Operation Gadget
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Nokia 6600 Called “Cheap and Reliable” by Paul Boutin in Slate
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Nokia 6600 is still available at a great price considering its features. Slate just published an excellent review of the 6600 by Paul Boutin where he touts it as almost the antithesis of the Motorola RAZR V3: So, why am I telling you to rush out and get a cheap,…
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TiVo Offering Free PVRs to Comcast Customers in the Bay Area on December 17, 2004
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTiVo announced that they will give away TiVo units to Comcast customers who can get to TiVo’s headquarters in Alviso, CA tomorrow between 11:00am and 1:00pm Pacific Time. In order to receive a TiVo, you will need to bring: a Comcast cable bill for current service, a photo ID matching the…
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Game Boy Helps Reduce Anxiety in Children Before Surgery, Study Says
Reading Time: < 1 minuteResearchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey performed a small study indicating that pre-surgery anxiety in children between four and 12 years old was reduced when they were given a Game Boy to entertain themselves. The study results will be presented by Dr. Anuradha Patel at a…
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“Hacker’s Favorite DVD Player” in Stock at Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell pointed out this Tech Bargains article reporting that the Philips DVP642 DVD/CD/MP3/DivX Player is in stock at Amazon.com. Tech Bargains calls the DVP642: … currently the hacker’s favorite DVD player. Plays downloaded movies. DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, SVCD, MP3-CD, MPEG-4, Picture-CD and DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x, AVI. … as…
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64M Memory Card Offered with Purchase of Digital Camera by Amazon.com
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmazon.com had a sale going on digital cameras that ended this week. They replaced that promotion with a new one– if you buy a digital camera from them, you get a free 64-Megabyte memory card that’s compatible with the camera or you get a discount on a larger-capacity memory card. The biggest…
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3-Megapixel Mobile Phone Camera Module Coming Soon from Panasonic
Reading Time: < 1 minute3-Megapixel Camera Module from Panasonic: Can you believe how small this thing is? [ Photo: Panasonic ] Panasonic announced the development of a 3-megapixel digital camera module for use in mobile phones. The module is only 8.63mm thick so it can easily fit in mobile phones that are still on the…
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Peet Shoe Dryer Improves Performance of Boots and Skates
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeet Shoe Dryer: Makes it easier to put those boots or skates back on your feet by drying them faster than they’d dry by themselves. [ Photo: Amazon.com ] Some of you know that I officiate high school and college ice hockey in my spare time, when I’m not writing for Operation…
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Motorola A630 “Guaranteed to Amaze Your Friends,” Says Mike Langberg
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMike Langberg of The San Jose Mercury News just finished reviewing the Motorola A630 for his Tech Test Drive column and he likes it. He says that the A630 will amaze your friends primarily because of its size and the fact that Motorola has crammed so many state-of-the-art features into such…
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Electronics Outselling Books According to Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn Amazon.com‘s monthly newsletter to Amazon Associates (websites that have joined Amazon’s e-commerce affiliates program), the company reported: In a recent survey of 10,180 Consumer Reports readers, Amazon.com received the highest rating for overall electronics buying experience. Those surveyed evaluated 20 retailers and gave Amazon.com top marks for our great prices…