Operation Gadget

Category: Future Gadgets

  • Safari on iPhone Really Intercepts Calls to Google Maps

    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile I was reading O’Reilly Radar, I noticed the article by Artur Bergman that discusses some of the developments at the iPhoneDevCamp over last weekend. The most interesting part of that article for me was the discussion of Safari’s handling of calls to Google Maps: Most offensive is, however, Apple’s claim to…

  • Don’t Let FUD Cloud Your Judgment About the iPhone

    Reading Time: 2 minutesLet’s face a few of facts: A lot of media outlets are going to publish articles designed to provoke FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) in the hearts of iPhone fans. This is going to continue and grow in intensity up to and beyond June 29. The motives for publishing this type of…

  • Chinese Companies Ready to Churn Out Accessories for the iPhone

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAkihabaraNews.com reports that several Chinese companies showed iPhone cases and other accessories at the Spring edition of the Hong Kong Electronics and Computer Fair. The show just ended on Tuesday in Hong Kong. Too bad we couldn’t all be there, because Hong Kong is a great city [ via Amazon.com Daily Blog ].

  • How Should Cyclists Protect Themselves from Nearly Silent Hybrid Cars?

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you live in an upper middle class or an even more exclusive area, you probably have neighbors who have a Toyota Prius or other types of hybrid automobiles. Most people know that these vehicles can run entirely on battery power under certain conditions, and in that situation, are extremely quiet. An…

  • Step2Play Links Exercise to Video Game Use

    Reading Time: 2 minutesStep2Play is a game controller for the Sony PlayStation that requires a young gamer to exercise while playing. [ Photo: Oceana Trading ] The BBC reported over the weekend that a British company called Oceana Trading has released a line of video game accessories that can be used to require exercise from kids who…

  • Microsoft Zune Reportedly Incompatible with “PlaysForSure” Windows Media Services

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell pointed out an article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer stating that Microsoft’s Zune player won’t play content bought through services compatible with the Windows Media “PlaysForSure” initiative. That means Napster, Yahoo! Music Unlimited, MTV Urge, and RealNetworks Rhapsody, among others. Martin called this a “shafting” for Microsoft’s PlaysForSure partners, and…

  • Nike and Apple Announce a Music-Centric Approach to Fitness Gadgets

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNike and Apple team up to create a running computer that consists of a pair of shoes, a motion sensor, and an iPod nano. [ Photo: Apple Computer, Inc. ] On my son’s birthday, Nike and Apple announced a collaboration that will initially allow a pair of Nike running shoes to…

  • First HD DVD Players Don’t Wow the Reviewers

    Reading Time: 2 minutesMy wife Kathleen spent yesterday afternoon at our friend Jen Colangelo’s house watching The Chronicles of Narnia on Jen’s big, new plasma television. When she got home, Kathleen said the movie (which was played on a progressive-scan DVD player) looked “amazing” compared to movies on our old, analog, 480i TV. All a…

  • Celestron SkyScout Helps You Identify Over 6,000 Objects in the Night Sky

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI always had difficulty identifying stars in the night sky when I went star-gazing as a kid, so I was intrigued when I heard about the Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium— a handheld device that lets you identify 6,000 stars, planets, and constellations as they appear overhead. It has the ability to…