A new episode of the Digital Blast Podcast is in the can.

Yes, after 5 long months I finally got out another show! So click on the show/shownotes tab above and check it out. Give it a listen and tell me what you think. I apologize for the delay but I've just had a very hectic professional and personal schedule these last few months.

Don't forget, if I talked about it on the show you can buy it at the Digital Blast Store. Just click on the store tab above to get the stuff I'm talking about at the best prices.

Thanks again for stopping by, Dutch

That sliding cube idea ain't just for puzzles.

One of the biggest problems with USB hubs has always been that even though there are slots for more than one USB device, rarely can you fit them all in side-by-side or on top of one another. Taking its inspiration from Dr. Ribuk's cube, this brushed aluminum USB hub from Brando looks to deal with the problem of the too tight/no fit by giving you the ability to rotate USB plugs out of the way.
The small-low profile USB "twister" hub sports four ports, two of which rotate, and it supports both USB 2.0 and 1.1 (i.e works with all your USB devices). It comes with an optional AC adapter just in case you need to power some device that can't get some go juice from the USB plug. It's available direct from Brando, for $22 or $26 depending on whether or not you get an AC adapter. An affordable device that does a good job and looks good, I love it.

The show keeps going and I haven't done a new one in months!!!

Much to my surprise I received and e-mail today that said the Digital Blast Podcast had been added to Pod-Planet.com!
How could this happen you ask? Well it seems that some fans of the show thought it should be added to the new site's directory. I can't tell you how much I appreciate not only that I have fans of the show but that they're kind enough to make sure it gets listed even though I haven't put out a new episode in 5 months! Take heart though, now that my schedule has FINALLY slowed down I can get back to putting up shows and blogging on a regular basis.

There's even Digital Blast merchandise coming!

Thanks again and there's tons more content to come, Dutch.

It's about time we get our Star Trek phaser gun!

It was only a matter of time before we finally got some cool sci-fi inspired weapon in our hot little hands. Well we don't have to wait any longer, I give you the The Personal Halting and Stimulation Response or PHaSR.
Yes the name is ludicrous but have you been looking at military acronyms? They're all hilarious. This little gem comes from our Air Force and is one heck of a stun gun. How does it stun you ask? It throws out a concentrated nonlethal beam of laser light that effects you like walking out from a dark movie theater into the bright sunshine. The goal behind the weapon is to give a better nonlethal way to control angry crowds (think all the people that won't get the PS3 at launch) or for perimeter defense at military checkpoints. Here's the rub though, will my coolio Oakley sunglasses protect me from the PHaSR? Man that would suck if they did and they spent all that money too.....

For those of us who don't have to time to pray AND surf the TV.

We're always looking for new and better ways to multi-taskstuff so you gotta hand it to Dima Komissarov for taking everyday items and giving them a refreshing tech spin. His newest creation are the Remobeads.
They're part control for the soul and for the tele. He uses prayer beads as the template for his TV remote controller. It gives your hands/fingers a workout too (idle hands are the work of the devil afterall) while you surf channels. By pressing the beads, you can cycle through al the functions of a traditonal TV remote control. You can feel free to add your own chants if there's no good audio coming out of the squawk box. Change the channel, change the volume and cleanse the soul....now that's multi-tasking. All that and they glow in the dark, too!

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Yes it has been a while so why not start things off with a chuckle.

I've really got to do some research on time machines and transporter technology because my schedule of late has been hectic and there's just not enough time in the day. I've also had the chance to see some really cool things while out in my travels and I hope those things make it in here in the near future.

But this was just too good to pass up as my foray back into tech blogging! Here we have the video helmet created by Toshiba.
We all are caught up in the smaller cooler gadget pursuits and Toshiba (who's laptops I'm a big fan of ) unveils this behemoth. I hope it comes with a workout plan because how else are you going to be able to enjoy the picture on this 6.6 lb device tat sits on your melon? Granted when you put it on you're completely immersed and see a full 360-degree view, which could be amazing for gaming but schweet mother of god that's a heck of a Darth Vader helmet on steriods to enjoy playing Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter! Not to mention we're all techies here and are accustomed to some good natured ribbing but this thing will even have hardcore geeks poking fun at you!

Why not go with something a little sexier like the winner of a 2005 & 2006 Consumer Electronics Show Design Award, the Icuiti DV920?
You can use it with your DVD player, Video iPod, Laptop, PC, A/V cell phone, multi-media player, or game console. When you plug in your Geordi LaForge visor you get high quality digital, flicker free video (920,000 pixel micro-LCD screens) and 3D stereoscopic video in the to give youyour own private virtual movie theatre (the image appears as if projected at a distance of 7 feet). Now this is cutting edge technology and unlike Toshiba's Darth Vader helmet you can buy the DV920 right now. Check it out at www.icuiti.com. Trust me, I am DEFINITELY getting a pair of these.

That's all for now my tech homies. More to follow, Dutch.

P.S. Big shout out to Cory Barlog and his crew over at Sony because God of War 2 went to Alpha today! The sequel to the best game in years is right around the corner (February '07 to be more specific). Congrats guys and I suggest you et over to Cory's developer blog at http://corybarlog.blogspot.com .