Crave: The gadget blog

This week in Crave: The Black Saturday edition

Leslie Katz — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST

Too busy plotting your Black Friday strategy to keep up with Crave this week? Well, put away those shoulder pads, shopping champ. Here are some of gadget goings-on you missed.

Palm Pixi now just $25 at Amazon, Wal-Mart

Bonnie Cha — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST

Amazon and Wal-Mart lower the price on the Palm Pixi smartphone.

Originally posted at Dialed In

U.S. Mazda2 launching at Los Angeles Auto Show

Wayne Cunningham — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:14 PST

Mazda will show off the U.S. version of its Mazda2 model at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

Seize Seesmic Twitter app on BlackBerry, Android

Jessica Dolcourt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:00 PST

Twitter service Seesmic expands from the desktop with two new apps for Google Android and BlackBerry phones.

Originally posted at Android Atlas

T-Mobile holiday gift: Aggressive unlimited prepaid plans

Matt Hickey — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:00 PST

As it gears up for the holiday rush, T-Mobile gets aggressive with new prepaid pricing, T-Mobile Complete.

U.S. Cellular adds overage protection service

Kent German — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:00 PST

The carrier's new service sends you a text message when you reach your monthly allotment of anytime messages.

Originally posted at Dialed In

Holiday gaming on the cheap

Jeff Bakalar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:00 PST

Before you shell out hundreds of dollars on holiday hits like Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II, and Uncharted 2, you could easily be enjoying some of this generation's classics for a fraction of the price.

The Droid and hands-free voice dialing

Kent German — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:00 PST

As part of our original Droid review we did not test whether the handset supported hands-free voice dialing.

Originally posted at Android Atlas

How smoking can ruin your Mac

Chris Matyszczyk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 PST

According to a report, AppleCare warranties can be voided if Apple deems the damage was caused by secondhand smoke. Appeals to Steve Jobs have, apparently, not succeeded.

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect

Is that really a camera bag?

Leonard Goh — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:00 PST

One photographer/blogger saw the need for a more fashionable alternative, and worked on a line of bags for female photographers who want both style and function.