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The magic 8 ball goes high tech with Hunch

by Jodie Andrefski on Apr 21, 2009 at 03:01 PM

There’s this new website out there called hunch.com.  It’s developed by an 11 person team, made up of a crew of MIT computer scientists and the co-founder of flickr, so it isn’t like it’s being put together by some 12 year old and her gaggle of giggling girlfriends. (Or so… Continue Reading »

Get ready for “You Tell Gadgetell”

by Jodie Andrefski on Apr 16, 2009 at 03:16 PM

Normally, here at Gadgetell, we are the ones who tell you all about the tech you need to know.  Well, the tide is turning.  Because I’m going to be getting out on the streets videotaping and asking real people real questions about ...well…you guessed it.  All things tech.  And that’s… Continue Reading »

Google’s “Lively” is gonna be dead

by Jodie Andrefski on Nov 20, 2008 at 06:05 PM

My, my Google.  That was quick.  I’ll just bet you’re a ton of fun on a date.  Launched just this past July, Google’s “Lively” program (in hindsight, one can’t help but chuckle at the name they chose), is already being killed off.  I can hear the trumpets in the background… Continue Reading »

Hey, you stupid teen.  Learn something.

by Jodie Andrefski on Oct 23, 2008 at 11:11 AM

There are lots of methods of educating children offered these days.  Private school, public school, online charter schools.  But somehow it seems the actual education kids seem to be getting is often on a downhill slide.  And to many, this is a major concern.  The latest in the list of… Continue Reading »

Sony’s latest Reader Digital Book lets your fingers do the walking

by Jodie Andrefski on Oct 3, 2008 at 03:03 PM

Sony’s latest model in their Reader family, the PRS-700 gives consumers the opportunity to choose how they would like to experience reading electronically.  It is much closer to an actual “book” experience, but with all the cool e-reader add-ons. The PRS-700 features an interactive touch display, that allows readers to… Continue Reading »

Plastic Logic gets ready to publish E-newspaper

by Jodie Andrefski on Sep 8, 2008 at 03:38 PM

Getting ready to show off their version of an electronic paper at a trade show today in San Diego, Plastic Logic’s yet unnamed device may just be a needed boost for the floundering newspaper industry. The device continually updates wirelessly, and can store content from newspapers, magazines, books, whatever…hundreds of… Continue Reading »

Mozilla Labs introduces Ubiquity: Connecting the web with language

by Jodie Andrefski on Aug 27, 2008 at 03:54 PM

Mozilla Labs announced yesterday the release of the Initial Prototype of the latest project meant to connect the web with language - Ubiquity.  From a quote on their blog, the folks over at Mozilla Labs hope to “find new user interfaces that could make it possible for everyone to do… Continue Reading »

Shelfari is the latest member of the Amazon.com family

by Jodie Andrefski on Aug 26, 2008 at 09:38 PM

Amazon just announced the acquisition of the start-up book sharing company Shelfari. They are on a roll with literary-related purchases, as just earlier this month, they bought AbeBooks, an online seller of rare and used works.  Now, what makes this Shelfari purchase a tad more interesting is the fact that… Continue Reading »

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