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Gadgettes 189: The Best of Gadgettes pt.1 (podcast)

I promised to make a clips show with the very best moments from Gadgettes, and I'm happy to finally deliver on that promise. With the help of countless fans of the show, I bring to you part one of a two part series! Enjoy!

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Gadgettes ringtones: Attack!

You asked. You shall receive. By popular demand, I release upon the Gadgettes masses a comprehensive collection of every single segment drop used on the show. That's right! Even the ones that never went further than one whale penis-themed episode! They are all here, and ready to be applied to the contacts in your smart phone. Might I recommend applying Nerd Alert to someone gifted in the ways of... nerd. Enjoy!

A Propos (of) Nothing

A Propos (of) Nothing II

Badass!

Bling RX (Potty Time Edition)

Bling RX

Celebrity Tech Watch

FUG

Gender Gap

Golf Crap

Good Vibrations

Hey BabyRead more

Gadgettes best-of episode needs your help, and fast!

Gadgettes best-of episode needs your help, and fast!

On the final episode of Gadgettes, I promised to cut together a compilation of some of the best moments from the run of the show. Since then, things have been as busy as ever around here and I simply haven't found the time to do so, but it's always been in the back of my mind. This show is something special, and it truly deserves a "best-of" montage! So, I require your help to make this happen, and I need it fast!

Since the show ended, we've received a number of emails noting favorite moments. … Read more

The complete Gadgettes archive

The complete Gadgettes archive

Here it is, the mega list of every single Gadgettes episode.Dive in and rediscover some old gems that are buried within this list of 188 episodes. Note that episode 1-67 were recorded before the blog existed and therefore, only the audio file is linked to. For the remainder, you will find a link to the accompanying blog post. I went one step further and took the time to embed the Ustream player for episodes 101-130 into the individual blog posts, so now you can catch the video versions of those episode a bit easier. I hope you enjoy!

Gadgettes 1: The Beta Gadgettes 2: The Premiere Edition Gadgettes 3: The Camera Episode Gadgettes 4: The Vacation Edition Gadgettes 5: Just Buy it Already! Gadgettes 6: The Rage EditionRead more

Gadgettes 188: The Mega-Segment Farewell Episode (podcast)

I hope you are sitting, and not standing. For this is in fact the final episode of Gadgettes. Yes, it sucks. But the show will always live on in the archives. Before you start re-listening to every single past episode, enjoy our final sendoff where we (appropriately) cover nearly all of the segments from the show.

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Farewell to Gadgettes

It's a sad day in CNET town, everyone. As many of you might have surmised, we're canceling Gadgettes.

It's been a pretty great 187 episodes, and believe me: this is just about the hardest decision we've ever had to make (maybe even worse than that time we killed Mailbag). It's just that all three of us have literally run out of hours. And, to be frank, those of you who follow Gadgettes are vocal, passionate, and engaged ... but there just aren't very many of you. When something has to go, the numbers don't … Read more

Gadgettes 187: The 'Carry Protection' Episode (podcast)

Don't find yourself in an awkward situation where you've been bumped and you don't have any sort of protection on your device. Be a responsible citizen of the gadget-carrying world and experience today's important Gadgettes!

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iPhone 4: First Take

For Kelly’s new iPad: ZooGue Smart Case

The double-glass iphone 4 is a shatter magnet

iPhone 4accessories

Phoneballs case protects iPhone in hairy situations

First waterproof case for Kindle

iPad posters in SF hijacked by pornRead more

Gadgettes 186: The 'what if all our oil leaks into the ocean?' episode (podcast)

With all that oil gushing out of the hole in the Earth, we have to ask ourselves this question. And if this happens, what then? Well, flying cars and pedal powered Porsches, obviously. Even Eli, our special guest, knows that!

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Personal electric mini-plane could fly by 2013 (thanks Frontline!)

Audi ‘travolution’ syncs cars to traffic lights, saves fuel

Pedal-powered Porsche is world’s lightest, slowest

Firefox plug-in blacks out BP across the Web

BP Global PR

If It Was My Home

Nuking the oil spill: a crazy idea that’s building steamRead more

Gadgettes 185: The Keeping Our Lids on Tight Episode (podcast)

After years and years of failed coffee mugs, we decide to air out the dirt on the ones that suck... and possibly even cover a few things that could be considered "technology" too.

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All The Mugs We Have Tried OXO “liquiseal” coffee mugs

Planetary Design Tumber Mug

Contigo AutoSeal http://bit.ly/cgDqaS

Thermos Sipp

This one looks good: Bodum Anywhere Travel MugRead more