Reviewed: Samsung YP-U3, super light MP3 player
Wired just published an interesting review of Samsung’s latest new YP-U3, a pack-of-gum sized audio player with two Gigsbyte of flash memory.
(…) The U3 is so small and light that you could damn near lose it in a shirt pocket. And you might want to keep it there, because its gaudy color choices — our review unit was a loud fluorescent green — and plastic-on-plastic build quality won’t win over fashion-conscious shoppers. Looks can be deceiving, though, because the U3 has some cool tricks up its sleeve: a retractable USB 2.0 connector slides out the bottom of the player and the flat-surface navigation buttons are super touch-sensitive. Read more
Reviewed: Gripmaster
The DMM Products manufacturered Gripmaster is an ubiquitous exercise product in the world of rock guitar players. It is sold like checkout stand tabloid magazines in guitar shops throughout the world. A subject of much mockery among muscians in the know, the Gripmaster has survied the test of time as a wrist exerciser which specifically (at least in appearance and rhetoric) addresses the finger muscles. I own the oldschool black one which is labeled “medium tension” and have spent many nervous hours fidgeting with it. On a cold night before going on stage, one can spend 5 minutes squeezing the hell out of the Gripmaster to loosen up your hands for performance.
The Gripmaster comes with a dauntingly comprehensive set of instructions and more reading material on the manufacturer’s web site about wrist health than most will ever care to know. It is simple and cheap and at least mine has never had any problems in several years of pretty regular usage and toting it about. Read more
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