This is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the third week of December 2004. I'm experimenting with a weekly summary so that readers who want to receive a periodic email with Operation Gadget headlines can receive the links to all of the articles published each week. I will post a mechanism for readers to sign up for this service when I work out the details.

The headlines:

December 17

• President Bush Orders Plan for Temporary Shutdown of the GPS System During National Crisis
  
• Tour de France Will Feature New Millau Viaduct in 2006
  

December 16

• Nokia 6600 Called "Cheap and Reliable" by Paul Boutin in Slate
  
• TiVo Offering Free PVRs to Comcast Customers in the Bay Area on December 17, 2004
  
• Game Boy Helps Reduce Anxiety in Children Before Surgery, Study Says
  

December 15

• "Hacker's Favorite DVD Player" in Stock at Amazon.com
  
• 64M Memory Card Offered with Purchase of Digital Camera by Amazon.com
  
• 3-Megapixel Mobile Phone Camera Module Coming Soon from Panasonic
  

December 14

• Peet Shoe Dryer Improves Performance of Boots and Skates
  
• Motorola A630 "Guaranteed to Amaze Your Friends," Says Mike Langberg
  
• Electronics Outselling Books According to Amazon.com
  
• Burton Headphone Beanie Reviewed by The Gadgeteer
  
• S'mores Nativity Set May Be Taking the Theme a Bit Too Far
  

December 13

• British Gadget Users Said to Be Becoming "Digitally Obese"
  
• Asians Generally Have More and Better Gadgets to Choose from than Americans
  
• Glen Fleishman is Writing a New Digital Radio Blog for Weblogs, Inc.
  
• Most U.S. Mobile Phone Users Do Not Take Advantage of Mobile Data Services
  
• Toshiba SD-H400 is the Cheapest "TiVo Basic" Device Available
  

Does a weekly summary work for you? Is it a waste of time? Let me know by posting a comment. Thanks....