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A look at HTC's planned Windows Phone 8 lineup

It's official. Windows Phone 8 does have other good friends in the mobile world besides Nokia.

The Verge is reporting information from a "knowledgeable source" that says the Taiwan-based company is planning three lines of smartphones that will run Microsoft's new mobile OS. While the "Rio," "Accord," and "Zenith" lines sound like inexpensive cars dressed up with sexy names, they've got some heft under the hood, er... battery.

The Verge's source says Zenith will be the high-end line, with an expected 4.7-inch Super LCD 2 display, quad-core processor, NFC support, … Read more

A funny thing happened on the way to my iPad...

This week, I got two technology devices. They cost the same amount of money. One was 55 years old and I got it after a fierce online auction...the other was about 55 hours new, and I had preordered it online.

Both gadgets set out to change the way people consume and manage their media. They employed similar marketing pitches along the lines of, "It's advanced. It's magical. It will change your life." One was a rare 1955 Zenith Flash-Matic remote control. The other was the "magical" Apple iPad.

Since you've probably heard … Read more

Back to the future: 1939 wireless remote control!

If you're under 40, you might think TVs always had remotes. The early ones were called "clickers," "channel changers," or "selectors."

Sure, there were TV remotes as early as 1956, notably the Zenith Space Command, but remote-controlled TVs didn't really enter the mainstream until the 1970s.

It's true that there weren't many channels from which to choose at that time, but changing channels or volume without a remote was a matter of getting up from the sofa, walking over to the set, and turning big, clunky knobs on the TV.… Read more

The survivalist's $500,000 watch

If you thought only cockroaches would survive a nuclear holocaust, here's something else to add to the rarefied list--Zenith's Defy Xtreme Zero-G Watch. Its makers have apparently imbued this timepiece with the powers of Superman since it not only defies gravity (being accurate even in extreme gravity), but it's also waterproof down to 1,000 feet. You can read about the technology behind this feat at the Web site. Did we mention it costs $500,000? Yes, that's five zeros.

As for bodywork, it's armored in a blackened titanium body, with a titanium strap sporting … Read more