Operation Gadget

Category: Fitness Gadgets

  • Chris Brewer’s Article About Mellow Johnny’s, Lance Armstrong’s New Commuter Bike Shop in Austin

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteChris Brewer, a long-time contributor to the Livestrong and Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Websites, is back again writing his “Fresh Brew” column for the Astana Cycling Team Website. In one of his most recent articles, Chris talks about Mellow Johnny’s, a bike commuter-oriented bike store in Downtown Austin, TX. Chris…

  • Are Bike Repairs and Upgrades Selling Better Than New Bikes as Car Alternatives?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs gasoline surpasses $4.15 per gallon here in Newtown, I am starting to see more bikes on the road. A lot of the people riding them look like they are not terribly skilled bike handlers, and also don’t look like they are riding as much for exercise as they are for…

  • Oakley Donates $1 Million from Livestrong Eyewear Sales

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLos Angeles Business reports that Oakley has donated $1 Million to the Lance Armstrong Foundation that was generated through sales of the Livestrong line of sports sunglasses. According to the article: Oakley Livestrong Flak Jacket XLJ: A nice pair of sunglasses for sports that supports a worthy cause. [ Image: Oakley ] The…

  • Nokia N78 Unboxing Photos

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis morning I received a Nokia N78 as part of my participation in the Nokia Blogger Relations Program. I just posted a bunch of photos of unboxing the N78 to Flickr. See more of my Nokia N78 Unboxing Photos on Flickr. [ Photo: Dave Aiello. ] Some of the Nokia N78’s big features…

  • Towing a Two-Year-Old in a Chariot Cougar 1

    Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the best ways to entertain my son Jimmy over the past week or so has been to put him in the Chariot Cougar 1 Carrier that I use as a bike trailer and tow him around the backroads near our house in Newtown, PA. Jimmy in the Chariot Cougar 1:…

  • Replacing the Polar Infrared Interface USB Because It Doesn’t Work with My Mac

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Polar Infrared Interface USB commonly used with PCs running Windows XP doesn’t work on a Mac [ Photo: Dave Aiello on Flickr ] The Polar Infrared Interface USB that many people got with their Polar S-Series heart rate monitors is a USB 1.1 device. I’ve been trying to use it without success on…

  • Every Sport Needs a Spokesman Like Golf’s Frank Thomas

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wall Street Journal’s Golf Journal column carried an a great interview with Frank Thomas, the former technical director of the U.S. Golf Association (USGA). Thomas makes some great points about the impracticality of state-of-the-art golf technology to the grassroots golfer. The quote that jumped off the page for me was this:…

  • Gadget Links: A Laptop Stand with My Name on It Edition

    Reading Time: 2 minutesStuff We Like: The Dave Laptop Stand on Lifehacker: “The Dave (oh Ikea, you and your names!) features adjustable height and angle, and can double as a TV tray or simple end table when you’re not computing. If you’ve been looking for a better way to surf the internet from the comfort…

  • Gadget Links: Not What We Expected Edition

    Reading Time: 2 minutesMac Automation: listen to a text document on TUAW: “Don’t have time to read that Word, Pages, or TextEdit document at your desk? Why not listen to it on your iPod instead? In this Automator how-to, I am going to show you how to create an audio file using text that you…