Further separating their consumer electronics side from the computer side, Apple has created a new “iPod Store”, semi-separate from the regular Apple online store. It has a better design (in my opinion) and focuses on everything related to the iPod, iPod accessories, etc. There is also a new customer review feature for all of the [...]

In order to add the Photo syncing capability to the new “Photo iPod”:http://forevergeek.com/apple/apple_photo_ipod.php, Apple had to update iTunes to version 4.7, which includes a couple of features other than the photo-syncing capability.
The new version also now helps manage large libraries by searching for and deleting duplicate songs in your library. Helpful if you’ve ripped a [...]

Apple also announced the very very very longly rumored photo iPod. It has a 2 inch full color screen (up to 65,000 colors), and a 40gb or 60gb hard drive for $499 or $599, respectively. Both versions also include the Dock.
You sync your photos through iTunes, but it can import albums from iPhoto or Adobe [...]

Apple today announced the U2 edition of the iPod. As you can see it’s a regular 20gb iPod, except it’s black and red, has U2’s signatures on the back, and costs $50 more than a normal iPod. You also get a U2 poster, and $50 coupon for “The Complete U2″ if you purchase it from [...]

As the holidays approach, all of the video game companies are trying to sell hardware to the last few million people that don’t already have one by bundling games and other bonuses in with their consoles.
Nintendo’s latest bundle is a regular Gamecube with an included copy of Mario Kart: Double Dash which has sold over [...]

In honor of the upcoming Halloween holiday, I went in search of great geeky halloween costumes. As any good geek, I fired up Google. I must say that after a nearly 20 page deep search, Google almost failed me.

Halloween costumes for adults, teens and children

Amazon has added the ability for customers to upload their own photos to be displayed with the Amazon-supplied product shots. This is a really amazing idea in my opinion, and it looks like people are already uploading some helpful photos, comparing the product’s size to other common items, pointing out “trouble spots”:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-images/B0002OKCX4/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_1/002-1052569-5777652?%5Fencoding=UTF8&index=1#gallery, showing the “back”:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-images/B0000DC69T/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0/002-1052569-5777652?%5Fencoding=UTF8&index=0#gallery [...]

The crew at Forever Geek seems to have run into a unique problem. I call it unique because I have yet to hear about anyone else having this problem. Most sites are looking for people to write for them. We have the people to write for us, but some of them just aren’t sure what [...]

Have you ever been tempted to open an executable in a hex editor and see if there is anything readable there? Certainly not for anti-circumvention measures, no, but out of simple curiosity, or perhaps for legal reverse-engineering purposes, to help break the monopoly’s deathgrip on peripherals surrounding the desktop. If you have, get up out [...]

I don’t know if I am noticing this because I am part of a geek news site myself or it is just my ego kicking in (hell we know it’s both), but has anyone else noticed that with some newsbits Slashdot always seems a couple of days behind? I remember when they used to be [...]

In a random web walking, I came across a rather complete listing of Gmail tools and plugins at Rob’s Blog.

A few I didn’t know existed:

Gmail Notifier for Trillian Pro
Gmail Address Icon Generator
Gmail Search Plugin and GmailTray

The Google Desktop Proxy from Kent Fitch allows access to the Google Desktop from remote machines.

The basics:

This program is a very simple proxy. A browser or other program on another computer can open a connection to this program which passes the request through to the Google Desktop web server on the same machine as the [...]

Just thought I’d post some pics of my free iPod from “FreeiPods.com”:http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=12186718. I’m the third ForeverGeek editor to receive one (see “Paul’s”:http://forevergeek.com/news/freeipodscom.php and “JC’s”:http://forevergeek.com/gadgets/free_ipods_on_wired.php), so if you still think it’s a hoax, what the hell for? Go get a free iPod already!
I placed my order on 9/11/04, and received it 10/22/04, so it does take [...]

Before the ESRB ratings were established, Nintendo of America took it upon itself to censor the content of its american games, since it was primarily aiming at a young audience. They removed blood from Mortal Kombat, removed any form of Cross or religious symbol, any nudity or sexual references, and even so far as to [...]

Justin Martin describes a procedure that enables the running of PS2 games purchased in the US on a PlayStation 2 purchased in Europe (this hack might also work the other way round).
When I moved from Ireland to the US, I brought along my PS2; I hadn’t had it that long, and I wasn’t going to [...]

Yep. We are officially part of the “Gamer Generation” and proud of it. We’re a pop culture savvy group who enjoys virtual entertainment, have been through four generations of Nintendo consoles and more generations of Mario, the rise and fall of Sega, the entrance of Microsoft, seen (and enjoyed) movies based on video games, read [...]