Operation Gadget

Month: September 2004

  • Riders and Volunteers Still Needed for the Tour of Hope

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyclingNews reports that the Tour of Hope still has room for cyclists in the Washington DC fund-raising ride taking place on Saturday, October 9. If you can be in Washington on October 9, can pledge $50 personally and raise $450 more by October 1, you should try to join us. The…

  • New Category Begun for Stories about the 2004 Tour of Hope

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday, I announced that I would ride the final stage of the 2004 Tour of Hope in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 9, and I asked Operation Gadget readers to consider making a small donation to support cancer research. I’ve decided to add a category to create a category for the…

  • Help Me Ride the Final Stage of the 2004 Tour of Hope

    Reading Time: 2 minutesOn October 9, I’m going to join the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope by participating in the Washington DC fundraising bike ride and I would appreciate your support. One hundred percent of the funds raised during the Tour of Hope ride will benefit cancer research through the Lance Armstrong Foundation. To learn…

  • Atari Bringing Back the 7800 Console for the Holidays with Atari Flashback

    Reading Time: 2 minutesAtari Flashback Classic Game Console,image courtesy of Atari. Atari announced the introduction of the Atari Flashback Classic Game Console, a collection of 20 classic Atari games packaged in a console with two joysticks included. Games that will be part of this collection include Adventure, Air-Sea Battle, Canyon Bomber, Centipede, and Yar’s Revenge.…

  • Atari Anthology Bringing 85 Classic Games to XBox and PlayStation 2

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier this week, Atari announced that it would release Atari Anthology, a collection of 85 classic video games in a single package for the XBox and PlayStation 2 video game consoles. Games that will be part of this collection include Asteroids, Battlezone, Missile Command, Pong, and Breakout. Atari Anthology is expected…

  • Canon PowerShot S1 IS Emphasizes Optical Zoom Over Image Size

    Reading Time: 2 minutesCanon PowerShot S1 IS,photo courtesy of Amazon.com. I have a Nikon 850 from back in the old days of digital cameras. I think it produces 2.1-megapixel images. Ever since I saw a high resolution photo from that camera displayed at full size on a computer monitor I’ve wondered when the digital camera…

  • PVRblog Provides a Different Perspective on the XM PCR-TimeTrax Controversy

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast week, I said that the big reason why XM Satellite Radio pulled the XM PCR PC-based radio off the market was that the added feature of MP3-conversion was a political liability in their larger fight against music royalties. Matt Haughey wrote an article for PVRblog that looks at the situation…

  • Danger, Inc. CEO Interviewed by J.D. Lasica

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Monday Engadget published J.D. Lasica’s excellent interview with Hank Nothhaft, CEO of Danger, Inc.. Danger is the manufacturer of the T-Mobile Sidekick II, which is about to be released. The most interesting aspect of the Danger Hiptop / T-Mobile Sidekick story, from my perspective, has been the fact that the…

  • August 30-September 5, 2004 Weekly Summary

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the first week of September 2004. I’m experimenting with a weekly summary so that readers who want to receive a periodic email with Operation Gadget headlines can receive the links to all of the articles published each week. I will post a mechanism…