thisoldblog.net » gadgets http://www.thisoldblog.net this old man and his blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:20:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 hankering for a new gadget http://www.thisoldblog.net/2009/11/hankering-for-a-new-gadget/ http://www.thisoldblog.net/2009/11/hankering-for-a-new-gadget/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:25 +0000 thisoldman http://www.thisoldblog.net/?p=158 Like most guys, I love little electronic gadgets. It probably all started for me back in the days of those primitive handheld electronic games like Coleco’s Electronic Quarterback and Mattel’s Electronic Baseball. As a matter of fact, I think I still have the Electronic Quarterback stored away in my attic somewhere. I make it a point to not dig it up and turn it on because my personal memories of it are a lot more fun than the harsh reality of what it’s like to actually play with it now. Those lil’ red LED lights and fixed block patterns aren’t going to “wow” anyone nowadays. But man, it was the hi-tech gadget to have as a kid way back when!

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as you can see, I pre-date the Nintendo GameBoy-era but you already knew that about me, right?

Anyway, these days, I’ve been hankerin’ for one of those pocket HD camcorders. I don’t know why since I have video capable digital cameras and of course a regular camcorder. I guess, it’s the simplicity of those lil’ FlipHDs. I don’t know. but I want it!!

Gizmodo just posted a comparison of the popular pocket HDs a couple days ago. they declared the Flip Ultra HD as the winner of their shootout. but I’m personally leaning toward the Kodak ZX1 at the moment since it’s built a bit more rugged and claims to be “weather resistant”. So far, I haven’t seen a fully water-proof/shock-proof model yet. Since I’m known to drop things from time to time, I’d rather have something more rugged than stylish. Hopefully I’ll be able to find one for cheap during one of those after-thanksgiving sales.

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