Mac PC Wiz » Gadgets http://macpcwiz.com/blog Mac and PC computer support wizards answer questions and offer tips, tutorials, videos for Apple and Windows desktops, servers, laptops, netbooks and minis. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:53:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Sony stops producing Walkmans http://macpcwiz.com/blog/gadgets/sony-stops-producing-walkmans-2010-10-26.php http://macpcwiz.com/blog/gadgets/sony-stops-producing-walkmans-2010-10-26.php#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:46:17 +0000 Sean John http://macpcwiz.com/blog/?p=1229 It is a sad, sad day here at MacPCWiz — another one of our favorite gadgets laid to the grave because of old age — the venerable Sony Walkman portable cassette tape player. This techno weenie was a bit young then, but we do remember the Walkman back in it’s glory days. Yep, those were

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BlackBerry PlayBook - Boo yah! iPad killah!

That's a good lookin' berry right there.

This guy right here was announced

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]]> http://macpcwiz.com/blog/gadgets/nikon-d7000-dslr-camera-unveiled-2010-09-16.php/feed 2 The Lenovo Power Hub: Charging and USB access at the same time http://macpcwiz.com/blog/gadgets/the-lenovo-power-hub-charging-and-usb-access-at-the-same-time-2010-09-14.php http://macpcwiz.com/blog/gadgets/the-lenovo-power-hub-charging-and-usb-access-at-the-same-time-2010-09-14.php#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:08:57 +0000 Sean John http://macpcwiz.com/blog/?p=1084 Pure freaking genius. That’s what this new gadget from Lenovo is. It’s so logical and obvious, we keep wondering why nobody even ventured into doing this for the longest time. But yeah, ladies and geeks, we introduce you to the Lenovo Power Hub. Viola!

Charge your laptop, and your USB gadgets, and access

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