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- Dongle
- The term was originally slang for a "hardware key." Today, the term is often used to refer to any small adapter that has a short cable with connectors at...
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- Philips SHN7500 Noise Canceling Headphones
- Philips SHN7500 Noise Canceling Headphones are a peculiar product. They happen to be one of those unusual pieces of gear that, depending on how you look at it, has a very smart--or kind of silly--design.The basic premise behind the headphones, which carry an MSRP of $100, is that you wear...
- Tags: headphone, dongle, Philips Electronics N.V., Philips SHN7500 Noise Canceling Headphones, noise cancellation, seal
- Product reviews 2007-09-13
- Belkin TuneStage 2
- When it was released in 2005, Belkin's TuneStage offered a novel approach to listening to your iPod on your home stereo. The device consisted of two parts: a transmitter that snapped to the top of the iPod and a receiver that connected to the stereo. Once synchronized, anything played on...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, transmitter, Belkin TuneStage, receiver, TuneStage 2, Belkin Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-02-02
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- Put your PC on an energy diet!
- Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...
- Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD
- When Sling Media released a trio of second-generation models in the fall of 2006, the Slingbox Pro was at the top of the line. Unlike the entry-level Slingbox AV, the Pro had pass-through outputs, an analog tuner, multisource capability, and the capability to accept high-definition video sources. Unfortunately, it also...
- Tags: 3G, TV & Home Theater, Smart phones, TVs, Home entertainment, Corporate communications, Slingbox, Sling Media
- Product reviews 2008-09-25
- Taking a Bott beating
- My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...
- Tags: PC, Ed Bott, USB, Christine, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Logitech Cordless Keyboard (Wii)
- Nintendo Wii owners will be intimately familiar with that system's on-screen keyboard, which lets you hunt and peck with the Wiimote controller. It's perfectly good for entering quick-text snippets, like player names or Wi-Fi passwords, but it can become tedious for longer text-entry duties. It's for the latter scenario that...
- Tags: Keyboards, QWERTY layout, Nintendo Wii, keyboard, Logitech
- Product reviews 2008-09-22
- The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC
- The New Adventures of Christine's Old PCIts not that easyOn an ideal machine that is well organized, I would say your approach is valid. However, this machine was full of stuff in a hundred different directories and I couldn't be sure I was grabbing everything she needed with the System...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating systems, Vista PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, New Adventures, Old PC, Christine, PC, XPData, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Logitech Cordless Desktop S520 - keyboard, mouse
- Logitech's basic Cordless Desktop S520 is one of its least expensive wireless mouse and keyboard sets. And even though the low-profile keyboard and basic laser mouse come with few frills, we're glad to see Logitech apply the thoughtful design philosophies of its high-end products to the less-expensive members of its...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, USB receiver, keyboard, Logitech, mouse, Cordless Desktop S520
- Product reviews 2008-09-19
- Cell Phone Manager (exe)
- MobTime Cell Phone Manager is easy-to-use PC software that helps manage your mobile phone via data cable, IrDA, or Bluetooth dongle. The software supports most famous mobile phones of Nokia, Samsung, SonyEricsson, Motorola, LG, and Siemens. With the software, you can manage contacts, calendars, and messages, send and receive messages,...
- Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, MobTime, MobTime Cell Phone Manager, Microsoft Outlook, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-09-17
- Would you buy a Linux desktop?
- Would you buy a Linux desktop?Would you buy a Linux desktop?Absolutely not! There is no place for linux on the desktop, especially in education. It can't even run Reader Rabbit or Lemonade Stand! How are these kids going to have fun learning if the system doesn't run...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux, desktop, Linux desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- New Microsoft virtualization license lets hosters deliver third-party software as a service
- New Microsoft virtualization license lets hosters deliver third-party software as a serviceNew VDI licensing--covers Vista, but how about apps?It seems that the licensing for the applications often gets sticky in these situations, as they often are tied to a device (hopefully not a dongle!). Any new provisions for Microsoft...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), New Microsoft virtualization, software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless Headset
- Wireless keyboards, mice, and printers have been around for years, but headphones and headsets are fairly new to the cordless party. Logitech's entry into the fray is the ClearChat PC Wireless Headset. Unlike the Creative Digital Wireless Gaming Headset HS-1200, which is targeted at gamers, Logitech sees the ClearChat as...
- Tags: Logitech, ClearChat PC Wireless Headset, headset, Creative HS-1200
- Product reviews 2008-08-28
- ZeeVee ZvBox Zv-100
- These days, there's a wide range of products that will stream on-demand movies from the Internet to your living room (Apple TV, Vudu, Xbox 360, TiVo, PS3, and Roku's Netflix Player). The ability to access YouTube videos, video podcasts, and other online content is built into some of those products...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ZvBox, video, PC, TV
- Product reviews 2008-08-27
- Creative Digital Wireless Gaming Headset HS-1200 - headset
- With so many PC accessories cutting their cords, it's no surprise to see wireless headsets joining the party. To that end, Creative has released the HS-1200 Digital Wireless Gaming Headset. As the name suggests, the unit is targeted at PC gamers who play games that allow you to use voice...
- Tags: headset, HS-1200s, microphone
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?
- Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?RE: Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?Intellimouse Explorer 2.0A Optical USBalso now a defunct MS product. I've worn out the plastic coating on two so far and have enough spares to rebuild one when it breaks. Best mouse ever. The new ones are...
- Tags: Mice, Targus, mouse, Reader Poll, Logitech
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Visa, banks to test real-time fraud alerts
- Visa, banks to test real-time fraud alertsVISA, banks to test real-time fraud alertsSt.George Bank in Australia (stgeorge.com.au)has been offering this service for some 4 years now. Customers set their own trigger points and receive an SMS and/or email. SMS messages are delievered before cash is delivered from an...
- Tags: Financial services, SMS Message, Real-Time Alerts, real-time fraud alert, VISA bank, Visa Inc., bank, fraud alert
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- iHome iP47BR (black)
- SDI Technologies has released some of the better affordably priced clock radios in recent years under its iHome brand, but the iHC5S wasn't among them. It wasn't for the lack of trying, however. The 2007 product did double duty as a clock radio and a Bluetooth speaker/speakerphone. In other words,...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, SDI Technologies, iHome iP47BR, iHC5S, Bluetooth, phone, iP47
- Product reviews 2008-08-18
- Logitech diNovo Edge Mac Edition
- Aside from a few extra keys, there's very little about the Mac edition of high-end Logitech's diNovo Edge keyboard that's different from the Windows-based original. It remains one of the best-looking, and most expensive, keyboards around. We like the feel of its typing action, too, but at $159 the diNovo...
- Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, diNovo Edge, keyboard, Logitech, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-08-06
- LiMo, dude, where's my Internet?
- LiMo, dude, where's my Internet?Get a real phone, er a whatsthemajigNokia [url=http://www.opentoanything.com/]Open to anything[/url]RE: LiMo, dude, where's my Internet?LiMo wasn't formed to combat the iPhone (which didn't exist at the time), it was formed to combat Windows Mobile and Symbian. YOU may want an internet terminal (I might, too), but...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, LiMo Foundation, Apple iPhone, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- HP Photosmart A636
- The $150 HP Photosmart A636 is a slight upgrade to last year's A626, with a few minor software differences. The A636 retains the same body shape and design but adds additional photo customization and editing capabilities. We didn't notice any significant change in print speed since the A626, but we...
- Tags: Printers, exterior, A636, printer, photograph, Hewlett-Packard Co., software
- Product reviews 2008-07-30
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