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Gadget Gal's daily deals: Kingston DataTraveler 64GB flash drive, iRobot Roomba, Western Digital 320GB hard drive

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Kingston DataTraveler 64GB flash drive, iRobot Roomba, Western Digital 320GB hard drivePriceHmm, did Buy.com up the price $20? When I used the ZDNet link to go to Buy.com, their price was $148.99.

Tags: Flash memory, iRobot Roomba, Gadget Gal, iRobot Corp., USB flash drive, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Kingston DataTraveler 64GB flash drive, iRobot Roomba, Western Digital 320GB hard drive

A 64GB Kingston DataTraveler flash drive, an iRobot Roomba vacuum-cleaning robot, and a Western Digital My Passport Essential 320GB hard drive. Here are your daily deals for Friday, July 31, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Kingston 64GB DataTraveler 150 USB 2.0 Flash Drive at...

Tags: iRobot Corp., Hard Drive, Kingston Technology Corp., iRobot Roomba, Western Digital Corp., USB Flash Drive, Robots, Flash Memory, Emerging Technologies, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Photos: Cracking open the iRobot Roomba

Follow along as TechRepublic's fearless Scott Wolf exposes the insides of an early-model Roomba. by CNET News.com

Tags: iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-10-17

iRobot's Angle on the future: More profit

iRobot's Angle on the future: More profitLove My RoombaI've been using a Roomba for a while, and love it. It's not, unfortunately, a replacement for a "real" vacuum, but it's great for keeping things clean between the times when I can get out the Oreck.Its algorithms for covering the entire...

Tags: Robots, iRobot Roomba, iRobot Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-23

Sucking it up with the new Roomba

Sucking it up with the new RoombaIt's a blastUnfortunately, I just bought one a few months ago, but it works surprisingly well - except for carpet tassels, and that is a problem if you have lots of rugs.It also is not really much of a time saver. That is...

Tags: Robots, compressor, iRobot Roomba

Discussion threads 2007-08-22

News to know: Vista kernel tampering; YouTube ads; Tafiti; Roomba fun

Notable headlines:Ryan Naraine: Can Microsoft ever stop kernel tampering in Vista?Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: My 7-step Windows Vista reliability action plan. Playing music severely degrades network transfer performance in Vista. Mary Jo Foley: Can Vista SP1 help polish Vista’s tarnished image? Ed Bott: We need less whining, more complaining about Vista.Photos: Safe...

Tags: Advertisement, Tampering, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, YouTube Inc., iRobot Roomba, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-22

Photos: iRobot's new 'robust' Roomba

New Roomba 500 series vacuuming robot gets corners and takes direction without sucking in rug fringe or loose wires.On Wednesday, iRobot plans to release a new generation of vacuuming robots to the public.CNET News.com got a chance to test out iRobot''s new Roomba 500 series ahead of time and got...

Tags: Robots, photograph, iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba, subsystem, robot, Roomba 500, modularity, dust, dirt, homeowner, firmware, staff writer, incarnation, C, CEO, battery, Web

Image galleries 2007-08-21

ZDNet names next Deputy Testers of the Week to get free tech: Some Sun Spot JDKs

Wow. Of the three weeks we've been running the Deputy Tester program at ZDNet, this week has by far proven to be the most difficult one in terms of picking the winners to receive this week's giveway: two Sun Spot Java Development Kits valued at $550 each.For starters, we only...

Tags: Wired &, Wireless, Software Infrastructure, Product Giveaways, Hardware Infrastructure, General

Blog posts 2007-06-08

Maker Faire: Build a cylon Roomba

A Roomba programmed to make artIt was only a matter of time before the Roombas took over! At Maker Faire 2007, we look at one man who has taken it upon himself to aid our Roomba overlords.

Tags: iRobot Roomba

Videos 2007-05-21

Roomba rival looks to clean up

Roomba rival looks to clean upKindof left us hanging ZDnet[i]Evolution grew out of Idealab, the incubator set up b[/i]Umm... I hope they finish this article some day.roombaif they want to create a more popular robot vacuum, it should do stairs. Watching it navigate around and bump into things is...

Tags: Robots, iRobot Roomba, Skynet

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

Roomba takes Frogger to the asphalt jungle

Roomba takes Frogger to the asphalt jungleWait, wait, wait!where can i order my bluetooth powered roomba vac? and the only illegal thing i could see about doing that is that someone might get scared when they see it in the street and steer off into another lane causing a pile...

Tags: Bluetooth, Frogger, iRobot Roomba

Discussion threads 2006-03-15

Photos: Roomba does Frogger rumba

It's what happens when tech geeks at Austin's SXSW music conference play real-life Frogger with a Roomba vacuum cleaner.

Tags: Frogger, iRobot Roomba, Austin, conference, music

Image galleries 2006-03-15

Can Roomba maker iRobot clean up on Wall Street?

Can Roomba maker iRobot clean up on Wall Street?Early stage, time to get into Robotics stock playI saw this company and their founders in a demo at a Technology Council presentation, they are off to a good start. The idea that "dull jobs" are target markets for their next...

Tags: Robots, iRobot Roomba, robot, iRobot Corp., job

Discussion threads 2005-07-27

Pimp my Roomba

iRobot's newest Roomba can be set to a timer and curbed by virtual walls.

Tags: wall, iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba

Image galleries 2005-06-23

Pimp my Roomba

iRobot's newest Roomba can be set to a timer and curbed by virtual walls.

Tags: wall, iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba

Image galleries 2005-06-23

Remember Roomba? Holiday shoppers do

Remember Roomba? Holiday shoppers doWhile you buy your wifey yet another vaccum cleaner for Christmasdon't forget to get her a lawnmower too.http://www.friendlyrobotics.com/robomo.htmWhy feel guilty watching baseball and drinking beer while the little woman is mowing the yard. These two robots will free up your little woman's time to tend...

Tags: Robots, Engineering, iRobot Roomba

Discussion threads 2004-12-08

Roomba robot gives your home a clean sweep

Roomba robot gives your home a clean sweepAt the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ZDNet's Patrick Houston tests iRobot's robotic floor vacuum and talks about why robots are a perfect fit for the home.

Tags: Robots, robot, iRobot Roomba

Videos 2003-01-15

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News to know: FCC and Apple, AT&T; Windows 7; SAP; iPhoto vs. Picasa

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: FCC eyes AT&T, Apple rejection of Google Voice apps full text of letters Garett Rogers: Apple and...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Google Picasa, Apple iPhoto, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Operating Systems, Software, Government

Blog posts 2009-08-03

(Photos: Robots make themselves at home)

(Photos: Robots make themselves at home)RoombaI have 3 Roombas; 1 only works to charge batteries; one won't charge batteries but will clean; one is now for spare parts. If this is as good as home robotics gets, then I am all for leaving it in the past. Hopefully Irobot...

Tags: Robots, Engineering, robot, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-05-30

Photos: The robot designs of iRobot

Best-known for its Roomba and PackBot designs, iRobot is thinking big with its new Warrior--and has tried its share of insect-like bots. by CNET News.com

Tags: iRobot Corp., Photograph, Robots, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-04-15