Linux Podcaster Pat Davila of The Linux Link Tech Show (a former Gear Diary Linux/Open Source Podcast of the week) has gone off the deep end and converted the whole Tech Show to Mac OS X.  Whatever am I going to do??

How many times have you been stuck in an airport searching for an electrical outlet. There’s always that one outlet — located way across the hall right next to the busy bathroom exit. Or how about those days you work from Starbucks where the lone outlet is occupied by some guy with a sleeping bag and pillow (a clear sign he’s not going anywhere soon). Well rejoice road warrior - because Sprint will soon introduce the electrical equivalent of WIFI. Instead of transmitting a high speed Internet signal, Sprint will transmit electricity - wirelessly. The service has been in closed beta test since early November. Pricing and availability after the break

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On March 14 I wrote about a new line of energy drink carrying the Crayon name. Their press release said some Whole Foods stores stocked the drink. Unfortunately three stores near me didn’t carry it. While browsing the store, I did find another brand name many of your probably remember fondly from your school days. Curious? Keep reading.

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Here’s some fresh news from Qualcomm at CTIA. It looks like they have figured out how to make a mobile phone none of us will forget to bring along:

Good Morning,

Qualcomm, a leader in developing digital wireless communications products and services, is announcing HandSoloâ„¢. It was developed as the first ultra-portable embedded device designed to streamline the way you use mobile technology. Qualcomm engineers leveraged the latest in weightless technology to produce the first ever phone that requires no battery, features unlimited expandable memory, and is completely waterproof.

iPhone? Blackberry? The illusive Google Phone? The HandSolo will revolutionize the traditional thought of what a phone can be and is poised as the next technological historic milestone in human history.

For more information and to see the HandSolo in action, please visit: HandSoloMobile.com

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I know, I know…I made you all wait forever for this, and it’s really Jerry’s fault. He’s the one that videotaped me unboxing my gorgeous new laptop, and since it was the first time he had used the camcorder he just couldn’t seem to get it right. He was zooming in and out in all the wrong spots, my voice got distorted, somehow or another he managed to make me look really freaking scary.

Well, let’s just say that it took a LOT of special editing, but I think you will like the results…

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The lovely Hannah from Proporta has just forwarded their latest offering, and it appears that they have decided to expand their line. I’m considering asking for a review sample…

Sick of having to bring out a whole array of equipment in order to clean your windows? Tired of having buckets, ladders and sponges litter your home and take up precious storage space? The new Advanced Pane Protector from Proporta could be just the thing you need.

Cleverly manufactured from a high-clarity plastic, the Proporta Advanced Pane Protector will not only protect your windows from a downpour of hailstones or an influx of seagulls with digestive issues, it’s also washable and replaceable and so can be used again and again and… you get the idea.

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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about social networking and online presences. I’ve been blogging for over five years, and I’ve loved the whole interactivity of it all, with people providing feedback and comments and contributing to all the various social microcosms around the Internet - a phenomenon that’s certainly accelerated with the rapid growth of social networking communities like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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