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Dec28
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The year is coming to an end and I think I should take the time to first say thank you that you made the last 5 months easier and funnier, reading about gadgets on BizToolBelt. BizToolBelt is not the gadgets blog it is today, just because of me. All the authors must have done a great job, too. It was summer, in August, when I took over this blog and I must say I am very pleased with what happened because all the goals I've set were conquered. From 6,000 pageviews in July BizToolBelt went only up, to 8,700 in August, 14,000 in September, 65,000 in October and finally the big month, November, brought 107,000 pageviews. I am very happy that you guys enjoy our articles (and probably me, too) and with these results comes confidence. For 2008 I am going to set only one goal and that is to get over 250,000 impressions in one month (doesn't matter which one) and to get at least 500 RSS subscribers. What are your goals for 2008? My wishes for you in 2008 are health and joy. May it be the best year so far. See you back on 7th January when the break ends.
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Dec21
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I know I've presented you with a lot of photo-frames but this one is a little bit different. Mustek just announced PF-i700, a digiframe with support for an iPod. It features a 7-inch display that can sport up to 480...
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The fact that the British caught writing cellphone short messages or chatting while driving a vehicle could face jail for two years, is not really new. Apparently the law is about to change and simply talking on the phone while...
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As you know the stock markets aren't exactly the best place to invest your money for some profit, but today RIM and other tech companies managed to draw the whole market behind. Apparently Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) has managed...
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BlueNavi is a Korean manufacturer of GPS devices and they just released their newest model, N7000PMP. Aving.net, the news network, managed to get us some pictures of the new eye-catching N7000PMP and I guess you can see the similarities with...
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This is not just a piece of storage if you wondered what the title is all about. LG just touched base and released a Vaccine USB flash drive (funny name, uh?) that comes preloaded with anti-virus and malware/adware protection software...
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Dec20
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If you ever wondered what a geek would like for Christmas you may want to consider the "Dosugus" cushion with good-old-DOS-like design. I am sure if your company has anything to do with technology and you have a lot of...
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Dec17
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If you were wondering how long is Verizon going to tease us with the new Palm Treo 755p before they go live I can tell you it's already selling. However I was very surprised to see that the price is...
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For all those pedaling to work or maybe for those motor-bike fans I have something that might interest you and no it's not a small Local Area Network on your bike but it's somehow similar if we consider what it...
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Now that the first rumor with TomTom developing a GPS module for the iPhone burst nicely in the air we have something new to cheer us, the locoGPS hack that slots in the iPhone's port delivering 16 channels of satellite...
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Last month I told you that we should see USB 3.0 live from 2009, with speeds that could go up to 4Gbps. Apparently, FireWire will not give up and with their latest version S3200 will be able to use the...
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Benq just released a new digital camera, X835, which surprised me in a good way because it has a 8MP sensor, 3x optical zoom and a very high ISO sensitivity that can go up to ISO 2000 for still image...
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Have you ever considered rollable dislays? If you haven't I am sure you can imagine how they look and but to be honest I never thought they would get into production any time soon but Polymer Vision just announced that...
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You may think that paying $6,400 for a set of earbuds would offer not only supreme quality but some jewels, too. You got one right because we have the "iDiamond ear" created by the Norwegian Heyerdahl Jewelry, made of 18...
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I'm not sure (yet) if the PC World guys are Apple fans or not but they really did it this time. After announcing that MacBook Pro is the fastest on Vista, which turned out to be "not-that-true", they made a...
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A report by Canalys came out these days and talks about smartphones market share in Q3 of 2007. The results are not very surprising with the iPhone in the second place with 27% market share in North America, after BlackBerry...
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Dec13
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Because the wind blows in different directions, because there isn't a constant air flow to get through and because not all regions get it, traditional turbines are no longer very efficient now that Mageen Power invented the airborne wind turbines....
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Google had an interesting presentation this year at the Captains of Industry Conference by BP Sukhinder Singh Cassidy that wanted to make us aware how technology evolved so far because storage capacities increased. We already knew that and also knew...
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Dec12
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Nokia recently started discussions to buy Navteq and the answer came today. Navteq's shareholders voted the aquisition with an overwhelming majority the $8.1 billion price and can now be considered very rich.Navteq is famous for producing maps and Internet maps,...
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Because we are responsible people living on that planet we definitely need a "Greener Gadgets Conference" to see how we can deal with pollution coming this way. Studies showed that this industry is in the top of the most dirtier...
