This is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the third week of December 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 for readers to sign up for this service when I work out the details.
The headlines:
December 17
- President Bush Orders Plan for Temporary Shutdown of the GPS System During National Crisis
- Tour de France Will Feature New Millau Viaduct in 2006
December 16
- Nokia 6600 Called “Cheap and Reliable” by Paul Boutin in Slate
- TiVo Offering Free PVRs to Comcast Customers in the Bay Area on December 17, 2004
- Game Boy Helps Reduce Anxiety in Children Before Surgery, Study Says
December 15
- “Hacker’s Favorite DVD Player” in Stock at Amazon.com
- 64M Memory Card Offered with Purchase of Digital Camera by Amazon.com
- 3-Megapixel Mobile Phone Camera Module Coming Soon from Panasonic
December 14
- Peet Shoe Dryer Improves Performance of Boots and Skates
- Motorola A630 “Guaranteed to Amaze Your Friends,” Says Mike Langberg
- Electronics Outselling Books According to Amazon.com
- Burton Headphone Beanie Reviewed by The Gadgeteer
- S’mores Nativity Set May Be Taking the Theme a Bit Too Far
December 13
- British Gadget Users Said to Be Becoming “Digitally Obese”
- Asians Generally Have More and Better Gadgets to Choose from than Americans
- Glen Fleishman is Writing a New Digital Radio Blog for Weblogs, Inc.
- Most U.S. Mobile Phone Users Do Not Take Advantage of Mobile Data Services
- Toshiba SD-H400 is the Cheapest “TiVo Basic” Device Available
Does a weekly summary work for you? Is it a waste of time? Let me know by posting a comment. Thanks….