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Hot New Concept Cars Are Smarter Than Your Phone

Audi, Cadillac, Ford, Kia and Mercedes-Benz all showed off brainy and green concept cars at CES

January 25, 2012

Behind the wheel, I want no distractions from the multi-ton vehicles hurtling around me at 70 MPH. But increasingly, auto makers are loading their cars with advanced (and distracting?) electronics. Here are a few examples of hot new concept cars from the recent CES.

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Top 10 Gadgets of the Year

Not necessarily the best or most clever tech, but the gear I found most indispensible in 2011

By: Stewart Wolpin

December 30, 2011

Most year-end top gadget lists include the most advanced products and the most ground-breaking technologies. For me, the products of the year are those that have become an indispensible part of my everyday life. And so, in alphabetical order (until my top pick) here are my Top 10 Gadgets of 2011.

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Top Gadgets: Last-Second Gadget Gift Ideas

Here's our final gizmo roundup before you start wrapping boxes and shoving them under the tree

By: Stewart Wolpin

December 23, 2011

'Twas the night before the night before Christmas and all through the mist, procrastinators were scurrying for last-minute gifts. I've identified a half dozen gadgets to consider – even though you'll have only a picture of the gadget and a "Coming Soon" note to wrap. It IS December 23d, after all!

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Everything You Need to Know About Sony Vita

New Sony PlayStation handheld is the most sophisticated portable game player ever

By: Stewart Wolpin

December 9, 2011

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Sony's PlayStation Vita portable game player, on sale next Feb. 22.

Here's (almost) everything you need to know about Vita, the new advanced Sony PlayStation portable, which goes on sale on Feb. 22.

LG Nitro Super Smart Phone Suffers Super Flaw

Newest 4G LTE Android 'superphone' offers fastest Web surfing ever, but doomed by battery issues

By: Stewart Wolpin

December 6, 2011

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The LG Nitro with its bright 4.5-inch display is flanked by the Samsung Galaxy S II with its blue-hued screen (l) and the iPhone 4S (r)

LG's Nitro smart phone, which goes on sale next week from AT&T, offers both super-speedy 4G LTE connectivity and a super-bright high-resolution HD LCD screen, but is done in by battery issues.

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Halloween Now Start of Christmas Shopping Season?

Walmart, Amazon start Black Friday electronics sales early – but what happened to Thanksgiving?

By: Stewart Wolpin

November 3, 2011

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Avoid the Walmart Black Friday crush and shop online Dec. 16 for free shipping from 2,000 retailers.

Amazon and Walmart get a jump on pre-holiday season electronics bargains. But since when did Halloween signal the beginning of the holiday shopping season? Save Thanksgiving!

Are There Too Many Smart Phones?

Apple, Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, HTC confuse us with 'can you top this' smart phone intros

By: Stewart Wolpin

October 31, 2011

Nokia Bows Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' Smart Phones

New Nokia Lumia smart phones run Microsoft's next-gen smart phone OS, but not in U.S. until 2012

By: Stewart Wolpin

October 26, 2011

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Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 running Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango'

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The Nokia Lumia 800 (l) and the Lumia 710 (r) with an iPhone 4S in between.

Nokia unveils new line of smart phones running Microsoft's next-gen Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' operating system, hoping to offer alternative to iPhone 4S and Android phones.

Top Gadgets: iPhone 4S, iPod, iPad 2 Accessories

New 360-degree cameras, battery case, waterproof case, biking app/case, and an iPad 2 kickstand

By: Stewart Wolpin

October 25, 2011

On the heels of the iPhone 4S going on sale, accessory makers immediately sprung into action. So this week, I present some of the fruits of these add-on efforts, such as a couple of unique 360 degree iPhone 4/4S cameras, as well as some handy iPod Nano and iPad attachments.