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by Eric Hanson on March 25, 2007
Even with the rewards associated with investing, sometimes the old adage about "neither a borrower nor a lender be" holds true. Take BenQ Mobile, which is currently in the process of declari...
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by tiago on March 22, 2007
While Lenovo is mostly known for laptops and computers in some parts of the world, there are other zones (think Asia) that have the pleasure to get Lenovo smartphones. So the latest Lenovo smartphon...
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by tiago on March 16, 2007
During CeBit madness the hardware company aka Biostar Microtech International showed off the new motherboard - TF7050 AM2. This piece of hardware has the nvidia GeForce7050PV and nForce630a as based...
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by tiago on March 15, 2007
According to CNN the "evil" Microsoft and uncle Bill are getting ready to launch the Live online service directed for PC gamers who currently use the latest Windows Vista.
As previously see...
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by Eric Hanson on March 10, 2007
It's hard to believe, but the invention of the television and the invention of the remote control did not happen simultaneously, or even that close together in technological history. Modern televi...
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by Eric Hanson on March 9, 2007
Have you gone through a marathon video game session, rubbed your wrist (or your thumbs) and thought: man, I wish I could just use my mind as a controller instead? Have you ever tried to carefully move...
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by Eric Hanson on March 2, 2007
You know how Verizon Wireless has that whole VCast thing? Watch video stuff on your phone, crap like that? Well, most people don't seem to care, even if they do know about it, because only 7 milli...
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by Eric Hanson on February 28, 2007
You might be familiar with barcode-scanning cell phones, which allows you to use your cell phone like a shopping assistant, displaying information about and coupons for products when you scan the prod...
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by Eric Hanson on February 27, 2007
Cell phone message spam, aka SMS spam, may not be nearly as prevalent as email spam (fortunately - that could really add up in charges), but appears that cell phone carriers are taking the possibility...
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by Eric Hanson on February 27, 2007
Have you ever wanted to plug in your iPod Video or your laptop into a larger screen while you're on vacation? Well, if you're the type who spends a lot of money on a hotel room just to stay in...
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by Eric Hanson on February 27, 2007
Apple TV, Apple's $299 gadget that syncs up your iTunes video collection to your TV via wifi, won't be hitting shelves at the end of this month, as expected; Apple announced that "wrappin...
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by Mark Rollins on February 27, 2007
I couldn't help but think of that cool 2002 tom cruise movie Minority Report when I saw this Control Glove from British company Engineered Fiber Structures. I'm not certain if this device is i...
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by Eric Hanson on February 22, 2007
At first I thought that this post on Engadget was talking about another version of wireless USB for monitors, which is so cool that it makes me want to cry. Not quite: instead, it's an interim tec...
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by Eric Hanson on February 21, 2007
SmartMoney.com Associate Editor Stacey Bradford has a list of gadgets to avoid up on AOL - and she's not pulling any punches. To be honest, the members of the list shouldn't be surprising to a...
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by Eric Hanson on February 16, 2007
CNet has an article up talking about something I haven't thought of in 6 months: the return of daylight savings time. Normally I greet the return of DST with joy; it's another sign the days ar...
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by Eric Hanson on February 16, 2007
Continuing our series on self-deprecation, I bring you an open letter from Gizmodo editor emeritus Joel Johnson, published on Tuesday, where the clearly bitter former editor vents his frustration abou...
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by Eric Hanson on February 15, 2007
ZD Net blogger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes put up a post yesterday questioning whether or not all-in-one gadgets are really a good idea. His point is that all-in-one gadgets tend to be like jacks of all tr...
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by Eric Hanson on February 12, 2007
PC World has some details on the new features of Windows Mobile 6, formerly known as Crossbow, recently unveiled at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. While it doesn't sound like there will be ...
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by Eric Hanson on February 10, 2007
You remember all of those weird USB devices from last year? Well, you can relive the love (or hate) again thanks to PC World, which has put together a list of the top 15 wackiest USB devices. My favor...
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by Eric Hanson on February 8, 2007
For those who will need to come up with a gift of some sort for next Wednesday (and have a significant other who appreciates a little geeky humor), Crave, a gadgets blog on CNET.co.uk, has compiled a ...
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by Eric Hanson on February 8, 2007
Using the amount of time (one year, four months and five days) one person spends on the toilet in a lifetime, Roto Rooter has launched the Pimped Out John sweepstakes, where one lucky US resident can ...
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by Eric Hanson on February 7, 2007
As the next phase of the personal computer wars begins with the duel between OSX Leopard and Vista, ZD Net blogger Mary Jo Foley links to a blog post on Think Secret that says that Apple retail stores...
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by Eric Hanson on February 7, 2007
According to a post on Endaget earlier today, New York State Senator Carl Kruger is planning to introduce legislation that would ban the use of cell phones and mp3 players when crossing streets in maj...
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by Eric Hanson on February 6, 2007
Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted a letter today on the Hot News section of Apple.com. In the letter, entitled "Thoughts on Music", Jobs talks about the history of digital rights management (DRM) ...
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by Eric Hanson on February 2, 2007
As reported by This Is Money, the Evening standard newspaper in London just finished an investigation where they found that electronics companies are charging British consumers the equivalent of hundr...
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by Eric Hanson on January 31, 2007
According to this article in InfoWorld, Dutch smart-card vendor Gemalto will be demoing a USB smart card at the upcoming RSA Conference in San Francisco. The card secures the user's information in...
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by Eric Hanson on January 31, 2007
Someday, when I make a pile of money, I'm going to find the final product of ThingM's concept sketch for WineM and put it in my basement along with a whole pile of wine bottles. The concept of...
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by Eric Hanson on January 30, 2007
You've probably seen those tomtom commercials, where the narrator tells us that when we want to get somewhere, it's TomTom, not DougDoug or SueSue (or EricEric, for that matter) that we should...
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by tiago on January 29, 2007
Telus (Canada's wireless phone company) has recently introduced the porn industry into cellphones, subscribers of this network are able to download photos and videos of pornographic content for an...
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by Mark Rollins on January 29, 2007
If you have this electronic counterfeit bill detector, I'm not certain I want to know what type of business you're in. According to a source, Japanese tourists often fall prey to unintentional...
