Operation Gadget
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April 12 – 18, 2004 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the third week of April 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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Why Camera Phones Are Cannibalizing the Digital Camera Market
Reading Time: 2 minutesInfoSync World reported on a new Datacomm Research report that predicts that a new generation of mobile phones with advanced features is pushing older models further downmarket. The features that the report cites as being most sought-after are integrated cameras and push-to-talk, although voice call quality remains paramount. One aspect of the…
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Run Away from the Motorola MPx200 on AT&T Wireless
Reading Time: 2 minutesI feel like laughing at the fact that people are still talking about the Motorola MPx200 as a viable option for people choosing a smart phone at the moment. The only mobile phone carrier that I can find offering the phone in the USA at the moment is AT&T Wireless. The MPx200…
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iPod mini Favorably Reviewed by Brighthand
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe iPod mini got reviewed by Brighthand today, and Steven Bush seemed to like it a lot. He characterizes the iPod mini as the best portable music solution since the introduction of the Sony Walkman 25 years ago. That’s pretty much a rave. He puts the improvements over the iPod into…
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What’s on Brad Choate’s Powerbook G4
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBrad Choate is considered a Movable Type guru. (That’s the weblogging tool that tons of sites use, including Operation Gadget.) He published a list of software that he has installed on his Macintosh since he switched to a 15-inch Powerbook G4 back in October. I’m always interested in the programs that…
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Tek Panel 300 is the Computer Used in “The Suite” on “The Apprentice” TV Series
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy wife and I have been regular viewers of The Apprentice TV series since we heard about it, three weeks into its run. During that period, we noticed that the set designers had attached a very large flat panel display to the PC that the cast members use in the suite where…
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$100 Instant Rebate Offered on Audible-Ready Portable Audio Players and PDAs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmazon.com and Audible announced a $100 instant rebate on Audible-ready portable audio players and PDAs for buyers willing to join Audible’s AudibleListener program for 12 months. The AudibleListener programs are monthly subscriptions that allow customers to choose two programs from Audible’s collection of spoken word audio programming for a discounted price.…
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Jakks Pacific To Release Namco II: Ms Pac-Man with 5 TV Games
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJakks Pacific has announced a new low cost game controller called Namco II: Ms Pac-Man with 5 TV Games. This is an integrated joystick-game controller with five classic Namco arcade games: Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Pole Position, Xevious, and Mappy. It’s a followup to the Namco TV Games system that I talked…
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Panera Offers Free WiFi at Some Locations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGearBits pointed out that Panera offers free WiFi access at a number of their bakery stores. I live in an area with a number of Panera locations, so I consulted at the Panera store locator to see if this is something I could try out. Panera’s locator indicates which stores have…