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Posted by Allan Chochinov | 16 Apr 2007
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An ode to all the silly stuff:
Many factors have come together to make this a golden age for gadgets. On the technological side, there is the increasing ease and decreasing cost of adapting technologies like USB, the low-voltage computer networking connection; the global positioning system; and Bluetooth to almost any use. On the marketing side, the home-shopping cable channels have 24 hours to fill, and, on a smaller scale, niche gadget retailers can easily set up Internet storefronts and pick up traffic from the gadget blogs.
(Above, Black & Decker's Gizmo Tip 'N Mix Automatic Salad Dressing Mixer. Not in the article. Journalists!)
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