Category: Miscellaneous Gadgets
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Viewsonic VX2025 Wins 20-inch Widescreen Monitor Shootout at Bit-Tech
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe ViewSonic VX2025 won a 20-inch Widescreen Monitor Group Test published yesterday at Bit-Tech.net. The VX2025 was judged the best value for the money against the following competitors: BenQ FP202W NEC MultiSync 20WGX, apparently not available in the U.S. but the closest model is the NEC MultiSync 20WMGX2-BK Acer AL2032WA On…
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Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DX Superzoom is Super According to Thom Hogan
Reading Time: 2 minutesThom Hogan wrote a great review of the AF-S Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF DX VR. That’s a Nikon 18-200mm Superzoom lens to you and me. This is a great review because Hogan goes into great detail about why it’s so unusual for a camera manufacturer to ship a great all-purpose lens…
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Stop Wasting Outlets with a PowerSquid Outlet Multiplier
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe other day Cool Tools pointed out a product called the PowerSquid Outlet Multiplier and I’m planning to pick one up over the weekend for my server area in my basement. Down there I have a DSL router, a firewall appliance, a WiFi access point, and two VoIP ATAs plugged into…
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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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What Color “Screen of Death” Does Your Favorite Gadget Produce?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile researching my article on the White Screen of Death problem my Treo is having, I ran across a recent piece by Stewart Alsop where he asks “Do the vendors choose the color of the death screen intentionally?” He says that the screens of death for his favorite gadgets are: Blue…
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Kill-A-Watt Could Help You Save Enough on Electricity to Afford Another Gift Next Year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday, Cool Tools highlighted an inexpensive electric power usage meter called Kill-A-Watt. This product, which costs less than $30 at Amazon.com, has the potential to save you hundreds of dollars a year if you identify appliances and other devices with higher than necessary electrical usage, limit their usage, and eventually replace…