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gadget stories: 64 news summaries

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PRODUCT REVIEW

 Gadget Checks Email—Period. 

It's light on features,
but Peek is perfect
for the non-Geek

Sep 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - There are two kinds of gadget-buyers: Feature-listers and elegance-appreciators. And, boy, will feature-listers ever hate the Peek, writes David Pogue in the New York Times. The Peek is a simple, cheap little gadget that does nothing but send and receive email. Feature-rich, it ain’t, but it may well... More »

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email • iPhone • BlackBerry • Treo • smartphones • gadget • David Pogue • Peek

DVR Second Only to Cell Among Gizmos: Survey

Dishwashers, iPods trail TV recorder among consumers who own one

Sep 4, 08 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Consumers prefer digital video recorders to nearly every other appliance and gadget they own, a survey finds. The group asked 1,012 DVR owners across four countries to rank their gadgets and appliances. The respondents overwhelmingly elected the DVR their second-most essential gadget (behind their cell phones), and third-most valuable... More »

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DVR • TiVo • survey • gadget

product review

 Aspiring Spies Get New Toys 

Two new headsets are really secret-agent style communicators in disguise

Jul 31, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two new Bluetooth headsets are meant as cellphone accessories, "the type that make white-collar executives on city streets look like the muttering deranged," but David Pogue has found a much cooler use, he writes in the New York Times. SoundID’s SM100 and Callpod’s Dragon V2... More »

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technology • radio • cell phones • communication • Bluetooth • gadget

 Gardeners Dig These Gadgets 

New tools can make your thumb look a little greener

Jul 10, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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
... More »

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technology • plants • gardening • gadget

PRODUCT REVIEW

IPhone 3G Won't Set World Afire

It's faster and has
better sound, but loses battery life and the
price cut is a mirage

Jul 9, 08 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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iPhone • iPhone applications • gadget • iPhone 3G • tech review

 The Next Big Web Start-Ups 

MIT offers a look new software to improve how we communicate online

Jun 28, 08 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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:
  1. Pinger. Like texting, but with your voice: leave voice messages for your friends on the company’s server.
  2. Pownce. A microblogging service like Twitter—
... More »

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

Skip the Ties and Tools:
Dads Want Gadgets

High-tech is the way to make dad feel like a million on his special day

Jun 14, 08 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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
... More »

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

Stolen Gadgets Call Home
With Pictures of Thieves

New technology lets cameras, phones, computers automatically email owners

Jun 6, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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technology • theft • WiFi • gadget • GadgetTrak • Eye-Fi

Chip Makers Tussle for Gadget Niche

Intel, competitors stake out mobile internet device market

Jun 2, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 BlackBerry Gets a Bold Facelift 

Slick new look, features may help it battle iPhone

May 12, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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iPhone • BlackBerry • Research in Motion • 3G wireless networks • wireless technology • gadget • mobile devices

product review

 'Lifelike' Sony TV Wows Viewers 

3mm-thick wonder trumps LCDs, plasmas — though it's tiny, and pricey

May 1, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

COLUMN

iPod Touch Paves Way for Pocket PCs

With a bit more
Apple wizardry, device could be 'micro-Mac'

Mar 13, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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Apple • iPod Touch • Bluetooth • consumer electronics • gadget • handhelds

Terrifying Robot Is Ready
to Massage Breasts

Business proposal lists many potential customers

Feb 25, 08 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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robots • breasts • breast massage • Wang Wei • Beijing BUBBY Robot Technologies • Breast Massage Robot • gadget • massage

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

Dashboard gadgets multiply almost uncontrollably

Feb 12, 08 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - 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’... More »

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drunk driving • car safety • gadget • cars

Cell Phone
Can Read
to the Blind

4-ounce, $2K talking device is smallest reader ever made

Jan 30, 08 7:19 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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technology • cell phones • blindness • National Federation for the Blind • vision impairment • gadget

OPINION

New Tech Sinks or Swims Based on Whims

Users react to devices in surprising ways,
NYT scribe says

Jan 20, 08 8:09 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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technology • business • iPod • innovation • Prius • product development • gadget

Bionic Vision Pioneers Unveil New Lenses

Electrical circuit and lights spark ideas for future gadgets

Jan 20, 08 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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artificial intelligence • electronics • contact lenses • electricity • Harvey Hoo • gadget

OPINION

Tech Doldrums Coming in '08

But 2009 will bring boom, predicts ABC 'Silicon Insider'
Michael Malone

Jan 11, 08 3:57 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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technology • Panasonic • Consumer Electronics Show • Plasma TV • Sony XEL 1 • gadget

Cars Get Gadgety Makeovers

Vegas electronics show will preview next wave of tech upgrades

Jan 2, 08 1:42 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Microsoft • auto industry • Ford Focus • Consumer Electronics Show • Microsoft Sync • Toyota Corolla • gadget

Will Japan Flip for the iPhone?

Tech-savvy nation
may not be all that jazzed about Apple's
bells and whistles

Dec 21, 07 11:36 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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cell phones • Japan • iPhone • Apple • gadget

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