Operation Gadget
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Time to Replace That Windows 98 PC
Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier today Claude Sanford wrote to me with the following questions: I have a computer running windows 98 that has been giving me a lot of trouble…freezing up, taking forever to crankup, etc. I am on Road runner and I feel like its all the spy programs and firewall stuff that they…
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Should I Buy a Plasma HDTV to Replace My Rear Projection TV?
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy friend Ralph Guarrieri has a rear-projection standard definition television, wants to upgrade to a new HDTV set, and asked me, “Which HDTV set should I buy to replace my Rear Projection TV?” Like practically everyone I talk to, he had already heard about plasma televisions and asked if I thought buying…
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TiVo Programs Coming to Your iPod or PSP
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany media organizations reported that TiVo announced that the ability to transfer recorded programming from TiVo Series 2 digital video recorders to iPods with Video Playback and PlayStation Portable handheld devices. I emphasize that this capability will be available from TiVo Series 2 DVRs such as the TiVo TCD540040 Series2 40-Hour…
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Shell Shocker Leading the Way in Holiday Toy Sales
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince I published Electronics Dominate the Toy Wishes “Hot Dozen” Holiday Gift List for 2005, Operation Gadget readers have “voted with their wallets” by purchasing several of the toys and games that were highlighted. Early results indicate that the hottest selling toy among the dozen is Shell Shocker, a radio-controlled transforming…
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Operation Gadget Changes Its RSS and Atom Feed Locations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is an advisory message to readers of Operation Gadget who maintain their own headline feed readers. As part of our site upgrade that began yesterday, we are automatically redirecting requests for our old RSS feed to our new Atom feed. If you experience any problems, you can edit your Operation…
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Happy Second Birthday, Operation Gadget
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday is Operation Gadget’s second birthday, and we’re celebrating with a bit of a site design and infrastructure update. Over the next few weeks we hope to roll out services that will make Operation Gadget an even better resource for fans of electronic gadgets and the technology used in sports. Thank…
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iBall Wireless Stereo Speaker System Lets You Hear Your iPod from 100 Feet Away
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOregon Scientific, a company better known for home weather stations than for iPod accessories, has released the iBall Wireless Stereo Speaker System. This cool looking two piece device consists of: a docking transmitter with a standard iPod connector that can be used to both charge the iPod, sync with iTunes, and…
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VuGo Portable Video System for Kids to be Target for TV Network Content Deal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Wall Street Journal reported in its Monday edition that Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network will make some of their shows available on-demand for $2.99 per episode. According to the article: The episodes will be tailored to work exclusively on toy maker Hasbro Inc.’s VuGo portable media player, a kind of video…
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Choosing Between the iPod with Video Playback and the iPod Nano
Reading Time: 2 minutesI put a 60-Gigabyte iPod on my Amazon.com Wishlist for my upcoming birthday and the holiday season. Up to now, I haven’t been able to decide whether to choose an iPod with video playback capability or an iPod nano, but I decided that video playback is going to be a very hot…