Archive for July, 2009
Will the Kindle Book Bought Yesterday Still Be Yours Tomorrow?
Saturday, July 18th, 2009Yesterday, Amazon learned a lesson they really should have down by this point. Secrets don’t keep well on the web, and a company doing something suspicious to more than one or two people gets around really fast and looks really bad without proper explanation.
The problem occurred when purchasers of a certain Kindle edition of “1984″ [...]
A Bit Quiet Around Here
Friday, July 10th, 2009This is just a little note to explain why it’s been a bit quiet here at GadgetyTech this week. My mom is dealing with some major health issues and a lot of my time this week (and in the near future) is filled taking care of her. The folks at my day job haven’t [...]
Solar Vest Charges Devices as You Toil Under the Hot Sun
Friday, July 3rd, 2009Ready for a fashion statement that says, “Give me a sunny day and I’ll give you a cell phone that’s always charged”? Then try out this vest from Chinavasion. The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest packs four solar panels in pouches on its back, to store up to 8,800mAh in a battery built into the vest. [...]
gdgt Brings Social Media Fusion to Tech Space
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009So, what is gdgt? from gdgt on Vimeo.
Social media is starting to see some interesting fusions. Combine aspects of Facebook, Wikipedia and Shelfari, soak the result in gadgety obsession, and you get gdgt, the new project from former Engadget editors Ryan Block and Peter Rojas. It’s not a traditional gadget blog, more a clearing house [...]