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Sending Large Files Down the Tubes
Tubes makes sharing files seem easy, but it needs to make permission levels more understandable, says Walt Mossberg.
Palm’s Centro Tries to Steal Pearl’s Glimmer
Palm’s Centro is geared toward younger people who traditionally only carry a cellphone. Palm hopes the $100 device, a miniature version of the more expensive Palm Treo, will give it a much needed shot in the arm.
From the PC to the TV
SanDisk’s Sansa TakeTV plugs into a PC to load videos, then into your TV to watch the videos. But the device is more complicated than it should be.
Singing a New Zune
Microsoft’s retooled Zunes are notably better than last year’s entry. They are smaller, lighter and more attractive, but remain no match for the iPod.
Log On, Listen, Blog, Discuss
Music-enthusiast site MOG.com allows users to simultaneously blog about and listen to millions of songs that fuel their online discussions.
Lost in Translation: How Do You Say That in Geek?
A guide to terms and definitions used in some key technology categories. It will help you speak geek with the best of them, whether at CES or browsing products in your neighborhood electronics store.
Phoning Home Without a Phone
The SPOT Satellite Messenger gives outdoor thrill seekers a little extra insurance: It lets the folks back home track their progress, and learn when they’re OK or when they’re in trouble. However, the device isn’t perfect.
Jurassic Perk: A Dino at Home
UGOBE’s Pleo, a $350 baby dinosaur, is a fun and interesting robot/life form. But while the Pleo’s reactions and movements are endearing, many of them run together after a while with only subtle differences.
Two Ways to Keep Track of Your Travel Plans
Two new Web sites — a virtual schedule assistant and a travel social-networking site — help make your trip reservations more useful and accessible.
Navigating the Web to Purchase a Car
Katherine Boehret gives a guide to sites that may help you or someone you know browse for a new or used car on the Web.
An Appointment for Sharing Online Videos
Video-sharing service SeeToo lets users watch videos along with the people with whom they’re sharing it and type comments to each other in real time. But SeeToo sounds too good to be true, and in many tests, it was.
Tracking Your Money Without Paying a Mint
A free Web site called Mint.com hopes to help users get a better handle on where their money is going, how much is in each account, and what can be done to budget that money more efficiently.
A How-to Guide to How-to Videos
It’s not always easy to learn from the information you find online, and how-to videos can be a big help–especially when they’re well-made and discoverable using sites featuring instructional clips.
A Photo-Sharing Site Where Active Participation Is Allowed
The once-frustrating process of sharing digital photos and videos has improved over the past year, thanks to seamless Web-based programs. One such application, shwup, serves as a neat, artistic way to share photos quickly — when it works.
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