http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:22:56 -0700 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:42:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Best-Buy-taking-gadget-tradeins-to-raise-Christmas-cash?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner If Santa is looking a bit underfunded this year, you might want to considering unloading some of your old tech gear at Best Buy. The mega-retailer has started a trade-in program, both in stores and online. Stores will take laptops, iPods and m... gadgets cameras media players GPS phones laptops retail Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:42:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Best-Buy-taking-gadget-tradeins-to-raise-Christmas-cash?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Build-your-own-digital-camera?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner Does this look like fun or what? An engineering team from Columbia University has come up with a plan to sell a kit that will allow kids to build their own functioning digital camera, named the Bigshot. The idea is that kids will learn a lot a... cameras Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:06:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Build-your-own-digital-camera?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Behold-the-Headtime-electric-scalp-massager?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner If you're looking to start a new fashion/gadget trend, might we suggest jumping through whatever hoops are necessary to get your hands on the Headtime electric scalp massager. Looking like a comically oversized bicycle helmet, the interior... gadgets weird Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:49:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Behold-the-Headtime-electric-scalp-massager?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Ricoh-puts-image-sensor-in-camera-lens?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner Niche market camera maker Ricoh has unveiled a novel new take on the digital SLR camera format, placing the image sensor in the lens rather than the camera body. The company argues that doing so allows photographers to get all the benefits of ... cameras Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Ricoh-puts-image-sensor-in-camera-lens?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Is-Microsoft-trying-to-kill-netbook-market-with-Windows-7?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner What with the shoddy power management, user restrictions and other frustrations baked into Windows 7 Starter Edition, you might think Microsoft was deliberately trying kill the netbook market the pared-down version of its new OS is designed for. ... netbooks Microsoft Google Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:36:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Is-Microsoft-trying-to-kill-netbook-market-with-Windows-7?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d6-How-to-really-kill-your-iPod?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner An iPhone repair specialist has come up with a list of the most common ways to disable the handset, and the good news is that most of them aren't fatal. Broken screens, hickory-smoked electronics (from charging at too high a voltage) and a... iPhone Apple Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:06:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d6-How-to-really-kill-your-iPod?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Apple-Evil-clever-or-just-plain-pushy?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner There are few new revelations in PC World's review of how Apple uses its leverage in certain areas to restrict customer choices. But it's oh so sweet to have somebody say it out loud. The nefarious bond between the iPod and iTunes and ... media players iPhone Apple hacks Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:19:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Apple-Evil-clever-or-just-plain-pushy?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Will-GPS-know-everything-about-you?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner Never getting lost is a great promise. But what about retailers shoving ads to your cell phone based on your physical proximity to their store? Or electronic nags that tell parents where there kids are every minute of the day? (Oops, that one ... GPS doom Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:42:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Will-GPS-know-everything-about-you?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d4-KMart-holiday-deals-include-120-offbrand-netbook?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner Retail spies are already teasing out details on the kind of deals major retailers will offer on "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving that traditionally marks the start of the holiday shopping season. Among the more intriguing g... netbooks retail Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:18:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d4-KMart-holiday-deals-include-120-offbrand-netbook?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Apples-Leopard-update-killing-hackintosh-netbooks?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner Netbook hackers are reporting untold woe from the latest update of Apple's operating system. OS X 10.6.2, currently avaiable only in a developer release, includes numerous CPU-related changes that essentially render it incompatible with In... netbooks Apple hacks Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:24:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Apples-Leopard-update-killing-hackintosh-netbooks?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Is-Droid-phone-boon-or-bane-for-iPhone-owners?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner One of the great thing about technology pundits and analysts is that you can find one to bolster just about any theory. Take the impact of Verizon's upcoming Droid handset on iPhone owners. In one scenario, it'll be a plus, spurring Ap... iPhone phones Apple Google Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:45:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Is-Droid-phone-boon-or-bane-for-iPhone-owners?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Time-running-out-for-Apple-tablet?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner If Apple is going to come out with its long-rumored tablet, it needs to keep the price under $600 and get a move on. So says shopping site Retrevo, which recently did a survey of site users about the prospect of an Apple tablet. The compa... netbooks Apple Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:30:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Time-running-out-for-Apple-tablet?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Doing-iPhone-Halloween-costumes-on-the-cheap?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner In case you don't have a couple of grand and the integrity of your spine to blow on a Halloween costume, there are other ways to represent the iPhone. Just be sure to explain to your kids that it's not OK for strangers to "try out... iPhone Google Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:10:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Doing-iPhone-Halloween-costumes-on-the-cheap?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Is-ATT-network-design-to-blame-for-sludgy-data-traffic?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner The common wisdom has been that those periodic slowdowns experienced by AT&T data customers are the fault of too many iPhones jamming the lines. Not so fast, says one network engineer. Examining the way AT&T has configured its data net... iPhone phones Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:58:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Is-ATT-network-design-to-blame-for-sludgy-data-traffic?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Verizon-iPhone-deal-coming-next-year?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner Yet another technology seer is predicting that Apple will ditch its exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T when it has the chance and add Verizon to the fold. Brian Marshall, an analyst at Broadpoint AmTech, further predicts Verizon won't be ... iPhone Apple Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:38:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Verizon-iPhone-deal-coming-next-year?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d27-iPhone-Halloween-costume-shows-true-geek-dedication?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner Are Reko Rivera and John Savio crazy, or just true-blue geekwads? You decide, after checking out the working iPhone Halloween costumes the two Tampa, Fla., dudes have hacked together. Each outfit consists of a 42-inch LCD TV connected to a car... iPhone hacks Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:06:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d27-iPhone-Halloween-costume-shows-true-geek-dedication?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Remotecontrol-helicopter-opens-aerial-photography-to-all?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner If you've been interested in aerial photography but held back by that inconvenient airplane aspect, New York-based SkyShutter has the gadget for you. The company's AeriCam is a remote-controlled model helicopter engineered to hold a vi... cameras Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:50:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Remotecontrol-helicopter-opens-aerial-photography-to-all?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Netbooks-market-big-enough-to-merit-their-own-trade-show?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner In case you're not convinced yet that the netbook trend is here to stay, here's the latest bit of evidence that this is no passing fad: the not-quite-a-laptops now have their own trade show. The Netbook World Summit is set to happen De... netbooks Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:34:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Netbooks-market-big-enough-to-merit-their-own-trade-show?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Best-Buy-aids-Archos-in-taking-on-iPod-dynasty?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner If you're going to take on a franchise as big and entrenched as Apple's iPod, it can't hurt to have the support of one of the country's biggest gadget retailers. Which is just what category innovator but perennial also-ran Arch... media players retail Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:42:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Best-Buy-aids-Archos-in-taking-on-iPod-dynasty?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d22-The-Windows-7-hamburger-Pickle-initialization-failed-reboot?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner Here I thought Microsoft's promotional tie-up with "Family Guy" was an unholy union. If you live in Japan, you can buy a Windows 7 Whopper from Burger King for a limited time, with a full seven meat patties and a price of 777 ye... Big in Japan Microsoft Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:45:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8162-SF-Gadgets-Examiner~y2009m10d22-The-Windows-7-hamburger-Pickle-initialization-failed-reboot?cid=exrss-SF-Gadgets-Examiner