February 2005

Delphi MyFi XM2GO Portable XM Satellite Radio Receiver

The Delphi MyFi, the first personal, portable XM2GO satellite radio that delivers XM’s Ultimate PlayListâ„¢ anytime, anywhere – at home, at work, in the car and now, on the go. The hand-held MyFi gives users the personal freedom to enjoy XM Radio’s Ultimate PlayList of more than 130 digital XM channels in two ways: a [...]

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Jef Raskin, creator of the Macintosh, dies at 61

Mon Feb 28, 9:39 AM ET By James Niccolai, IDG News Service MacCentral Jef Raskin, the lead designer of the first Macintosh computer and a pioneer in the development of user interfaces, died Saturday at age 61. He had been diagnosed recently with pancreatic cancer, his family said in a statement.

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12V Stainless Steel 10-Cup Coffee Maker

Whether you’re camping or boating, being on the go is no reason to accept instant coffee. Now you can have fresh-brewed coffee wherever you are with the 12-Volt Stainless Steel 10-Cup Coffee Maker. Plug this coffee maker conveniently into your cigarette lighter socket for up to 10 cups of fresh-brewed coffee on the go.

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New Gadgets and Inventions at the Demo Showcase

By Edward C. Baig The 15th annual Demo conference in Scottsdale, AZ, featured lots of great inventions such as the Intellifit: a booth that scans your body and measures you for clothing. Demo has served as the launching pad for the Palm Pilot, Java and TiVo. This time, around 73 companies, mostly upstarts, were selected [...]

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Remote Control Jack & EZ-Lug Combo

Changing a tire with an ordinary jack and wrench can take a lot of time and effort. Roadside assistance is another option, but that may take hours. But with the Remote Control Jack & EZ-Lug Combo tire changing kit, you can effortlessly change a tire and be back on the road in a matter of [...]

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Putting the Tech in Fashion

Pants that repel stains, shirts that keep sweat on the inside, a backpack that stores your gadgets where they are readily accessible, and a miniature camera that can be mounted on a pair of glasses or a baseball hat. It is inevitable that tech has met fashion to product clothes that merge our thirst for [...]

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CarChip 75-Hour Diagnostic Tool

You’ve been there before: The car starts acting up, and suddenly you’re as helpless as a baby, never sure if the mechanic is curing or just guessing and gouging. But now the on-board diagnostics (OBD) data that was once available only to professional mechanics can now be in your hands with Davis’ CarChip. The CarChip [...]

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Your Password is your Fingerprint

By John R. Quain In the digital world of online shopping, billing, and banking, anyone can pretend to be you. According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is the No. 1 fraud-related complaint, claiming over 10 million victims each year nationwide. I should know: I’ve been a casualty of identity theft–not just once, but [...]

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Uniden 900 MHz Submersible Cordless Phone

It used to be a generally accepted fact that telephones and water just didn’t mix. If you dropped the phone in the tub or your teenager dropped it in the pool, that was pretty much the end of it. Until now. Uniden’s 900 MHz Submersible Cordless Phone was designed to be submerged in water to [...]

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The Fastest Things in the World

What are some of the fastest ‘things’ in the world? Fastest growing plant? (Bamboo.) Fastest spreading computer virus? (MyDoom.) Fastest roller coaster? (Kingda Ka – a new Six Flags coaster set to open in April in New Jersey.) Popular Science is running just such an article. If you can get your hands on the print [...]

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