Operation Gadget

  • Blackberry 7230 Excels as a Mobile Email Platform

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI had my first real opportunity to use a Blackberry 7230 in lieu of a laptop on my trip to San Francisco last week. I realized pretty quickly that this device’s mobile email capability is second to none. The

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  • LiveStrong Program Discussed in The Washington Post

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteJulie Howson pointed out that The Washington Post published an excellent article called Wrist and Recuperation [ registration required ] that summarizes the LiveStrong program for people who are wondering what it’s all about. There is also some good information in the article for people who are actively supporting the cause,…

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  • Treo 650 Finally Announced by palmOne

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe palmOne Treo 650:Expected to be released inthe United States beforethe end of 2004, andin other countries, early in the new year.[ Photo courtesy of palmOne. ] In one of the more anti-climactic announcements in recent gadget history, palmOne announced the Treo 650, an update on the critically-acclaimed Treo 600 integrated communicator.…

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  • Discovery Channel Stores are a Second Good Source for LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLiveStrong wristbands are now available at Discovery Channel Stores (on-lineand off-line) and www.laf-store.org. Several Operation Gadget readers have reported that Discovery Channel Stores are now selling LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands. The stores are going out of there way to minimize hoarding by limiting purchases to 20 wristbands per person. You can use…

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  • “The Great Catch-Up” Begins

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteKathleen and I have been on vacation for the last two weeks. Unlike other recent vacations, we decided to do three short trips during each of the weekends, rather than a single, longer trip. The trips were: Washington, DC for the Tour of Hope Finale, Buffalo, NY for the Buffalo Bills…

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  • October 18 – 24, 2004 Weekly Summary

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the third week of October 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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  • Tungsten T5 is Not What “Palm OS Enthusiasts” Expected

    Reading Time: 2 minutesBrighthand does a wonderful job of reviewing the palmOne Tungsten T5— the company’s latest pure Personal Digital Assistant. Although there are several innovations in this device, including the incorporation of internal flash memory and a virtual disk capability that allows you to use 160 Megabytes of the built-in memory as a flash…

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  • Over $2,000 Donated to the Tour of Hope

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been about two weeks since I rode the 2004 Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Ride and donations from friends, family, and readers continue to come in to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. I’m pleased to report that the total donated at my request has now exceeded $2,000. This is a wonderful…

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  • Many More Tour of Hope Finale Photos Posted

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs promised, I posted more 2004 Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Ride and Tour of Hope Finale photos. There are a total of 45 Tour of Hope photos posted now, including a pretty good one I took of Lance Armstrong riding with the Tour of Hope National Team through the corridor…

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