Oliver Rist at the Technology Filter is a big into bikes and is using his blog to cover the the coverging worlds of motorcycles and technology. You can read his longwinded posts on the New York Motorocycle Show here. The most interesting stuff for those of us that don't have the time--or money--to tour the Andes on a rice rocket was this bit on Autocom Communications:

These guys make essentially the same product, but address all of Chatterbox's weaknesses: Real noise cancellation, no helmet modifications, cell phone or music interfaces, intelligent fade out/fade in between voice comm and music controls, GPS and radar detector connectors and more. It had most everything--except ease of installation.

I always wondered how bikers made cellular calls and listened to music.

TechnoRide's Bill Howard isn't afraid to go two-wheeling either. Although this post seeems more philosophical than technical.

These days, it's hard not to bring your cell phone, MP3 player, or PDA along with you on vacations. And, if you're on a camping trip, a power outlet to charge your devices may be miles away. That's where a solar-powered charger will do the trick.

Enter the latest model of the Solar Style line: the SC003 Solar Charger. The SC003 can charge many brands of cell phones, MP3 players, and even some PDAs, including Samsung, Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, and Motorola. And it only weighs 3 ounces.

All you have to do is use the included connector to charge your device directly in the sun. Buy it for $35.99.

[Found via MobileWhack]

One of the trends at CES this year was vendors adding a ton of features and functions to the photo viewing capabilities of their digital cameras, including slideshows, transitions, in-camera editing, and more.  This is a major reason why Kodak's latest EasyShare cameras come with a tilted dock, so you can view images right from the dock. PC Mag photo analyst Terry Sullivan has a great run down on the best camera-based photo viewers here.

Of course, for any camera to be useful as a photo-viewer it needs to have a 2.5-inch or larger screen, but those are pretty common these days, even among ultracompact cameras. I expect to see a lot more of these coming out at PMA in a few weeks.

So you're looking to purchase a video game, new car, or T.V., but when's the best time to buy things so you save big?

According to CNNMoney.com, the best time to buy a video game is a month or three after the game is released. That way, the demand for that game has typically died down.

Usually, the best time to buy a new car is in late summer or early fall, but to get even more of a discount, buy at the end of every month. That's because dealers are under pressure to meet their quotas. (I'll be buying the new Toyota RAV4 in red within the next couple of months, so I'll make sure I follow this advice!)

Buy television sets beginning in April because most Japanese companies' fiscal year ends in March and offer discounts of up to 20 percent.

To find out when to buy Airline tickets, houses, and toys, read the rest of the CNNMoney.com article.