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Review: Two new 3-D laptops still feel shallow

Dec 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 3

(AP) -- In its search for another technology to excite us, the consumer electronics industry is reaching deep - into the third dimension. The big push for 3-D TV won't happen until next year, but already ...

GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 28, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (5) | 3

(AP) -- The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

Top 10 tech toys for 2009

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 0

This year, I've grouped my list of Top 10 tech toys into price ranges. Keep in mind that the prices listed are the suggested retail, and you may be able to find better deals.

Review: A riff on robotics with self-tuning guitar

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (10) | 5

(AP) -- New cars have been tuning themselves for the better part of two decades now, so it should feel less impressive that Gibson has built a guitar that can smoothly do the same.

Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.

'Invisible bracelet' for emergency health alerts?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

6 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Emergency health alerts for the Facebook generation? The nation's ambulance crews are pushing a virtual medical ID system to rapidly learn a patient's health history during a crisis - and which can immediately text-message ...

Netbooks start raising the stakes

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 18, 2009 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 0

The standard desktop computer is about as popular as swine flu these days, with all the major innovations happening in the laptop and netbook segment.

Gadgets: Great gadgets, as a gift or not

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 17, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Officially this is not another gift guide. Instead I'd rather consider it the first of two roundups either of products I just haven't gotten to this year or some I have just couldn't find a home for.

BlackBerry users dealing with e-mail outage

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

(AP) -- BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday.

Gadgets: iP1 iPod/iPhone dock, Gboard keyboard

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The iP1 iPod/iPhone dock from iHome is part of the company's Studio Series launched earlier this year.

Nokia Booklet has flashy looks, but little substance

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 10, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (2) | 0

If the iPhone ushered in the era of cell phones that act like computers, then the recently released Nokia Booklet 3G netbook is an attempt to bring some of the features of a smart phone to a computer.

Gift Guide: Tech gadgets can boost your workouts

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 05, 2009 | 1.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps.

Gadgets: Gift ideas for your holiday shopping

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 05, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

Black Friday has come and gone and if you're like me, you barely made a dent in your holiday shopping list.

Shop before you sign a data contract for a netbook

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Netbooks with built-in 3G wireless Internet access are all the rage this holiday season. But before you sign on the dotted line at your local AT&T or Verizon Wireless store and commit yourself to a two-year contract, consider ...

Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ...