By Scott Plesha, Senior Editor at PerfectBusiness.com
Am I the only person on Earth who needs some sort of tech advice every 24.9 minutes? If it’s not my iPhone, it’s my iPod. If it’s not my iPod, it’s my iMac. And i and i and i.
Maybe I just have an iProblem.
Either way, I always have a Britannica of tech questions that need answering. Plus, I just like to stay ahead of what’s happening on gadget island. I figure if I stay ahead now, I won’t end up as out-of-touch as John McCain when I turn 377.
Seriously though, if you’re a tech novice, you’ll definitely want to check my top five picks for gadgeteering. So sit down, brew up a mug of Joe and join your four-eyed brethren. Here’s where it’s at:
1. Gizmodo.com
Gizmodo is the Grandfather of gadgeteering. The first truly popular gadget site is still one of the most visited. Here, you’ll find a rumor-mill, tons of product reviews and breaking leaks. Gizmodo works because it’s a light-hearted, often funny source for otherwise dry tech information. I love it. Highly recommended.
2. Engadget
Created by the founder of Gizmodo, Engadget is Gizmodo’s serious younger brother. No jokes. No fun. No BS. Even despite its quirky ineptitude, Engadget is the more popular sibling, traffic-wise. If you can navigate through the advertising moshpit, you’ll find exclusive images of unreleased gear, breaking news and leaks. Boring, yet impressive. A fine number two.
3. TechCrunch
Primarily, TechCrunch covers Internet services and applications. In English, that means it tracks every flinched muscle of website kingpins like Yahoo, Google and FaceBook. However, it has increasingly become a follower of Internet-linked gadgets & software as well. It’s an amazing place to waste time and come to the realization that your early 2008 Dell is already an antiquity in the geekosphere.
4. Geek
Speaking of geeks, this is the culmination of all-things-geek. Video games, reviews, gadgets, new technologies, scientific experiments, etc. Geek is the mothership of technological “stuff.” Some of the writing is funny, which I like. Some of the content is too obscure, which I don’t like. But the sum of its parts is greater than the whole. Get on it.
5. TUAW
iConfess. TUAW is strictly an Apple thing. But you can’t talk gadgets without at least burping Apple. Here, you’ll get everything from news to rumors to an update on Steve Jobs’ alleged health woes. And yes, TUAW is upgrade-friendly.
