Operation Gadget

Category: Portable Video

  • Gadget Links: Lazy Friday Edition

    Reading Time: 2 minutesCool Tool: StrollAway on Cool Tools: “… Once we got this hook, rather than just parking our stroller in the kitchen or dining room, we created a set, out-of-the-way place to store it. And since it’s off the floor, that gives us more space to fill up with more baby stuff. The…

  • What’s It Like to Officiate the Stanley Cup Finals?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany of you know that I officiate college ice hockey, so you probably won’t be surprised at my interest in a few video clips taken from interviews with four NHL Officials selected to officiate the Stanley Cup Finals: These interviews were made available by ESPN on a website called ESPN Video.…

  • Debut of “Jimmy’s Snowy Day,” a Short Film Shot on the Nokia N95 and Edited with iMovie ’08

    Reading Time: 2 minutesOperation Gadget Films is pleased to present Jimmy’s Snowy Day starring my two-year-old son Jimmy Aiello in his streaming video debut. This short film (2 minutes and 40 seconds) was shot on February 22, 2008, near our home in Newtown, PA. This movie was shot with a Nokia N95 mobile phone, one…

  • Is This a Music Video or an Ad for Leopard?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a music video that’s making the rounds of web sites I read: The movement away from Windows and toward the Mac is still in it’s early stages, so lots of people haven’t seen all of these Mac applications before. My question is, does it make more sense as a music…

  • BlueLounge SpaceStation Organizes Cables for Laptop Users

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe BlueLounge SpaceStation is a desk organizer for laptop users that acts as a USB hub for all peripheral devices. BlueLounge SpaceStation [ Photo courtesy of the manufacturer. ] The photo I’ve chosen shows the bottom of the SpaceStation. The rubber feet set the SpaceStation 5mm above the surface of the desk. This…

  • Gadget Links: Web 2.0 Overload Edition

    Reading Time: 2 minutesHow to link Twitter to Facebook – A Twitter Tutorial on AJVayerchuck.com: A concise explanation of how to install the Twitter app within Facebook and allow it to update your Facebook status. Clutter War II: Attack of the Giant Baby on 43Folders: “…you might be able to guess where my head is…

  • Apple Gets Big Bang for Its R&D Buck

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Wall Street Journal Business Technology Blog reports that Apple spent $844 million on research and development in 2007, significantly less than competitors Microsoft, IBM, H-P, Sun, and AMD. This is interesting because everybody and their brother has been touting Apple as a uniquely innovative company. I think Apple succeeds so…

  • Gadget Links: Holy Saturday Edition

    Reading Time: 2 minutesHoly Saturday on Wikipedia: Lots of names exist for the day before Easter. I had no idea that so much thought had been put into this day over the years. Sorry if you consider this a sacrilege. Sk*rt: “Digg for Chicks” on How to Change the World (blog.GuyKawasaki.com): “I love Sk*rt. You…

  • “iPhone Fully Loaded” is a Must Have Book for iPhone and iPod Touch Users

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe first book I bought to try to get new ideas on how I could better leverage my iPhone as a multimedia Swiss Army Knife was iPhone Fully Loaded by Andy Ihnatko. I have been really impressed by this book because it has some really excellent tips and techniques that go beyond…