Operation Gadget
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Inadvertent Linux Upgrade
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSorry there weren’t any updates for most of the day today. The laptop I use, a Dell Inspiron running Fedora Core 1 Linux was running like a top until I needed to compile something with the C compiler (gcc) and the operating system headers. “Linux experts” like me are supposed to…
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New Book About Lance Armstrong Accuses Him of Doping, Raises Old Issues
Reading Time: 2 minutesAFP reports that Lance Armstrong has been accused of cheating during both his pre- and post-cancer careers in a new book that is about to be published in France. Excerpts of the book L.A. Confidentiel appear in this week’s l’Express, a French magazine. I read the excerpts of the book using the…
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Why There is Some Confusion Over the LiveStrong Campaign Fund Raising Goal
Reading Time: 2 minutesSince I got my LiveStrong yellow wristband, I’ve been confused about the fundraising goal of the campaign. Some websites say the goal is $5 million, others say it’s $6 million. Thanks to an interview Lance Armstrong gave to CyclingNews earlier this week, I now have an answer. Here’s what Lance Armstrong says…
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Nokia Announces Wireless Keyboard, Due Out in Third Quarter 2004
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInfoSync World reports that Nokia announced a wireless keyboard for their line of Series 60 mobile phones at press conferences in Helsinki and Singapore earlier today. This keyboard works with Bluetooth personal area networking and makes phones like the Nokia 6600 a much better device for text-intensive applications, such as SSH…
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Nokia Needs to Announce Some Products in New York
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhether any of the products Nokia announced today are big successes or not, they need to start doing some product announcements in North America. I suggest New York, Seattle, or even Toronto. Put the products into the U.S. market simultaneously with Europe and Asia, and mount a serious marketing effort through…
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June 7 – June 13, 2004 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the second week of June 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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Is Visual Radio a Nokia Innovation that Will Make a Difference?
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I suggested that it’s a mistake to take Nokia’s innovation potential lightly at this time. My point is underscored by the Engagdet article about Nokia and Hewlett-Packard’s joint announcement of Visual Radio. Until I read this, I hadn’t heard of Visual Radio and I’m still not sure what it’s impact will…
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Ad for Canon Elura 70 Camcorders Shows Inline Hockey with Body Checking?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHave you seen the ad for Canon Elura DV Camcorders with DV Photo Plus? They show an inline youth hockey game where the father of a young girl playing in the game shoots digital video and digital photos with the same device. The camera featured appears to be the Canon Elura…
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Nokia Launching New Phones, Analysts Say “So What?”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteReuters reports that Nokia is expected to launch several new phones next week including its first mass market flip phone in a long time, another attempt at creating a music-centric phone, possibly a lightweight smartphone for business users, and a couple of others. Analysts are pooh poohing the announcements before they’re…