Operation Gadget
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Apple Ships AirPort Express with AirTunes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteApple Computer reported that it is now shipping AirPort Express with AirTunes. AirPort Express is the first 802.11g wireless network mobile base station to include USB printing and analog and digital audio outputs to interface with a traditional home stereo. Apple disclosed that it has received over 80,000 advance orders for…
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Sony Ericsson Akono HBH-600 Reviewed by MobileBurn
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMobileBurn published a terrific review of the Sony Ericsson Akono HBH-600, a Bluetooth headset that is compatible with a large number of mobile phones. The Akono HBH-600 is very similar in outward appearance to the HBH-65, its predecessor. The difference is that the HBH-600 tries to separate background noise from conversation…
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Another Day, Another Rear Puncture
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday the Tour de France resumed action after its rest day. I’ve been trying ride my bike every day that the Tour has a stage, so I went out in the morning to try to ride from East Windsor to Allentown, NJ and back. You may remember that this was my intended…
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John Kerry, PowerBook User
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe July 19, 2004 issue of Time Magazine contains a six page photo essay called Welcome Aboard: The Democratic Ticket. One of the photos, shot by Diana Walker, shows Presidential Candidate John Kerry talking to John Edwards on the telephone while working on his Apple PowerBook G4 computer. We rarely get…
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Blackberries to Get Bluetooth Support, According to RIM
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBrighthand reports that Research in Motion is planning to add Bluetooth networking to future Blackberry models. This will allow users to employ Bluetooth wireless headsets. Brighthand rightly points out that some smartphone / mobile communicator users feel that the size of these devices makes it impractical to put them against an…
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J.D. Power: T-Mobile Leading in Customer Service Satisfaction
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTreoCentral pointed out that T-Mobile USA is the highest ranking major mobile carrier in terms of customer service satisfaction. According to their new 2004 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study, the carriers rank as follows: T- Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, ALLTEL, Nextel, AT&T Wireless, Cingular, and Sprint PCS. The ratings indicate that…
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Oakley Thump Eyewear with Integrated Portable Audio Player Demonstrated to Lance Armstrong
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, TDFblog reported that Lance Armstrong was photographed wearing a prototype Oakley product combining sunglasses with a portable audio player. Gizmodo reported on this photo as well, saying that Armstrong wore the prototype during the Prologue time trial, citing a SunSentinel.com article for attribution. These articles were pointed out to me…
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“The Paceline” is About the Only Tactical Error that the USPS Team is Committing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeveral weeks ago, Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team launched a new fan club site called The Paceline. This was promoted on LanceArmstrong.com, and I quickly found out that the Paceline site was: membership-based (you have to provide personal information), and fee-based (you have to pay a fee…
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Sharp to Produce Symbian OS Handsets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTechJapan reports that Sharp plans to produce mobile phones running the Symbian OS for use on the NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone networks in Japan. This is an important development because Sharp handsets have used the ITRON operating system until now. Currently Sharp USA markets camcorders, handhelds, portable audio players, and laptops.…