Gadget Watch

by Damon Brown - August 6, 2010

Amazon (AMZN) is quietly putting more games onto the Kindle, a smart move that, assuming it is done well, could help keep current owners away from the rival Apple (APPL) iPad.

by Damon Brown - August 5, 2010

RadioShack (RSH) has partnered with Target (TGT) to create in-store Bullseye Mobile kiosks for the popular discount store. The exclusive kiosks will focus on mobile phones and related tech. It is...

by Damon Brown - August 5, 2010

Walmart (WMT) is now putting radio tags, or RFIDs, onto its jeans and other apparel to better keep track of them. However, unlike digital clothing or another opt-in technology, the "reverse...

by Damon Brown - July 30, 2010

As the first major mobile game with online play between Google Android and Apple iPhone users arrives, loyalty to a particular mobile platform becomes a thing of the past.

by Damon Brown - July 22, 2010

This year's Comic-Con is a showcase for how the traditionally print medium is going digital -- and big dogs Marvel and DC are being threatened by scrappy, sensibly priced upstarts. While both the...

by Damon Brown - July 22, 2010

Mattel and FourSquare are partnering up to host fashioned-themed Barbie scavenger hunts across America. According to Jennifer Van Grove of Mashable, the Barbie FourSquare focus will be on San...

by Damon Brown - July 15, 2010

Calling 3D technology a trend right now would be an understatement. Adobe (ADBE) just announced a "next-generation 3D API" coming this October, no doubt a shrewd move to one-up Apple (APPL) in its...

by Damon Brown - July 13, 2010

Taking the term boxed wine to another level, Pennsylvania's new wine vending machines are an attempt to solve the age-old problem of underage drinking with new technology. Alcohol abuse and...

by Damon Brown - July 9, 2010

A forerunner in the online-connected console market, the Microsoft (MSFT) XBox Live service earned more than $1 billion in 2009, according to Bloomberg. Microsoft has had some serious marketing...

by Damon Brown - July 7, 2010

While point-and-shoots are definitely in trouble, the Nokia N8, Apple (APPL) iPhone 4 and other powerful smartphones are creeping up on the high-end cameras, too. The hi-res results, decent...

by Damon Brown - July 1, 2010

Microsoft (MSFT) was off to a great start with a nice XBox 360 Kinect showing at the E3 video game conference, but leaked specs and a contradictory strategy show that, come November, Microsoft may...

by Damon Brown - June 30, 2010

As point-and-shoot cameras fall to smartphones, the Apple (APPL) iPhone 4 and its brethren seem to be cannibalizing another category: the Flip cam. Cisco's (CSCO) popular brand is now synonymous...

by Damon Brown - June 29, 2010

Steve Jobs must be morally mortified. Less than a week after the Apple (APPL) iPhone 4 launch, there are already some FaceTime video-sex services on the horizon. Just over a month ago, Jobs said...

by Damon Brown - June 28, 2010

From the World Cup to Panasonic's impressive TVs, 3D tech now has the delivery model as well as the content. However, the deliverers are doing the proprietary dance: Panasonic, Toshiba and other...

by Damon Brown - June 25, 2010

Facebook, Twitter, Apple (APPL) and other companies are focused on location services, but the next mobile battleground will be a lot more intimate. The newest technology is focused on smart...

by Damon Brown - June 24, 2010

Evidently Microsoft (MSFT) Kin promoters aren't the only ones struggling to be hip nowadays. Samsung announced its new phone called -- wait for it -- :). (In case you didn't get it, that's the...

by Damon Brown - June 23, 2010

The generally-praised Apple (APPL) iOS4 is influencing video chat, interactive games and book reading, but its biggest update, iPhone/iPad multitasking, will influence literally dozens of...

by Damon Brown - June 16, 2010

Evidently Nintendo (NTDOY) was serious when it said its enemy wasn't Sony (SNE) or Microsoft (MSFT), but Apple (AAPL). It seems to have given up the homefront to focus squarely on the mobile...

by Damon Brown - June 14, 2010

Sony (SNE) lost the BetaMax versus VHS battle more than two decades ago because it wouldn't tried to keep porn off the VCR. some thirty years later, it is reportedly making the same mistake again...

by Damon Brown - June 14, 2010

Nintendo (NTDOY) is headed to a crisis point on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, America's largest video game conference. It is still the number one video game company, but...