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I just ordered my Alphasmart Neo typewriter

27-Aug-09

I have been considering this for a while - and today I took the step and ordered an Alphasmart Neo typewriter from the Alphasmart online shop (UK version - there is no QWERTZ version which I would have preferred and I did not see any advantages in a US/Intl. version). I ordered a Neo 1, […]

Toy / Tool of my desire

16-Feb-08

The Celestron Sky Scout is a
“revolutionary handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of stars, planets, constellations and more”.

That would be so cool - I never really figured out all those star constellations (and always would have liked to…).
But the price is SKYhigh, as well, in my view.

Technorati Tags: astronomy, GPS star tracking, star, star constellations, star recognition, star tracking, stars

Oh, and I want that one, too!!! (Asus Eee PC 8GB)

15-Dec-07

Now how cool is that? A cute state-of-the-art desktop computer without a mechanical and bump-threatened conventional hard disk and a 8 GB solid state disk instead? With Linux preinstalled! For under 500 Dollars. I want one - although I will wait for a better battery and will need a DVD-ROM drive to attach to it. […]