2009 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN GADGET GUIDE
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After a long year of belt tightening perhaps the time has come to reflect on all that you missed out on in 2009 and add some last-minute items to your holiday wish list. Although this year's Scientific American gadget guide features some pricey technology, such as a $1,100 dual-screen notebook computer, it also includes some practical and budget-conscious low-tech solutions that could help you resurrect water-damaged electronics, keep closer tabs on your electricity consumption, and warm your hands after you turn down the thermostat a bit.
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Add CommentI like the Stellar Window thing, but Google has something very similar available on Android phones for free... "Google Sky Map."
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisYeah, I can see the bad rush to the store for these saught after tec, items.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThe list is titled, "2009 Gadget Guide", yet at least two of the items on the list (The Gorillapod and the Mandylion Passcode Manager) have been available for several years. Show us some new gadgets, not old news!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisWhat is wrong with XP??? 7 does not work on my good PC's.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisWho the hell designed your web site? If you are going to show a list of ten things, hire somebody bright enough to figure out how to do it without repainting the entire page.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI saw a few things I wouls like, of course they were not the more reasonable items, but that's life. Yes, some items may have been around, but its fun to see what is out there.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI am concerned that Scientific American would promote the Zeo Sleep Coach, a product with little more than anecdotal reports of success in treating a problem which should be referred to medical practitioners.
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