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Top 10 Most Important Cables

HDMI, Ethernet, USB, coaxial – which cable should you use for which devices, how and why?

By: Stewart Wolpin
March 22, 2012
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Nearly every gadget in your home has to be connected to something else via a cable to carry the audio, video, data or Internet information. Which cable connects which devices can be confusing, however. Here's a primer on the 10 most important cables you should be familiar with.

10 Most Important Cables: 1. HDMI
10 Most Important Cables: 2. USB
10 Most Important Cables: 3. Micro USB
10 Most Important Cables: 4. Coaxial
10 Most Important Cables: 5. Ethernet
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What Are Your Biggest Technology Complaints?

Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, not drive us crazy – but it often does. Such as…

By: Stewart Wolpin
February 8, 2012
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Doesn't technology sometimes drive you crazy? What are your biggest tech gripes?

We all have complaints about how things work in our over-digitalized world. Here are some of our top gripes. And please tell us what your tech complaints are.
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Top CES Gadgets: iPhone/iPad Edition

While Apple's not an exhibitor, 'Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod' gadgets dominate CES show floor

By: Stewart Wolpin
January 13, 2012
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Apple has never ever exhibited at CES, but the company's presence nonetheless is felt all over the show floor, especially in the 300-plus iLounge booths, which represents around a tenth of all the CES exhibits. Amid the cases and bags, here are a half dozen iPhone/iPad/iPod gadget CES highlights.

PhotoFast i-Flash external flash memory drive
myCharge battery recharger
iDevices/Targus iNotebook
GameChanger game board for iPad
Ozaki O!Music iPad speaker case
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Best App: Print From Your iPad, iPhone, iPod

'AirPrint' lets you print documents, photos, et al, from your Apple iPxxx device

By: Stewart Wolpin
September 27, 2011
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HP Photosmart 5510, the latest AirPrint-compatible Wi-Fi printer to wirelessly print from iPad or iPhone

Look ma, no wires – print wirelessly from your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch via Wi-Fi to a new generation of Wi-Fi printers and Apple's AirPrint feature.
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10 Tips For Buying Any Gadget

You don't have to be an electronics expert to feel confident when buying the latest gizmo

By: Stewart Wolpin
June 27, 2011
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There's no reason to feel inadequate or stupid – or cheated – when shopping for high-tech electronics. Just follow these 10 steps.
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What Gear Does a Gadget Geek Own?

Instead of asking what equipment you should buy, ask what you local tech expert – like me – owns

By: Stewart Wolpin
May 17, 2011
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As someone considered a tech authority, I am often asked by family and friends what kind of gear to buy. Short of listing my phone number here and having you call me for shopping advice, here's the gear I've actually shelled out money for, and some buying advice.

Apple iPhone 4
Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD
Panasonic BDT-210
Denon 3808CI
B&W Matrix 802 Series 2
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Should You Insure Your Gadgets?

Stores offer extended warranties and private insurers sell even more expansive damage/theft coverage – but are they worth it?

By: Stewart Wolpin
March 10, 2011
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Uh oh. Hope this phone is insured.

Before we get started on what appears to be an objective discussion of extended warranties and insurance for gadgets, I admit I hate insurance and insurance companies. To me, insurance is a form of Bizarro World legalized gambling or a protection racket – I bet the insurance company the cost of my premiums that nothing will happen to me and mine. If I lose the bet it's because nothing bad happened to me or mine, which I'd consider winning – but I've lost my premium payment bet. If I win the bet it means something bad has happened to me or mine.

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Coolest Gadgets You Never Heard Of: Part II

Another half dozen gizmos from not-so well-known companies at this week's Consumer Electronics Show

By: Stewart Wolpin
January 8, 2011
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Almost everywhere you turn in the convention halls and hotel ballrooms in Las Vegas, someone is hawking the greatest gizmo since the Runco Egg Scrambler. Here with a second half dozen of the wild and wacky from the show floor at this year's CES.

nPower PEG personal energy generator
Lexmark Genesis S815 Printer
TDK 3 Speaker Boombox
Spot Connect satellite phone accessory
PipSqueak Bluetooth caller ID
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Weird, Wacky and Wonderful 2011 Tech

A preview of what we'll see at next week's annual Consumer Electronics Show

By: Stewart Wolpin
December 27, 2010
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Exactly one week from now, I'll be chillin' in chilly Lost Wages, Nevada, preparing for the start of the annual no-week-of-sleep otherwise known as the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), due to start on January 5. Talking TV haircuts and other lamestream media ne'er-do-wells will smilingly spout uninformed opinions about what the tech elite who meet to greet will secrete on the show floor of the Super Bowl of high tech. ("Secrete on the floor"? Eew?!)

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How to Stop Printing So Much

Do not print this article! Read it on the screen -- it won't hurt you, I promise.

By: Charlie White
November 9, 2010
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When the TSA took the laughable precaution of banning printer cartridges on flights yesterday, it reminded me of all the unnecessary printing that's going on. Sure, it's not easy to part with old habits, but stop killing all those trees! At $22 per quarter ounce, printer ink is more expensive than fine Russian caviar, and one of the biggest ripoffs in the entire world. Stop printing.

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