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Spy Gadgets Foretold Stuff We Take for GrantedThe 1960s were a great time to be a spy on television or in the movies. The reason: super-cool gadgets. The popular TV show Get Smart was no exception, although the technologically advanced doodads were often more comical than practical. Either way, what was cutting edge 40 years ago seems ho-hum today. With the big-screen update of Get Smart coming to theaters Friday, here's a look back at how prescient '60s spy gadgets contemporaries proved to be. ...continue |
Study: FireFox Most Secure BrowserOne way to evaluate the security of a Web browser is to determine what percentage of its users are using the latest version. In a study released on Tuesday by S. Frei et all, it was found that Firefox users are most likely to be up to date. ...continue |
Latest Gadgets Designed to Get the Most from Your Cell PhoneIf you get a new cell phone every few years, there's a good chance the accessories you bought for your old phone won't work with your new one. So when possible, it's a good idea to buy ones that are compatible with a variety of phones. Here are two neat products that fit the bill. ...continue |
Trucks Are Saving Fuel Through Bugged EnginesGlobal positioning devices attached to truck engines are helping lower fuel costs for rental customers, Florida's Ryder Systems said. The company, which has 120,000 trucks on the road, has offered customers a RydeSmart device, which tracks truck speeds and idling time. The system relays the information to a home office, so supervisors can tell drivers to slow down. Companies can also use the devise to track and streamline delivery routes. The president of the El Latino food company in Doral, Fla., RydeSmart has helped her reduce transportation costs 17 percent. ...continue |
MSN Flips Off Switch on PandoraAfter a year and a half, MSN and Pandora, the free Internet radio service, have parted ways. Since November 2006, MSN Radio was "powered by Pandora," which lets users build and share Internet radio stations based on their own musical tastes. Pandora, run by an Oakland, Calif., company of the same name, remains available at its own Web site, www.pandora.com. ...continue |
Tired of Waiting for Movies in the Mail? Try RokuThe Netflix Player by Roku is the latest effort to bring Internet movies to the masses. Right off the bat, the Roku (roku.com) has two big advantages over its competitors: its price and size. It costs $100 (compared with $300 for Vudu and $230 for Apple TV and it's about the size of a stack of four or five CD cases, so it doesn't take up precious real estate in your entertainment center. But don't be fooled by its stature. ...continue |
Application Developers Swarm to iPhoneApple's soon-to-open online App Store has triggered a scramble among software developers to write business plans aimed at making money off Apple's iPhone, a mini-computer that doubles as a phone, a networking service said on Monday. ...continue |
Don't Even Think About Buying a Tie! Seven Cool Gifts For Father's DayFather's Day is Sunday. Having a tough time figuring out what to buy the man in your house? Don't let gift buying and giving be a chore. Sure, homemade paperweights are fine gifts from the younger kids. But now that you are an adult, you have the opportunity to show your guy how much you appreciate him with something really exciting. Here are seven gift ideas that are a little out-of-the-ordinary, but will show him how much you care. ...continue |
Better, Faster . . .Cheaper? New iPhone Being UnveiledGet ready for iPhone 2.0: Today Apple is widely expected to introduce a zippier version that will operate on both a faster AT&T network, and speedier networks internationally. The price also will rock: $199, according to people with knowledge of the matter, down from the current $399 and $499. Sources declined to be cited by name or affiliation because Apple and AT&T haven't authorized anybody to speak publicly about pricing until after today's announcement. ...continue |
JetBlue Airways' 'BetaBlue' Expands Free In-Flight Connectivity ServicesJetBlue Airways Corporation and LiveTV today announced the expansion of in-flight connectivity services onboard "BetaBlue," JetBlue's Wi-Fi equipped A320 aircraft. The expanded services will provide customers with a simple yet extensive search and discover option from Amazon.com, as well as a more diverse email and messaging platform open to both Microsoft Exchange corporate email accounts and leading webmail providers such as Gmail, AOL Mail, Hotmail and Windows Live Mail. ...continue |
Who Needs Cable? HBO Downloadable Through Apple's iTunesThe buzz is true. HBO has agreed to sell some of its most popular shows on Apple's iTunes starting today. ...continue |
Hands On Review: The SanDisk Sansa FuzeThree weeks into testing SanDisk's Sansa Fuze, it's performed very well, certainly in line with a good experience using another product from SanDisk' stable. So the key question in reviewing the Fuze is to find out if the experience would be familiar enough to measure up . . . and the device enhanced enough to impress. ...continue |