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General Cool Stuff
by Jordan Grodecki on May 30, 2009
Do you know those moments when you are talking over instant messaging and you get constantly frustrating? Well Google's Wave is set to change that. Being developed for web, Android, and iPhone, t...
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PC Hardware
by Jordan Grodecki on May 30, 2009
For all you curious folk who tend to buy an operating system but don't intend on actually using it (or the more logical folk who end up with it installed on a new PC...), you now have a chance to ...
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Portable Media Players
by Jordan Grodecki on May 30, 2009
Shots of Sony's next PSP iteration have managed to find their way onto the web...and it is a curious looking beast indeed. Rather than sticking to the traditional "buttons on the face"...
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Portable Media Players
by Chris Matier on May 29, 2009
In a world of converging devices, is there is absolutely no room for a single purpose device. The iPhone and iPod touch have made that perfectly clear; if you are going to launch a successful portable...
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Household Entertainment
by Chris Matier on May 28, 2009
There are two pieces of this story that point to the fact that the big wigs over at Blockbuster might have lost their marbles. One, they are releasing a video game rental service to compete against Ga...
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Green Gadgets
by Chris Matier on May 27, 2009
I love working outside. I keep the range of my WiFi network just large enough that I can be online and somewhat productive while enjoying the summer sun. Unfortunately, I can work outside for just a b...
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Storage Stuff
by Chris Matier on May 26, 2009
The reality for hard drives is that if you are not going to be a SSD (Solid State Drive), then you have to fast, big, and do a few tricks to stay relevant. Western Digital knows that better than anyo...
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Laptops
by Chris Matier on May 25, 2009
Netbooks have always been a bit gimmicky. The small form factor and the ability to go anywhere are nice, but netbooks have serious problems. Cramped keyboards, awkward screen sizes, and a general lack...
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Mobile Phones
by Chris Matier on May 22, 2009
There is a secret to successfully launching an electronics product, and Palm knows it. The secret is simple; you simply hype the heck out of product and then fail to deliver any to stores which will c...
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GPS
by Chris Matier on May 21, 2009
Assuming the entire GPS system doesn't blow up and fall out of the sky sometime next year, the Geomate.jr GPS system seems like a fantastic way to trick your kids into getting outside and being he...
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Storage Stuff
by Chris Matier on May 20, 2009
There are a few things that are so incredible cool that it doesn't matter how geeky how they are; I will buy them. The Ravage Transformer USB drive is one of those things. Coming straight out of m...
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Buy This not That
by Jordan Grodecki on May 19, 2009
Ok, little bit of a tangant for The Gadgets Weblog, but hey, this certainly is a gadget! Engadget have picked up on some funky new watches being released by Phosphor which use E-ink, more commonly u...
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Information About
, Storage Stuff
by Chris Matier on May 19, 2009
The cost of USB external drive storage has come way down. As evidence for this, Iomega has announced the eGo, Portable USB drives, and they are small, stylish, and affordable. The eGo drives include...
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Digital Cameras
by Chris Matier on May 18, 2009
My wife has a gift for photography; I don't. Sony is interested in helping people like me figure out photography by introducing several consumer-minded DSLR cameras. The new a230, a330 and a380 gi...
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Green Gadgets
by Chris Matier on May 15, 2009
If I told you there was a new netbook hitting the market that only has a 400Mhz processor, 128MB of RAM, and a 64GB hard drive, you would have to try to care less. If I told you the specs would be ok ...
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Desktops
by Chris Matier on May 14, 2009
My desk is a cable nightmare. At any given time, I have at least five devices plugged in, five USB connections flowing, and a few sound and video cables. More than once, I have unplugged the wrong de...
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Laptops
by Chris Matier on May 13, 2009
I am going on a rather long trip this summer; I will be gone for six weeks. I have started to do a rough inventory of the gear I will need to take, I am think I might be over my weight limit with just...
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Laptops
by Chris Matier on May 12, 2009
Granted, I am male. I might completely misunderstanding this marketing angle, but it seems to me that Dell's new Della website is completely insulting to women. Della - Dell with the feminine '...
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Green Gadgets
by Chris Matier on May 11, 2009
There are probably few people that would install and utilize solar panels if they could. The problem is that they are large, expensive, and complicated. Konarka, a alternative energy company from Mass...
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Information About
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by Chris Matier on May 8, 2009
My wife lost a Blackjack Smartphone a few years ago, and all she had to do was contact her IT department and the phone was wiped remotely. Some Blackberrys and even the iPhone and other cheap mobile...
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Tech News Around The World
by Chris Matier on May 7, 2009
Amazon isn't the only one making announcements regarding E-Book Readers today. Sony has rolled out a little product upgrade of their own; but nobody cares. Today was all about the Kindle DX - the ...
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Games
by Chris Matier on May 6, 2009
With a just about a month to go before this year's E3 Gaming Expo, rumors regarding sony's next PSP are becoming feverish. The name of the next device is supposed the be the PSP Go! (with the ...
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Just For Fun
by Chris Matier on May 5, 2009
My mom fell in love with technology thanks to the Kindle, and my wife became a Mac fan only because of her iPhone. There are "gateway drugs" in technology that can change a person's worl...
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General Cool Stuff
by Chris Matier on May 4, 2009
It seems like only a few months ago that I sold my old Kindle on eBay and bought the new one. What a minute - it was. Apparently Amazon picked up more than design tips from the Apple folks, they also ...
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Sponsored Post
by Greg Cruey on May 1, 2009
How do you let hundreds of thousands of people drive the newest sports car without even leaving their homes? Make it a virtual experience.
South African-born artist Robin Rhode (now lives in Berlin; ...
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Software
by Chris Matier on May 1, 2009
23rd October is the date the Windows 7 will be available.Way back in writing school, I learned that starting off with a quote is a great way to grab attention, and I cannot think of any better quote f...
