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 I've been noticing more and more vending machines stuffed with electronics lately.  A few weeks ago I had a layover in Atlanta and my gate was directly across from an iPod vending machine.  I figured I'd do some seat of the pants research, and see how many people would plunk down $200-$400 into a vending machine, and how long it ...

Grand Central, a new 'find me anywhere' phone service just launched in beta.  The basic concept is that you get to pick a 'main' phone number (many area codes available), and it stays with you for life. Then, via the web interface, you can enter home, work, mobile, VoIP, and any other numbers you have, and when someone ...

I just got word that the new Logitech Wireless DJ Music System is now available.  Retail price is $249.99 direct. This seems like a great way to stream your digital music collection through your house.  It works by installing their Streampoint software on your PC, plugging in the base station, and then connecting a wireless ...

Just got an email from Tivo, looks like the Tivo 3 is now available at the $800 price point I was fearing. If you must have one, use the link below to get in their 'preferred subscriber' queue. (whatever that means) Looks like an awesome box, but I think I'll pass until the price falls some. PC Mag has a nice review ...

Just read an interesting article in the Buffalo Business Journal about a South Korean professor who is using my new favorite device , The SlingBox to stream shows from Buffalo, NY to his home in South Korea.  Apparently he fell in love with American TV while in Buffalo, and convinced a colleague to install a SlingBox in their Buffalo ...

I was just reading this post over at MobileCrunch where Oliver Starr came up on a terrible car wreck last night.  Long story short, he used his cell phone to call 911 and probably saved a life by getting help there so fast.  Nice job Oliver. I remember coming across a bad accident like this when I was a young kid.  Unfortunately it ...

Just getting settled in at the vacation house, and got the Kyocera KR-1 mobile router hooked up and running (basically plugging it into an AC outlet - <1 Minute) .  If you are not familiar with the KR-1, it is very similar to a standard WiFi router but instead of connecting it into a broadband connection (Cable modem or DSL), it ...

Scott Hanselman has updated his excellent list of tools for developers and power users. This is a must read list form anyone involved in software development or that spends their day on a PC.  You will save many hours and plenty of computer frustrations by using some of the tools from this list.   After reading the list and his ...

I woke up this morning to find my one-year-old Phillips Plasma TV dead.  Well, that's not quite accurate it was one year and 12 days old (I dug out the paperwork to check) - nice how it just made it past the one year warranty from Phillips, huh?  Puzzling thing is, it turned off fine last night, no storms or other external forces ...

Gizmodo has some exclusive information and a photo on the upcoming Microsoft Zune Media Player.  One interesting tid-bit is that the scroll wheel is not really a wheel, but just 4 buttons - wonder how usable that will be? Has anyone seen any details on a SDK for the Zune?