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I never knew the Russians are trying to build mobile phones, but RoverPC is a company that really does it, and it does it very well. They've just announced their newest C6 GSM mobile phone that features GPRS, works on...
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Touchscreens are becoming more and more popular. The big boom started with iPhone's success, that used a touchscreen and now everyone wants to have it. What I am about to tell you started when a test engineer for the Microsoft...
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I wasn't sure that "w00t" is such a popular word, but the US Dictionary decided to prove me wrong because the gamer's slang managed to the title word of the year. Can you imagine that saying it out loud is...
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Batteries that charge in just a few minutes with a bigger lifetime have been rumored for over a year now under the name of super Li-ion batteries. Nothing materialized until a few days ago when Toshiba announced they will start...
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Remember I told you yesterday that Apple is rumored to release three new ultra-thin MacBook laptops at MacWorld 2008? Here is another one that relates to the iPhone this time. Apparently the Dutch from TomTom are preparing a GPS Module...
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Dec11
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Though I can understand why people would like to have a business card in the same place with an USB storage device, I am not sure how practical the idea would be. Designer Abhinav Dapke made the mix and he's...
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I've been very excited to read about inventions that can generate light with either no power sources or with a less electricity consumption. Today I've heard of MPK, a company that is "famous" for the Litrospheres which are self-luminous micro-particles...
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I've just managed to get my eyes on the new Sagem my220x and the first thing I looked at, was the golden big disc menu button and the edges, which are also golden. From what I've heard it doesn't feature...
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It's already known that the MacWorld is a great way for Apple to come up with another great product, like they did this year with the iPhone. MacWorld 2008 is just one month away and the rumors won't stop, with...
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If you consider wha happened from the last month when we've first heard of Google's Android, the open source Operating System for mobile phones, everyhing leads me to the conclusion that this will become a success. The Japanese from Willcom...
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If you were looking for a seven-inch laptop to increase your mobility, and you don't like Asus' Eee PC there is a solution. The new Everex Cloudbook is running Linux, have a 7-inch (obviously) screen and works on a 1.2...
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Dec10
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HTC, the company that apparently sells the most advanced mobile phone of our days, just got their little baby back home. I'm talking about HTC Neon 100, that was just approved by the FCC and also passed Japan's certification process...
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Knowing that the iPhone is the invention of the year (by Time) and the fact that they sold so many units worldwide can only mean this is the best mobile phone ever. However what can you do now, because everyone...
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Excuse my title but I couldn't resist. I would really like to know your honest opinion but isn't this new webcam looking a lot like a device from Leagues under the Sea? Or maybe this is Terminator's webcam when he...
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Have you ever wondered if you can use your iPod Touch as a mobile phone substitute. Apparently some people did and they even managed to get a SIP-based VoIP application that should do just that.The application, which is an upgraded...
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Toshiba announced today three new SSD drives that will come with 32GB, 64GB and 128GB that will start shipping from March 2008. With better seek times because there's no mechanical part like the classic hard drives we knew, and with...
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For those of you that work in a techy environment and you can only wish to use casual clothes because the suit is a must, here is something that will bring a smile on your colleagues' faces. It's a 8-bit...
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Dec 7
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Fat people are usually the first to use a body fat measuring device because skinny people don't think of diets and they are trying to put some, on. However I'm going to make a small review (eye review) of the...
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Apparently big phone manufacturers won't only team up with fashion designers but with big audio companies, too. Could that be because of the market going crazy for having both a cellular phone and a music player with great sound output,...
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I've never knew, and I am sure many of you either, that there is a big truck that's only powered with batteries. I mean I've been to Croatia at the Plitvice National Park and I saw their electric buses used...
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If you remember that we first told you about Vista SP1 update back in October then I think you've waited enough to see if it's worth it. We have something else to add about SP1 and that includes both the...
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The rumor was that Warner Bros will continue the format war and will go to Sony, choosing the Blu Ray disc to get their movies on starting two months ago, in October. This obviously never happened and BusinessWeek is now...
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It's not only sushi that I like with the Japanese, but also the fact that they seem to be a bit ahead when it comes to technology. If you want arguments to that, just Google how many big tech companies...
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Dec 6
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I would really be interested to know how many people will buy this pure gold remote control designed by Lantic Systems to control the entertainment system on luxurious yachts. The codename for it, is Gold RC1 and it's obviously a...
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A super computer that is the size of a laptop sounds like a very good idea and IBM may have the solution with their silicon nanophotonic technology. Apparently they won't use any wires in the future chipsets but light pulses...
