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The ToyBox presents: Top 10 Summer Gadgets 2008: The editors of The ToyBox blog list the Top 10 gadgets you should have in your own gadget toybox this summer. by Andrew Nusca; Tags: Gadget, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Nusca, product photos, toybox, summer; Image galleries 2008-07-03
Digital Experience! NYC 2008: ZDNet editor Andrew Nusca attends Pepcom's 2008 Digital Experience! event in New York City. by Andrew Nusca; Tags: New York City, Editor, Andrew Nusca, tech action, product photos, toybox; Image galleries 2008-06-26
The Toybox is open: If you're one of the 17 loyal readers of Hits and Hype, the old column I used to have on ZDNet (in the pre-blog world of the early 21st century), welcome back! If not, errr, just a plain old welcome, I guess. There seemed to be no...; Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Mobile, Blog, Camera, Toybox, Blogging, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-01-04
The ToyBox (zip): The ToyBox is an application that provides the means to keep an inventory of your dolls and toys. Simple and easy to use, it keeps up with all your dolls and toys including where you keep them, initial cost, current value, from whom and when they were purchased, serial numbers,...; Tags: Inventory, Doll, ToyBox, Manufacturing; Software downloads 2007-10-31

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Are gamers doping during tournaments?: It's not typical Toybox fare, but it made me wonder just what kind of "toys" people are keeping in their toyboxes these days. A fascinating recent Gameplayer interview chronicles some tokin' and smokin' at the World Cyber Games in Germany, with the Tournament Director's full knowledge: ...; Tags: Tournament, Knowledge, Director, Games, Policies And Procedures, Strategy, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-08-28

Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?: So just yesterday as I was gearing up to offer you a nice slice of Toybox goodness via my laptop, my trusty old Logitech V320 Cordless Optical mouse zapped out, ne'er to return. Ouch. The problem was not Logitech's -- I've been using their...; Tags: Mouse, Logitech, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-08-21
External HD cases turn your drive into Samuel L. Jackson: There are a lot of odd customized products in the gadget world, but this one takes the cake for the most potential. Meninos Design Studio offers acrylic cases wrapped in customizable vinyl, turning your favorite silver drive into a can of Red Bull, a bottle of Heinz...; Tags: Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Report leaked: 23 (yes, 23) Eee PC models in the pipeline: The fine people over at Engadget have discovered a leaked image showing the ASUS Eee PC roadmap. Normally, this would be cause for only slight excitement -- until you count just how many of them there are. Go on. I'll wait. ...; Tags: ASUS, Engadget, Pipeline, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-29
News to know: Open Office; Google; Security metrics; IT jobs: Notable headlines: Dana Blankenhorn: What could Open Office do with a business model? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex. Gallery right Paul Murphy: Internet abuse and Cloud Computing An IT productivity horror story ...; Tags: Job, Security, Google Inc., Power Management, Information Technology, Photograph, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-07
The ToyBox presents: Top 10 Summer Gadgets 2008: It's high time you left the office and got some sunlight. You hear me? It's the Fourth of July weekend, for Pete's sake! ...what's that? You'll have to leave all your gadgets at home? Not if we can help it....; Tags: Gadget, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Weekend Gadget Guidance: Sync files between computers over the Web, free: Freeware application and Web service Dropbox instantly backs up and syncs your files over the Internet and to any Windows or Mac computer. Once you install the application, it will create a Dropbox folder on your hard drive. Any file you put inside that folder will sync...; Tags: Web, File, Computer, Dropbox Web Interface, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Firefox 3 RELEASED: Thoughts?: Firefox 3 RELEASED: Thoughts?FireFox 3I think FireFox 3 totally ROCKS. The only problem I currently have is that many of my plugins that worked on v2 do not work on v3 and they are not yet available but thats OK. I will get by without them for a while.JThttp://www.FIreMe.To/udiToybox??I thought...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Firefox 3 RELEASED: Thoughts?: As you're all well aware by now, the latest version of everyone's favorite browser is slated for release today. There's been a whole lot of coverage of the release -- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes details the changes here, Mary Jo Foley covers Microsoft competition here, musings about memory usage...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-06-17
Top 5 Father's Day gadget gifts for sons to give: Father's Day is coming up, and for sons everywhere, that means a little indulgence in Dad's favorite activities. Here at ZDNet, that means gadgets, so here are five items Dad needs in his gizmo toybox. Click here to view the "Top 5 gadget gifts for sons to give" gallery...; Tags: Gadget, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-06-12
Top 5 Father's Day gadget gifts for sons to give: Father's Day is coming up, and for sons everywhere, that means a little indulgence in Dad's favorite activities. Here at ZDNet, that means gadgets, so here are five items Dad needs in his gizmo toybox. by Andrew Nusca; Tags: Gadget, Andrew Nusca, off topic; Image galleries 2008-06-12
Samsung announces 3G 'iPhone killer': Coming in the Toybox inbox this morning is news of the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional-based 3G Samsung Omnia, announced today while Apple fanboys around the globe wait nervously for an announcement of a 3G iPhone at today's WWDC keynote. The Omnia's enters the ring looking to fight,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, DivXNetworks, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Video, H.264, XviD, Samsung Omnia, 3G, Corporate Communications, GPS, Cellular Phones, Microsoft Windows, Wireless, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Software, Hardware, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-06-09
Weekend Gadget Guidance: Shop for online gadgets by sliding: Since Toybox readers are always in the market for a shiny new toy, this service might make the online shopping experience a little easier. AnswerOil is an attempt to improve the gadget-buying process with a slider-based search system. What does that mean, exactly? Begin...; Tags: Laptop Computer, AnswerOil, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-30
VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest board: Since nothing gets Toybox readers going quite like processor wars -- I mean, hey, it's the Crusades of computing -- I thought I'd throw this little morsel into the ring. Arriving in the Toybox inbox this morning from Taipei is news that VIA Technologies has announced their...; Tags: Board, X86 Processor, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Weekend Gadget Guidance: Save on shipping online purchases: Ah, the bane of a Toybox reader's existence: online shipping costs. You've narrowed down which gadget you want to buy, you've found the most inexpensive vendor that's still trustworthy, you've put the item in your shopping cart and....wait, 12 bucks for shipping?! Highway murder!! ...; Tags: Coupon, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Dueling DSLRs: Canon and Nikon go head-to-head, but which is best?: It's high noon in the world of digital cameras, and Canon and Nikon are back at it all over again. And I can't wait. In the world of gadgets and gizmos, the digital SLR is one noble citizen. The ultimate smile-prompter, you could say. So when I...; Tags: Nikon Corp., SLR, Canon Inc., Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-06