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Preston Wily
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Member Since Jan 18th, 2006

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Walt Mossberg reviews Autonet: spotty, but still distracting enough to be dangerous

Nov 14th 2008 11:07AM on Engadget

Uhhhh.... save yourself a few hundred bucks with a 3g phoebus ($218) and a car adapter ($39).

http://sewelldirect.com/3g-phoebus-cellular-wi-fi-router.asp

CE-Oh no he didn't, part XXXV: NBC sez piracy hurts 'corn growers'

Jun 22nd 2007 7:37PM on Engadget

Hahhaha - sounds like NBC skipped their college logic class when they were talking about straw man arguments...

Wanted - New TV Show Ideas

May 14th 2007 1:34PM on Blog Maverick

I think it would be cool to see a few groups compete to make a content website profitable. Obviously it would have to be filmed in it's entirety before it aired because that would cause a lot of traffic, but it would be cool to see how people really make money online with content.

It would also be very Cuban-esque, showing how small groups of people will small amounts of money can compete in today's market.

Gefen wireless USB hub makes FCC appearance

May 1st 2007 2:14PM on Engadget

You can save a few bucks by getting it at Sewell, but at $360 it's still a pretty expensive purchase:

http://sewelldirect.com/Gefen-Wireless-USB.asp

How-To: Automatically back up your computer

Mar 21st 2007 6:40PM on Engadget

Yeah, you could do all that or you could just download and install Mozy (works on Mac and Windows) and backup 2GB to a remote server for free...

DisplayLink cuts your monitor's cord, utilizes wireless USB

Jan 15th 2007 11:02AM on Engadget

Sorry but their claim that this is the first VGA over USB 2.0 simply isn't true. This product has been out for 2 years now:

http://sewelldirect.com/usb2tosvga.asp

Blog Pimpin

Nov 12th 2006 12:05AM on Blog Maverick

I disagree with your opinion that bloggers are trying to drive traffic by just linking to each other. More importantly I think that bloggers are learning that there are a few other people out there that are interested in the things they are interested in and they can help these people navigate the ocean of information available online by redirecting them.

I don't like having to monitor 200 blogs in my industry, so I have identified a couple of people that I really trust and I will read about 50% of the posts they recommend...

Engadget's relaunch giveaways: let's start with a Zune

Sep 20th 2006 10:52AM on Engadget

Jimi Thing by Dave Matthews Band

Gefen rolls out 4x1 / 8x1 1080p-capable DVI switchers

Sep 9th 2006 11:39PM on Engadget

Sewell's got the 8-port for $810 and the 4-port for $314 - not exactly $100, but better than list...

http://sewelldirect.com/gefen-8x1-dvi-switch.asp
http://sewelldirect.com/gefen4x1dviswitch.asp

Lexar recalling 66,000 defective JumpDrives

Jul 6th 2006 9:31PM on Engadget

They should just remarket them as USB hand warmers :)

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"For a long time I have been searching for a portable device where I can store all of my CDs in MP3 format and stream the songs wirelessly to my HiFi system. The portable device must I've tried FM transmitters, they all suck. I don't want a docking station. Any help? Thanks!" have a display so that I easily can scroll through the playlists (I don't want to use a TV or monitor). I suppose that there must also be a second device that is connected to the HiFi system that would receive the wireless streams from the portable device.

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