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Thursday
Feb 7,2008

Gelaskins

That’s Right folks the great team over at GelaSkins are going to be providing you with the chance to win one of 10 GelaSkins for iPods and iPhones.   If your not familiar with them just click the link to find out more about the company or follow this link GelaSkins.com

Watch for our review coming next week with even more information and the first weekly winner.

Wednesday
Oct 24,2007

Yes things have be as crazy as well a barrel of monkey’s and since there is really not a term coined for a busy monkey and because we are giving away the Wow Wee Rc Flying Barry B Benson at the end of the week I thought busy bee would be fitting.

As we prepare for the holiday season and BJ’s Gift and Gadget Buying Guide ” Because it’ s a Jungle out there”  guide.  We are working on about 6 upcoming reviews.  Here is what to expect even before the holiday gift guide.

  • Honestech – Rapid Video Blogger
  • Honestech – Claymation Studio
  • OOMA – Broadband phone device – Oh this one is sweet
  • Corel Painter X – Powerful stuff here

So as you can see things are really busy so don’t forget to join the site if you have not already so you can possibly be selected to receive one of our reviewed products.

P.S. Soon you will also be able to join our Friendster Fan page in addition to our blog site.

Tuesday
Oct 9,2007

 

Barry B Benson

Hey I wear my name proudly and so does Barry B. Benson from the upcoming Dreamworks movie Bee Movie. Well as you know BJ can make things happen in Hollywood… or you may not know. Anyway since Barry and I go way back and I know the guys that got the merchandising deal for his toys. Guess what we have!

That’s right we have the Barry B Benson flying Bee from Wow Wee. I’ll “bee” posting a review of it later today and we will serve up Barry B. Benson as our first site giveaway! Now you will be getting the demo unit we tested because that’s how it works so no writing back about “hey it’s not brand new.” It’s new we just tested it first.

Now Barry was suppose to hit the stores in October but on the Toy R Us website it looks like they are not shipping it until 11/01/2007. That means exactly what you think it means is that we have it before you can buy it and will give it away for free!!!

Now where else on the web can you get that? Humm? I’ll tell you no where but right here with me BJ and my HS’s (Homosapien’s although they think it means human servants) that work for me. So if you don’t know what to do hit the FAQ page to find out all the details, but for the most part you need to join the site and if you are picked agree to write back and tell us what you think. That’s it folks! My Barry pictures will be uploaded soon when I post the review.

Wednesday
Oct 3,2007

Digital Life is one of those events that you go to expecting to see some really neat gadgets and things that make the lives of you hairless monkeys more bearable. Well I ran into a product and not only is it neat but offers the promise of a little piece of hardware that could be life changing. How would you like to be able to get rid of your phone bill forever? Well forever is strong statement but you can reduce the cost greatly and get free long distance calls in the the US, a broadband answering machine, and an instant second line along with a host of other services

What is it?

ooma is a device that connects to your broadband connection and your phone line that gives you back the ownership of your dial tone according to the ooma founders.

How does it Work?

How it works

How cool is that? It’s not like Vonage it’s actually better in my opinion. Unlike Vonage and other services you don’t pay a monthly fee. You simply purchase the ooma device and that’s it. Other than adding very optional services like caller ID there is never another monthly charge.

A quick list of features include:

• Instant Second Line™ feature – gives every user access to a second line in their
home, with no installation or new phones!
• Broadband Answering Machine™ feature– combines the power of voice mail, with
the ease-of-use of your trusty answering machine. ( believe there is a small charge for this service)
• Unique ooma dial tone – the sound of it means your phone calls are free – ooma
provides unlimited calling in the US, with no monthly fees – for life.
• ooma lounge – customers can be part of the ooma experience online

In addition to all the stuff above unlike other broadband services you get to keep the 911 service you have now. That means if you need to call for an emergency of any kind the authorities can track that call to your house or place of business.

Should I get it?

Well this is a preview of the product until we receive our test unit in a few days I can’t officially recommend that you don’t get it. However something like ooma doesn’t come along very often so I would recommend You consider it and if this information excites you as much as it did me that you not wait for the review.

We recommend you keep an eye out for the full review coming soon but this was such a great product we had to talk about it.

Summary

This product has great promise and we think it could change your life or at least lower your phone bill from what it is now to about $20 a month depending on the services you decide to keep. Look out for ooma in the next few weeks and get ready to get rid of your phone bill.

BJ Tip: If the phone company balks that you have to have long distance just tell them you only need a lifeline. Usually about $7 a month or so. This works for cable Internet customers, but I’m not sure if that’s the case for DSL. Check with your provider to be sure you won’t affect your DSL.

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