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The more (cherries) the merrier

Cooking at home has never been easier. Aside from the myriad amounts of recipes, techniques, and styles available to all with Internet access, the tools for getting the job done have also given home chefs the ability to slice, dice, and even sous vide like the pros. Even for the casual cook, handheld kitchen gadgets offer users the ability to do many specialized tasks with ease. And then sometimes a seemingly small upgrade can produce big results.

Small, handheld cherry pitters can be found easily in any kitchen gadget and appliance retail space. Most, however, require users to insert one … Read more

CES: Meka G1 mechanical gaming keyboard adds Cherry Black switches

LAS VEGAS--With the introduction of the Razer BlackWidow and the SteelSeries 6Gv2, PC gaming vendors are finally starting to see the appeal of mechanical keyboards.

Not to be outdone by the competition, Taiwanese gaming accessory manufacturer Tt eSports made an appearance at CES 2011 to show off its new Meka G1 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard.

The simple design coats the entire base layer in a matte black finish and it includes a palm rest that you can remove if your wrists start to get sore.

In terms of keyboarding technology, you get two onboard USB ports for accessories plus a 1.… Read more

Click clack: Mechanical keyboards compared

The first IBM Model M keyboard was made in the 1980s and quickly rose to a cult product with typing purists who prefer its buckling spring keys as opposed to the thin laptop keys we use today.

As a result, manufacturers like Das Keyboard, Matias, and Rosewill are rolling out updated versions of the Model M that bring back the same key switches and the click-clack sound--hence the term "mechanical keyboard."

This guide offers more about mechanical keyboards than even the average geek cares to know, but unfortunately you can't try them out before you buy, so … Read more

Because sometimes cherries are the pits

I'm not usually one to champion gadgets that only serve one purpose, but I suppose I can at least appreciate when a single-purpose kitchen tool makes an attempt at improving its efficiency.

And improving efficiency is exactly what this Cherry-it Pitter accomplishes. Instead of the single cherry pitted by the gadget's predecessors, it pits up to four at once, storing the waste in a compartment that can be emptied easily after cleanup.

Maybe you won't be using it very often, but imagine yourself as you prepare to make your next cherry pie. A gadget like this makes … Read more

Cherries with no mess

For Father's Day, I got my grandfather 3 pounds of cherries. I'm pretty sure he enjoyed them, if only because of the piles of cherry pits leftover. The Cherry Chomper provides a simple way to eliminate all those pits ahead of time--just place a cherry inside the gadget's mouth and press down. The cherry pits collect inside the Cherry Chomper's base, letting you dump them all out at once. It even catches juices from the pitting process, making cleanup much easier even in comparison to the typical hand-operated pitter. The chomper is made from durable plastic, … Read more

The end of the pits

Over the course of the summer, I eat pounds of cherries. That means that I wind up with pounds of cherry pits, as well, often wherever I wound up actually eating my snack. With a good cherry pitter, though, I can pop out the pits from a handful of cherries and be on my way with nothing to clean up after I've eaten. The Cherry and Olive Pitter is a great tool for eliminating pits from both your cherries and olives. You just place the fruit in the bowl of the pitter and squeeze, pushing the pit out of … Read more

Hot pink for the Dell Mini

The recently released Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is getting a face lift. Depending on your taste, that is. What I'm trying to say is that if you like hot pink, you're in for a treat.

On Thursday, Dell launched new colors and graphics designs for the Mini 9. OK, not just hot pink, but you'll have your choice of cherry red as well. If, however, you'd actually like to leave the house with your computer, Dell is also offering Mini 9s with art by "designer toy" designer Tristan Eaton.

I must say, a couple … Read more

CherryPal PC to ship on Nov. 4 with double the storage space

Last we reported, the launch of the CherryPal PC was very much up in the air. As Engadget notes, CherryPal has updated its shopping page for this tiny, cloud-computing PC with two important items.

1. The CherryPal PC will ship on election day, November 4. "Guaranteed!!!" it says on the CherryPal Web site, with three exclamation points. To prove it's serious about that 11/4 ship date, the model number has changed from C100 to C114.

2. The capacity of the CherryPal's flash drive has doubled. Once and future orders will get 8GB of storage. The … Read more

CherryPal PC still in the clouds, not ready for landing

The CherryPal PC is in a holding pattern. The $249, 10-ounce, 2-watt-drawing, cloud-computing PC we first spied in July is still at least a couple weeks away from materializing. The company tells TG Daily that problems with the graphics hardware has pushed back its ship date at least two weeks. This follows on the heels of the company delaying the original August release due to a software conflict with the system's solid-state storage.

The irony here is that hardware and software issues have delayed this tiny PC that has only the bare minimum of hardware and software. The CherryPal … Read more