Category: Future Gadgets
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Windows Vista to Be Delayed Until January 2007
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft will delay the general release of Windows Vista until January 2007. According to the article, “Mr. Allchin {co-president of Microsoft’s Platforms & Services Division} said that the major reason for this delay — which amounts to several weeks beyond the original expected launch date…
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WSJ Says The Slingbox and Place-Shifting are the Latest Threats to the Television Industry
Reading Time: 2 minutesA page one article in today’s Wall Street Journal discusses the technological threats that are developing to the television industry’s business model. One example given in the article is that Major League Baseball‘s MLB.tv video streaming service collected $265 million from 1.3 million subscribers last year, but still blocked subscribers from watching…
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Garmin Forerunner 305 Includes Support for a Cycling Cadence Sensor
Reading Time: 2 minutesGarmin is about to release the Garmin Forerunner 305, one of it’s third-generation GPS-enabled fitness computers. The 305 differs from the Garmin Forerunner 205 in that the 305 includes heart rate monitor functions. I haven’t recommended the Forerunner 300 series in the past because I thought the Forerunner 301 (the predecessor to…
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Garmin Forerunner 205 Features a More Compact Design, Better GPS Reception
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGarmin is about to release the Garmin Forerunner 205, part of the third generation of its GPS-enabled fitness computers. I’ve owned a Garmin Forerunner 201 for a long time and I love it. It’s part of my cycling dashboard and I used it to map the course of the 2004 Tour…
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Further Developments in the Adidas-Polar Relationship
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJanus Sandsgaard of Machine Culture pointed out that Adidas and Polar have released another video touting the forthcoming Fusion line of performance apparel and fitness gadgets. They include: Adidas adiStar Fusion Apparel which provides built-in fasteners for a Polar WearLink Transmitter. Adidas adiStar Fusion Running Shoe which accepts a Polar S3…
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Belkin Kickstand Case for the Video iPod is the First I’d Buy for My Own iPod
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelkin Kickstand Case for 5G iPod is available in black or white. [ Photo: Belkin Corporation ] I just noticed that Belkin has shipped the Kickstand Case for 5G iPod. It’s a really innovative design that doubles as a Video iPod case and a stand. You simply flip the upper half of the…
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TiVo Programs Coming to Your iPod or PSP
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany media organizations reported that TiVo announced that the ability to transfer recorded programming from TiVo Series 2 digital video recorders to iPods with Video Playback and PlayStation Portable handheld devices. I emphasize that this capability will be available from TiVo Series 2 DVRs such as the TiVo TCD540040 Series2 40-Hour…