http://kool-gadgets.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:02:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.6 en hourly 1 http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/07/22/apple-moving-through-ipad-iphone-4-waiting-lists-could-sell-1000000-devices/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/07/22/apple-moving-through-ipad-iphone-4-waiting-lists-could-sell-1000000-devices/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:05:15 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/07/22/apple-moving-through-ipad-iphone-4-waiting-lists-could-sell-1000000-devices/ One of our Apple sources has been communicating some internal Apple information to us, and from what we’ve been told, this weekend could be big. Currently, if you go to an Apple retail store and can’t find an iPad or iPhone 4, Apple will offer the ability to reserve one for you. These are “Priority Lists” and contain your name and information in addition to the specific device and configuration you want. These lists allow Apple to determine how to manage their channel inventory or possibly ramp up on production. Here’s the big news we’ve been told… Apple is apparently Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/07/22/apple-moving-through-ipad-iphone-4-waiting-lists-could-sell-1000000-devices/feed/ 0 http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/07/02/apple-apologizes-for-its-iphone-4-reception-problem-says-software-fix-coming/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/07/02/apple-apologizes-for-its-iphone-4-reception-problem-says-software-fix-coming/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:00:56 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/07/02/apple-apologizes-for-its-iphone-4-reception-problem-says-software-fix-coming/ Apple said it has figured out the oft-reported problem with reception for its iPhone 4 and it will issue a fix for the problem in the coming weeks. It also apologized to users and said they remain free to return the phone within 30 days if they aren’t happy with it. The company said in a letter to its users that it was “stunned” to learn that the formula it used to calculate how many bars of signal strength a phone has is totally wrong. Apple’s formula mistakenly displays two more bars than it should for a given signal strength. Hence, Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/07/02/apple-apologizes-for-its-iphone-4-reception-problem-says-software-fix-coming/feed/ 1 http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/06/06/leapfrog-launches-education-handheld-for-new-age-of-apps/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/06/06/leapfrog-launches-education-handheld-for-new-age-of-apps/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:00:12 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/06/06/leapfrog-launches-education-handheld-for-new-age-of-apps/ LeapFrog Enterprises has entertained millions of kids with its education books and handheld games. But in the age of Apple’s iPod Touch, it’s time for the company to take a big leap forward with its technology. The Emeryville, Calif. company is announcing its new Leapster Explorer handheld touchscreen gaming system on Monday. It comes with cartridge-based educational games, but you can also download apps into it via a wired PC connection. The product will be available for preorder on Monday and will be in stores July 15. “The new digital apps era is underway and we want to apply that technology to Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/06/06/leapfrog-launches-education-handheld-for-new-age-of-apps/feed/ 0 http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/03/02/tradedesk-brings-trading-to-more-people-and-platforms/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/03/02/tradedesk-brings-trading-to-more-people-and-platforms/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:02:15 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/03/02/tradedesk-brings-trading-to-more-people-and-platforms/ Thanks to sites like E-Trade, more and more people are handling their own investing, trading and tracking their money instead of paying someone else to do it for them. Easy-Forex, a worldwide foreign exchange trading company, is making that even easier with its new product, TradeDesk. Upon launch today, TradeDesk already has a desktop application and an iPhone application, with Blackberry and Android versions on the way, all designed to make trading easy, quick, and mobile. Unlike E-Trade, which deals in stocks and options, Easy-Forex deals with currencies, crosses and commodities, opening a totally different sector to the average Joe. With the Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/03/02/tradedesk-brings-trading-to-more-people-and-platforms/feed/ 0 http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/11/week-in-review-the-consumer-electronics-show-our-predictions-for-2010/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/11/week-in-review-the-consumer-electronics-show-our-predictions-for-2010/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:02:46 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/11/week-in-review-the-consumer-electronics-show-our-predictions-for-2010/ Here’s our rundown of the week’s business and tech news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last eight days: What to watch for at the Consumer Electronics Show — VentureBeat writer and veteran CES attendee Dean Takahashi made a list of likely significant news at the “SuperBowl for the gadget industry.” You can compare his predictions with our actual CES coverage here. Cool stuff unveiled at the opening of Consumer Electronics Show — Speaking of