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by tiago on February 25, 2006
Are you as tired of bluetooth ear pieces as I am? Sick of them slipping out of your ear? How about that reception that can be even worse than your actual phone? Well if you like hip sunglasses and ha...
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by tiago on February 6, 2006
The Peterborough Museum is hosting an exhibition entitled just that - Gadgetisc - this coming week, starting on February 11th, and running all the way to the 19th. "Get the low-down on gadgets an...
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by tiago on February 6, 2006
Valentine's Day can give anyone a case of the nerves - what do you give the guy - or girl - who has it all? I have that problem ever year. Well, you know - I've had it every year I've had ...
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by tiago on January 24, 2006
What happens when you just need a little reassurance that your parents, or that old uncle with dementia, are all right -- that they haven't taken a fall in the shower, or forgotten to eat? Well, ...
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by tiago on January 24, 2006
I visited a friend's family this weekend, and noticed something strange. They've got their whole house set up to be remote controlled - well, at least as far as that can be taken. Their ligh...
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, General Cool Stuff
by tiago on January 13, 2006
You know the drill - get up in the morning, have some coffee, and then it's miles of traffic to get to a bleary office, which doesn't exactly liven up the morning. Or the rest of the day, fo...
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by tiago on January 12, 2006
Those of us who own a house, or an apartment for that matter, know how frustrating it can be to have to think about protecting our property, ourselves and our family. There's just so much stuff o...
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by tiago on January 12, 2006
Hot Moto Products but Few Release Dates...
Motorola had one of the busiest booths at CES this year and for good reason. One of the highlights of their 2006 CES appearance was the announcement of En...
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by tiago on January 11, 2006
Last year, I finally jumped on the technology wave and upgraded my main camera. I use several cameras, but the main one has always been a 35mm Nikon SLR - the most recent one was an F70, which has pe...
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by tiago on January 5, 2006
Several supply chains are moving to the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) in logistics applications. RFID has many desirable capabilities but based on extensive testing and dealing with the...
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by tiago on January 4, 2006
The holidays have come and gone, as they usually do, and many of us are left with cameras, computers and rolls upon rolls of film full of pictures that are just screaming to be used.
I don't thi...
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by tiago on January 3, 2006
European and Scandinavian mobile technology has never been better, and the users are getting more and more sophisticated alongside the companies' development of new opportunities, and new services...
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by tiago on December 30, 2005
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by tiago on December 15, 2005
Yesterday I was excited when the fedex guy arrived. He was carrying my new Motorola RAZR V3c that I bought from Verizon! I've been a Verizon customer for a few years, so it was time for an u...
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by tiago on December 9, 2005
Ask someone what their favorite MP3 player is and you'll probably know what they're going to say before they say it.
"Oh, an ipod, of course. That's why everyone has it".
There...
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, How To...
by tiago on December 6, 2005
I've been trying to get my Treo 650 from Verizon to work as a DUN client with my Mac for the last few weeks. After visiting numerous forums and following numerous people's advice, I actually ...
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by tiago on December 5, 2005
Fans of Nokia's N-Gage will be disappointed to learn that Nokia will not be building new versions of the gaming phone. Nokia is planning to concentrate on mobile music for the rest of this year,...
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by tiago on November 19, 2005
In this video I show "How-To" podcast using Garageband 2. I walk through the steps I use each week to create, edit, encode, and post my Podcast. Please leave your comments below. You'l...
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by tiago on November 18, 2005
Here are a few links that have caught my attention the last few days that I will review in this weeks Podcast (Sunday).
M.I.T. is developing a $100 laptop to be used to allow children across the gl...
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by tiago on November 15, 2005
Last week I received a call from Jeremy from Kansas City, Mo asking about Bluetooth headsets for his Palm Treo 650. I own a Treo 650 and use it for my "real job" to access my Lotus Notes ...
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by tiago on November 12, 2005
Recently I added a Podcast to my weblog and with a few tools you can do the same. Here are the items that I put together before making my Podcast.
Hardware:
I use a Tascam US-122 connected via USB...
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by tiago on November 12, 2005
Last week I received a call on Skype regarding wireless mics that can be used during video recording. Not having a knowledge of what camcorder the caller had, I went hunting and found these two soluti...
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, Household Entertainment
by tiago on November 12, 2005
With all of the discussion on the web about, "is the Xbox 360 up and running at Wal-Mart?" I thought I'd check it out for myself. Sure enough the system is up and running as you can see...
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by tiago on November 12, 2005
Sony did something really stupid - adding a rootkit to protect DRMs. Duh. These guys are getting desperate!
Now malware writhers have taken advantage of this technology, they're hiding a Trojan...
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by tiago on November 4, 2005
Microsoft is getting really serious with security for consumers. They released yesterday the beta for their Windows Live Safety Center service, an offering that will compete with with the big player...
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by tiago on September 15, 2005
Since its release on Wednesday, internet users have been bombarded with images of the freakishly slim iPod Nano, leading to a widespread delusion that other MP3 players are "too fat". Conce...
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by tiago on September 13, 2005
When you buy something, you own it, right? Wrong! Recently we've seen DRM and "copy protection" take over our music collections, putting ridiculous restrictions on what we can and can...
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by tiago on September 13, 2005
The headline says it all - Robert Scoble, grand master of the blogosphere, just posted an interview with bill gates. You can check out the entire 16 minute video at Channel 9. No doubt this will be...
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by tiago on September 10, 2005
Goodbye iPod Mini. Hello iPod Nano! But wait...what are you going to do with that old Mini now that you've decided to fork out for an even cuter sliver of iPod goodness? Chill, dude, I'm here...