Datsun 280-ZX Ad with Apple’s Steve “Woz” Wozniak

Datsun 280-ZX Ad with Apple’s Steve “Woz” Wozniak

Here is a classic Datsun 280-ZX Advertisement with Steve “Woz” Wozniak, inventor of the Apple computer.
A little trivia for my Geek With Laptop readers who are on the younger side of my readership: Datsun is now known as Nissan.

I love when Woz is asked why he likes the car. His answer: “It… is… [...]

Future Of 4G Finally Firming Up

Future Of 4G Finally Firming Up

Three different flavors of wireless, 802.16m WiMAX, LTE and UMB, are the top three contenders for the fourth generation of wireless technology. Each has pluses and minuses, as well as corporate backing, says In-Stat.
Which one will prevail in the end remains to be determined. The International Telecommunications Union is still working on the definition of [...]

Eddie Murphy Delirious “Ice Cream”

Eddie Murphy Delirious “Ice Cream”

Here’s a small piece from Eddie Murphy’s 1983 classic “Delirious” stand-up comedy video. The skit is called “Ice Cream”.
I was around 11 years old when I first saw this video and as you’d imagine, I was laughing so hard it made me cry.
Obviously this skit isn’t for people who are offended easily but if [...]

Refurbished Apple iPhone’s Available For $100 Less

Refurbished Apple iPhone’s Available For $100 Less

Who buys refurbished stuff? While it can be one way to save some cash, it seems to me that you’re taking a risk.
However, risk or not, Apple is now offering refurbished iPhone’s from its online store.
If $499.00 USD and $599.00 USD were a tad too steep for you to consider an iPhone, now you [...]

Visual Voicemail For The Non-iPhone Crowd

Visual Voicemail For The Non-iPhone Crowd

Action Engine and Acision have teamed to offer a visual voicemail service for Java, BREW and Windows Mobile. Could there finally be some momentum behind visual voicemail?
Apple did not invent visual voicemail, which is one of the iPhone’s many features. The technology has been possible for a while.
SimulScribe, which as been around for several [...]

Man Fakes Death to Get Out of Verizon Contract

Man Fakes Death to Get Out of Verizon Contract

Fed up with dropped calls and a string of defective cellphones, Corey Taylor said he became irate when he learned he’d have to pay $175.00 USD to get out of his long-term contract with Verizon Wireless.
So Corey Taylor resorted to a rather extreme measure. He faked his own death.
After reading on a blog that [...]