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Please don't think the Wi-Fi detector shirt is just a shirt because I have proof it's a also a gadget. Yes, this 100% cotton shirt, pictured here, IS a gadget that can detect 802.11 b/g wireless networks signal and send...
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Word on the market - inside sources - says that Dell is going to put their Latitude XT tablet PC, for sale, live on December 11th which is Tuesday, next week. This is a very exciting thing to know because...
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After all those bad news about the OLPC I think it's time for a good one. According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft will begin their testing sessions to see how good Windows XP is running on OLPC XO, next...
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It's kind of weird that Samsung will release their new F250 slider in Russia, but this is how it's going to happen. South Korea's biggest producer of mobile phones announced on their (official) Russian website the specs and they include...
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Dec 5
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Been reading Gearater today and I just heard of another biggest, fastest, world's first product from Samsung. This time they've announced the new GDDR5 memory chipset that is supposed to kick all other in the behind, because it can transfer...
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Make sure you have a pen and a piece of paper if you're ready to find out more about the companies that are ready to bid on FCC's auction in January (on 24th) for the 700MHz spectrum. Apparently the 700MHz...
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CES is rapidly coming around the corner and news have just arived. Apparently, our friends at GearLog got an email from Samsung, which mentioned that at CES in January, the company will at least discuss about the 1.3-inch hard drive...
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There is nothing new to the fact that the Chinese are replicating almost every successful story on the cellphones market, but things may have changed because it looks like they're working "against" their own people. A clone of the well...
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For everyone interested in 100% green cars that should be powered with solar energy, you should know that getting there is just a matter of type. Here is the first step that will lead to the final product. It's a...
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Two new digital cameras that sholud match a Holiday budget have been released by Samsung today. The first one is S760 with a 7 megapixel sensor and the other one is S860, that sports 8 megapixels. Both cameras have face...
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Are you rich and a fan of diving? I am sure this beautiful diving watch from Jaeger-LeCoultre would make a very nice addition to your gear. It's a mechanical engineering wonder because it dives down at 262 feet deep in...
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Dec 4
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I don't think Apple made it a habit to do charity work, but they managed to melt my heart this time when they donated more than 100 iPods to the high school students in Poway, California. Steve Boyack, wrote to...
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We all know how the buyers stick with the company for a long long time. Take the iPhone or the BlackBerry for example. Once you have an iPhone and you like it, time will pass before you may think of...
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Just when you think the latest camera released on the market is in top, someone else pops in with something newer and better. Canon released their PowerShot G9 model some time ago to upgrade the G7 which was already sold...
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There is no doubt that LG's Shine model was a real hit and the arguments are those 5 million units they managed to sell from launch until today. With all these in mind and the fact that lots of users...
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If you're like me and you like working on your laptop on the go then you will have to agree that keeping it on your knees is not the easiest job in the world after 20 minutes of work. The...
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The battle between the OLPC project (with voices saying Negroporte failed) and the Eee PC from ASUS is still on, but the low cost laptop is supposed to sell in 3.8 million units next year (fiscal year), or that's what...
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Dec 3
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If you already like your Motorola Q9 then I have news for you. The latest upgrade includes WiFi and that makes me love it more and more. In a cleaner chrome case that replaces dark silver, with a big AT&T...
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Lots of people waited for the new Windows Mobile upgrade and it looks like BoyGeniusReport already got their eyes on it, but acknowledged later. They had their hands on a new Motorola Q9 wit Wi-Fi and apparently it's running on...
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I've just heard about the newest Western Digital Passport which is a 320GB portable hard drive that should bring you plenty of storage if you have a laptop (like mine) with a small hard drive. I only have a 60GB...
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Samsung just announced their newest M110 phone that sports FM functionality with a very nice clean design that makes it look very solid. I like that there's no joystick, only buttons so I guess it would be a nice business...
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You've heard me talking a lot about digital photo frames around here but it's always interesting to show another one. Toshiba just released their newest Tekbright, a 7-incher that can sport 720 x 480 resolutions to make all your vacation...
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Word on the market was, that Creative has a 32GB Zen portable media player in the works but they never confirmed it until today when all the rumors burst. If you want to know what th upgrade includes the answer...
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If having those incredible big billboard ads (which sometime can be turned into houses) are not enough then the London Underground has a pretty good idea of what could satisfy advertising "needs" then how does a half kilometer long LED...
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