Top 10 Gadget Lust Blogs
If you can't live without the very latest tech, these blogs will help you figure out the best places to deposit your cash in exchange for the newest, brightest, shiniest battery-powered objects (and get something done once you do buy them).
All things GPS and handheld. If you need to know where you are to within two meters at most, or crave the latest news on Google Maps and Garmin, resident maniac Jeff Chappell can help.
One of the two granddaddies of the gadget-lust milieu, Gizmodo quenches your thirst for everything from iPhone video calls to secret military-aircraft prototypes. http://gizmodo.com/5416161/us-secret-plane-uncovered Twitter hashtags let you follow comments for particular stories and topics.
Has a slightly narrower focus on gadgets than Gizmodo, but also goes into greater depth about devices' inner workings and technology. Especially covers digital cameras, mobile phones, laptops and Bluetooth-enabled devices.
Takes a broader view of "gadgets" than just the digital, including everything from branding irons to booklights, with stops in between for chips that tell precisely what conditions your FedEx box is experiencing right now and wooden models of the Solar System.
CNET's entry into the gadget-lust category is slightly more practical-minded than others, covering outboard hard drives and camera tripods as well as mobile phones, laptops and video cameras. 404 podcast analyzes the latest tech news in radio-magazine format, giving your eyes a break from looking at all that candy.
Among the geekiest of this group thanks to a focus on how to make lust-worthy gadgets as much as how to buy them. Covers iPhone and Android apps and operating systems as well as iPhone accessories and ebook readers.
Broad-minded blog looks at tech and gadgets that do everything, not just push ones and zeroes around on a screen: a french-frier that uses just 1 tablespoon of oil per two pounds of fries, concrete-impregnated cloth, and smart wallets that have biometric fingerprint readers.
Unofficial, sure, but packed with information on the latest Mac and iPhone apps and accessories. Essential reading if you want to get more out your Apple-brand tech.
The latest gadget news as well as reviews of new devices, plus some intimidating-looking but hardly impossible projects like building your own home book scanner. Covers laptops, cameras, home WiFi setups, home robots and more.
Lusts after a wide variety of devices, such as cameras, mobile phones, ebook readers and laptops, plus the occasional projector, solar-powered radio, or rearview mirror with embedded GPS. Clean, easy-to-read layout lets you focus on the objects of your desire.
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