Archive for May, 2008

Opps, Must Have Overloaded It! »

Today we where driving from Chicago, IL to Michigan City, IN and I spotted this truck that aparently had a overloaded trailer that decided to fold in on the middle of the highway.
It looks as if it just split open as there was no sign of a crash.
There was also lots of other stopped trucks, [...]

Peak Oil, Peak Oil, Peak Oil – There, I’ve said It »

The words “Peak Oil” aren’t supposed to be in our vocabulary. It’s unAmerican. We’re not supposed to know, or at least verbalize the fact the oil is a finite resource. The “American way” is to smile on in oblivion to the fact, kinda like what many of us grew up with in [...]

America Gets Wii Fit at Action-Packed Central Park Launch Event »

Nintendo Debuts Groundbreaking Fitness Program at Interactive Release Party and American Heart Association Fundraiser in NYC

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nintendo:
WHAT:
How will Wii Fit™ move you? Discover for yourself at New York’s Central Park Merchants’ Gate on May 19, as Nintendo hosts a spectacular all-day launch event for Wii Fit, the highly anticipated new program for the popular Wii™ [...]

RIM will launch touch-screen BlackBerry »

TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd (RIM.TO)(RIMM.O) plans to launch a touch-screen version of the wireless e-mail device in the third quarter as an answer to Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) iPhone, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The device, known as the Thunder, is to be sold exclusively [...]

Wilson Electronics SignalBoost Mini-Mobile Amplifier Brings Unsurpassed Cellular Reception to People on the Go »

ST. GEORGE, Utah -Wilson Electronics, the leader in quality cellular amplifiers and antennas for mobile phones and data cards, today announced the general availability of its SignalBoostTM Mini-Mobile Amplifier, now available in four configurations that install in minutes to bring unsurpassed cellular reception in cars, trucks, SUVs, RVs, boats and other vehicles. The mobile amplifier [...]

Lexar Media Announces Energy-Efficient Crucial DDR2 FBDIMM Memory for Servers »

FREMONT, Calif. – Lexar Media (NYSE:MU), a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced immediate availability of Crucial 1.5V DDR2 FBDIMM server memory modules. As part of its commitment to the enterprise-computing space, Lexar Media’s new energy-efficient Crucial server memory product line utilizes the industry’s first 1.5V, 1Gb-based components to deliver [...]

10 Million Xbox 360 units sold, Wii Catching Up »

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has hit the 10 million mark in U.S. sales, being the first next-gen console to reach this number. This may sound impressive but Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 a year ahead of the other next-gen units, and the Wii is quickly catching up to the Xbox 360 numbers with more then 700,000 [...]

techimoto mama finds her RV feet »

May 17 Thoughts
We’ve been on the road one week and I am finally finding my groove…still read the LA Times online but I’m not addicted ( I swear) Not much in there except more killings in South Central and blame blame blame on the political scene. We will have a moment of silence for [...]

Techimoto Mama: Ipods “On the Road” »

Prior to this trip, Max told me I would never fill up the 4 GB of space on the iPod with my music. He had no idea how eclectic and massive my collection was. So when I reached 881 songs the iPod loading system (I’m not sure that’s what it’s called) asked if it could [...]

Techimoto’s Mama Speaks Out on Mothers Day »

So here it is, the Head Geek (HG) of Techimoto, Max Wilson, has a technologically challenged mother. HG’s mama, aka DesignGoddess, has decided to come out of the shadows and blog about her experiences on the road with two techies. So here comes the random musings from the female perspective…