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  • July 2008

    • Gardeners Dig These Gadgets

      newser  |  MSNBC.com  |  Jul 10, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Gardeners Dig These Gadgets

      Technology is coming to the rescue of gardening-handicapped yard owners. A variety of new tech tools can help weekend gardeners keep their plants alive and even thriving with a minimum of effort, reports MSNBC. Among the new green gadgets: Wireless Weather Projection Station: This handy device measures temperature and barometric pressure to tell you when to plant. More »

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      technology  • gadget  • plants  • gardening

    • IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 9, 08 8:08 AM CDT

      IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire

      The iPhone was an industry-changing event. The new iPhone 3G is, well, a lot like the original, writes Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . It’s now able to access the faster 3G network, of course, and it sports better sound quality and a GPS chip, so it’s a nice upgrade. But the battery life is much worse, and the price drop is a mirage. More »

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      iPhone  • gadget  • iPhone 3G  • iPhone applications

  • June 2008

    • The Next Big Web Start-Ups

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Jun 28, 08 6:04 AM CDT

      The Next Big Web Start-Ups

      What’s next in the wide world of Web?  MIT’s Technology Review lists 10 up-and-coming apps and gadgets to make communicating even easier: Pinger . Like texting, but with your voice: leave voice messages for your friends on the company’s server. Pownce . A microblogging service like Twitter—but users can send large files back and forth, too. Qik . Broadcast live to the Internet using just your mobile phone. Dash Navigation . Road-ready Internet access that lets drivers grab traffic info on the fly. Ushahidi . To help get the word out during disasters, text messages appear on a web-based map showing the texter’s location. More »

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      Internet  • website  • gadget  • Web 2.0  • startup  • Internet applications

    • Skip the Ties and Tools: Dads Want Gadgets

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jun 14, 08 7:06 AM CDT

      Skip the Ties and Tools: Dads Want Gadgets

      Lose the power tools and the landscaping implements this Father's Day, ABC News suggests. The kind of cutting edge Dad really wants can't be found at the hardware store. Among them: For dads who want media at their fingertips, the enV2 by LG hosts music and video via V CAST and sports a QWERTY keyboard for only $129, with a phone contract. More »

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      gadget  • consumer electronics  • Netflix  • father  • Vudu  • LG Electronics  • Father's Day

    • Stolen Gadgets Call Home With Pictures of Thieves

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 6, 08 3:40 PM CDT

      Stolen Gadgets Call Home With Pictures of Thieves

      Technology letting cameras and other gadgets automatically contact their owners is thwarting thieves, Reuters reports. GadgetTrak software, for example, lets stolen BlackBerrys send data from thieves’ SIM cards to their rightful owners and allows Macs to shoot and send video of robbers. In other cases, emailed data not intended to stop thefts has helped owners track missing items. More »

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      technology  • Wi-Fi  • gadget  • theft  • Eye-Fi

    • Chip Makers Tussle for Gadget Niche

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 2, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Chip Makers Tussle for Gadget Niche

      Following the lead of Intel, builders of high-tech microchips are shifting their focus to portable gadgets dubbed MIDs—mobile internet devices that are bigger than cell phones but smaller than computers. industry leaders like Samsung and Nvidia are dashing to release the more powerful chips that boost battery life and performance, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Apple  • Intel  • gadget  • Samsung  • electronics  • microchips  • cell phone chips  • chips

  • May 2008

    • BlackBerry Gets a Bold Facelift

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 12, 08 8:53 AM CDT

      BlackBerry Gets a Bold Facelift

      The new BlackBerry Bold was unveiled today, sporting a sleek update aimed at keeping its traditional business clientele from defecting to the iPhone. The silver-rimmed Bold is Research in Motion's first to run on speedy 3G wireless networks designed to handle multimedia content and has a faster processor to handle business software, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

    • 'Lifelike' Sony TV Wows Viewers

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 1, 08 12:34 PM CDT

      'Lifelike' Sony TV Wows Viewers

      Sony’s new XEL-1 television is neither plasma nor LCD: it uses organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, and “its picture is so incredible, Sony should include a jaw cushion,” David Pogue writes in the New York Times . Sony is the first to sell TVs using the system, which is "like looking out a window. With the glass missing,” Pogue notes. More »

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      television  • gadget  • consumer electronics  • flat screen TVs  • Plasma TV  • LCD TV  • OLED

  • March 2008

    • iPod Touch Paves Way for Pocket PCs

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Mar 13, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      iPod Touch Paves Way for Pocket PCs

      Take Apple’s iPod Touch, give it a little more innovative juice, and you get the next big thing in handhelds, blurring the line between consumer electronics and computers, writes Arik Hesseldahl in BusinessWeek . The Touch, now considered the “flagship” iPod, can already run the major media formats—music, movies, etc.—and access Wi-Fi. With a few changes, it could become a full-fledged computer in your pocket. More »

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      Apple  • gadget  • consumer electronics  • iPod Touch  • Bluetooth

  • February 2008

    • Terrifying Robot Is Ready to Massage Breasts

      newser  |  Gizmodo  |  Feb 25, 08 3:08 PM CST

      Terrifying Robot Is Ready to Massage Breasts

      The developer of a new robot designed to massage women's breasts is full of ideas for the gadget, reports the Gizmodo blog. Wang Wei of Beijing BUBBY Robot Technologies suggests numerous potential customers for the Breast Massage Robot, including "girls who are reaching or having reached puberty, hope to improve the growth of breast," and "women, who are under pressure, want to relax themselves." More »

