Friday, October 30, 2009
Electronical Things
Okay, I know "electronical" is not a word. I use it because it's funny. Why is it funny? Because it aggravates my sister. And Things that aggravate my sister are always funny. When I use made-up words, the exchange usually goes something like this:
Me: Can we conversate for a minute?So, no help from her, obviously. But that's okay. I found lots of cool electronic Things on my own.
Her (looking up, annoyed): Conversate?
Me: I'm going to write about electronical Things for this week's blog and I need some ideas.
Her (rolling eyes): 'Electronical' is not a word. Neither is 'conversate.'
Me (grinning): Come on, I need you to help me idea-fy my blog.
Her (glaring): Go away.
Like this portable widescreen TV. You can watch your favorite programs while you're camping, hiking or tailgating on this digital color TV. It has a built-in scanner to locate local channels and it works with most cable hook-ups. The docking station gives three hours of watching and the stereo speakers produce really good sound. It includes a magnetic antenna, AV cables, remote control, and home and car power adapters. It's also great for an emergency TV during bad weather.
I love this Thing. It lets you convert your cassette tapes to CD or MP3 files. I still have lots of cassettes. I can't part with them because I can't get a lot of the music on CD. But the Tape2USB lets me upload tracks to my computer, where I can then burn them to CD or transfer them to my MP3 player. How cool is that? It even has built-in speakers so you can monitor the music while you're recording it on the computer, which allows you to catch and correct little glitches in the tapes. It comes with audio enhancing software that's really simple to use and it even includes a USB cable. And, since it's USB, so you don't need to install any drivers to make it work with a PC or a Mac.
Now that you've got all your favorite cassettes transferred to your MP3 player, you might want to share some of your golden oldies with a friend. The headphone splitter is cool little Thing that lets you share one headphone output. You just pop this headphone jack into your MP3 player, plug in two sets of headphones and two people can listen at the same time, in stereo. It even comes on a handy keyring, so you'll always have it when you need it.
Wanna play your groovy grooves for more than one person? We have a Thing for that, too! Our MP3 earphone speaker isn't just for your ears--it's for everyone. The oversized "earbud" is actually a speaker for your MP3 player. It gives out a big sound for such a little Thing, too. It also comes on a keyring clip that protects the headphone jack.
Now, this Thing is one of the coolest electronics I've seen this year. The TV Tuner Stick lets you watch streaming television on your PC. One of the best features of this Thing is the software is actually easy to install! Once that's done, you just attach the telescoping antenna to the device and plug into your USB port. It automatically starts to scan for local digital channels. Once you find a program you like, just sit back and enjoy. But the very coolest feature of this Thing is: you can actually schedule a recording of a TV show, then burn it to a CD or DVD. It even comes with a remote control.Well, that's it for my favorite electronics this week. Now, I have to find a new topic and make up a word to go with it...
See you next week,
Bobby
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