Time Magazine’s 2009 Gadget of the Year? Not Apple’s iPhone 3GS – that came in at #4 – but DROID, thanks to a creative alliance between Motorola and Verizon and use of Google’s Android platform. It’s sleek, features a big display and is fully customizable with apps downloaded from the Android Market. See all of Time’s Top 10 Gadgets of 2009.
Rest In Peace, Microsoft Encarta. This year saw the demise of the once very popular digital encyclopedia which first launched as a CD-ROM in 1993 but couldn’t keep up with the (free) real-time capabilities of Wikipedia and other web-based search tools. Encarta joins Circuit City, Saturn, Kodachrome and four more brands on CNNMoney.com’s list of familiar names you won’t see in the future. Read More »
“Penny Wars” Means More Toys for Tots
Codero recently wrapped up its 1st Annual Toys for Tots campaign, raising more than $3,600 to buy new toys for Kansas City-area (our hometown) youth during this holiday season. That bought a lot of toys for kids.
See the full release, “Codero Teams With Toys for Tots, Helping Kids in Need This Holiday”.