Operation Gadget
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DCR-PC1000 to Be Sony’s First Compact 16:9 Consumer Camcorder
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSony Announces 16:9 DV Recorder: Sony’s new camcorder grabs 16:9 or 4:3 images, but is not HD compatible. [ Photo: Sony ] I4U News reported that Sony has announced a 16:9 consumer camcorder to be released in the Spring of 2005. The DCR-PC1000 is Sony’s first consumer camcorder to include a…
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Customers Sue Verizon Wireless Over Motorola V710 Bluetooth Feature Removal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJohn McCarthy pointed out that The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Verizon Wireless in California, “charging the nation’s second-largest cellular carrier with deceit for disabling certain features of a new high-end Motorola Inc. phone called the V710.” The article continues: The main…
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Young Customers Screwed by Mobile Phone Carriers’ Text Messaging Billing Policies
Reading Time: 2 minutesA few days ago, The New York Times pointed out that many young mobile phone customers are receiving bills for hundreds of dollars as a result of intense use of text messaging. The article says that many of these customers are cancelling their service when they receive their first bill that contains…
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Team Discovery Unveils New Website
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLance Armstrong’s professional cycling team, the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team or “Team Discovery”, made its 2005 debut on Monday. TDFblog raved about the team’s new website: They’ve got a really nice website, with a number of high quality 5-minute streamed videos, and much of Lance Armstrong’s appearance on “Overhaulin’”. FYI,…
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Apple Shoots the Lights Out in the Fiscal First Quarter
Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore the opening of the NASDAQ today, Apple Computer announced record breaking sales and profits in the fiscal first quarter of 2005. Sales were up 74 percent to $3.49 billion. Profits were $295 million or $0.70 per share. This is the latest confirmation that the iPod and iPod mini product lines have…
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HDTV Terminology Explained
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter last week’s HDTV home theater installation article, Operation Gadget got a number of questions asking for an explanation of the terminology used to describe HDTV. Rather than reinvent the wheel, I thought I’d point to a few articles where much of that information already exists: Defining TV Jargon by Walter…
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Good iPod Shuffle Box Unpacking Photos at Engadget
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKudos to our friends at Engadget for publishing the first iPod Shuffle box unpacking photo series I’ve seen. Eric Lin and Lenn Pryor picked theirs up at The Apple Store at Market and Stockton Streets in San Francisco. Apparently, the Downtown San Francisco Apple Store has been the only place where…
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iPod Shuffle Will Be a Hit with Athletes
Reading Time: 2 minutesI talked to my brother, Scott Aiello, today who told me he put his name on the list for one of the $99 iPod Shuffles at the local Best Buy near his house. He later learned that the store has no idea when he will receive his iPod Shuffle, so he’ll probably…
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Mac mini Would be a Great Addition to a Home Theater
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was happy to see that Apple Computer announced the Mac mini series of computers yesterday at MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. It’s hard to call a machine that fits in a 6.5 x 6.5 x 2-inch case a desktop computer. What should we call it? A compact computer? A digital lifestyle…