Operation Gadget
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PECO Power Outage Reporting System Works Well
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe had another power failure at The Home Office this morning. The power failed at about 10:30am and was off for about 90 minutes. The uninterruptible power supplies we installed to keep our VOiP lines running worked well again. I want to briefly mention the good experience I had with PECO’s gas…
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Garmin Forerunner 305 Includes Support for a Cycling Cadence Sensor
Reading Time: 2 minutesGarmin is about to release the Garmin Forerunner 305, one of it’s third-generation GPS-enabled fitness computers. The 305 differs from the Garmin Forerunner 205 in that the 305 includes heart rate monitor functions. I haven’t recommended the Forerunner 300 series in the past because I thought the Forerunner 301 (the predecessor to…
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Garmin Forerunner 205 Features a More Compact Design, Better GPS Reception
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGarmin is about to release the Garmin Forerunner 205, part of the third generation of its GPS-enabled fitness computers. I’ve owned a Garmin Forerunner 201 for a long time and I love it. It’s part of my cycling dashboard and I used it to map the course of the 2004 Tour…
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Further Developments in the Adidas-Polar Relationship
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJanus Sandsgaard of Machine Culture pointed out that Adidas and Polar have released another video touting the forthcoming Fusion line of performance apparel and fitness gadgets. They include: Adidas adiStar Fusion Apparel which provides built-in fasteners for a Polar WearLink Transmitter. Adidas adiStar Fusion Running Shoe which accepts a Polar S3…
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Mobile ESPN Phone Service Now Available at Best Buy
Reading Time: 2 minutesMobile ESPN: This is an example of the kind of content you can get on your phone when you are a Mobile ESPN subscriber. Want it? [ Image: Mobile ESPN ] MobileTracker reported that Mobile ESPN is now available at Best Buy stores throughout the country as of Sunday. Mobile ESPN (a handset with…
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If You Didn’t Get Your Fill of Super Bowl Commericals…
Reading Time: < 1 minute… you can turn to the following resources for replays and critical analysis: AdFreak from AdWeek.com: They live blogged the ads and had some interesting stats and asides thrown in. AdJab the advertising blog from Weblogs, Inc. Google Video has the ads available for playback USA Today has posted the results…
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My Treo 650 Died of Complications from the 1.17 Firmware Update
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy Treo 650 was pronounced dead last night by Palm Customer Support. It was the victim of a firmware update gone bad. The Treo 650 Firmware Updater 1.17 may be working for a lot of people, but it hasn’t worked for me. The approach Palm Customer Support took with my phone was…
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Expresso Fitness Spark: Health Club-Quality Stationary Bike with Robust Multimedia Training Programs
Reading Time: 2 minutesExpresso Fitness Spark: Where do I sign up to use one of these stationary bikes during my upcoming physical therapy? [ Image: Expresso Fitness ] Walter Mossberg and Katherine Boehret of The Wall Street Journal take on a stationary bike review in Test-Riding a $5,000 Indoor Bike in the latest The Mossberg Solution column.…
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Thanks for Your Good Wishes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThanks very much to my friends and readers of Operation Gadget who have called and written to wish me well since I broke my leg a week ago today. My recovery is going well. My orthopedist says that I will probably have my walking cast removed on February 20. I had…