Random gadgets and consumer electronics used to be the realm of geeks and nerds, but the world of geeks and nerds has very much gone mainstream in recent years. You don’t have to be an executive to have a BlackBerry and you don’t have to live in your parents’ basement to get excited about a new video game. Technology is everywhere and the blogosphere proves it time and time again.

Ray Ebersole offers his perspective on the reality of laptops in the classroom. There’s no denying that notebook computers can act as terrific educational aids and the students will surely appreciate their availability, but schools need to take care of all the logistical issues that come along with their deployment. Can the network handle the bandwidth needs? What about theft concerns?

Ed Lau says that he can shred with the best of them in Guitar Hero, but he’s unsure how he’ll be able to play DJ Hero. Instead of a plastic guitar, gamers are provided with a turntable-like controller and some crazy mixes featuring artists like Tupac Shakur, Beastie Boys, Daft Punk, and Queen. It’s quite the varied setlist with over 90 different DJ mixes.

Sam Chan is ready. The cell phone industry in Canada is on the cusp of a major shake-up, since WINDmobile is on the way. This is one of the new wireless carriers that came out of the spectrum auction some time ago and WIND is ready to get rid of the extra fees oftentimes charged by Telus, Bell, and Rogers.

Ronaldo Camacho has been using Windows for quite some time, but he has managed to accomplish a major feat: he was able to skip Vista altogether, upgrading from Windows XP directly to Windows 7. Speaking for myself, I’m still using XP, but my next laptop will likely be a Windows 7 machine.

Jeremy Lim was playing around with Google Street View the other day, when he discovered the inevitable image. What happens with the Google Street View car makes a quick tour of Richmond? It witnesses a traffic-stopping fender bender, of course!