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The hottest tech toys for kids, according to Amazon

Looking to gift the tech-obsessed kid in your life a great gadget? We've rounded up the best tech toys from Amazon-- including tablets, robots, VR headsets, and more.

January 17, 2023 by Allison Murray

Ho! Ho! Ho! Here comes Gadget Claus

What's that lump in your stocking? It's not coal. And it's not a PC, either.

December 5, 1999 by Robert Lemos

Of mice and monitors: The science of green tech ratings systems

Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Intel and Toshiba, along with Best Buy and Walmart, are teaming up with the Sustainability Consortium to dream up a system for helping consumer buyers identify "green" electronics.

January 21, 2010 by Heather Clancy

My Media Center parts and price list

Several readers have written to request a list of parts and prices that I used for my Vista Media Center system. Here it is, with the caveat that the prices are bound to fluctuate. If you're planning to build your own, start here.

August 24, 2007 by Ed Bott

10 great stocking stuffer ideas for your geek (Gift Guide 2013)

Stocking stuffer gifts are sometimes the most expensive and coolest gifts that one receives. Sure, they're small but they can pack a lot of punch. Make it something special with an item or two from this list.

December 13, 2013 by Ken Hess

Stop the Kindle hype!

Amazon buys the Audible audio book site and everyone sees new angles for Amazon's out-of-stock Kindle e-book reader. What's wrong with this picture?

February 13, 2008 by David Morgenstern

Toward opal-based billboards?

Nature News reports that British and Canadian chemists have developed synthetic opals that can very quickly switch between various colors when a few volts of electricity are applied to them. The developers, who said they're ready to sell the technology today, added that their 'photonic ink' (P-Ink) material could soon be used in electronic books or advertising displays. These modified opals could also be used to build the next generation of flexible solar cells. ...

December 28, 2008 by Roland Piquepaille

6 music services compared: Who can bust the iTunes monopoly?

Over the past few months, I’ve been sampling all of the major U.S.-based competitors to the iTunes Music Store, as well as a few fascinating minor-league competitors. In this post, I’ll show you how each one stacks up against iTMS in terms of pricing and available features. After my testing was complete, I had a new favorite music service, and after you read my report you might decide it’s right for you too.

April 23, 2009 by Ed Bott

Banish billions of boxes? How Amazon's 100,000 electric trucks could eliminate the need for cartons

David Gewirtz takes a hard look at how Amazon's upcoming fleet of custom-designed electric vehicles might create an extended retail distribution chain from the warehouse to the porch, and what that might mean for the billions of boxes littering our curbs.

February 28, 2020 by David Gewirtz

Amazon.com's bizarro financial world becomes more surreal

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is on target to be the most successful profitless company in history. And Amazon.com's bizarro financial world is just becoming more surreal as Wall Street cheers.

February 3, 1999 by Larry Dignan