Operation Gadget
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Gadget Links: Close Contact Edition
Reading Time: 2 minutesWrestling suspended after herpes outbreak, Associated Press article on ESPN.com: “The Minnesota State High School League banned competitions and direct contact between wrestlers in practice until Feb. 6 after 24 cases of herpes gladiatorum were reported by 10 teams. The virus is spread by skin-to-skin contact, and symptoms include lesions on the…
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PVRwire.com to “Retire” on January 31
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI noticed the other day that PVRwire.com reported that it will be retired by AOL today. Speculation among readers of the blog (see the comments attached to the story) is that the content that has appeared on PVRwire will instead be found on a site similar to EngadgetHD. AOL owns Engadget…
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So This is Life on the Road as a Hockey Official
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve spent four of the last five days in arenas in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and that’s reflected in the lack of new content on Operation Gadget. It’s amazing how little of this type of car travel I remember from when I was in college. In those days, I used…
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Gadget Links: Anniversary of a Bad Break Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFavoriteRun.com combines a repository of running route maps with a personal activity log. The site appears to be able to take uploaded data from Garmin Forerunners and similar devices. Favorite Run must be popular because I found over a dozen routes within 5 miles of my house already recorded by five…
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Instructables Describes How to Replace a Failing Laptop LCD
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA couple of weeks ago I talked about the successful replacement of the screen assembly on my Dell Latitiude C810 laptop. I did this without the aid of a great article from Instructables.com called DIY – Replace Broken Laptop LCD. This Instructables article takes a more complex aproach to replacing the…
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Gadget Links: What About the Horizontal Stripes? Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNHL uniforms get high-tech overhaul, new look on CTV.ca: “Reebok claims its ‘edge uniform system’ gives players greater movement, thanks to innovative fabrics that also boast more durability and greater ventilation.” New NHL uniforms promise better play on USAToday.com: “The NHL and Reebok have been designing and testing the new uniforms…
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Gadget Links: Alleged-Roach Motel Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteiPhone – the roach motel business model on Boing Boing: “Lock-in isn’t good for you. Does anyone really believe that Apple will make better products if its customers aren’t free to switch to a competitor? Or that Cingular’s network and pricing will be improved by lock-in?” The article claims that iTunes…
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Gadget Links: Playing Hurt Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen It’s O.K. to Run Hurt on NYTimes.com: “It sounds almost like heresy. The usual advice in treating injuries is to rest until the pain goes away. But Dr. Weinstein and a number of leading sports medicine specialists say that is outdated and counterproductive. In fact, Dr. Weinstein says, when active…
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Is OS X the Key Component of the Apple iPhone?
Reading Time: 4 minutesApple iPhone: Probably the most controversial integrated communication device ever announced. [ Photo: Apple Inc. ] Operation Gadget is probably the last gadget blog on the planet to report that Apple Inc. announced the iPhone on Tuesday at MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. We weren’t there, but I did take the time to watch…