When Gadget Parts Break or Get Lost
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New services are helping appliance makers and consumers find spare components.
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By Traci Watson A team of spacewalking astronauts pulled off the tricky installation of a new piece of the International Space Station on Tuesday, but the success was marred by a problem familiar to all do-it-yourselfers: One of the astronauts lost a tool.
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Electromagnetic pulse bomb in a beige box This Old Box Technology product failures will always have a special spot in my heart. Perhaps it's comforting to know even when a team of seemingly talented and intelligent people put their heads together â it sometimes only results in a painful, coconut-like thud in the center of the huddle.â¦
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With PDA sales slumping, company is planning new devices.
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What you'll be held responsible for if your credit card is lost or stolen.
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By Cinthia Ritchie, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 26--The cables were the problem.   Or wait! Maybe it was the RAM. Or the processors. Or ...
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Also: When iPods die. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Ziff Davis - Cell phones and other portable devices are ideal for on-the-go and emergency situations&#151;unless the battery's dead.
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Automakers are pitching hands-free technology as a safe way to rein in the expanding clutter of gadgetry, but these devices are probably not as safe as you think.
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Problems designing accessories that don't drain the Chevrolet Volt's lithium-ion batteries have General Motors adopting "redundant systems" that increase costs. And have you seen that bizarre ad?
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Hand-held devices help settle disputes. (Look it up!)
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Who's on the hook when a navigation system's instructions result in an accident?
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A new kind of gadget can save your data -- and your hide -- when your laptop is damaged or lost.
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For the first time in Must-Have Gadgets history, a product on our list has been replaced by itself.
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No one hurt as small device leaves minor damage.
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Peapod Toys touts an MP3 player for the teething set. GadgetLab goes to the International Toy Fair in New York.
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