tag:www.operationgadget.com,2009://1 2009-04-23T12:34:12Z Electronic gadgets and sports technology Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.operationgadget.com,2009://1.1706 2009-04-22T04:04:52Z 2009-04-23T12:34:12Z

The ESPN program E:60 recently reported on the dangers posed by improperly tuned ice resurfacing equipment and ventilation problems in indoor ice arenas. This 13-minute long report claims that in 28 rinks that they tested that used propane or natural...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2009://1.1705 2009-04-21T16:26:53Z 2009-04-21T16:26:59Z

Earlier today, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the TD Bank Philadelphia Cycling Championship may not be held this year due to a $500,000 budget shortfall. This is partially due to the City of Philadelphia's decision to charge the organizers for...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2009://1.1704 2009-03-20T16:25:09Z 2009-03-20T16:25:13Z

It hasn't mattered up to now, but you can follow Operation Gadget on Twitter at:http://twitter.com/OperationGadgetFollowing both OperationGadget and daveaiello will be somewhat duplicative. Some readers of this site probably care more about the blog posts here than they do about...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2009://1.1703 2009-03-20T04:46:09Z 2009-03-20T14:46:13Z

The only story I can tell to bring Operation Gadget back from the dead is one about my wife and what she's been through.On November 7, Kathleen was in a car accident that scared the heck out of us. She...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1701 2008-11-20T09:42:29Z 2008-11-20T09:42:29Z

I've been wanting to talk about my experience with iPhone headphones and exercise for some time. In my opinion iPhone headphones manufactured by Apple are consumables. I have never had a set last for more than 4 months. They get...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1700 2008-11-17T22:34:05Z 2008-11-17T22:34:05Z

I was a happy user of AT&T GoPhone for the past three months. That ended today. Up until November 12, AT&T provided unlimited monthly data service as a pay-as-you-go option for $19.99 per month. Once you bought this service, you...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1699 2008-11-17T01:42:22Z 2008-11-17T01:42:22Z

Operation Gadget went quiet at the end of August. This is by far the longest break in posts in the five year history of the site. If you are wondering why, consider: I lost my job in September. This happened...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1698 2008-08-29T04:21:52Z 2008-08-29T04:21:52Z

My latest post on O'Reilly's Inside iPhone is A Glimpse of Our Tethering Future where I recount my experiences working with a Nokia E71 and an application called JoikuSpot that turns the E71 into a 3G-powered ad hoc WiFi access...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1697 2008-08-22T18:52:47Z 2008-08-22T18:52:47Z

I haven't really talked about AirCell or its Gogo inflight Internet access service since it first became available on American Airlines. But Andy Abramson turned me on to a little experiment with the service that he and Laptop Magazine's Joanna...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1696 2008-08-19T07:21:59Z 2008-08-19T07:21:59Z

I was on the train home from NYC tonight reading tweets on the Twitterific iPhone app. I got a tweet from TUAW that said: i.tuaw.com This is (of course) the iPhone-optimized version of The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Is this new?...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1695 2008-08-16T07:59:52Z 2008-08-16T07:59:52Z

A few weeks ago, I said I'd publish my daily schedule so you readers of Operation Gadget could see what life is like for me now that I'm working full time in Manhattan. Here it is: 4:40am: Wake up, dress...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1694 2008-08-16T07:47:17Z 2008-08-16T07:47:17Z

I've been working out at Newtown Athletic Club, a massive gym complex in Newtown, PA, every morning before work. In order to do this and still get to my desk in Manhattan reasonably early, I show up at the gym...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1693 2008-08-15T06:27:20Z 2008-08-15T06:27:20Z

Monday I bought my wife Kathleen an iPhone 3G. I finally figured out the new iPhone line protocol at Apple Stores, swung by The West 14th Street Apple Store on my way to work, and found the line almost pleasingly...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1692 2008-08-02T23:32:12Z 2008-08-02T18:58:00Z

My latest Inside iPhone post is called How an iPhone Can Help You Be More Productive When Commuting Via Mass Transit. One of the things I talk about in that post is the power of using location-based contexts within the...

Dave Aiello http://www.operationgadget.com/about/dave_aiello.html tag:www.operationgadget.com,2008://1.1691 2008-07-30T00:13:13Z 2008-07-30T00:13:13Z

I know what you're thinking. Dave was about as absent from the 2008 Tour de France as Team Astana. More in fact, because Johan Bruyneel appeared on Versus during the last week of The Tour as a color analyst. So...

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