Project LED

photo by kalleboo

I have long been a fan of LEDs. Even when I was a little kid, I can remember buying LED bulbs at Radio Shack and taping them to batteries to make little light-up projects. There's just something fascinating about a form of light that barely gets hot and uses so little power.

Now that I'm a responsible adult, LEDs have taken on a new fascination for me. Since they are such a clean, cool, bright, and energy-efficient way generate light, I want to be able to use them to light my house. Up until recently, LEDs haven't been able to generate the same level of light as incandescent or florescent bulbs, or the ones that could were extremely expensive.

But that's finally changing this year, with places like Amazon and Home Depot selling very inexpensive LED bulbs that are quite comparable to traditional bulbs in brightness. So, with these cheaper bulbs comes my official embarking on Project LED, my attempt to replace every single light source in my house with LEDs.

Android 3.0 Honeycomb first impressions

The newest version of Android, specifically intended for tablets, has been out for a while now. It launched on the Motorola Xoom back in February, and is now commercially available on a number of tablets. Honeycomb is a full-tablet version of Android and Google has specifically stated that it won't work on phones. The next version, Ice Cream Sandwich, will merge the phone and tablet versions into a single version that will work on any device.

Seeing as how I didn't have a tablet until recently, I was never able to actually give Honeycomb a try. I've spent the last few days using it on my Nook, however, and I can finally give my opinion on the latest version of Android.

Nook Color quick review

I finally have a tablet. After wanting one for a very long time, I finally bit the bullet and got the Nook Color. Arguably, it's not in the same tablet league as the bigger, more expensive models, but with a tiny bit of hacking it can be a super powerful, full-featured tablet.

But I've also been wanting an e-reader for a very long time. I seriously considered the original Nook and even the new Nook touch. I knew I wanted it for reading, but the allure of the Nook Color and its tablet features (not to mention super easy hacking), finally won me over. Keep reading to find out my impressions on this little device. This won't be a long, exhaustive review since the device has been available for a while already and reviewed extensively by other sites.