The Geek Church

Considering all the hype that iPhone and all Droid-related mobiles are getting, we are often forgetting the simplest phone can still be pretty decent. I definitely feel that way about the Motorola i9, also known as the Stature.

This is your typical clamshell phone, but what makes it unique is it is just as interesting closed as it is open. Once closed, it can become a PMP that can play tunes and video thanks to its Modeshift Morphing feature.

In short, it is a nice phone from Sprint or Boost Mobile, and you can read my full review here.

Start out with something very simple: Tempo Tags. They are tags that…tell the time!

Do you want to watch SDHC card footage on your television, get the USB TV Card Player.

Here’s a digital picture frame that allows you to scan a photo. Enter the JOBO ScanViewer.

A new PMP has emerged in the Japanese market: the Hallods F43.

Saygus is making a phone that is capable of two-way mobile video communication. It is the VPhone V1.

The SecureShot is an atomic clock with a nanny cam built inside.

For those of you who want to treat a headache, but don’t care how dumb you look, then you should check out the Headtime Scalp Massager.

Check out this very small 16GB flash drive known as the Wink, apparently endorsed by Sarah Palin herself.

Here’s something interesting: a 3D scan of Michael Jackson is up for auction. Don’t ask me why.

For 40 years, Ohio Art has been marketing a well-known product known as Etch A Sketch. This is one toy that has withstood the test of time, even though most computers have a Paint program that is more advanced and far easier to use.

After all, having two knobs was just a real pain! One goes left and right, and the other goes up and down. If you wanted curvy lines, then you had better make certain that your knob twisting hands are in sync.

I suppose it took long enough, but Ohio Art finally made a knob-less Etch a Sketch. Apparently, it uses a joystick like control for this. This will make it easier to do the mazes and traceable pictures that are downloadable from the Etch A Sketch website.

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