• The 25 Funniest Vintage Tech Ads

  
  My oh my, how things have changed. These 25 vintage tech ads are guaranteed to take you back -- and, in most cases, remind you how truly terrible our tastes once were.

• Deals of the Week: Black Friday Edition

  
  This Black Friday brings the lowest-priced Blu-ray player ever, some neat netbook deals, and an anticipated Apple sale.
• The Google-TiVo Deal: What It Means For You
• Kindle, Nook and Other E-Readers to Take Off in 2010
• Our Tech Holiday Wish List: 10 Cool Gadgets We Really, Really Want
• Microsoft Surface Draws Interest, if Not Buyers
• Taiwanese Researchers Show Several Flexible E-reader Screens
• Tokyo Students Design a New Robotic Muscle Suit
• Amazon Improves Kindle Battery, Adds PDF Support
• JVC's GC-FM1 Pocket Camcorder

Gadgets How-Tos

• How to Buy a GPS Device Navigating the GPS market can be tough but consumer advocate Amber Bouman can help you find your way to the perfect GPS device.
• How to Buy an MP3 Player Get the right device for your lifestyle and music collection.
• Cheap and Easy Ways to Use Your Gadgets on the Road Travel can be stressful and expensive. Here are tips for keeping your gadgets charged and for saving money on smartphone bills while you're away from home--whether elsewhere in the United States or halfway around the world.
• Top 5 Tips for Mobile Professionals GPS devices are overrated, why you shouldn’t try to obsessively plan tech purchases, and more advice gleaned from seven years of tech reporting.
• How to Sync iTunes with Your Non-iPod Player You don't have to lose your painstakingly crafted iTunes playlists if you move to a non-Apple player.

Gadgets News

• Taiwanese Researchers Show Several Flexible E-reader Screens Taiwanese research institute, ITRI, showed off several new flexible display technologies aimed at e-readers and e-paper on Thursday.
• Deals of the Week: Black Friday Edition This Black Friday brings the lowest-priced Blu-ray player ever, some neat netbook deals, and an anticipated Apple sale.
• Black Friday Deals, Tips, Gotchas, and Gripes on the PC World Podcast The busiest shopping day of the year is nearly upon us. PC World editors discuss some of the best deals, worst gotchas, and hottest Web sites for tech bargains.
• Kindle, Nook and Other E-Readers to Take Off in 2010 Lower prices, ease of use, and improved technology could give e-readers a big boost in the coming year.
• Sept. 11 Pager Messages Published Online Wikileaks is publishing 573,000 pager messages sent nationwide on Sept. 11, 2001.

Gadgets Playing in PCW Video

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  JVC's GC-FM1 Pocket Camcorder The JVC GC-FM1's video quality in good lighting is among the best we've seen, but it's pricey.
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  Memorex MyVideo HDPocket Camcorder: A Solid Budget Buy The Memorex MyVideo HD pocket camcorder won't bowl you over, but its feature set represents good value for the price.
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  Gateway EC1430u Ultraportable Laptop With Full-Sized Keyboard Gateway's EC1430u laptop is a good choice for someone on the go who is looking for a Windows 7 machine with a large keyboard.

Gadgets Slideshows

• Keyborgs! Check Out the Bizarre Keyboards A parade of quirky, imaginative and just plain weird keyboards that were actually developed, if not sold.

Gadgets Reviews

• JVC's GC-FM1 Pocket Camcorder The JVC GC-FM1's video quality in good lighting is among the best we've seen, but it's pricey.
• Roku HD-XR Excels at Streaming Media to Your TV Compact, affordable media player delivers Netflix, Amazon, and other Internet media services over wired or 802.11n wireless--and does it well.
• Memorex MyVideo HDPocket Camcorder: A Solid Budget Buy The Memorex MyVideo HD pocket camcorder won't bowl you over, but its feature set represents good value for the price.
• Gateway EC1430u Ultraportable Laptop With Full-Sized Keyboard Gateway's EC1430u laptop is a good choice for someone on the go who is looking for a Windows 7 machine with a large keyboard.
• Palm Pixi: An Inexpensive Entry-Level Smartphone The Pixi, the second smartphone to run Palm's Web OS, could be considered the Palm Pre lite.