Operation Gadget
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BallHype Wants to Be Like Digg for Sports
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBallHype is a community-oriented news site revolving around professional and college sports. I’ll be watching it to see how well it evolves. [ Image: TechCrunch ] Yesterday, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch.com pointed out BallHype a new community-oriented news site that focuses on professional and college sports. This site has just exited a private…
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Google Responds to Complaints About New Orleans Satellite Imagery
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday John Hanke, director of Google Maps / Local / Earth, responded to the public outcry about the revision of Google Maps satellite imagery of New Orleans to pre-Katrina appearances. His response was published on The Official Google Blog. Hanke said that the satellite images were actually changed in September 2006,…
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Why Hasn’t Apple Released 720p Movies on iTunes Yet?
Reading Time: 2 minutesI got back to thinking about AppleTV this morning after I read A week with AppleTV: A Review on PVRblog.com. This cool little set-top box is designed to stream video content from your iTunes account to your HD television. It supports 720p resolution out-of-the-box, but most of the video content available on…
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Google Maps Criticized for Reverting to Pre-Katrina Images of New Orleans
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCriticism of Google Maps emerged from a number of places over the weekend because the service replaced many of its satellite images of New Orleans which had shown damage from Hurricane Katrina with images that pre-dated the hurricane. This resulted in an unusual letter from the Chairman of the House Science…
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Gadget Links: I’m No Fool Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteApple IPhone Has Wireless Industry Scrambling to Keep Up on Wired: “…the one million customer inquiries that AT&T Chief Operating Officer Randall Stephenson said his company has received regarding the iPhone are not a million pre-orders, and no one will know how much of a chunk Apple will eventually bite from…
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Gadget Links: Brought to You By the Letter V Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe V Battle on VoIP Watch: “My view is that with VONAGE stock now at 3 dollars a share that there is panic in New Jersey despite the press release on Friday that was done to ally fears amongst investors. With the amount of money Vonage has in the bank, about…
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NHL and NBC Agree to Extend Broadcast Pact and Add Flexible Schedule
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday, the NHL and NBC announced that they were extending their national broadcast contract for an additional season. This means that the NHL on NBC will air again during the 2007-08 season. According to the announcement, the NHL and NBC have agreed to introduce schedule flexibility for next season: “The NHL…
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NBA Player LeBron James Buys Minority Interest in Cannondale
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy sister Julie Howson pointed out that Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James purchased a minority stake in bike manufacturer Cannondale, according to a report in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. James reportedly said, “Cannondale is one of the premier cycling companies in the industry…. Biking is an extremely important part of my…
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Gadget Links: High Voltage Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute“Make” Makes the Right Call on High Voltage on GlennLog: “{Make Magazine} killed an article because they worried the article might kill (or at least severely injure) readers. The editors published the emailed conversation that they had with their technical advisory board about a piece that would explain how to create…