Operation Gadget
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Reuters Picks Up on the Vintage Electronic Games Revival
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier today Reuters published a story called Retro Games, Devices, Recall Electronic Youth that talks about vintage gaming consoles available on eBay and throwback electronic games that are coming to market as new products. Products mentioned in the article include the throwback games that Operation Gadget has previously reviewed: Atari Classics…
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Sony DSR PD-150, The Camcorder that “Captured” Saddam Hussein
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday, The New York Times reported that the video that first showed Saddam Hussein in U.S. custody was shot with a Sony PD150. The DSR-PD150 is a professional-quality mini DV camcorder that retails for about $3,900. According to the article: Sony PD 150’s are the same cameras many photojournalists use, but…
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Motorola V60i is a Good Choice if You Need GPRS But Not High-end Smartphone Features
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve gotten several requests for reviews of simple mobile phones that have wireless data capability. It appears that there are a number of phones available in this category, and you can get some of them with substantial rebates, if you choose the right service contract. One good choice is the Motorola…
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Samsung Releases Linux-powered Smartphone in China
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLinuxDevices.com reports that Samsung has released a smartphone based on the Linux operating system in China. The new phone is called the Samsung SCH-i519 and reportedly works on the CDMA2000-based network operated by Unicom. If I’m not mistaken, this means that it could work on Verizon Wireless or Sprint PCS, if…
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Nike Triax Elite Monitors Heart Rate, Running Speed and Distance
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Nike Triax Elite Heart Rate Monitor and Speed/Distance Monitor is one of the most full-featured personal fitness measurement devices available today. It’s the top-of-the-line fitness measurement device from Nike, a company who has been expanding into this space over the past couple of years. The Triax Elite is aimed at runners…
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December 8-14, 2003 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the second week of December 2003. 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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O’Reilly Network Publishes Outstanding Review of Sony Ericsson T610
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been all over the place this weekend (to the garden center to choose a Christmas Tree, to the hockey rink, to Washington DC in a snowstorm), but I wanted to point out an excellent review of the Sony Ericsson T610 “image and entertainment” phone that was published on the O’Reilly…
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Walter Mossberg Reviews Microsoft Smartphones
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday, Walter Mossberg reviewed the Motorola MPx200 and the Samsung i600— phones that are based on the Windows Mobile smartphone operating system. Mossberg is a big Handspring Treo fan, as am I, so it is not surprising that he said of these phones, “Neither phone is anywhere near as good as…
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Uniden WXI377 Cordless Phone Ideal for People Who Talk Around the Pool or Tub
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy friend Art Iger featured this water-resistant cordless phone from Uniden in his technology newsletter earlier this week. The phone handset floats and meets the JIS7 waterproof specification. This is a good phone choice for people who use the phone around the pool or while bathing small children in a tub.…