Operation Gadget
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Don’t Miss Overhaulin’ Tonight on TLC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA quick reminder to all Operation Gadget readers who are also Lance Armstrong fans: Lance’s 1970 Pontiac GTO will be renovated tonight on Overhaulin’ on TLC at 9:00pm Eastern and Pacific Time. We will be watching here at the Home Office.
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Glad I Received “The Flintstones – The Complete First Season” as a Gift
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the first things I received from my newly revised Amazon.com Wishlist is The Flintstones – The Complete First Season. Kathleen and I sat down and watched the extras and the first episode last night, and I can already see this is a great compilation. The extras include the pilot, a…
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November 22 – 28, 2004 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the fourth week of November 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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Received a Tour of Hope Dri-Fit Shirt
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bristol-Myers Squibb Company sent me a Tour of Hope Sphere Dri-fit Shirt today. The letter I received from them reads as follows: Dear Tour of Hope Cyclist and Fundraiser: Thank you for your generous support and contributions to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope. We appreciate the time and energy…
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Motorola A630 Now Available for Use on T-Mobile
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Motorola A630, a tri-band GSM/GPRS mobile phone with an alphanumeric keyboard, is now available for use on T-Mobile USA’s wireless network. Amazon.com is selling the A630 for as little as $99.99 when you sign a contract. I talked about the Motorola A630 back in July when it was announced. At…
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Roku Soundbridge M1000 is a Great Partner for iTunes, Except for Purchased Music
Reading Time: 2 minutesRoku Soundbridge M1000: A great companion for your iTunes music library, except that it won’t play secure files purchased from the iTunes Music Store. [ Photo: Amazon.com ] Ever since I started building my iTunes music library, I’ve been toying with the idea of buying some sort of network audio streamer to…
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Offbeat Nintendo DS Review from BargainPDA.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNintendo DS Gaming System: Killer feature set includes Wi-Fi and dual processors. Did I mention you can play games on it?[ Photo: Amazon.com ] Leave it to BargainPDA.com to use a review of the Nintendo DS gaming system to prod PDA manufacturers to incorporate more cutting-edge technology. They point out that…
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PocketFactory Laments “The Sad State Of The Palm Economy”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKent Pribbernow of PocketFactory gave a severe tongue-lashing to palmOne and palmSource in his editorial, The Sad State Of The Palm Economy, And Other PDA Ramblings. He argues that most of the current palmOne PDAs are poor competitors to Pocket PCs at the same price points. The Treo 650 is spared…
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Black Friday Sale Coming to Apple Online and Retail Stores
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMacMinute pointed out that Apple has pre-announced a sale that will take place on the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 26, 2004. The sale will involve both the Apple Online Store and Apple Retail Stores throughout the United States. The “Black Friday Sale” has a dedicated page on the Apple website:…