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Imagine having just one power supply for all your portable gadgets: Imagine having just one power supply for all your portable gadgetsWay overdueWe in the rock and roll touring biz have something like this already. It a Boss PSA 9v standard jack that manufacturers of effects pedals either adopt or die. Products that don't have this jack almost always...; Tags: USB specification, power supply, USB, portable gadget; Discussion threads 2008-01-28

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Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics: In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...; Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...; Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
'A Level' app turns iPhone into handyman's best friend: Sure, it's not a gadget per se, but I just thought it was the most interesting and simple app I've seen thus far for the iPhone. A-Level is a virtual, digital level (or 'spirit level'). It uses the iPhone's motion detectors to determine whether the phone is...; Tags: Apple iPhone, A-Level, Product Blurb, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap: Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook; Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?: Â A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...; Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-22
SanDisk reports loss; stock takes beating after-hours: Shares of SanDisk are getting clobbered in after-hours trading, down more than 13 percent after the company reported a net loss of $68 million, or 30 cents per share, and a one percent drop in revenue for its second quarter. A surprised Wall Street had been expecting earnings of 13...; Tags: Card, Phone, Memory Card, SanDisk Corp., Stock, Cell Phone, Flash Memory, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries: Updated: Apple on Monday reported fiscal third quarter earnings of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 a share, on revenue of $7.46 billion, well ahead of Wall Street estimates as Mac sales continued to surge. However, Apple lowered its outlook and failed to allay concerns about CEO Steve Jobs' health. ...; Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Job, Apple Macintosh, Health Care, Apple Inc., Steve, Operational Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are ZDNet's 10 favorite items from the past week, including the iPhone 3G, a portable hard drive from Iomega, and the Linksys Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, 3G, Home Networking, Routers & Switches, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-07-21
News to know: Amazon S3 outage; iPhone 3G; SOA debugging; Microsoft: Notable headlines: Michael Krigsman: Amazon S3: 'Elevated error rates'. Techmeme GigaOm: S3 Outage Highlights Fragility of Web Services Dana Blankenhorn: Do open source applications take security seriously? Dancho Danchev: Spam coming from free email providers increasing ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, S3 Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Strategy, Open Source, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales; Blog posts 2008-07-21
iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal: iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appealBut stability is supposed to be iPhone's strong suit?Hmm, guess not! A big "I told you so" to all those who made fun of WM's theoretical lack of stability even though mine have all worked flawlessly.[i]If you don’t have an Apple account you have...; Tags: Sales channel, Digital music, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0 appeal, iCrash, Buggy app, iPhone 2.0, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Apple is not the real enemy of open source: Apple embraces DRMs, and any other restrictions the copyright industries want. This is at the heart of its power. Its alliance with the copyright industries has brought Apple from the brink of irrelevance to dominance of the handheld Internet and gadget markets in this decade. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Digital-rights Management, Industry, Apple Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Open Source, Linux, Strategy, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset: Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headsetWhy is it?You praise the proprietary Magsafe connector on the MacBook but dis the one for this device. How about that 30 pin iPod connector that everyone pays through the nose to use on their products? Is this just another case of double standards?...; Tags: Jawbone 2, headset, Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset, Bluetooth headset; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Weekend Gadget Guidance: Benchmark your PC, free: Free application PC Wizard is a portable tool that analyzes and benchmarks your Windows PC. On the simple side, the 'Wiz gives you an in-depth look at your hardware and system specs. But for power users like those on ZDNet, PC Wizard's neat features -- such as...; Tags: PC, Tool, Desktops, Productivity, Hardware, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Untrustworthy students: lighten your restrictions: You know the drill. You spend thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars on higher education at your college or university of choice. But when you go to use your Internet connection or a public computer on campus, you login and it's locked down so tight, you can barely...; Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Network, IT Administrator, Operating System, Web Site, Computer, Productivity, Web Site Development, Networking, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Crypto Manager (exe): The Crypto Manager program is intended for fast encrypting of any users files. For this purpose, RC4, a high-speed on-the-fly algorithm of encrypting, is used in the program. The program allows to encrypt any taken file and to pass it safely to the other person, using the common ways (portable...; Tags: Program, Actual Software Lab, Crypto Manager Program, E-mail, LANs, Engineering, Networking, Network Technology, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-07-18
USB Digital Media Data Recovery (exe): Download Portable mp4 player songs recovery to undelete Mp3 photo songs, images, music, and digital snaps from thumb drive, pen drive, external hard disk, removable drive, compact flash memory card, multimedia card, memory stick, smart media, SD card or equivalent removable media. MP4 audio player files rescue software can restore...; Tags: Multimedia, Photograph, USB, Drive Recovery Software, Flash Memory, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-18
Opera Mobile 9.5 beta now available for WM touch screen devices: Opera Mobile 9.5 beta now available for WM touch screen devicesOpera is by far the best mobile browser out thereOpera has shown incredible innovation in their mobile browsers and 9.5 is no different. There is no browser better for your mobile device than Opera.Matthew, are there any mobile devices that...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Web browsers, touch screen device, Opera Software, touch screen, Web browser; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
News to know: Google; Microsoft; eBay; SAP; Apple: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google's second quarter: What to expect Deb Perelman: The Techie Hall of Shame Phil Wainewright: How much is a unit of cloud computing? Joe McKendrick: Seven SOA experts explain how to 'just do it' Robin...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Paragon Drive Backup (msi): Our feature-rich software easily restores your system whenever disaster strikes, and optimizes storage utilization to keep your system running at top speed. Along with our reliable entire disk backup, this powerful application provides you with a new approach to file backup and enhanced recovery tools. Use its Smart Backup to...; Tags: Disk, Paragon Software, Backups; Software downloads 2008-07-17