Category: Gadget-related Services
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Rafe Needleman’s Off-the-Wall Analysis of Google Checkout
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou’ve probably heard by now that Google has announced Google Checkout. Lots of articles have been published about how it is expected to work. Rumors initially indicated that Google Checkout would be a direct competitor to Paypal. It’s clearly not that, at least not yet. Instead it appears to be another…
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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…
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Coinstar Offering iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com Gift Certificates at Full Value
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday Macworld reported that Coinstar has added iTunes Music Store gift certificates to its Coin-to-Card Program. Under this program, Coinstar counts your loose change and issues you a “eCertificate” which can be redeemed for full credit from their retail partners. If you request cash instead of an eCertificate, Coinstar charges you…
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Garmin Edge 305HR+ Will Give Polar a Ride for Its Cycling Computer Money
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor years I’ve been a big Polar heart rate monitor fan. My Polar S-725x rides on the handlebars of my Trek 1500 everyday. But, recently, I’ve been looking at the Garmin Edge 305HR+ and I really think that it has a lot of potential as an alternative to pure cycling computers…
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“DJ Steveboy” Creates Podrunner Podcasts for Runners and Cyclists
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile I was on the iTunes Music Store this morning, I noticed that a new series of podcasts called Podrunner has rapidly become one of the hottest podcast series over the past few weeks. dj steveboy, a Los Angeles-area disk jockey, has created three Podrunner podcasts he describes as “fast-paced, high-energy,…
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Bizarre, Inconsistent Problem After Upgrading My Treo 650 with the Cingular 1.17 Firmware Update
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the reasons you haven’t seen many new articles on Operation Gadget in the past week is that I’ve been trying to identify an annoying problem with my Treo 650 that began after I upgraded it using the Cingular 1.17 Firmware Update. I had trouble upgrading my Treo by following the…
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Howard Stern Does His Last Show on Traditional Radio; Next Stop Sirius
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Associated Press reports that Howard Stern bid his terrestrial audience fairwell today and encouraged them to tune in to him on Sirius Satellite Radio on January 9, 2006. According to the article, Stern began his show by saying, “Good morning, and welcome to the last show on terrestrial radio,” while…
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Cingular Deploys BroadbandConnect 3G Wireless Service in 16 U.S. Metro Areas
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCingular BroadbandConnect HSDPA 3G Service is rolling out in 16 U.S. metro areas. [ Image: Cingular Wireless ] Cingular Wireless announced yesterday that it launched BroadbandConnect, a third-generation high speed wireless data network using HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. According to the Cingular 3G Network Press Release: Cingular BroadbandConnect is a…
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Vodaphone Offering HBO, Eurosport, and Other TV Content on 3G in Europe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI4U.com reported yesterday that Vodaphone is offering a global mobile TV service including content from HBO and Eurosport. Vodaphone’s press release specifies the following programming: “Sex and the City” and “Six Feet Under” from HBO Eurosport MTV Specially edited for mobile, Seasons 1-4 of “24”, featuring Kiefer Sutherland, from Twentieth Century…