September 2004

Apple iSight Video Conferencing Webcam with Autofocus -M8817LL/B

iSight is a state-of-the-art video camera that’s the easiest way to video conference with your colleagues, friends and family over broadband. Featuring an autofocusing autoexposure F/2.8 lens which captures high-quality pictures even in low lighting, iSight also includes a dual-element microphone in its stylish compact aluminum body.

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Cell Phone for your Dog

Especially handy since you’ll finally be able to call up your dog and let them know you’re going to be a few minutes late meeting them for sushi at Masa, PetsMobility have a new cellphone for animals out called the PetsCell that you attach to one of their paws and that automatically answers when you [...]

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Suunto n3 Smart Watch

The Wrist Net watch with MSN Direct receives information wirelessly, so you’re in the know while on the go. Find everything from stock quotes to the latest news, all at a glance. Along with a glanceable, seamless connection to your world, there are tons of watch faces to choose from, for just the look you [...]

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A Step Toward Universal Computing

By Leander Kahney A Silicon Valley startup claims to have cracked one of most elusive goals of the software industry: a near-universal emulator that allows software developed for one platform to run on any other, with almost no performance hit. Transitive Corp. of Los Gatos, California, claims its QuickTransit software allows applications to run “transparently” [...]

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Canon EOS 20D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens

The perfect EOS for advanced-amateurs and professionals alike, the EOS 20D sets new standards in its class. Featuring an all-new 8.2 MP CMOS Sensor, a second generation DIGIC II Image Processor, 5 fps performance for up to 23 consecutive frames and a 0.2 second start-up time, the EOS 20D is designed to capture richly detailed, [...]

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GADGETS FOR HEALTH

By HARRY JACKSON JR., Knight Ridder Newspapers High-tech has caught up with the physical fitness crowd. Even the purists are adding devices that require a battery or were designed by a smart guy who went to engineering school. The silence of a run in the park has been displaced by some yellow box that straps [...]

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Who reads manuals?

By Jonathan Sidener, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER I recently bought an inexpensive digital camera and did what any red-blooded American would do: I ignored the manual and went straight for the gadget. Chances are you do the same thing. It’s ingrained in our when-all-else-fails-read-the-manual culture. We don’t need no stinking manuals – and sometimes we can [...]

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Video enters picture for handheld devices

By Michel Marriott, The New York Times A few years ago, when MP3 players were establishing themselves as the hot cool thing, the next step seemed clear: What if you could take along not only music but movies, television programs, home video and still pictures in a high- tech box svelte enough to slip into [...]

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iRobot Roomba 4210 Discovery Floorvac Robotic Vacuum

Strikingly modern and easy to use, this robotic floorvac includes an array of convenient features. Simply press the “clean” button and the unit will vacuum the whole floor, adjusting automatically to any floor surface including wood, tile linoleum, and low-to-medium pile carpet. The vacuum’s artificial intelligence determines the room size and adjusts the run time [...]

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My PDA, my phone

by KENNETH JAMES, Business Times I BECAME hooked on the idea of a PDA-phone back in 2002, when Hewlett-Packard introduced its Singapore-designed Jornada 928. A few gremlins aside – its weak phone volume being a major one – the new device was the epitome of cool. You knew that the next version would be just [...]

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