CES, here are our photos from the CES Unveiled event, where members of the press get an early peek at the cool gadgets launching Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/11/week-in-review-the-consumer-electronics-show-our-predictions-for-2010/feed/ 0 http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/10/how-the-cathedral-and-the-bazaar-is-shaping-the-future-of-comics/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/10/how-the-cathedral-and-the-bazaar-is-shaping-the-future-of-comics/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:01:13 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/10/how-the-cathedral-and-the-bazaar-is-shaping-the-future-of-comics/ Today’s startups, entrepreneurs and investors live and die by what seem like a series of holy proverbs. “Release early, release often” is perhaps one of the most poignant phrases when considering product launch and feature scope. On this cold Saturday, we’re paying homage to the origins of the concept by recognizing one of the seminal works in programming philosophy, and looking at a recent startup that’s taken it to heart. Sponsor In the late nineties Eric S. Raymond presented The Cathedral and the Bazaar convincing Netscape to publish open source code. The work’s premises “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow” Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/10/how-the-cathedral-and-the-bazaar-is-shaping-the-future-of-comics/feed/ 0 http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/09/powermat-shows-us-their-2010-lineup-at-ces/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/09/powermat-shows-us-their-2010-lineup-at-ces/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:03:09 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/09/powermat-shows-us-their-2010-lineup-at-ces/ If there is one thing that definitely needs catching up in the gadget industry, it’s battery technology and charging options. Powermat showed us where the future is headed in terms of battery capabilities and new ways to charge them. You’re all probably familiar with how Powermat works: you slip on Powermat’s case onto your iPhone or BlackBerry, or attach the corresponding plug to your device of choice, and place it on the mat for wireless charging. The real issue with current models is that the receivers can be a little gaudy for some of you with Powermat’s bulky cases. In Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2010/01/09/powermat-shows-us-their-2010-lineup-at-ces/feed/ 0 http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/12/26/why-and-how-embargoes-work-in-tech-blogging/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/12/26/why-and-how-embargoes-work-in-tech-blogging/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:00:42 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/12/26/why-and-how-embargoes-work-in-tech-blogging/ An embargo is something that tech companies use to set a time when their product will launch and the press can publish their reviews of it. Embargoes aren’t as simple as they sound and they aren’t uncontroversial, either. We believe they can be a good idea, though. Below we discuss why and share thoughts about how we think an embargo can be run well. If you’ve got comments to share, don’t be shy, that’s what the comments section of a blog is for. Sponsor Editor’s note: This story is part of a series we call Redux, where we’ll re-publish some Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/12/26/why-and-how-embargoes-work-in-tech-blogging/feed/ 0 http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-is-450-65-inches-thick-and-official-in-singapore-update-video/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-is-450-65-inches-thick-and-official-in-singapore-update-video/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:58:39 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-is-450-65-inches-thick-and-official-in-singapore-update-video/ You had to know Dell’s comically secretive product launch strategy would eventually break down, and here we go: although the company is teasing an “unnamed $450 Vostro” to US media, Dell Singapore has just gone ahead and launched the thing officially as the Vostro V13, complete with specs. Oops. While Dell PR tries to put out that fire, we can dance in the rubble and tell you that Dell’s putting everything it learned building the Adamo XPS to some more practical use in the .65-inch thick, sub-3.5-pound V13, which packs either a 1.2GHz Celeron, 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo or 1.4GHz Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/12/08/dell-vostro-v13-is-450-65-inches-thick-and-official-in-singapore-update-video/feed/ 0 http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/10/27/the-daily-roundup-heres-what-you-mightve-missed-14/ http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/10/27/the-daily-roundup-heres-what-you-mightve-missed-14/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:58:41 +0000 Admin http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/10/27/the-daily-roundup-heres-what-you-mightve-missed-14/ Netflix coming next month to PlayStation 3 Turns out a disc will be required for streaming, and that’s the only solution available until a PS3 software update sometime in late 2010. Palm Pixi on sale November 15 exclusively at Sprint for $100 on contract Throw this thing on Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile, and you’ve got a whole new wave of Palm customers; as it stands, who’s really buying this with the Pre just $50 away? Verizon chief says offering the Read More...]]> http://kool-gadgets.com/2009/10/27/the-daily-roundup-heres-what-you-mightve-missed-14/feed/ 0