Today’s New York Times has an article on extended service warranties, and the concomitant dilemma faced by gadgetmaniacs everywhere. And, that dilemma is the question of whether or not to pay an extra ten to thirty percent of a gadget’s purchase price in order to extend the regular warranty by a few years. The [...]

Samsung continues to best itself in the area of DLP HDTV. Its new model, the SVP-71L8UH measures 71-inch, thus beating out its previous world’s biggest DLP, the HLR6768W at a mere 67 inches. $7,300 gets you a 10000:1 contrast ratio and a 1920×1080 resolution. Samsung Electronics to launch world’s largest rear-projection TV

Strategy Analytics has released a new report that compares the Apple iPod to the music capabilities of some cell phones, namely the Samsung E720, SEMC V800, 02 XM and the Orange SPV c500. In summary, the iPod continues to be the best in terms of usability, at least when compared to [...]

This came as a surprise to me: Some elevators can be made to bypass intermediate stops and go directly to the floor of your choice. How? By pressing and holding the Door Close and Floor number buttons simultaneously. Apparently, this feature works on most Otis, and some Dover elevator models. [...]

Forbes Magazine has published their list of the world’s coolest gizmos. It’s not a bad selection, and we’ve made note of some of the items previously.

Sony Clie VZ90
Mostitech Security Robot
iHouse Innovative House home networking system
Nokia 6280 slider phone
Audio Technica EC7 earbuds
Sony Libre eBook
Samsung SCH-B100 sat phone
SegaToys [...]

Here’s more cool-ish stuff, this time courtesy of ComputerWorld Singapore. Their list of the best gadgets for July consists of the following:

iRiver U10
Kenwood HD20GA7 20GB Music Player
Hitachi PDP TVs
Sanyo Voice Recorder
Samsung Thin Cell Phone model SCH-V740
Olympus Pendant-type m:robe music player
Hitachi DVD Multi camcorder
July’s coolest [...]

LG indicates that it will produce about 200 three-door refrigerators that are destined for the luxury market in Korea. The fridges come with door handles that are embedded with Swarovski crystals. Dubbed the “Swarovski French Dios”, they will sell for about $4K. Too bad the phrase “Bling bling” has [...]