Operation Gadget

Category: Future Gadgets

  • Prediction Regarding The Next Update of the MacBook Pro

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m late to the game of predicting when the next update of the MacBook Pro will be released, unless you count the fact that I waited until Steve Jobs made his Keynote presentation at MacWorld Expo in January instead of placing an order as an outright prediction. I think the next…

  • Gadget Links: Between Hockey Games Edition

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Complete Guide to iPhone Car Integration on iLounge.com: A great article that covers nearly every accessory for using your iPhone in the car without violating the laws requiring hands-free use of mobile phones in many parts of the USA. [ via TUAW ] MacBook Air review round-up on TUAW: “Ah, it is…

  • Gadget Links: 8 Days to Choose Edition

    Reading Time: 2 minutesApple Releases a New “Get a Mac” Ad Co-starring a Football Referee on Apple.com: Pretty good attention to detail. The referee is wearing a white hat and a uniform that is very close to that worn in many college football leagues. What I would add to this is the referee turning on…

  • Why is Apple Announcing Hardware Upgrades Before Macworld Expo?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteApple went ahead and announced an upgraded Mac Pro and an upgraded Xserve this morning. These announcements occurred one day after Intel announed 16 new processors based on 45nm silicon fabrication at CES. I’m a bit confused by the timing of these announcements. It makes sense to release these new machines…

  • Neuros OSD, Open Source Video Recorder, Grabs My Attention

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn article called What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You really caught my eye today when it appeared on The New York Times website. This article describes the Neuros OSD Media Center, a sleek looking video recorder that looks like it could have quite a few immediate applications. What…

  • Steve Garfield’s Blog Covering Comcast Rollout of TiVo Software on Motorola DVR Boxes

    Reading Time: < 1 minutePVRblog pointed out that Steve Garfield is blogging about the Comcast deployment of TiVo software on their existing Motorola DVR set-top boxes. I found an article on Steve’s site that includes a Ustream video tour of the Comcast / TiVo user interface. Overall, the experience looks similar to the TiVo Series…

  • Unique Perspectives on the Amazon Kindle

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA couple of friends of mine asked me to what I thought of the Amazon Kindle at lunch before Thanksgiving. I said that I was aware of it, that reviews and comments from blogs that I read had been more negative than positive, but I would keep my eye out for…

  • Runner Puts Garmin Forerunner 305 Through Its Paces in Kenya and Spain

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Weekend Edition of The Wall Street Journal contained an interesting review of the Garmin Forerunner 305 and the MotionLingo Adeo. The author, Mark Schoofs took these fitness gadgets with him on trips to Kenya and Spain to help assess his level of exertion while running on widely varying terrain and conditions.…

  • Got My Nokia N81 8GB Mobile Phone

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Nokia Blogger Relations Program sent me a Nokia N81 8GB mobile phone on Thursday. This is a sharp-looking, piano black mobile phone with a screen that’s about two-thirds the size of the iPhone. It’s got a slide that exposes a standard Nokia 12-button keypad. I’ll try to publish a photo…