Operation Gadget
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10 Wierdest PalmOS Programs List Compiled by CanalPDA
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanalPDA.com, a Spanish-language PDA site, has developed this interesting list of the 10 wierdest palmOS programs available today. (The list is written in English.) Included are things like a virtual voodoo doll, a program that lets you create a fake call on a Treo so you can end an appointment early,…
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Oprah Viewers Buy 1.2 Million LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands in 48 Hours
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOprah got her fans to buy 1.2 million LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands last Friday and Saturday. Order yours now from the Discovery Channel On-Line Store. On February 11, Oprah Winfrey interviewed Lance Armstrong, touted the LiveStrong Program, and urged her viewers to buy a LiveStrong wristband. She openly stated that her goal…
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Armstrong to Race for Seventh Consecutive Tour de France Victory
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLance Armstrong announced his 2005 racing schedule which will includes the Tour de France. By participating in the Tour de France again this year, Lance Armstrong will be attempting to win an unprecedented seventh consecutive General Classification victory. The announcement was carried on The Paceline, the Lance Armstrong and Team Discovery…
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Doctors to Receive Cancer Info Tools from American Cancer Society
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGizmodo pointed out that the American Cancer Society has released a PDA application suite called C-Tools 2.0. C-Tools provides reference materials and recent news about cancer in a PDA-delivered format that’s compatible with PalmOS and Windows Mobile operating systems. Many Operation Gadget readers know that my wife Kathleen is a pediatric…
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Unlocked Treo 650 Impresses Josh Rubin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJosh Rubin of Cool Hunting published his first impressions of working with an unlocked Treo 650. He talks about the contacts application, email, instant messaging, and SMS/MMS, and why he thinks the Treo 650 is a huge improvement over the 600. I exchanged emails with him and asked how he got…
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iSMARTtrain 2.0 Brings Polar Heart Rate Monitor Data Analysis to Macintosh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStuart Tevendale reports that iSMARTtrain Version 2.0 is now available. This $40.00 program is a fitness training log for the Apple Macintosh platform, with versions coming soon for Windows and Linux. iSMARTtrain interfaces with the Polar S610, S625x, S710, S720, S725, S810, Xtrainer, or Accurex II heart rate monitors. Pre-existing data…
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KeyCaps600 and KBLightsOff Recommended Add-ons for Treo 650
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTreonauts pointed out two inexpensive utilities that help streamline keyboard use on the Treo 650. KeyCaps600 helps Treo 600 and 650 users to type faster by providing alternate ways to enter capital letters, punctuation, and symbols. KBLightsOff provides a mechanism to toggle the keyboard backlight on and off. This is an…