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      gadget  • robots  • breasts

    • Let's All Go for a Ride-Call-Text-Meal-Movie

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 12, 08 2:55 PM CST

      Let's All Go for a Ride-Call-Text-Meal-Movie

      As if cell phones weren’t distracting enough, car manufacturers are clogging dashboards with enough gadgets to ensure drivers' attention is on anything but the road, the New York Times reports. With driver distraction figuring in 80% of crashes, front-seat DVD players and the like enrage safety advocates. “You’re looking at a situation that could rival drunk driving,” said one expert. More »

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      car  • drunk driving  • gadget  • car safety

  • January 2008

    • Cell Phone Can Read to the Blind

      newser  |  NPR  |  Jan 30, 08 7:19 PM CST

      Cell Phone Can Read to the Blind

      A new cell phone can read aloud to people with impaired vision—and at 4 ounces, it's the smallest such device ever made, NPR reports. The $2,000 phone can help with the myriad daily tasks that seeing people take for granted, like identifying a $20 bill. "All you have to do is snap a picture,” said a blind product demonstrator. More »

    • New Tech Sinks or Swims Based on Whims

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 20, 08 8:09 PM CST

      New Tech Sinks or Swims Based on Whims

      Innovations like the iPod and Prius usually require new user skills, and acceptance can depend on one's willingness to adapt, writes G. Pascal Zachary in the New York Times. “You throw technologies into the market and see what sticks,” he quotes one analyst as saying. Revolutionary stuff can sink, while tough-to-master can swim. More »

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      business  • technology  • iPod  • gadget  • innovation  • Prius

    • Bionic Vision Pioneers Unveil New Lenses

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Jan 20, 08 4:46 PM CST

      Bionic Vision Pioneers Unveil New Lenses

      Bionic vision may cost less than $6 million after all: Scientists unveiled a new electronic contact lens this week that is already sparking ideas for future technology. Endowed with a circuit and lights, the gadget isn't ready yet, but makers say it is built with safe, organic materials. It even boasts an electronic circuit a few nanometers wide—about 80,000 thinner than a human hair. More »

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      gadget  • electricity  • electronics  • artificial intelligence  • contact lenses

    • Tech Doldrums Coming in '08

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jan 11, 08 3:57 PM CST

      Tech Doldrums Coming in '08

      Expect a tech recession this year, says Michael Malone of ABCNews.com. He predicts a failure by Apple to produce any new blockbuster products, forcing it to compete on price and distribution—“not its greatest strengths”—and a “major stumble” by Google, for which he cites the recent exits of various senior execs. More »

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      technology  • gadget  • Consumer Electronics Show  • Plasma TV  • Panasonic

    • Cars Get Gadgety Makeovers

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 2, 08 1:42 PM CST

      Cars Get Gadgety Makeovers

      Cars could be the next must-have gadget, the Wall Street Journal reports, with Ford making Microsoft's Sync system standard issue on many models just a sign of things to come. Bringing the comforts of the digital age to the road will be a major theme of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, set to open Monday in Las Vegas. More »

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      Microsoft  • auto industry  • gadget  • Consumer Electronics Show

  • December 2007

    • Will Japan Flip for the iPhone?

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Dec 21, 07 11:36 AM CST

      Will Japan Flip for the iPhone?

      Japan’s tech-savvy market may be a tough sell for Apple’s iPhone, which will face more competition from handset makers there than it has anywhere else in the world, reports BusinessWeek . The market already has phones that send e-mail, browse the Internet, and, more important, are compatible with newer third-generation wireless networks that Apple hasn’t hooked into yet. More »

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      Apple  • Japan  • cell phones  • iPhone  • gadget

    • Vista Tops Tech Disappointment List

      newser  |  PC World  |  Dec 17, 07 7:52 AM CST

      Vista Tops Tech Disappointment List

      When PC World decided to whip up a list of 2007's most disappointing tech, was there really any doubt what would headline the list? Vista wasn't awful, but neither was it, you know, good . Here's how the list broke down: Vista The Hi-Def Format War Facebook Beacon Yahoo Apple's iPhone More »

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      list  • Apple  • Yahoo  • technology  • Amazon.com  • gadget  • Microsoft Vista

  • November 2007

    • Screw G.I. Joe and Barbie, Gimme an iPod

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 29, 07 10:43 AM CST

      Screw G.I. Joe and Barbie, Gimme an iPod

      Toddlers are getting their geek on, thanks to the rash of technological toys flying off the shelves this Christmas. The long-stagnant toy industry has found a growing market in kiddie versions of grown-up gadgets like laptops and digital cameras, the Times reports. “Toy companies don’t even call it the toy business anymore,” said an industry journalist. “They’re in the family entertainment business.” More »

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      children  • gadget  • consumer electronics  • holiday shopping  • toys

    • Ten Christmas Wishes From Wired

      newser  |  Wired  |  Nov 23, 07 12:34 PM CST

      Ten Christmas Wishes From Wired

      Wired editors have picked out their gadget wish list for the holidays this year, and while the list includes some high-tech toys like TVs and palmtops, it starts out with a standby: a slinky. Slinky (everyone knows it's slinky) Nokia N810 (open source palmtop) Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean (invincible wristwatch) Canon Powershot G9 (small but nifty camera) Legos Imperial Walker (you know you want one) More »

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      list  • video game  • gadget  • toys  • HDTV  • digital camera  • Christmas wish lists  • Lego  • utility tools  • TV remote control

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