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Submission + - Ten gadgets that defined the decade (engadget.com)

Corpuscavernosa writes: As 2009 winds down and we try to come up with new and clever ways of referring to the early years of this century, there's really only one thing left to do: declare our ten favorite gadgets of the aughts and show them off in chronological order. It's arguable that if this wasn't the decade of gadgets, it was certainly a decade shaped by gadgets — one which saw the birth of a new kind of connectedness. In just ten years time, gadgets have touched almost every aspect of our daily lives, and personal technology has come into its own in a way never before seen. It's a decade that's been marked the ubiquity of the internet, the downfall of the desktop, and the series finale of Friends, but we've boiled it down to the ten devices we've loved the most and worked the hardest over the past ten years. We even had some of our friends in the tech community chime in with their picks on what they thought was the gadget or tech of the decade — so join us for a look back at the best (gadget) years ever!
Netscape

Submission + - The Twelve Most Tarnished Brands in Tech (technologizer.com)

harrymcc writes: Polaroid, Netscape, CompuServe, Westinghouse, Heathkit--these were once among the most respected names in the technology business. They're still around, but what's happened to them is just plain sad. I took a look at the tragic fates of a dozen mighty brands that have, in one way or another, fallen on hard times.
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Submission + - knol.com web site has not yet been slashdotted! (knol.com)

SanderDJ writes: "The web site knol.com is owned by a Dutch company selling steamcleaning equipment. They don't plan to sell their domain name (yet) to Google, but they relish the growing interest for their web site. They even thank a few (IT) web sites for referring to them. However, Slashdot is not mentioned and the site is still up. I think it's time the Slashdot visitors check out the equipment that this company sells."

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