Operation Gadget

Category: Miscellaneous Gadgets

  • Nice Deal on Think Outside Stowaway Keyboards at Amazon.com

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome Operation Gadget readers may remember that I’m currently reviewing the H-P iPAQ H6315 with service from my friends at T-Mobile USA. I was up at Camp Johnsonburg with about 10 members of my wife’s family this weekend for a real getaway (peace and quiet, no TV, no driving, and no…

  • Bluetake BT400 G5 Headset Pairs with Multiple Bluetooth Phones Simultaneously

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteGeekzone published an interesting review of the Bluetake BT400 G5 Bluetooth Headset. The feature that stood out for me is the BT400 G5’s ability to pair with multiple Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones simultaneously. The reviewer was able to successfully answer calls on two phones, rapidly alternating between the two. Although most of…

  • Motorola HS810 Review at TreoCentral Calls Treo 650 Bluetooth Implementation into Question Again

    Reading Time: 2 minutesDouglas Morse of TreoCentral weighed in with his Motorola HS810 Bluetooth Headset review. This review was surprising because of the similarities and dissimilarities between it and other reviews of the HS810 from proven reviewers. The TreoCentral review agrees with others in the idea that the HS810’s fidelity in transmitting bass tones leaves…

  • Top 100 Gadgets of All Time Listed by Mobile PC Magazine

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTom Payne pointed out a list of The Top 100 Gadgets of All Time published by Mobile PC Magazine. The list is published in reverse order, meaning that you start reading at item number 100 and work your way to the top-ranked gadget. Probably a good choice, but unusual compared to…

  • Abacus Wrist Net Reviewed by Watch Report

    Reading Time: 1 minuteThe Watch Report published a nice review of the Abacus Wrist Net. This is one of Fossil‘s entries into the MSN Direct-compatible “smart watch” market. MSN Direct also sent me an Abacus Wrist Net back in December, but I have been unable to completely review it because of data reception problems that…

  • Newsweek Taps into the Japanese Gadget Import Craze

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNewsweek‘s international edition reports on the burgeoning little industry importing electronic gadgets from Japan. Companies such as Dynamism.com and Compact-Impact.com in the United States and Skill in the UK have built businesses around unique relationships with Japanese electronics distributors who export ultra-small laptops, USB storage keys, MiniDisc recording devices, portable audio…

  • Casio Solar Pathfinder and ProTrek Watches Considered Risky by the FBI

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteCasio Solar Pathfinder: One of the watches that the Transportation Safety Administration is looking out for. [ Photo: Amazon.com ] In the past few weeks, a number of media outlets have reported on a warning that the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI issued on certain Casio multi-function watches. The…

  • Reviewing MSN Direct Service on a Fossil Abacus Wrist Net

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe folks at MSN Direct sent me a Fossil Abacus Wrist Net Smart Watch to play with and talk about. I got it a couple of days ago and I’ve been wearing it in place of my Tag Heuer 4000 Series Sport Watch, which is one of the memories of my…

  • Seattle Times Discusses Amazon.com’s Holiday Shipment Effort

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell pointed out a Seattle Times article that discusses the performance of Amazon.com’s fulfillment centers during the 2004 holiday season. The article also provides some statistics about overall e-commerce sales: Consumers spent $2.03 billion online during the five days ending Friday {December 17}, a 49 percent jump compared with the…