Director Abe Greenwald just released his documentary of what goes on during Geeks on Board cruises, featuring Woz and David Pogue, among others. This is a trailer. Best part is when they go ashore to some exotic local and everyone lays on the beach far from the water, with laptops in tow. Gotta be hard to see the screens under those conditions, eh? [Amazon]
David Pogue reviews macro software that’ll speed up your computer usage; he ends up with a list of 5 for the Mac and PC you might find useful. [NYT]
The Making of David Pogue’s iPhone music video, with Gizmodo shoutout. [NYTimes]
NYT tech guru David Pogue is singing the praises of the iPhone—literally—in this musical rendition of the iPhone release. We think Mr. Pogue missed his calling. No pun intended…though for some reason we’re still feeling guilty about it. The back story is that Lam begged him to do a video every other week for 6 months until he gave in. Well worth the….um, nagging.
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Sorry for the delay on this, folks. We had to run the results through our computers here to make sure they were up to snuff, and you know that takes time. But we’re finished, and without further ado, I present to you the three winners of the “Make David Pogue a Badass” Photoshop contest, each of which will be receiving an autographed copy of the Pogue book of their choice. Congrats to the winners, and thanks so much to everyone who participated! You’re all winners in my eyes. Look for another Pshop contest in the coming weeks.
Up above is the entry by Nolan Haims, check the jump for the other two winners.
newVideoPlayer("noise_gawker.flv", 475, 376);NY Times badass David Pogue took a look at noise-canceling headphones, looking for a pair that can match the quality of Bose’s QuietComfort 3′s without the ridiculously high price ($350[!!!] ). What he found were a bunch of pairs that did the job decently, and a couple that came close enough to the QuietComforts to make spending $350 an option only a real sucker would choose.
The two that he liked the best were the Panasonic RP-HC500s ($100) and the Audio-Techinica ATH-ANC7s ($132), saying that they cancelled surrounding noise out while also delivering top-notch sound quality. As anyone who’s listened to headphones on a plane can tell you, the ability to shut out that engine noise makes your trip a whole lot sweeter. It’s nice to see some quality choices for people other than the rich and the clueless. –Adam Frucci
Headphones to Shut Out the World [NY Times]
Man, you guys love to Photoshop David Pogue. I received over 100 entries to my challenge to make the NY Times tech guru cool, and it was a lot of fun going through them all. Mr. Pogue himself offered to send autographed copies of whichever of his books the top 3 winners would like, so look for a post about determining a top 3 later on. Until then, here are the best 24 entries as judged by me in no particular order. Sure, I’m not an unbiased judge (both entries with my picture got in, not just because I’m in there but also because they’re the most insane), but I’m all you people have got. I chose entries that were either technically amazing or funny with some effort shown, even if the skill wasn’t all there.
Now, seriously, stop sending me Photoshops. I’ve seen enough Pogue in the last week to last me some time. It’s not that you aren’t adorable, Dave, but a man can only take so much.
galleryPost('poguecontest', 12, 'Pogue the Badass'); –Adam Frucci
We love David Pogue here at Gizmodo. The NY Times tech guru is a playful geek whose love and passion for all things gadgety shines through with every over-the-top video he makes. He is not, however, the coolest guy in the world. Look, no disrespect, but you’re no Justin Timberlake, David.
That’s where you readers come in. Your challenge is this: make David Pogue as cool as humanly possible. Put him on a Harley with a stogie sticking out of his mouth. Surround him with buxom ladies in a hot tub. You know, cool. Find some pictures of him and use your Photoshop skills and send your best efforts to me at adam@gizmodo.com. Entries are due on Friday, and I’ll post the best results early next week.
Oh, and a note:
