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- LG and AT&T join forces on X120 netbook
- LG announced today the availability of the X120 Netbook with a AT&T contract. For pricing and details, Previously only available in Europe, the LG X120 will be hitting American shores soon no date specified for $180 at Radio Shack and select "The...
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Whistler XTR195 Battery-Operated Radar/Laser Detector
- Whistler XTR195I paid just under $50 for the little guy last black Friday at Radio Shack.It was to be used within the city and some highway. Suffice it to say it actually works.Readings and beeping of a 2/3 of a mile proved that it actually was a trap. I generally...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Black Friday '09: Motorola Cliq, $79; Samsung 50" plasma HDTV, $699; Sony 15" dual core laptop, $399
- Black Friday '09: Motorola Cliq, $79; Samsung 50" plasma HDTV, $699; Sony 1I'd love to score one of the 32" lcd tv's and that $399 sony laptop but I'll be out of town on Friday. That will make it a bit hard to travel with those items :-/If it's a...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- EvriChart: A Linux Success Story
- Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- sdltrs 1.0 (Mac)
- sdltrs is a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I/III/4/4P emulator for Macintosh OSX, Windows, and Linux. It has been ported from Tim Mann's excellent X-Windows UNIX emulator xtrs. Instead of using the X-Window system for graphics, it uses the portable SDL library. Why did I write another emulator? Several reasons. First,...
- Software downloads 2009-09-20
- sdltrs 1.0 (Windows)
- sdltrs is a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I/III/4/4P emulator for Macintosh OSX, Windows, and Linux. It has been ported from Tim Mann's excellent X-Windows UNIX emulator xtrs. Instead of using the X-Window system for graphics, it uses the portable SDL library. Why did I write another emulator? Several reasons. First,...
- Software downloads 2009-09-19
- AT&T: No Balls, Just Bull
- Buy a phone without a trackballn/tI like the title......and is so true.My fix to this situation is simple.I just buy the cheapest cell and don't worry about waranties when it is dirt cheap.It is not just saving money, but it is even more reliable and smaller because it is not...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Poll: Where do you prefer to buy your camera-related products?
- Onlinewww.amazon.comwww.buydig.comAnywhere Those Cameras Contain Photos Of Rachel !SMOKIN'RE: Poll: Where do you prefer to buy your camera-related products?bhphotovideo.combuydig.comAmazonI find them to have good deals. I just order a Polaroid i735 7MP camera pink + 2gb SD card and a 2pk of Sonyo Eneloop batteries w/ charger for $100I got this...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Brand names that could be shortened
- With recent name changes for Pizza Hut and Radio Shack (now "The Hut" and "The Shack," respectively), today's brands are shedding old names for a new image. What are some other brands that could do the same thing? by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-08-06
- Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?
- Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?I would rename it toRadio ShackRE: Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?Radio Shack started out in Boston with just 7 stores. They catered to radio amateur operators who bought equipment for their "Ham Shack".This is where the company got it's...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack'; does it matter?
- Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack'; does it matter?I do shop at Radio ShackI shop for weird little things.And, I hate WorstBuy.How about new advertising, products, and actually material improvments?Leave the name alone, that is not what holds them back.RE: Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack';...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?
- We’ve been told repeatedly that radio is dead. Yet RadioShack, that fabled tech retailer, is still alive and kicking even though it sells laptops, wireless phones and a lot of things that wouldn’t be construed as a radio. Engadget reports that RadioShack may become The Shack. Whether...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack'; does it matter?
- There are rumblings 'round the Internet that It's official: Radio Shack, everyone's favorite brick-and-mortar place to find a rare connector, is in the midst of rebranding itself as "The Shack." There have also been firsthand reports stating that signage will change to "The...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Auvio In-Ear Armature Headphones (blue)
- It seems like every Tom, Dick, and Harry is putting out headphones these days, and far be it for Radio Shack to be left out in the cold. The electronics retailer is turning out a line of earphones sporting the brand name Auvio. The line includes a handful of models...
- Product reviews 2009-07-30
- Week-end round-up of e-cycling resources (consumer-tech only)
- I've written about quite a few of the individual technology recovery and recycling options that individuals and businesses can use when they're trying to clear out old gear. This article from Environmental Leader provides a wrap-up summary of what's new. I won't rehash what's said, because this is a good...
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- SSDs are getting better, still not there yet
- To date, the solid-state disk has been a tech mirage. The vision is great, but it always seems to be just over the horizon. SSDs have struggled to live up the performance promises, and they remain too expensive to provide any real competition to hard drives. But...
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- To the Moon: Grumman, One Giant Landing for Mankind
- To the Moon: Grumman, One Giant Landing for MankindDigital FBWActually, NASA's F-8 DFBW flew prior to the X-29. The F/A-18 also has DFBW and flew prior to the X-29. The X-29, which did have DFBW, was actually designed to evaluate forward swept wing technology. The DFBW was...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-20
- Blackjack by Redtail Software 1.1 (Mobile)
- OverviewA great Blackjack game for your Palm, giving the realistic play options you will find on the Vegas strip. This BlackJack card game for the Palm is a must-have if you truly love gambling. It can help you prepare for a big trip to Vegas, or just help you pass...
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Will you be joining the Opera boycott?
- Will you be joining the Opera boycott?For itI've tried Opera several times, didn't care for it. I found it disorganized and unintuitive. Google, Firefox, and others have build up market share without gov't intervention why can't opera? because most people who try it, don't like it and don't pass it...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- News to know: Nokia; Salesforce; Mozilla; Google; Facebook
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Salesforce opens Sites; offers free version to help push cloud adoption Dion Hinchcliffe: Cloud computing and open source face-off...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
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