Section: Audio, Home Audio, Speakers, Video, HDTV, Communications, Cellphones, Gadgets / Other, Green, Household, Features, Originals In a world where the environment quality and economy are rapidly declining, it is important to know what you, as an individual, can do to help the environment and sta...

Section: Communications, Computers, Wireless, Gadgets / Other, Features, Originals, Columns, Who's On Crack This week’s list is dedicated to the march of technology that continues to screw me over.  I’ll show you the things I’ve finally coughed up actual cash for only to have ...

Section: Gadgets / Other, GPS/Navigation If living off of coconuts and fish for a year or two doesn’t sound like your idea of an extreme vacation, check out this new personal locator beacon called Fast Find.  Today, adventurers have many options in locator beacons and they seem to keep ge...

Section: Video, DVD/DVR/Blu-ray, HDTV, Video Providers, Gadgets / Other, Household, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Peripherals, Storage, Web, Downloads Do you VUDU?  Apparently it’s becoming more and more popular.  And with their announcement yesterday that they are the first on-demand se...

Section: Communications, Computers, Gadgets / Other, Features, Originals, Columns, Who's On Crack I believe this week we’ve witnessed the birth of crack 2.0.  Like Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo, it follows up the original but with more flair and outlandish moves.  From the dance of th...

Section: Video, HDTV, Computers, Laptops, Gadgets / Other, GPS/Navigation, Imaging, Digital Cameras, Web, Websites, Features, Gadgetell Announcements, Originals Valentine’s Day, a holiday where we spend time with loved ones, and take them out to fancy dinners.  If your partner enjoys elec...

Section: Gadgets / Other, Green, Lifestyle We’ve played with the Kindle 2.  What’s the verdict?  It’s a step in the right direction but still needs more features.   The Kindle 2 is what the original Kindle should have been. The screen is very crisp and reading off it seemed e...

Section: Communications, Accessories, Gadgets / Other, Lifestyle Oprah may love the Kindle, as does our own Sue Walsh, but with today’s announcement from Google about their Book Search gone mobile, we’ve got to wonder if Kindle can keep up. Google Book Search enters the game Free.  ...

Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Speakers, Computers, Wireless, Gadgets / Other, Miscellaneous, Robots/AI With computer hard drives becoming bigger and bigger, it is easy to amass a big music collection, and never have to worry about deleting any music.  The problem is that there are so many son...

Section: Gadgets / Other First there was the well known E*Trade commercial with the talking baby bragging about how his BlackBerry keeps him connected, now some say educational toy company Leapfrog has taken the skit a bit farther with its new Text and Learn toy, which many are calling the “Ba...