Items by By ROY FURCHGOTT
NYT > Business
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How to Enjoy Turntables Without Obsessing Over Them
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 1:33am EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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As more people buy turntables to play vinyl record albums, it’s important to understand how this piece of analog technology works.
NYT > Health
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Devices to Keep Track of Calories, Lost or Gained
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 7:07pm EST by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Monitors designed to gauge physical activity and subsequent calories burned might become a silver bullet for weight loss and for sticking to New Year’s resolutions.
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Devices to Keep Track of Calories, Lost or Gained
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 7:07pm EST by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Monitors designed to gauge physical activity and subsequent calories burned might become a silver bullet for weight loss and for sticking to New Year’s resolutions.
NYT > Business
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Gadgetwise Blog: An App to Help Win Black Friday
Posted: November 22nd, 2011, 5:53am EST by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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TapBuy, like dozens of other apps, aggregates deals. But what sets TapBuy apart is how easy it is to set up and use.
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Gadgetwise Blog: Seven Tips for Better Group Portraits
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 4:37pm EST by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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The holiday season may get the whole family in one place at one time, but group portraits are still a challenge. The photojournalist and educator Andrew Boyd has a few tips.
NYT > Home Page
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Gadgetwise: Verizon to Drop Unlimited Data Plan
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 6:47pm EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Verizon will switch to a tiered-pricing plan for mobile data on July 7, abandoning unlimited-data plans. But one market-research firm says it won't make a huge difference to many consumers.
NYT > Business
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Low Cost and Hi-Fi: Building a Player
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Pricey music servers can store and play high-fidelity music files, but an old computer and a digital-to-analog converter can also do the job.
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High-Tech Electronics Dressed Up to Look Old
Posted: December 22nd, 2010, 4:15pm EST by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Several companies are creating modern devices to look as if they come from an earlier time. Manual typewriter, anyone?
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Gift Ideas for Photo Hobbyists? It’s a Snap
Posted: December 8th, 2010, 7:00pm EST by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Lenses, straps, books and education are some of the presents possible for camera users.
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The New Droid2 Looks Familiar
Posted: August 16th, 2010, 3:02pm EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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The Droid2 is almost identical in size and weight to the first Droid released nine months ago but there is a big difference under the hood. The new Droid is almost twice as fast, and promises longer battery life.
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What Is That New Phone Really Going to Cost?
Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:10am EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Phenomenal phones are flooding the market, but which are really a bargain? Look at the cost of the contract as well as the phone's features.
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An App for ‘Despicable Me,’ to Use at the Theater
Posted: June 13th, 2010, 9:31pm EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Best Buy Movie Mode, a free app, translates the gibberish of characters in the coming film “Despicable Me.”
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An Android on Steroids
Posted: June 9th, 2010, 12:30pm EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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The world's fastest Android phone, the HTC EVO from Sprint, may have been overshadowed by Monday's iPhone 4 news, but this high-speed 4G powerhouse is worthy of attention.
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Why Losing Unlimited Data is Good for You
Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 3:50pm EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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AT&T will no longer offer an unlimited data plan, which is an opportunity for most AT&T smartphone owners to save money.
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What Do All These Phone Apps Do? Mostly Marketing
Posted: October 4th, 2009, 9:59pm EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Companies are eager to create apps for their brands, considering them advertisements that consumers choose to watch and share with friends.
NYT > Health
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Training Apps That Help You Sweat the Details
Posted: September 10th, 2009, 2:15am EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Smartphones offer an electronic alternative to a personal trainer by putting thousands of exercise programs and videos at your fingertips.
NYT > Business
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AT&T to Speed Its Network in 6 Cities by Year-End
Posted: September 9th, 2009, 10:37pm EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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A technology called High Speed Packet Access 7.2 is scheduled for installation in 25 cities by the end of 2010.
NYT > Home Page
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Gadgetwise: Where to Find a $99 iPhone
Posted: December 29th, 2008, 5:10pm EST by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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The rumors were partly right. There is a $99 iPhone, and there are iPhones at Wal-Mart, but there are no $99 iPhones at Wal-Mart.
NYT > Business
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Wheelspin: Car Insurance May Not Cover You at the Track
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 11:07pm EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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The insurance industry has been removing a policy loophole that insured drivers on racetracks.
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Senate to Hear Update on Switch to Digital TV
Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 2:15am EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Some politicians are worried that the country’s transition from analog to digital TV signals will not go smoothly.
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With Software, Till Tampering Is Hard to Find
Posted: August 30th, 2008, 1:07am EDT by By ROY FURCHGOTT
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Thanks to a software program called a zapper, even technologically illiterate restaurant and store owners can siphon cash from registers and cheat tax officials.