Sites that No Gadgeteer Shouldn't Miss (Work in progress)
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USB Groups
USB Promoter Group  The founding group of the Universial Serial Bus. Do I need to say more? PoweredUSB High-powered USB cable & connector specifically targeted at Point-of-Sale market. U3 The first commerical portable USB app platform, now assimilated by Microsoft. USBTV USBTV aims to be the de facto DRM video player using modified USB flash drive. Everything USB Yes, we Everything USB deserve a listing of our own.
USB Gadget Retailers
Brando USB These guys carry the largest selection of USB gadgets in the world. Period. Mr. Gadget Australia More USB gadgets in AUD. This time, for our Aussie readers. Mad for Stuff UK Brits should come here for all their weird USB gadget need. ThinkGeek Based our of CA, the online store is continuously ramping up on their USB gadget inventory.
USB Developers
USB-Software.org Dedicated to bring you up-to-date information about USB device classes & embedded USB software. |
Digital Media Gurus
TV Cards An enthusiast site covering all sorts of TV card applications & hardware. Digital Media Thoughts They cover any types of digital media hardware as well as software. eHomeUpgrade They follow news on anything that has to do with digital media convergence regligiously. DAPReview They focus nothing but portable media players. Recommended.
Living Hi-tech
Ohgizmo Deliciously Geeky. Their weird gadget coverage never gets old. Product Dose Short takes on a wide variety of nifty consumer products, not limited to gadgets. Tree Hugger Looking for greener technology? This is your first stop.
Chick Sites
Gear Diary The owner Judie is no stranger to chicks who follow closely on the latest gadgets as she's been writing reviews on Gadgeteer & many other sites for over 7 years. Shiny Shiny Launched in 2004, they claim to be the first gadget site written by women for women. Just take a look at their girly web design, and you will know who the site is for.
Canadian Sites
The TechZone Ironically, this site is famous for hosting galleries of all the booth babes. NeoSeeker Based out of Richmond, they host one of the largest library of all things related to PCs and consoles. PCStats These guys from Toronto have been around since 1999, dedicated to reviewing the hardcore stuff like CPUs, mobos and GPUs. |
Rising Stars
Gizmodo Gawker's top gadget blog. Gotta love their visual gag. CrunchGear A leading tech blog that is spinned off from TechCrunch. John Biggs now manages the site. Ubergizmo The site covers so much news that most people would have a difficult time catching up. SlashGear They seem to be doing pretty good, except sometimes we mistaken them for Slashdot. Engadget They got to to the news first before anyone, and has climbed to the top in less than 4 years. DailyTech Get your daily dose of tech news from this Anandtech's spin-off.
Over Decade-old Sites
eCoustics Aggregates consumer electronics reviews, news, articles, buying guides and offers forums and price comparisons. HardOCP Founded in 1996, Hardware Overclockers Comparison Page - one of the oldest tech sites out there. Anandtech Founded in 1997, Anand still runs one of the first online computer hardware journals. I4U Luigi has been at the helm since 1996 looking for the latest far-east gadgets.
Apple Fanboys
Mac Rumors They've stopped spreading rumors and instead, they've built a huge Mac community. Think Secret Definitely the number one source for all Mac rumors. Recommended. |
File Freebies
MajorGeeks They must have an army of bots buliding their huge arsenal of downloads. Recommended. PortableApps Offer a decent collection of free-for-all portable USB apps, starting from OpenOffice and FireFox U3 Smart App Blog A list of updating U3 titles, which are mostly free.
Mobile Gurus
Mobility Site Here is a site about all things mobile. Pocket PC Thoughts Launched in October 2000, it is one of the oldest pure-Pocket PC sites; it has now evolved into Windows Mobile devices.
Overclockers
Overclocker's Club OCC has been about overclocking since its creation in 2001; it also runs a 17,000-strong 'club'.
Other Favorite Sites
Krunker Originally started out as WhiningDog, the site now focuses on reporting all "good stuff". Benchmark Reviews Olin runs a traditional-style review site, featuring some cool random quotes. 3DGameMan Rodney started what appears to be the first video review site back in 1998. He now also writes text reviews. |
