The Geek Church

Yes, I realize that it is almost not this date, but I still have news to report.

Those who want a printer for just their 4 x 6 prints might appreciate the Epson PictureMate Charm inkjet photo printer.

Prepare for the self-sanitizing keyboard! Enter the Vioguard!

Another ereader is coming to the United States with the BeBook Mini eReader, now available for $199.

Anyone like HAVA, now you can get HAVA for the iPhone.

Here’s a little tracker that you might like: the Ekahau T301W. You can track those that you love with Wi-Fi.

For those of you who are interested in hiking, running, golfing, or any sport that requires a GPS should check out the Satsports GPS.

Those of you who want a handy little voice recorder should check out the Samsung YP-VX1.

Those that are into movie reviews might want to check out the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide iPhone app.

Christmas gift alert for those kids ages 3 and up: Mickey’s Mouse-ke-Tag. Check it out.

Those that love the Sharper Image products should check out the Charging Valet.

Disney has some new ride called Sum of All Thrills. It is a virtual roller coaster that the spectator designs and then goes on their own personalized thrill ride.

I finally managed to get iHarmonix’s Beatles Rock Band, and I will have to say that it is more than just a spin-off of an already popular franchise designed to make money, but it is an experience.

Yeah, I’m not going to deny that Beatles Rock Band is less a product of genuine inspiration rather than a way for Rock Band to become even more huge.

Still, they really put a lot of effort into this endeavor. If you don’t believe me, watch the game’s intro. And if you are going to put out another version of Rock Band with lots of new songs, you might as well use songs that everyone knows and loves.

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Hand from Above from Chris O'Shea on Vimeo.

This is about one of the coolest things I have seen all day. This is a billboard in Liverpool designed by artist Chris O’Shea entitled “Hand from Above”.

It uses augmented reality so he can pick up and drag passerbys. If you don’t know what augmented reality is, don’t think I’m going to link to it to you can read it. Instead, you can just go through the entire website so you check it out for yourself.

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