Tek on Dek co head's workspace featured on Lifehacker

IMG_2564, originally uploaded by Tek on Dek.

Whoo! I submitted the picture of my humble unique workspace to Lifehacker's show and tell picture pool on Flickr and they chose it to feature on their site. Here is what they wrote: "Today's featured workspace is about as tiny as a workspace can get, short of calling a lapdesk and netbook a workspace. Lifehacker reader Tek on Dek has some serious space constraints to work with. In order to have room for a computer workspace as well as the rest of his life in his limited space, he opted to wall mount the whole affair and to do so with a focus on minimizing the footprint of the workspace." Check out the feature here:

Lifehacker Workspace on a Shelf

Review: Klipsch Image S4 Earbud Headphones

My second pair of Sony ear buds have failed me and I was in the market for a new pair of high end earbuds. I ran across an article on CNET that featured their top 5 best pairs of headphones. Two different earbuds made the list, the $450 Shure SE530s and the less expensive $80 Klipsch Image S4s. I chose to go with the latter as I couldn't bring myself to drop 450 dollars on a pair of earbuds I only use every now and then at work. Read the review after the break.

Sweet Laptop package

Looking for a affordable laptop package that still has some horsepower to get things done? MSI has got you covered. One of there new C series laptops, this puppy features a 15.6" lcd, an Intel Core i3 330M(2.13GHz) processor, 4gb of ram, windows 7, a 6 cell battery, and a Blu-ray drive just for kicks. All this for a the cool price of $699 (www.newegg.com).

Macbook pro tops Cnet's list of best laptops

Cnet recently composed a list of the best 5 laptops today and no surprisingly Apple's Macbook Pro tops the list once again. Macbook's have been highly touted for there solid aluminum construction, their fast respectable speeds, and excellent Apple exclusive software. HP mini also made the list twice with the HP mini 5102 and the HP mini 311. Check out the video here:

CNET Top 5 Laptops

Tek Dek Deal of the Day: PS3 Blu-Link Universal Remote (Expired)

Tek Dek Deal of the Day: PS3 Blu-Link Universal remote control made by InterWorks Unlimited. This remote features blue tooth capability for use with the Playstation 3 which is a rare trait by remotes, even the highly toted Logitech Harmony's. Has dedicated PS3 buttons like circle, square, etc. This remote has gotten high reviews and is a solid choice for anyone like me who uses a PS3 for their only DVD/Blu Ray player.

PS3 Blu-Link Universal Remote for $32.98 (next lowest price $39.99)

Software turns iPhone into portable hard drive

There is a cool application called iPhone Explorer that basically turns your iPhone into a portable drive that you can use to store anything. You can use your iPhone like you would a usb flash drive or portable plug in hard drive. Its compatible with iPod touch and the iPhone including the 3GS and newest firmare. It's 100% free and is available for mac and pc. Check it out:

iPhone Explorer

West Philly high creates 100 mpg gallon car for $10 million prize

Philly Auto Show 1, originally uploaded by Tek on Dek.

A few weeks ago the two heads of Tek on Dek went down to the Philadelphia International Auto Show at the legendary Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philly. The usual big name auto companies made their usual splash with some beautiful additions to their respective lines of vehicles.

However one of the cars that caught my eye was actually made by the local West Philly High School automotive class. The team set out to create a car that was capable of achieving over 100 miles per gallon for the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. They are competing with big names like Cornell University and Tesla Motors among others. They've even managed to beat out MIT in the voting so far.

They created 2 vehicles for the two categories in the contest, a 4 door economy car and a 2 door two-seater sports car (pictured above).

Tablet Computing Set to have a big 2010

For years its been either a Laptop or a Desktop, with laptops picking up more and more steam as of late. Now it appears there is another contender entering the ring. The popularity of touchscreen cell phones has helped push tablet computing into the mainstream. The announcement of the Ipad has officially cemented tablets into the lime light and soon into your hands. They fall somewhere between cell phones and notebooks. You know you don't really need one, but hey they are shiny and relatively affordable at around $500.00. So in a couple of months you will probably find yourself at an apple store handing your money to Steve Jobs (iSatan), and I will probably be right next to you. There are however some other very solid, and in some cases better alternatives to Lord Jobs' latest offering. Here are some of the top tablets coming out this year.





Apple Ipad- 1GHz Apple A4 chip, 9.7 inch capacitive touchscreen LCD, 10 hour battery, 16-64gb hard drives, 1024x768 vga resolution, wifi and optional 3G, Price: $499-$829





ExoPC- Intel atom N270 1.6GHz, 2GB DDR2 ram, 1024x600 screen resolution, 32gb SSD, Wifi, Bluetooth, 3 usb ports, runs windows 7, 1.3mp camera



Fusion Garage JooJoo- 12.1" 1366x768 lcd, 1 usb port, 1.6ghz intel atom, $499



Microsoft Courier- While specs and price are still unconfirmed, this dual screen folding tablet is one of if not the most promising of the lot to this point.


Archos 9- 1.1GHz Atom Z510, 60-120gb drives, Windows 7 Starter edition, 9" lcd, $550