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White Paper Sidebar gadgets are a new feature of Windows Vista that allows users to run mini HTML-based applications on the desktop. Although a typical gadget uses dynamic HTML with lots of script code, it is also possible for... [05 Jul 2007]
Top 10 green gadgets for your office
Photo While the tendency for phone manufacturers to cram ever more functionality into mobiles has helped gadget freaks cut down the number of gadgets they carry, that smart phone in your pocket still sucks down the energy. [14 Oct 2008]
Photos: The new gadgets and tech services up Orange's sleeve
Photo At Orange's biannual La Collection event in Paris, the mobile operator gives a sneak peek at the technology set for future release.silicon.com went along to the 10th La Collection event last week to take a look at the... [26 Nov 2009]
Apply the New Vista APIs to Sidebar Gadgets, Part 2
White Paper Developing Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets generally involves a lot of JavaScript programming. To make it possible for Sidebar gadgets to access the various systems' information, Microsoft has provided a... [24 Dec 2008]
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo Photo credit: NPL silicon.com explored the best gadgets to pack in your suitcase in its top five summer gadgets feature. The British Library in London is playing host to an exhibition of... [02 Sep 2008]
Who will pay for mobile broadband's 100 million gadgets?
News Among the consumer electronics items that could see themselves reborn as mobile broadband-enabled gadgets are digital cameras, media players and handheld games consoles. With a slew of mobile broadband-enabled... [16 Apr 2007]
Better parenting keeps kids safe, not gadgets
News Better parenting skills are the key to keeping children safe, not gadgets that kids will easily be able to disable, according to silicon.com readers. The launch of a mobile phone for kids which will allow parents to... [25 Nov 2005]
Techie Brits carry £1,000 of gadgets
News Consumers are carting around £1,000 of gadgets every day - although few have any insurance for their tech goodies. Do you stagger to work under the weight of your gadgets? Direct Line warned that many... [01 Dec 2005]
Gadgets and gizmos more valuable than gold
News High-tech gadgets like MP3 players, PDAs and digital camcorders can cost more than their weight in gold. You can buy a gram of gold for about £6 today. But electronic equipment like the memory sticks used in consumer... [30 Aug 2001]
'Our gadgets are worth less than £1,000'
News Warnings about the need to insure tech gear don't stop silicon.com readers from carrying several hundred pounds' worth of gadgets around each day. In a recent poll, the majority of silicon.com readers revealed they carry... [07 Dec 2005]
Photos: What gadgets were the Victorians using?
Photo The British Library in London is playing host to an exhibition of gadgets and technology from the Victorian era and early 20th century. Collins had been collecting old gadgets for around 35 years after... [14 Aug 2008]
Considerations for the Secure Rollout of Sidebar Gadgets on Windows Vista
White Paper This white paper discusses the potential impact of the new Sidebar Gadgets feature of the Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System. It also examines the requirements for its secure rollout and describes in detail... [01 May 2009]
Photos: The top 10 gadgets for business travellers
Photo Here are our top 10 suggestions for gadgets that make time away from the office both more productive and more easy to deal with. Business travel isn't all about work - it's also about waiting. There are long stretches of... [26 May 2006]
Apply the New Vista APIs to Sidebar Gadgets, Part 1
White Paper Developing Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets generally involves a lot of JavaScript programming. To make it possible for Sidebar gadgets to access the various systems' information, Microsoft has provided a... [24 Dec 2008]
Driving Sidebar Gadgets With ActiveX and C#
White Paper With Vista and its Sidebar, one can enhance the formerly static Windows desktop with myriad widgets and doodads, appropriately named "Gadgets. By default the Sidebar comes packed with some useful (or maybe just fun)... [11 Jul 2007]
