Dan Seitz
Dan Seitz is a semi-professional nerd (he'll have to code a homebrew game for the NES before he goes pro). He grew up fiddling with video game systems, computers, cameras, and other technology you should never hand to an eight-year-old if you want it back in pristine condition. Currently, he lives in Boston with his girlfriend, her cat, a Shih Tzu, and far too many objects with processors.
Articles by Dan Seitz
Advice
8 tips to keep your car in optimum condition
You’ve probably got a smartphone, and you’ve probably got a car. Both cost you money, and it’s time to combine the two and see if you can’t save just a little cash. Here are the apps, and one gadget, that help you track your car.
Gadgets
NYC to replace subway maps with giant iPads
There’s absolutely nothing that can go wrong with New York City’s plan to install giant touchscreens to replace their static subway maps.
Apps
Google turns your favorite website into a video game
Google does a lot of things that are just goofy and weird. Usually they’re tech demos that take strange and unusual forms.
Apps
Facebook for iOS is testing the most annoying alerts ever
The last thing anybody, even the twitchiest, most “connected” person you know, wants is more goddamn alerts on your phone.
Gadgets
Meister’s compass pendant makes jewelry actually cool
It is very, very hard, as a guy, to wear something around your neck and not come off as a douche. Just ask anybody who rocked the shell necklace: They regret it.
Gadgets
Fraaiheid makes a table you can put together by hand
Most furniture you buy, especially flat-pack furniture, requires tools to build. Maybe it’s just a hex wrench and a T-wrench thrown into the back by IKEA, but it’s still tools.
Gadgets
BikeSpike tracks your stolen two-wheeler
If you’ve decided to use a bike to commute, you’ll quickly come across a common problem: Bikes are really, really easy to steal and really, really hard to find once stolen.
Gadgets
Samsung smartwatch on the way
Ever since Pebble, a smartwatch built around e-paper, took off on Kickstarter, every major tech company has decided that you want a smartwatch. Whether this is actually true or not is a matter of some debate.
Gadgets
The Rollie cooks eggs into a tube shape for some reason
Even the least talented cook among us can make eggs. Eggs are pretty painless. Crack ‘em in the pan with some oil or butter, add some pepper, remove with a spatula. And this assumes you’re not scrambling eggs, which is even easier.
Gadgets
The next step in body armor is based on… sea sponges?
When you think of tough animals you want to base your body armor on, sea sponges aren’t your first choice. After all, they’re squishy. Who wants to go up against a bullet in a sponge suit?
More people than you may think.
Apps
Redbox Instant is ok, but it’s no Netflix
Redbox Instant is designed to compete with Netflix. But it ain’t Netflix.