Category: Peripherals
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How To Receive HDTV Without Subscribing to Cable
Reading Time: 2 minutesKathleen and I had lunch with our friend Jennifer Colangelo over the weekend. She is is the proud owner of a huge, new plasma HDTV set that she mainly uses to watch DVDs and play games on her Xbox 360. As we discussed her new TV, I found out that she receives…
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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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VoIP Service Stayed Up for Three Hours During Power Failure Thanks to a Good UPS
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe had some nasty weather in the Philadelphia area on Saturday and Sunday. The temperature fell from 55 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit in about four hours on Saturday evening. During that time rain changed to snow, creating a scene reminiscent of Narnia. At about 9:30am on Sunday, the power went out due…
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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…
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Which Memory Card Should I Get for My New Digital Camera?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis Chistmas, my father and my sister-in-law both received digital cameras as gifts. My father got a 5-Megapixel Nikon Coolpix 5600 and my sister-in-law got the 4-Megapixel Nikon Coolpix 4600. This was an interesting coincidence, because the cameras were purchased independently by different people. In my sister-in-law Mary’s case, she received the…
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Ion iTTUSB Turntable Helps You Turn Your LPs and 45s into MP3s
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy father-in-law has gotten back into LPs lately after the family got him a stereo with an integrated turntable. When he got it, the thought crossed my mind that someone who has a big vinyl collection and liked the sound would have all kinds of trouble ripping those tracks to their…
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Belkin Kickstand Case for the Video iPod is the First I’d Buy for My Own iPod
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelkin Kickstand Case for 5G iPod is available in black or white. [ Photo: Belkin Corporation ] I just noticed that Belkin has shipped the Kickstand Case for 5G iPod. It’s a really innovative design that doubles as a Video iPod case and a stand. You simply flip the upper half of the…
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iPod with Video Playback Shape is Surprisingly Different from Previous Models
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Sunday, Kathleen and I trekked out to the Apple Store at The Plaza at King of Prussia in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. We had some business to do there and were curious to see the Fifth Generation iPods, since neither of us had held one in our hands before. I…
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What Reasonably Priced Earphones Can I Use to Replace My iPod Earbuds?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the recurring problems that Operation Gadget readers have is how to replace their iPod earbud headphones? Although some people never liked the earbuds that came with their iPod and pay big bucks to get better ones, other readers use their iPod earbuds until they fall apart, break, or get…