Full FeedCoby issues battery recall
Coby Electronics has announced a recall of nearly 20,000 rechargeable batteries sold with its portable DVD players between January 2007 and September 2009. The electronics manufacturer says they may overheat, creating a fire hazard. So far they have had 10 reports of such an incident and 8 of them resulted… Continue Reading »
Gadgetell Experiment: Naked Windows final update
If you didn’t know, I was running an experiment for the month of May where I would run two Windows XP machines. Neither one would have anti-virus or anti-spyware running. One machine was dubbed “Win Idiot” and was used in a way an idiot would use their computer. The other… Continue Reading »
Gadgetell Experiment: Naked Windows week 2 update
If you didn’t know, I am running an experiment using two Windows machines. Both are not running any antivirus or anti-spyware. One machine will be used in a limited fashion—going only to “safe” sites and being very cautious. The other machine is being used as if the user was an… Continue Reading »
Gadgetell Experiment: Naked Windows week 1 update
If you didn’t know, I am running an experiment using two Windows machines. Both are not running any antivirus or anti-spyware. One machine will be used in a limited fashion—going only to “safe” sites and being very cautious. The other machine is being used as if the user was an… Continue Reading »
Can you run Windows without anti-virus or anti-spyware? Gadgetell experiments
Today, I will be starting an experiment that will last all of May, 2009. Here’s the setup: two machines, both running Windows XP that will be using Windows Updater (so the OS will be patched). Neither will have anti-virus or anti-spyware software running. With one machine I will only go… Continue Reading »
News Bits: Amazon in Germany and a Best Buy recall
Like David Hasselhoff, Amazon’s MP3 store will become huge in Germany according to a new survey. The survey asked which company would broadband users want to download music from. Choices included Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. Those surveyed were all about Amazon. Also, if you bought an Insigna television, you may… Continue Reading »
Gadgetell Review: Cobra XRS 9960G Radar and Laser Detector
The model that I tested was the Cobra XRS 9960G Digital Radar and Laser Detector with the GPS Locator, it is currently available and retails for $389.95. The unit also comes with a lifetime subscription to the AURA Database which allows you stay up to date with the latest information… Continue Reading »
My Mobile Witness has a terrible name, but means well
A new service focused around the use of cell phones has been announced, it’s called “My Mobile Witness.” Upon first seeing the name, I immediately felt like I wanted to bash it for being some sort of invasion of privacy-enabling service. Turns out that isn’t the case. My Mobile Witness… Continue Reading »
Wanna make sure your kid doesn’t speed? Buy a Ford.
So, Junior just got his license and you’re worried about how fast he’s going to be ripping around the neighborhood, huh? Well, Ford just may have the solution you’re looking for. They’re coming out with the new MyKey and it is aimed to help parents both monitor and limit certain… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
