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New Garmins: one’s big, one’s fit, and one listens

January 4, 2008

The latest generation of Garmin GPS devices being unveiled next week at CES show three distinct characteristics: first a logical progression to speech recognition, then a clearly strong partnership with Microso...

DOJ serves karma, indictments to spammers

Torrey Meeks

January 3, 2008

On Thursday, some good news hit the battered lungs of a billion junk email filters like pure oxygen: Eleven of the world's most prolific spammers -- nine of whom live in the U.S. -- were indicted by the Departm...

Belkin’s RockStar

Bradley Ouellette

January 3, 2008

Belkin's new RockStar ($20) is out to make everyone feel like their own personal DJ. The device lets you mix your music on your iPod or other music player, and up to six people can listen to it on their own...

Pyramid power?

John M. Guilfoil

January 2, 2008

Kreative Power, a newcomer to the technology market, has launched a funny-looking new surge protector in the shape of a pyramid. The "Powramid" is a six-outlet cone of a power strip that's actually pretty sm...

deskUNPDF Professional

Mike Preble

December 31, 2007

When it comes to converting PDFs to word documents for editing, your software choice options are very limited. Docudesk, a company, which specializes in PDF software solutions, announced it's deskUNPDF Professi...

Worm found on Google Orkut

John M. Guilfoil

December 20, 2007

Almost 400,000 members of Google's social networking site, Orkut, were victimized by a new spam worm spreading around the site, said McAfee's Avert Labs. "While the worm doesn't appear to harm users' PCs, it...

Microsoft Sidewinder Mouse

John M. Guilfoil

December 20, 2007

The Microsoft Sidewinder Mouse is the most complicated consumer computer input device ever made. It's also one of the best. It's a mouse, designed for gaming, that Microsoft says was inspired by the Master C...

Discgear Selector 100FX

John M. Guilfoil

December 14, 2007

The Discgear Selector 100FX is a handy solution for keep track of your loose CD's and DVD's. We're in an age where CD-R's are less than a dime a dozen and DVD and Blu-ray/HD-DVD -R's are starting to show up ...

Contigo autosealing, spillproof mugs

John M. Guilfoil

December 13, 2007

The Contigo mug is a revolutionary new product that's spillproof, stylish and already starting to sweep into the mainstream with retail deals at stores like Target and Costco. Contigo works with a simple but...

Zero-cost self-published “PocketBooks” empower authors

Vivian Lee

December 3, 2007

Authors of all genres and walks of life now have the option of harnessing the power of the electronic age -- publishing their own books to computers and iPods and selling the works for free. Using software d...

iHome iH85B Cycler – Music to pedal to

John M. Guilfoil

December 3, 2007

iHome's new iH85B takes the earbuds out of your ear -- and that's one less distraction when you're riding a bike. With all the bad press plastic bottles are getting lately, the iH85B, designed with a bike mo...

TrafficOne Mobile: Give yourself something nice this year

Holly Jobbagy

December 2, 2007

It's 5:17 p.m. and the owner of the silver Audi behind you is honking his horn, along with the 13 other cars that surround you. Yep, you're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic again, and you only have five min...

1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 HDMI 4

John M. Guilfoil

November 28, 2007

A recent survey sponsored by IOGEAR (sure they have an interest in the subject matter...) suggests consumers are lacking adequate numbers of HDMI inputs on the TV's and home theater receivers. As video games...

Shiny things: EnerDel battery pack

John M. Guilfoil

November 18, 2007

On October 9, Indianapolis-based EnerDel unveiled a new Lithium-ion battery pack for hybrid-electric vehicles. "We believe that our battery technology is a pivotal advancement that will enable HEVs and event...

Popcorn 3 update for Leopard

John M. Guilfoil

November 16, 2007

Roxio has released an update for its popular video software, Popcorn 3, which we reviewed last month. The v3.0.2 update addresses several bugs. "In addition to Leopard compatibility fixes, this version solve...

Coby Electronics recalls portable units

John M. Guilfoil

November 10, 2007

Made in China. Budget electronics manufacturer recalls portable CD/DVD/MP3 player due to fire hazard.

Wal-Mart offering $99 HD-DVD player

Bradley Ouellette

November 1, 2007

Walmart is trying to increase its electronics section's popularity and awareness this holiday season by building up to black Friday with a "secret sale." Every Friday this month till the infamous Friday afte...

Smartparts 15″ digital photo frame

John M. Guilfoil

November 1, 2007

Released over the summer, the Smartparts SP15MW 15" digital photo frame is one of the largest of its kind regularly available. It's also quite versatile, despite the problems of poor software and slow on-screen...

Nokia’s 5 megapixel N82 phone details

John M. Guilfoil

October 29, 2007

Unwired View is reporting photos and details of Nokia's five megapixel N82 imaging phone. An official announcement is expected from Nokia on Friday, but some good-looking details and photos have been leaked:...

Shiny things: 600W high-temperature clamping diode

John M. Guilfoil

October 19, 2007

"This product protects the electronics in portable devices -- cell phones, PDAs, whatever -- from damage from electrostatic discharge," said Michael Markowitz, spokesman for STMicroelectronics. I would never have guessed what the 600W high-temperature clamping diode does. I just know it's shiny.