Category: Miscellaneous Gadgets
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Are Gadgets Shipped in the USA Inferior to Those Shipped Elsewhere?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFazal Majid asked an important question on Saturday in an entry on his weblog entitled Are Americans becoming second-class consumers? He cites several situations where manufacturers shipped products with the same name in two different markets, but the U.S. version had fewer features or lower quality components than the equivalent product…
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Mobile RSS Tools Discussed by Daily Wireless
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDaily Wireless put together an excellent article about RSS use on mobile devices. The article includes a list of RSS aggregators for platforms from the PC and Macintosh all the way down to the iPod. [ via MobileWhack ] One suggestion that the author, Phillip Torreone, makes is Syndigator, a Perl-based…
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1-Gigabyte SD Cards Starting to Become Available
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCNET News.com is reporting that Panasonic announced a 1-Gigabyte Secure Digital memory card at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany on Friday. They report that the card will cost approximately $500 when it ships worldwide in May. I’m sure that the street price of these things will be lower, when they get to…
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Design Concepts Based on Toshiba 0.85-inch Hard Disk Debut at CeBit 2004
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToshiba’s Storage Device Division is displaying design concepts for devices that could be built based with its 0.85-inch hard disk drive at CeBIT 2004 in Hannover, Germany. Reportedly, the 0.85-inch drives will have a capacity of 2 to 4 Gigabytes and begin quantity shipment in the third or fourth quarter of…
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Stuff Magazine Names Top 10 Gadgets of 2004
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBBC News reports that Stuff Magazine has named its Top 10 Gadgets of 2004. The gadgets are: Bluetooth Mobile (Nokia 6600) MP3 Jukebox (Apple iPod) Plasma Screen (Pioneer PDP-434HDE) Home Cinema (Pioneer NS-DV990) Personal Video Recorder (Sky+ for BSkyB) Digital Camera (Pentax Optio S4) Games Console (Microsoft Xbox) Wi-fi Laptop (Sony…
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Skybox by Maytag “Personal Beverage Vendor” to Debut February 1
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDigital Hubub pointed out that a personal beverage vending machine called Skybox by Maytag will debut on February 1. As Lee Heidel said: The focal point of any digital-hub home is the game room – or screening room, or boom boom room. It is in this sacred space that all of…
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Motorola Reportedly Bringing Out a Bluetooth Handsfree Speakerphone
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInfosync World is reporting that Motorola is bringing out a handsfree speakerphone accessory for Bluetooth-enabled phones. According to the article: The Motorola HF800 Portable Wireless Speaker is a compact accessory that can act as a hands-free speakerphone or wireless headset jack when connected to any compatible Bluetooth enabled device up to…
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Black and Decker Lids Off Jar Opener is Great for People with Limited Hand Strength
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOccasionally I see a kitchen gadget that I think is potentially really useful, but hasn’t gotten much attention. The latest gadget of that nature is the Black and Decker Lids Off Jar Opener. This electric jar opener can handle jars up to 4 1/2 inches wide and 8 inches high. It…
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Presto Pizzazz Cooks Pizza on Your Countertop
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI got a “New For You” email from Amazon.com earlier this evening. One of the things it talked about was the Presto Pizzazz Pizza Oven. When I saw a picture of this countertop pizza cooker, I said to my wife, “I have to put this up on Operation Gagdet.” This thing…