episode Stephen and Charlie announce their next contest where a lucky listener wins an iPod nano. Also, the Gurus of Cool talk about the big techno-news of the week including the Ultra-Portable PC format (Origami) and the new TiVo giveaway program, and tell the story of a positive experience with a pair of high-end E5C earphones from Shure. And in the topic of the week, learn how to create your own podcast.
Win a custom-engraved 1GB iPod nano in your choice of black or white! Here's how.
Features by the Gurus of Cool
Creating a Podcast, Part 2
by Stephen Schleicher
Last week we talked about the pre production process and finding a topic that woks for you. And that you know what your show is going to be about and what type of podcast you are going to create, let's talk about the actual recording of the podcast.
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Shure E5C: Great Phones, Perfect Service
by Charlie White
When we were talking about the Shure E3c earphones last week (you remember, those $180 earbuds from Shure that I mentioned sound very good?), I remembered that I still have a pair of Shure E5C earphones, but something had gone wrong with them about a year ago -- the left channel suddenly stopped working. I decided to get them fixed, and here's what happened.
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Defying the Laws of Physics: Klipsch iGroove Speaker System
by Charlie White
Klipsch has been building horn-driven speakers since 1946. The company has taken its wealth of knowledge about highly efficient speaker design and condensed it into an improbably small package which it calls the iGroove Speaker System ($249). It’s made specifically for iPods equipped with Apple’s dock connector, but also works with the iPod mini, the iPod shuffle, and any other music player that connects with a standard mini jack headphone plug. We plugged various iPods into the system and were impressed that such big sound could come out of such a small package
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Samsung Flash Laptop
At the CeBIT show in Germany, Samsung is demonstrating a 32GB 1.8 inch flash drive that the company put inside of a notebook. The drive itself costs $900, but prices for flash memory keep going down, and with Intel predicting flash notebooks just around the corner, soon you'll be able to have an instant-on solid-state notebook with no moving parts.
Binary Watch
Are you a huge geek? Maybe you just like the simplicity of ones and zeros. Check out the Binary Watch. The unique dial displays the current time in a binary sequence. It may take time to get used to, but you will surely be crowned King of All Geeks with this timepiece.
Thanko USB Stealth Switch
Here's a USB foot switch that lets you jump away from all that porn and into something seemingly productive in a split second. That's right, it's a boss switch, with software that lets you customize its settings so you can hide a current window or you can hide every window except for one you designate -- perhaps something busy-looking like Microsoft Word or Excel. Save your career for just $25.
USB Beverage Chiller
Ok, it’s bad enough that you are a slave to your computer working long hours with very little chance to get up and get a beverage. It’s even worse when your drink warms to room temperature. Now make your computer work for you with the USB Beverage chiller. Plug it into a USB port and your beverage will be cooled to 45 degrees.
March Madness on the Web for Free
CBS is streaming every game of the first three rounds of the NCAA Basketball Tournament live on the Web for free. March Madness on Demand lets you follow your favorite hoops team from oblivion to The Big Show. It's not too late to sign up now -- follow the link in the title above and get your VIP pass that's only available for a limited time.
Animi Causa Feel Seating System
It looks like a giant molecule made of 120 soft balls that allow you to stretch it and form it into a variety of comfortable seating positions. Comes in medium (for kids) and extra large (for adults) sizes, this could be the futon of this decade.
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