Operation Gadget
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Polar AXN Series Heart Rate Monitors Reviewed by Joel McNamara
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolar AXN 300: One of the AXN-series Heart Rate Monitors reviewed by Joel McNamara. [ Photo: Amazon.com ] Joel McNamara wrote in yesterday to point out an excellent review of Polar AXN-series heart rate montors that he wrote. The review includes a number of photos of the three AXN watches (numbered…
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What I Did with My $15 iTunes Music Store Card
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy wife gave me a $15 iTunes Music Store Card for Christmas to buy some of “my music” for our collection. I never thought I’d buy a complete album via iTunes, but I spent my $15 (plus 99 cents) on Best of Both Worlds, a two-disc compilation of Van Halen songs…
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Kodak Digital Photo Strategy Discussed in New York Times
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe New York Times published an interesting article on Kodak’s digital photography strategy yesterday. It talks about how Kodak rebounded from a 5-percent share of the U.S. market in 2000 to 19-percent today. That makes them number two behind Sony and just ahead of Canon. There are a number of interesting…
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How Do I Replace a GSM Phone Inexpensively?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere’s a mobile phone question that came in yesterday that I don’t have a great answer for. Maybe some of you Operation Gadget readers can offer some suggestions? Randy Stevens wrote: Dave, May be you can help me, I�m a bit desperate at this point. My daughter dropped her Cingular phone in…
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AP Names Armstrong Male Athlete of the Year for Third Consecutive Time
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat can we add to the story reporting that The Associated Press Named Lance Armstrong its 2004 Male Athlete of the Year? Here’s the highlight: Already recognized as one of the truly inspiring athletes of his generation, Armstrong took his cycling legacy a step further when he won a record-breaking sixth…
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December 20 – 26, 2004 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the fourth week of December 2004. I’m experimenting with a weekly summary so that readers who want to receive a periodic email with Operation Gadget headlines can receive the links to all of the articles published each week. I will post a mechanism…
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Reviewing MSN Direct Service on a Fossil Abacus Wrist Net
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe folks at MSN Direct sent me a Fossil Abacus Wrist Net Smart Watch to play with and talk about. I got it a couple of days ago and I’ve been wearing it in place of my Tag Heuer 4000 Series Sport Watch, which is one of the memories of my…
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Good Comparison of Wireless Data Solutions from BargainPDA
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBargainPDA.com published a useful review of wireless data solutions that are available from mobile phone carriers and hot-spot providers. The article focuses on the technologies deployed by each wireless data provider, then goes on to talk about the connection methods available to get your mobile device on-line. The three connection methods…
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Exec Hints at Apple – Motorola Mobile Phone with iTunes Support in First Half of 2005
Reading Time: < 1 minuteForbes reported that Apple Computer and Motorola are likely to announce a mobile phone that can play music from the iTunes Music Store. The phone may ship sometime in the first half of 2005. The source of this information is reportedly Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of applications. Such an announcement…