Wednesday, July 01, 2009  gdgt, the Data Driven Gadget Site, is
Live [Media]   gdgt is a new gadget site that's database driven.
You pronounce it either g-d-g-t or "gadget". I like it, mainly
because I can track pieces of information about gadgets I own,
but also tech I would like to have.  See, here's my list of
gadgets.  Since the database is user generated, I can't wait to
get in there and add some classic tech and offbeat stuff. Using
it is peculiarly thrilling. The problem with general news sites
is that you don't always get news that relates to the gadgets
you own; the problems with forums is that the information is
relevant to what you're interested in, but highly unstructured.
This fixes both. A year or two ago, we decided to cover less new
product, and cover more software and updates you can use to
improve the gadgets you already have. gdgt is built upon this
philosophy.  The site's just launching today, but Ryan Block and
Peter Rojas (Engadget and Gizmodo alum) are only getting started
and I've been