Operation Gadget

Category: Apps

  • Watching The World Cup On-Line Using WatchESPN or Univision Deportes

    Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier today, I talked about the hidden features of WatchESPN that benefit U.S. soccer fans who want to watch the 2014 World Cup. Since then, people have been asking me questions like “Yea, but who gets to see WatchESPN, and can I see it if I’m a cord cutter?” Some of my…

  • Slingbox and WatchESPN Are Both Good for World Cup Watching, For Different Reasons

    Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Tuesday, Slingbox’s blog published an article Watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This article presents the major unique features of Slingbox that might benefit people interested in watching the World Cup: “No geographical restrictions when using a Slingbox as you have an internet connection wherever you happen to be”. True, that’s…

  • Apple Acquires Beats Electronics for $3 Billion

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteApple Inc. is acquiring Beats Electronics for $3 billion, culminating a deal that became a persistent rumor three weeks ago. Congratulations to Apple. If nothing else, this changes the perception among investors that Apple is not willing to pull the trigger on expensive acquistions. It’s clear to me that Apple will,…

  • RunKeeper’s “LG Lifeband 5K Challenge” is an Easy Way to Experience Full App Functionality

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been using the RunKeeper App to track my running for the past five weeks. During that time, I’ve been impressed with the quality of the app. But I’ve been using it at the free level, where certain features such as run comparison are disabled. A couple of days ago, I…

  • Operation Gadget App Coming Soon for Your iPhone

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few hours ago, I submitted an Operation Gadget reader app for the iPhone to Apple for their approval. I hope that they will approve the app within the next week, and then it will be available on the App Stores throughout the world. It’s been obvious to me for a…

  • U.S. Federal Trade Commission Sanctions Maker of an Extremely Popular Flashlight App for Android

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFast Company reports that an Android app called “Brightest Flashlight Free” has been found to collect location information and device identifiers for the phones on which the app is running, even if the user opted out of collection of that information. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleges in their press release…

  • NBC Sports Tour de France Live is Worth $14.99

    Reading Time: 4 minutesFor the 100th Anniversary of the Tour de France, NBC Sports has released Tour de France Live, the latest version of their iPhone and iPad app for mobile viewing. In this article, I’m going to explain several of the features that make this iOS app worth $14.99, and how I get as…

  • Is There an App Like PaintCode for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier today, John Gruber at Daring Fireball pointed out a recently released app in the MacOS X App Store called PaintCode (on the Web, in the App Store).  As the PaintCode website says, “PaintCode is a vector drawing app that generates Objective-C code in real time.” This is a fantastic idea, I’d…