Some more gadget picks for 2002. Phillip M. Torrone, of Fallon Worldwide, FlashEnabled, and who is just generally a phenom of the gadget world, sends us his picks, already laid out with pictures. You can check out his picks here. And reader Adam Kalsey of Kalsey Consulting Group sends us his picks for some of … Continued
We’ve asked a few of our favorite gadget fanatics to contribute a list of their favorite gadgets from the past year. More gadget lists, including my picks of the year, are on their way. If you’d like to contribute your own list, email it to me at [email protected], and we’ll try and post it. Glenn … Continued
One of the really annoying ways that cellphone companies have managed to get away with poor customer service, dropped calls, etc is that switching carriers means getting a whole new number, which is a big hassle. But starting next year (on November 24th to be exact) the wireless carriers are going to forced by the … Continued
Typically thorough Tom’s Hardware Guide roundup of five mini-digital cameras: the Sony DSC-U10, the Minolta Dimage Xi (pictured at right), the Casio Exilim EX-M2, the Canon PowerShot S230, and the Toshiba PDR-T30. Read Amazon – Sony DSC-U10 Amazon – Minolta Dimage Xi Amazon – Casio Exilim EX-M2 Amazon – Canon PowerShot S230 Amazon – Toshiba … Continued
Just about every gadget-focused columnist has been puzzling lately over why TiVos, ReplayTVs, and other digital video recorders haven’t caught on with the general public yet. Now David Morgenstern over at Storage Supersite, in a column about whether or not digital video recorders will ultimately prove to be a good thing for the hard drive … Continued
TechTV rounds up their picks for the best of the new Tablet PCs. They recommend going with what is called a ‘convertible-style’ Tablet PC – essentially a laptop with a touch-sensitive screen that can swivel around and fold into a writing surface. Of these, they like Toshiba’s Portege 3500 best. Read
Conflicting reports from The Inquirer and Digit-Life on the price of LCD monitors, with one predicting they will soar, and the other predicting they will plummet. Read – Price of 15-inch LCDs Set to Soar Read – TFT LCD price reduction to continue in Q1 2003
Everybody loves the iPod, but a lot of owners are discovering that they don’t love how quickly the battery’s life dwindles, from ten or eleven hours on purchase, to as little as a couple of hours after a year of use. Apple’s solution to battery problems after your warranty expires: offering to replace the entire … Continued
Get ready for iVDR. The acronym stands for Information Versatile Disk for Removable usage, and it’s the standard for a swappable and removable hard drive system created by a consortium of Canon, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Phoenix Technologies, Pioneer, Sanyo, Sharp, JVC, Maxtor and Seagate. Expect to see video cameras, laptops, and MP3 players that support iVDR, … Continued
Wired News article on digital pens, like the io from Logitech (pictured at right) and Chatpens from Sony Ericsson which can wirelessly send emails and faxes. First the Tablet PC, now these, apparently writing by hand has come back into vogue, which is bad news for those of us who long ago lost the ability … Continued