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PreviewIt (exe)

PreviewIt gadget provides you with new way to preview various types of files. Simply drag file over the area of plugin and it will be prieviewed in pop-out window. Drop it and it will be opened in associated application. Drag outside and the preview will disappear. This version is the...

Tags: Preview, PreviewIt Gadget, Construction

Software downloads 2007-09-12

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News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple

 Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-06

You can now purchase a technology trade-in plan when you buy a gadget from TigerDirect or CompUSA

You can now purchase a technology trade-in plan when you buy a gadget from TigerDirect or CompUSAWouldn't buy from TigerDirect...I've had way to many issues with TigerDirect, and I have NEVER been able to get them to honor one of their rebates. I'll never buy anything from them again....

Tags: TigerDirect, CompUSA Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find speed traps online

User-generated Google maps of police speed traps are easy to find with Trapster, a site that offers just that: a way to alert other drivers of speed traps in your area. The concept is simple: download the Trapster app for your mobile phone, and use it to...

Tags: Phone, Speed Trap, 3G, Smart Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-03

You can now purchase a technology trade-in plan when you buy a gadget from TigerDirect or CompUSA

If you're buying a new consumer electronics product from either TigerDirect or CompUSA, you can now lock-in a trade-in strategy and some moolah or store credige by buying a Guaranteed Buyback plan from TechForward at the time of purchase. To refresh your memory, TechForward is an...

Tags: Plan, CompUSA Inc., TechForward, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-03

News to know: HP's Smartphone; Obama's iPhone app; Skype in China; Data breach bill

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: WSJ: H-P plans to unveil smartphone Jason D. O'Grady: Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app Track the Presidential election polls with...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., Smartphone, Obama, Smart Phones, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Computing, RSS, Financial Accounting, Open Source, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have now

Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have nowRE: Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have nowMy friend, you are correct. Kudos to you, and thanks for the heads-up.I think the slash in the C:/ prompt is backwards...C: instead of C:/ in PC...

Tags: Keyboards, nostalgia, Gadget nostalgia, C:","ZDDF.DT.29.52609

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have now

I was quite inspired by fellow ZDNet blogger Matthew Miller's post listing every mobile device he's had over the years (86 and counting, my friend!). Though my memory isn't as robust as Matt's, I thought I'd compile a list of my own ghost gadgets of the past, comparing them with...

Tags: Motorola Razr, Phone, Logitech, Intel Core 2 Duo, Camera, Computer, Motorola Inc., Processors, Telecom & Utilities, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Perens new crusade is patent law

Perens new crusade is patent lawBull, there is no lack of innovation.True, open source is not free to take others ideas but that is how it should be. Face it, open source is nothing but knock off copies of propriatary. Sorry but thats just how it is.As to...

Tags: Leadership, OPEN SOURCE, Software intellectual property, New software product, new crusade, Perens, crusade, patent law, patent, innovation

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Android sucks oxygen from mobile broadband room

Android sucks oxygen from mobile broadband roomany other Carriers?So Far it's only T-Mobile. There's all this hype, and I don't work/live in a major city. T-Mobile has the fewest towers in the country and is barely rolling out their G3 network to the major metropolitan areas. ...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, mobile broadband, mobile, oxygen, Qt Extended, OpenMoko, phone, open source

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Optical Illusion of The Day Vista Gadget (gadget)

Optical Illusion of The Day Vista Gadget pulls the latest optical illusion from Mighty Optical Illusions Web site and shows it in your Vista sidebar. If you click on the image, browser takes you to that particular illusion's description and comments. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Illusion, Aheront, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Internet

Software downloads 2008-10-02

SpeakingClock (gg)

It's lunchtime' announces this animated clock at 12am. This Google Desktop gadget clock speaks hourly texts. Define 24 different hour texts by using the options dialog. For example, define 'It's time to lunch' for 12am. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-10-02

To: Circuit City and Best Buy. From: You.

The CEO of Circuit City resigned last week after his failed attempt to revitalize the well-known gadget store. Since then, the 'ol City is looking like it's headed the way of CompUSA. The civic-minded Consumerist blog has decided to call on its readers to compile requests into...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Consumerist Blog, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-01

News to know: Debate Hub, Clickjacking; RIM's Q2; Twitter; Slingbox goes HD

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled ‘Debate Hub' as social, political destination Former Google product manager ‘disappointed' by T-Mobile G1 ...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., CNET Networks Inc., Matthew Miller, Twitter, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-26

EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled 'Debate Hub' as social, political destination

EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled 'Debate Hub' as social, political destinationReal data, coming soon...Andrew, thanks again for talking with all of us on this project. We will continue to have the "dummy data" you see in there now from the debate that was four years ago until mid-day Friday... then it...

Tags: Debate Hub, C-SPAN

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled 'Debate Hub' as social, political destination

If you love using your gadgets -- and you're fired up about this year's election -- have I got a site for you. Less than 24 hours before the first debate, C-SPAN, the cable network known for airing non-stop, unfiltered coverage of government proceedings, has unveiled its...

Tags: Site, Twitter, C-SPAN, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Marketing, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-09-25

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

Hands on: Slingbox PRO-HD

Unless you're someone who spends a lot of time Slinging content from your high-def TV to a computer elsewhere on your home network, you're not likely to see a whole lot of reason to upgrade - at least not quite yet - to the new $299 Slingbox PRO-HD, which began...

Tags: Bedroom, Home Network, Satellite, HD, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Fast Price Check (CAB)

Fast Price Check is your in-store shopping companion!Quickly find product details, user reviews, and compare the lowest online prices using any product's barcode, right from your phone!Buy online with your mobile browser, or save and email your searches to review them when you get homeUse our Mac Dashboard Widget, Windows...

Tags: Search, Fast Price Check, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web Browsers, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Internet

Software downloads 2008-09-25

Podcaster done for now

Podcaster done for nowThe WinMobile ecosystem is a perfect example... of what Apple fears. Tens of thousands of third party software titles developed with and without Microsoft's SDKs, sold for a profit, with all off the money going to the developers.Apple can't survive open competition.This is why we need...

Tags: Podcasts, Leadership, Digital music, Apple Inc., Podcaster, developer

Discussion threads 2008-09-24