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- CES 2008: Logitech diNovo Mini hand-held PC keyboard and remote
- Controlling a PC connected to your television usually means keeping a full-size keyboard on your coffee table. Logitech hopes to change that with the diNovo Mini--a new wireless, hand-held keyboard and remote. Announced at CES 2008, this palm-sized device provide a thumb-type QWERTY keyboard, multifunction click pad, and Bluetooth wireless...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, TechRepublic Inc., PC, Handheld Computer, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, ces2008, CES, logitech, dinovo mini, remote, keyboard, gadget, geekend
- Videos 2008-01-18
- CES 2008: Alienware curved display
- If you've got the budget and the desk space, Alienware's new Curved Display will make you the envy of gamers everywhere. TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler saw it in action as CES 2008. This widescreen monitor provides a 90-degree horizontal field of view at 2880x900 resolution with .02ms response time. The Curved...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Monitors & Displays, Games, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, ces2008, ces, alienware, dell, monitor, gaming, display, dlp, gadget, Consumer Electronics Show
- Videos 2008-01-17
- Good post on three wireless "gadgets"
- Earlier this week, TechRepublic colleague, Jason Hiner, Executive Editor of Tech Sanity Check posted a good story about three gadgets that helped [him] survive CES 2008. Interestingly, all three were "enterprise-related" wireless gadgets. The first "gadget" Hiner discusses is the OQO handheld PC with integrated Broadband Wireless...
- Tags: Internet Access, Sprint Nextel Corp., Broadband, Gadget, Jason Hiner, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Steve Stroh
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- Photos: Solar power for the masses of gadgets
- Want "greener" gadgets? Try a solar charger. A growing number or products are using solar power to charge up phones, BlackBerrys, and other devices. by CNET News.com
- Tags: news, solar energy, green, TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, Gadget, Telecom & Utilities, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-01-10
- Replace Vista's missing Computer desktop icon with a custom gadget on the Windows Sidebar
- In my article about putting familiar icons on your Vista desktop, I mentioned that Microsoft put a good deal of time into making the desktop a clean environment on which the Windows Sidebar can really stand out as the main desktop component. I then showed you how to restore the...
- Tags: Folder, Desktop, Windows Sidebar, Microsoft Windows Vista, Icon, File, Computer, Gadget, MyComputer.gadget, Gadget.xml, MyComputer.html, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2007-11-29
- Wi-Fi Detector T-shirt
- ThinkGeek is offering the WiFi Detector T-Shirt just in time for holiday shopping. If you have any tech geeks on your list, this shirt is almost a must buy. The WiFi Detector T-Shirt will find broadcasting WiFi signals and notify you by flashing indicator lights across your chest.
- Tags: ThinkGeek, Wireless LANs, Wireless, wi-fi detector t-shirt, geekend, wi-fi, networking, gadget
- Videos 2007-11-09
- I have seen the light when it comes to Vista gadgets
- As an integral part of the Windows Vista interface, Microsoft has added the Windows Sidebar feature to the Vista desktop. I am not normally one to put extra icons or, in this case, gadgets on my desktop; the cleaner my desktop the better. My desktop in the physical world is...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, Gadget, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- How do I... Add and customize sidebar gadgets in Microsoft Windows Vista?
- Microsoft added sidebar gadgets to the Windows Vista interface with the intention it would enhance the overall user experience. However, the gadgets that actually ship with Vista do not exactly fill that promise. But once again the user and developer communities have come through with a plethora of gadgets that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Gadget, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mark Kaelin, screenshots
- Image galleries 2007-09-20
- How do I... Add and customize sidebar gadgets in Microsoft Windows Vista?
- Microsoft added sidebar gadgets to the Windows Vista interface with the intention of enhancing the overall user experience. However, the gadgets that actually ship with Vista do not exactly fill that promise. But, as it happens so often, users, developers, and the generally ingenious have filled the gap with a...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Gadget, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2007-09-19
- Here's a shocker: Electric blue Taser on the market
- Right on the heels of my last post about aesthetically pleasing gadgets is a news story from last month about fashionable Tasers. See the Reuters' article: "Eye-catching new Taser sparks controversy." Here's the lowdown: It resembles a hand-held electric razor and is...
- Tags: Women, Gadget, Taser, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-09-18
- Electronic gadgets induce junk sleep
- A recent survey by The Sleep Council concludes that "British teenagers are damaging their health by not getting enough sleep, because they are distracted by electronic gadgets in their bedrooms." Check out the Reuters' story: "'Junk sleep' damaging U.K. teenagers' health." What exactly is junk sleep?...
- Tags: Sleep, Survey, Gadget, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing Research, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-08-30
- (Photos: Nokia N76 phone, N800 tablet)
- Nokia DisappointsCome on Nokia you can do better than that! This thing is not only ugly it lacks the crisp cool look of the Blackberry and other entries in this arena. There are so many mnore features that should be packed into this phone and aren't. I used to think...
- Tags: cell, feedback, gadget, jpe@..., Nokia Corp., pda, phone, photograph, telephone
- Discussion threads 2007-01-25
- Windows Vista: Gadgets are back in full force
- Hmmm.I am not a MAC guy, but I worked on one of my customers last night for the first time in about 10 years. And this side bar sound real similar to the dashboard on the Mac. Things that make you go hmmmmm.DisableIt looks like one more thing I'll have...
- Tags: Gadget, Stardock, Microsoft Windows Vista, vista gadgets, schlay@..., hardware, desktop, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Sidebar
- Discussion threads 2006-03-10
- And the worst-dressed gadget award goes to...
- Not all high-tech gadgets are able to boast bling bling. Take a look at who won the "worst-dressed gadgets" award at this year's Consumer Electronic's Show (CES2006): "Blu-ray, HD DVD players: Clunky, unimpressive." According to News.com editor Daniel Terdiman, "All kidding aside, it was shocking how entirely un-high-tech most of the Blu-ray and...
- Tags: HD-DVD Player, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Gadget, Hd Dvd, Consumer Electronics, DVD, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2006-01-11
- Live Messenger Gadget 1.1 (Windows)
- Live Messenger Gadget is a gadget that will add to your desktop or Vista Sidebar a gadget that will allow you to interact with Windows Live Messenger View the contact's status, start conversation, and change your status. With a nice user friendly interface. This version is the first release on...
- Tags: Gadget, Sakonrat M., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-17
- Advanced search Vista Gadget 1 (Windows)
- Advanced search Vista Gadget is a gadget that will allow you make searches from your desktop using various popular search engines. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Gadget, Deefeketje, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-17
- Universal Converter Vista Gadget 1 (Windows)
- Universal Converter is a gadget that will allow you to convert from your desktop or Vista Sidebar between different units of any quantity like time, length, area, and temperature. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Gadget, Vinod Unny, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-17
- Media Player Drag and Drop Gadget 1.2. (Windows)
- Media Player Drag and Drop Gadget is a gadget that will let you open video files just by performing a drag and drop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Drag, Microsoft Windows, Gadget, Robert Grimm, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-12-19
- Anand Daily Dilbert 2 (Windows)
- Anand Daily Dilbert is a gadget that will show on your desktop the daily Dilbert comic strip from the Dilbert Web site. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Gadget, Anand, Anand Daily Dilbert, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-12-17
- Domain Name Finder Vista Gadget 0.81 (Windows)
- Domain Name Finder is a gadget that will allow you to find and register internet domain names from your desktop or Vista Sidebar. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Domain Name, Gadget, Chris Mohr, Domain Name Finder, Domain Names, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-12-14
