Top 10 Last-Minute Father's Day Gadgets Dad Actually Wants
Much has been said about the Wii Fit's ability to get couch potatoes moving. In reality, if your goal is to get the dad in your life to lose weight, you're better off getting him a gym membership. But if you want him to have a good time and are ... [... more]
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Top 5 New Mini MP3 Players: Comparison Test
Media players are shrinking at a rate that's both mind-blowing and slightly hilarious. Since trimming ounces and millimeters means sacrificing some of the features found in full-size players, the current field of mini competitors is surprisingly ... [... more]
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Podcast: Behind the Scenes with Microsoft Surface
After all the fanfare from techies worldwide, the touchscreen coffee table that could change the world is just getting started. Senior technology editor Glenn Derene, who was the first journalist to go hands-on with Surface, analyzes the ... [... more]
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Top 10 Last-Minute Gadgets and Tools for Father's Day
This heavy-duty, 4-in-1 tool adds to long list of tools in the FatMax line that have impressed us (click here for video). A single piece of steel that's essentially a crowbar on steroids, this is a reasonably priced gift if pops is all about ... [... more]
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MORE NEW ELECTION COVERAGE
AVELLA, Pa. - The reliability of Pennsylvania's voting machines was as important as getting people to the polls during yesterday's much-anticipated Democratic primary, which ended in a key win for Senator Hillary Clinton over Senator Barack ... [... more]
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Dell M109S DLP Micro Projector / $500
Traveling salesmen rejoice: The era of the micro projector has officially begun. This palm-size projector is the first to use Texas Instruments' Pico technology-a shrunk-down version of the DLP chips that power large rear-projection TVs. Soon we ... [... more]
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Top 8 Tools for Backyard Summer BBQs
One of the great benefits of owning a grill-gas or charcoal-is that it provides the perfect excuse to buy some really cool tools. For starters, you definitely need a set of long-handle barbecue utensils, some sort of side table or carrying tray ... [... more]
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Super Monkey
Don't get us wrong-we're just as excited about the new 3G iPhone as the next Apple geek, and we'll have Pete Mortensen from "Cult of Mac" live blogging Steve Jobs' keynote Monday at 1 p.m. Eastern. But as is often the case with Apple's early ... [... more]
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Continued: Tech Hurdles to the 3D Home Revolution >>>
There will be two types of 3D content available for home viewers: movies shot and sold as 3D discs, and 2D footage that is converted in real time into 3D through sophisticated software and hardware. Today, a large number of DLP and plasma TVs are ... [... more]
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Continued: The Luxury Flash Drive >>>
We'll be the first to admit it: The mere idea of offering your ladyfriend a technological doodad on the most sacred day of the romantic calendar might seem to miss the point of the holiday altogether. After all, love can't be stored on a hard ... [... more]
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Razer-THX Speakers Turn Your Desk Into Sonic Boomerang
Most computer speakers shoot their sound straight ahead. That's fine if you're parked in an office-chair sweet spot, but moving from your seat can create an unbalanced sound, muddying your music and movies. The Razer Mako 2.1 Desktop Speakers ... [... more]
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In this weekend's new thriller
But just how close are we to a world in which everything digital is so interconnected that somebody, or something, can turn technology on you so completely? "The tech in the movie that's just a couple years away is that there would be one ... [... more]
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