Operation Gadget

Category: Miscellaneous Gadgets

  • How Trek Travel Keeps the Tour of Hope in Touch with Itself

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteChris Brewer wrote an article on The Paceline about following the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope National Team during Day 7 of their ride across the United States. The most interesting part of this article for Operation Gadget readers is Chris’ description of the communications technology that Trek Travel has implemented…

  • How GPS Tracking is Being Used During the 2005 Tour of Hope National Ride

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteQualcomm has contributed its OmniTRACS fleet location network technology to the 2005 Tour of Hope National Ride. Here’s an example of the kind of up-to-date progress map you can get to follow the National Team: Tour of Hope National Ride Current Location Map: Uses Qualcomm OmniTRACS Fleet Location Network and Google…

  • Getting My Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset Working With a Treo 650

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI received my Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset from Amazon.com yesterday and I’ve already used it during a 100-mile roundtrip from Newtown to West Chester, PA for a hockey officiating meeting. The sound quality was good on my end and the people I called thought I sounded good as well. This article focuses…

  • Steripen Water Purifier Makes Sense for Travelers to Developing Countries, Campers

    Reading Time: 2 minutesSteripen is the only portable water purifier that uses ultraviolet light to destroy water-borne microbes. It’s available for less than $150.00 at Amazon.com. [ Photo: Steripen.com ] I got a copy of Forbes FYI the other day. This magazine often talks about really expensive lifestyle products that I can’t afford. One thing…

  • Choosing the Motorola HS850 as My First Bluetooth Headset

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve decided to buy a Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset for use with my Palm Treo 650 and my PC. I thought about this for a couple of weeks before I made the decision. Much of that delay was the result of a lack of consistency I found in Bluetooth headset reviews…

  • Where I’m Looking for Bluetooth Headset Reviews

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m looking high and low for credible reviews of Bluetooth headsets to use with my Palm Treo 650. Many of the Treo-related sites have limited Bluetooth headset reviews, despite the fact that many Treo users I know either have purchased or are strongly considering purchase of a Bluetooth headset. Here are…

  • Treonauts Backs Off on Strong Cardo Scala 500 Rating

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn my search for a Bluetooth headset for my Treo 650 and VoIP use, I revisited a favorable Treonauts review of the Cardo Scala 650 that I pointed out a couple of weeks ago. I was surprised to see the following paragraph had been added to the review: UPDATE: Following a flurry…

  • No Need for Bluetooth 1.2 Compatibility When Connecting an Accessory to the Treo 650

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been talking to Martin O’Donnell and Andy Abramson recently about getting a Bluetooth headset in order to be able to use it with both my Palm Treo 650 and my PC when I’m using Skype and Google Talk. Many of the Bluetooth headsets that are currently on sale will do…

  • Lyon, France’s Rent-a-Bike System Loaded with Technology

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteVelo’v Grand Lyon is a bike rental network in Lyon, France. Wired News published a great little article about the system works and how technology is being used to try to ensure that it stays solvent. To use Velo’v in Lyon, you have to make a €150 deposit via check or…