Tonight brings the national premiere of the re-imagined “Hawaii Five-0” on CBS, although my family and I were among the thousands who crammed onto Waikiki beach for a special “Sunset on the Beach” advance screening a week ago. Though I’m not planning on covering “Hawaii Five-0″ on this blog as obsessively as I covered “LOST,” [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Reviews'
Review: ‘Hawaii Five-0′
September 20th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 16 Comments · Pop Culture, Reviews, Television
Tags: h50·hawaii50·hawaiifive0·tv
iPad App: Flickpad
August 26th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 11 Comments · Gadgets, Hawaii, Reviews, Technology
Digital cameras and online galleries have transformed how we take, organize, and share pictures. But part of me misses the simple, organic fun of casually sifting through a pile of photos. Enter Flickpad. Conceived and co-programmed in Hawaii, Flickpad offers a unique and instantly intuitive way to explore the photos your friends post on Facebook [...]
Review: Plantronics Bluetooth Headsets
December 1st, 2009 by Ryan Ozawa · 4 Comments · Gadgets, Reviews, Technology
A month from today, using a cell phone (or other handheld device) while driving will be illegal on the Big Island, as a ban passed in June takes effect Jan. 1, 2010. This in the wake of a similar ban in Honolulu. The Oahu ban cleared store shelves of hands-free bluetooth headsets this summer, and [...]
Review: Apple iPhone 3GS
June 27th, 2009 by Ryan Ozawa · 3 Comments · Gadgets, Reviews, Technology
I’ve had the iPhone 3GS for a week now, so I thought I’d share my impressions as someone who upgraded from last year’s iPhone 3G. There are dozens of excellent exhaustive reviews out there (see Engadget and Gizmodo‘s take, as well as that of the New York Times‘ David Pogue), so I’ll just touch on [...]
