Gadget Links: Basso Profundo Edition
- Basso admits involvement in Puerto scandal on VeloNews.com: "Ivan Basso on Monday confessed to the anti-doping prosecutor of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) that he was involved in the Operacion Puerto blood doping scandal.... The 29-year-old Basso now faces a ban from cycling of up to two years and an additional two-year exclusion from riding on ProTour teams.... '... he wanted to lift a weight off his conscience,' said Basso's lawyer Massimo Martelli." [ via TDFblog ]
- Series 3 TiVo External Drive Upgrade FAQ on PVRblog: "Engadget and the TiVoCommunity recently broke news that it was possible to use the eSATA slot on Series 3 TiVos, letting you easily upgrade to more storage space."
- Nokia N75 Available only $49.99 with a new two-year contract at Amazon.com: This is a fantastic deal on a 3G N-series phone on the Cingular / AT&T network.
- Households Would Need New Bulbs To Meet Lighting-Efficiency Rule on WSJ.com: "Manufacturers and environmentalists are hammering out a nationwide energy-saving lighting standard that, if enacted by Congress, would effectively phase out the common household light bulb in about 10 years. That in turn could produce major cuts in the nation's electricity costs and greenhouse-gas emissions." [ Subscription required to read most articles in The Wall Street Journal. ]
