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to mention the weirdest—gizmos pass
through here on their way to the mar-
ket.—CI
GoodCleanTech
www.goodcleantech.com
With this brand-new resource, brought to
you by the editors and analysts of PC Mag-
azine, consumers and techies should fi nd it
much easier to be green. The site’s goal is
to keep you apprised of all manner of envi-
ronmentally conscientious technology in
an illustrated, user-friendly format.
—Maggie McVeigh
iLounge
www.ilounge.com
Industry news, hands-on product reviews,
tips, tricks, downloads—everything
you wanted to know about the iPod (and
now the iPhone, as well) can be found
on iLounge, which is every bit as user-
friendly as the MP3 player that gave it its
name.—BH
Phone Scoop
www.phonescoop.com
Phone Scoop is an online resource for
mobile-phone users and enthusiasts, with
an emphasis on news, reviews, and build-
ing a mobile-phone community. It contin-
ues to grow each year, with more in-depth
coverage and videos. Don’t miss the site’s
glossary to familiarize yourself with rel-
evant technical terms such as CDMA and
SIM.—JLD
TechMeme
www.techmeme.com
We’re not exactly sure what kind of secret
sauce Gabe Rivera uses to fi nd stories for
his TechMeme news aggregator, but what
we do know is that it brilliantly unearths
the hottest news stories on the Web. It
posts breaking tech news from around
the Web and routinely beats sites such as
Digg (as well as the major media) to the
story.—KM
So ware and Internet Blogs
AppScout
www.appscout.com
Our AppScout blog is a great place to fi nd
software tips and tricks, cool or useful
Web sites and applications, and the latest
news from the world of Web technology.
The blog is written mainly by PC Maga-
zine editors and analysts, and we give
readers exclusive access to our regular
vendor meetings, trade shows, and inter-
views.—KM
Download Squad
www.downloadsquad.com
Download Squad is basically Engadget for
software and Web apps, and it’s owned by
the same company, Weblogs Inc. The blog
traffics in rumors and news announce-
ments, posts frequently, and has fun con-
tent like “Today’s Time Waster”—ways for
bored cubicle-dwellers to entertain them-
selves online.—KM
eHub
www.emilychang.com/go/ehub
Somehow Emily Chang manages to get
wind of every Web 2.0 app long before the
rest of the blogging world does. Her synop-
ses are short and sweet, which is just fi ne,
given the frequency of her page updates.
eHub has been branching out recently, too,
adding interviews, job listings, news, and
events.—BH
MakeUseOf.com
www.makeuseof.com
If you’re searching for in-depth, hands-
on reviews of the latest Web apps, keep
looking. MakeUseOf.com’s real strength
lies in its quick but surprisingly compre-
hensive roundups of apps and sites in a
given space. If you’re looking to discover
the best iPhone apps, Firefox extensions,
or accounting sites, MakeUseOf can point
you in the right direction.—BH
Mashable
www.mashable.com
Mashable, a blog devoted to covering
MySpace, Facebook, and their ilk, reports
on the exploding world of social-network-
ing apps and features. It’s a top-notch news
resource for Web 2.0 developers and even
MySpace users who want to pimp their
pages with the latest plug-ins.—KM
Uncov
www.uncov.com
Uncov is kind of the bizarro equivalent of
TechCrunch. It mercilessly reviews start-
ups, harshes on everything Web 2.0, and
passes along (or makes up) juicy Silicon
Valley rumors. The blog posts are written
by potty-mouthed software nerds who dig
deep into Web apps, exposing the sloppy
programming and faulty business models
that so much of the Web is built on.—KM
Video
Dabble
www.dabble.com
Dabble.com aggregates video clips from
major services such as YouTube, blip.tv,
and Revver, along with smaller sites and
video podcasters. The site lets you search
all the video services at once and organize
your favorite clips from them into custom
playlists that you can share with the Dab-
ble community.—KM
PrezVid
www.prezvid.com
The pundits and talking heads have all
proclaimed that much of the upcoming
presidential election campaign will play
out on the Internet—specifi cally, on You-
Tube. Jeff Jarvis is following the YouTube
campaigns on his PrezVid blog, where
he adds his own (written) commentary
USTREAM.TV Stream your footage live as you record it, or watch video clips from others.