Gary Dell'abate

Gadget Gary: Viva Las Vegas

Gary Dell'Abate looks back at the CES 2009 show in Las Vegas, and the many gadgets seen there.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted March 19, 2009

For years, I've heard about a magical convention - a convention where people like me can go to see the latest, coolest, most cutting-edge electronics that are slated to be "coming soon." We all know it, of course, as the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, and lucky for me the Sound & Vision fairy tapped me with his wand and sent me to the big event in Las Vegas this past Janua

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Gadget Gary: Calibrating Your HDTV

Gary Dell'Abate finds out the adjustments are worth the money.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted November 11, 2009

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Gadget Gary: JVC Everio X

Gary Dell'Abate finally finds his all-in-one high-quality camcorder.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted November 11, 2009

Whenever I'm going to a big event that I want to document for all posterity - like my sons' concerts or championship football games - I find myself staring at my arsenal of weapons. For these events, a really good video camera is a must.

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Gadget Gary: Powermat

Go wireless with this power-cord free charging dock.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted December 3, 2009

If you're a follower of this column, you know that two of my recurring themes are 1) gadgets are fun and 2) they make my life easier.

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Gadget Gary: Sonos ZonePlayer S5

A portable music system perfect for your outdoor hang-out area.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted January 15, 2010

My love for Sonos is no secret. You'd think I own stock in the company - full disclosure: I don't! - but you have to love a music-delivery product that starts out great and just keeps getting better.

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Gadget Gary: Vudu Child

Gary Dell’Abate loves the streaming life on a 50-inch LG plasma.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted March 29, 2010

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FLO TV

Gary Dell’Abate found a replacement for his Sony Watchman.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted April 1, 2010

Figuring out how to watch TV while I’m out of my house has always been a challenge. I got a black-and-white Sony Watchman as a gift for Christmas in 1985 that worked pretty well for the time; I took it to the pool to watch Mets baseball and to my son’s basketball games to watch Jets football.

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Gadget Gary: Klipsch LightSpeakers

Gary goes eyes- and ears-on with the LED lighting and wireless sound system.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted July 23, 2010

A s many of you know, I built a house a little over 3 years ago and wired it to the hilt. I thought I had my future-proof bases well covered, but 3 years is a lifetime in today's techie world. When we first moved in there, my sons were 12 and 8 years old. They liked music to some degree, but since it wasn’t a prioirty for them, I didn’t bother to wire their rooms for speakers.

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Gadget Gary: Dash Addict

Feast on Sony’s mesmerizing personal viewer.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted September 9, 2010

Sony calls the Dash a “personal Internet viewer,” but I’m not sure that’s a fully accurate description. Truth be told, I’m not sure exactly how to describe this device since it does so many things: It can serve as your alarm clock, you can watch movies on it, peruse one of 1,500-plus widgets, watch Netflix and YouTube. . . the list goes on and on.

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Dre Trippers

Headphones that recall fully immersive listening.

By Gary Dell'abate
Posted September 16, 2010

When I was a teenager, I had these giant Koss headphones. You know the kind. They covered both ears with these giant cups. They sounded great. I remember listening to Blows Against the Empire, the 1970 album by Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship, with them. Music would bounce back and forth from the left channel to the right and back in glorious stereo.

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