Operation Gadget
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Electronics Dominate the Toy Wishes “Hot Dozen” Holiday Gift List for 2005
Reading Time: 3 minutesToy Wishes Magazine has released its ever-popular Hot Dozen Toys for 2005. This list is intended to forecast which toys will be the most popular during the 2005 holidays. We can safely assume that if the magazine is correct, many of them will also become hard to find in stores at some…
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What Reasonably Priced Earphones Can I Use to Replace My iPod Earbuds?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the recurring problems that Operation Gadget readers have is how to replace their iPod earbud headphones? Although some people never liked the earbuds that came with their iPod and pay big bucks to get better ones, other readers use their iPod earbuds until they fall apart, break, or get…
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Shure E4c Sound Isolating Earphones Win Editors’ Choice from CNET
Reading Time: 2 minutesI started researching sound isolating earphones that are placed in the ear canal because so many of my friends are dissatisfied with the earphones that came with their iPods and wanted to know more about the earphones that are considered better. Through this investigation, I found that aftermarket earphones are available at…
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Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset Successfully Re-paired with My Treo 650
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just resolved a bizzare problem that kept me from using my Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset with my Palm Treo 650 for a while. When my Motorola HS850 successfully connected with a Treo 650 to which it has already been paired, the HS850 would play a very quick set of three…
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80th Anniversary Winnie the Pooh Doll Now Available from Toys-R-Us and Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was in Toys-R-Us yesterday for the first time in the 2005 Holiday Season. One of the first things I saw being promoted was the 80th Anniversary Pooh Doll from Fisher-Price and it looks like its going to be a hot product this year. Winnie the Pooh first appeared in The…
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NBC and CBS Strike Video on Demand Deals with Cable and Satellite TV Carriers
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wall Street Journal reports in its Tuesday edition that NBC and CBS have struck video on demand deals with cable and satellite TV providers to allow the replay of some of the most popular prime time television shows for a fee of 99 cents. This will allow the subscribers to Comcast…
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Google Reportedly Releasing Java-Enabled Version of Google Maps for Phones Today
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA report in this morning’s Wall Street Journal indicates that Google will rollout a mobile phone version of Google Maps today. According to the article: Google… is tailoring some popular Internet services for use on wireless devices. Starting today, for example, consumers using some types of cellphones will be able to…
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miniVox MV100: a Great Portable Speakerphone for VoIP
Reading Time: < 1 minuteminiVox MV100: Speakerphone for VoIP is available through Amazon.com Yesterday, Andy Abramson of VoIP Watch pointed out a portable speakerphone for use with VoIP services called the miniVox MV100 USB Speakerphone. I had never heard of this before Andy mentioned it. He said: If you think Polycom makes the best desktop…
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Nikon Coolpix P2 and P1: Is the World Ready for WiFi in Digital Cameras?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNikon has released two digital cameras with built-in WiFi capability. The Coolpix P2 is silver and has a 5.1-megapixel image sensor and a 3.5x optical zoom lens. The Coolpix P1 is black and has an 8-megapixel image sensor and a 3.5x optical zoom lens. Both cameras have nice-looking 2.5-inch LCD displays.…