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Tech NewsExternal battery pack for the iPod
One of the least discussed downsides of the iPod (and yes there are some) is its battery life, which dwindles from ten or eleven hours on purchase to as little as two hours after about a year of use. There’s no way to replace the battery either, though Apple will cut you a break of … Continued
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First Bluetooth car
Spectrum on the ten most technically sophisticated cars of the year, including the 9-3 from Saab, the first car to come equipped with Bluetooth, making it possible to connect a Bluetooth-headset or wireless PDAs and laptops to the car’s built-in cellphone. Read
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What is the Matrix phone?
Tying in with the forthcoming Matrix sequel, The Matrix Reloaded, Samsung is coming out with a Matrix-themed cellphone. Like the sequel itself, Samsung is keeping the phone shrouded in mystery, and so far hasn’t released any info about the phone or when or where it might be sold. If the phone is a hit (and … Continued
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A USB toothbrush. Seriously.
Could someone please explain why in the hell anyone would need an electric toothbrush that can plug into the USB port of a computer? Is it to power the toothbrush, since a USB port can be used to power some gadgets? Could anyone going to Japan soon please pick one of these up for us? … Continued
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Movies on your Pocket PC
A new company called Pocket PC Films is selling movies that are specially compressed for watching on a Pocket PC. Watching a full-length movie on a handheld sounds a bit dubious, but the idea of catching an episode or two of Undeclared or The Simpsons while in-flight does have its appeal. You’re best off forgetting … Continued
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Pre-order the LitePad
Amazon is taking pre-orders for the Versa LitePad from NEC, the world’s thinnest and lightest Tablet PC. The LitePad is just six-tenths of an inch thick, weighs just 2.2 pounds, and has a 10.4 inch screen, 256MB of RAM, 20GB hard drive, and both 802.11a and 802.11b built-in. Looks more like a giant PDA than … Continued
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Sony Ericsson’s T68i phone is still free with activation
The phone Gizmodo’s mom uses, the T68i from Sony Ericsson, is still free over at Amazon with new service activation. The T68i has a color screen, Bluetooth, and uses GPRS for surfing the Web and sending emails, text messages, and multimedia messages. Amazon
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Pervasive Computing News
Gizmodo is always good for a lust or a laugh, featuring the best gadgets for the nascent pervasive computing market… I have to admit, I think Gizmodo is my all-time favorite weblog. Perfectly targeted, nicely designed…just sweet. I’m jealous that Nick Denton got there first.
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The successor to the SPV
Gizmodo made a quick hop across the pond to the UK last week, and was a bit surprised that almost no one we asked had heard of the SPV, that new cellphone from Orange that runs Microsoft’s Smartphone operating system. Well public indifference or unfamiliarity aside, Orange is already poised to release the successor to … Continued
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Build your own weather balloon
If you’re not entirely satisfied with the forecasts you’ve been getting from the National Weather Service (or paranoid that the government is hiding the truth about the weather from us), you might want to follow in this guy’s footsteps and build your own weather balloon, which uses a Garmin GPS system for tracking,and an Aiptek … Continued
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Apple keeps quiet
Remember G4noise.com that website dedicated to getting Apple to do something about excessive fan noise in the Mac G4? Well Apple’s actually decided to do something about it, proving that one person with a bizarre fiaxation (and a website) can actually change the world. Read
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Wireless sprinkler system
Possibly the weirdest use of wireless technology yet is a new wireless sprinkler system that’s coming out in May from a company called Digital Sun. The X.Sense creates a wireless mesh network using moisture sensors strategically inserted into your lawn that keeps track of when and how much to water. Best of all, the wireless … Continued
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How to buy a DVD player for your home theater
ZDNet guide to buying the best DVD player for your home theater. Apparently we’re on the verge of a new product cycle, so all the players that are out now will suddenly become last years models, and in a few months should drop dramatically in price. Reassuringly, they also write that, “First thing you need … Continued
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