Prying Eyes
The Zune HD: more than an iPod touch wanna-be?
Microsoft's Zune HD is notably more competitive with Apple's products than earlier Zune generations and even one-ups the iPod touch in several areas.
T-Mobile's G1: Google's Android OS emerges
Discover some interesting facts about the two primary PCBs (printed-circuit boards) inside the premier Google Android offering.
Rex 6000 PDA
Prying Eyes takes a new look at an old organizer. The $150 Rex 6000 held phone numbers, a to-do list, an appointment calendar, and a memo list, as well as several utilities, such as a calculator and some games.
Simple battery technology packs in more features with complex chemistries
The basic components are the same across all rechargeable lithium-ion cells, the workhorses of portable energy storage.
Peering into ultrasound machines
The components of this noninvasive imaging tool are finding an expanding role in today's medical world.
Trolling for gold in the BlackBerry Bold
Research In Motion's BlackBerry Bold gets a tech inspection courtesty of an EDN partnership with phoneWreck.
Neurostimulators improve quality of life
Chronic-pain sufferers can benefit from a rechargeable spinal-cord stimulator from the St Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division.
One sensor does the work of many
The single-array camera captures images that conventionally require an array of sensors.
A tale of two digital-video converters
Software versus hardware compression defines the difference.
The Motorola H500 Bluetooth headset
Prying Eyes looks at the miniaturization and acoustic engineering enabling this hands-free headset.
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