Gadgets & Gear
July 4, 2009
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It's that time of year again. You know, when you need the perfect gift for your favorite grad or dad? We can help. We've assembled some of the snazziest tech gear around, including useful gadgets like pocket camcorders (now in HD!) to the latest in gee-whiz gear, like cool MP3 players and digital photos frames. Some of these products are distinguished by their design, others by what they do and how well they do it.
Some of Our Favorite Gadgets & Gear
The iPod Touch remains the class of the field, with beautiful design, useful apps, a touch screen, and built-in Wi-Fi.
Choose this model for its looks rather than its overall performance, which is merely adequate.
The HP delivers stellar image quality, with crisp text and vibrant colors. Three DVI ports and eight USB ports set it apart.
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Gadgets & Gear News
Can't stand to wait for your phone to deliver e-mail and other functions? We put the iPhone 3G S, Nokia's N97 and the Palm Pre to the stopwatch to see which is the fastest. 02-Jul-2009
Thirty years ago this week, a revolution began in the audio market. With Sony's launch of the TPS-L2 Walkman in Japan on July 1 1979, music was suddenly portable. 02-Jul-2009
Panasonic has developed a new laser cutting system that can process three times as many old CRTs for recycling than a previous method, it said Thursday. 02-Jul-2009
Introduced on July 1, 1979, Sony's compact cassette tape player, the Walkman TPS-L2, launched portable electronics--single-handedly. 01-Jul-2009
China has reversed a decision to implement censorware, called Green Dam, on all PCs sold in the nation. 01-Jul-2009
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