The iPhone is the first touch screen device that I’ve felt comfortable using my finger to navigate with. After all, on the iPhone, that’s all you can use to control the device – right? Wrong, you can use a stylus. But not an ordinary stylus, it has to be one designed specially for the iPhone, like the Pogo Stylus from Ten One Design.
Pogo Stylus for the iPhone or iPod Touch Review Read More
Here’s a first – a mobile phone with a built in Bluetooth headset. LG’s Decoy for Verizon is a cool little slider phone that has a headset dock on the backside of the phone. Now you’ll have no excuse for hands-free talking while driving.
LG Decoy V Cast Phone (LG-VX8610) Review Read More
I’ve been an AT&T customer for several years now. The main reason being that I can easily switch SIM cards between the various mobile phones that I have the opportunity to review. This convenience has been great, but if I am honest, call quality and audio clarity on the AT&T network really isn’t the best… at least not in my area. Also, AT&T has not rolled out 3G here in little old Columbus, Indiana. Funny thing is that Verizon’s 3G (EVDO) network is already here. So, I’m going to try some Verizon phones and see if I might like to switch carriers. LG’s Chocolate 3 is my first Verizon feature phone to test. Let’s take a look.
LG Chocolate 3 V Cast Music Phone (LG-VX8560) Review Read More
A few days ago, Palm quietly announced that yet again that their next OS version release date would be slipping. Instead of early 2009, they are now claiming it won’t be available until the middle of next year: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10047554-94.html Hearing this news about Palm isn’t surprising as it seems they have been pushing back the
Yikes, first Palm, now Windows Mobile? Read More
Here are some interesting items from my inbox that I feel were worthy enough to pass along to all of you… Apptism – A cool new app finding / downloading store for your iPhone with reviews, user comments, etc. — PortableThemes.com – Brand new high quality Windows Mobile, Pocket PC Themes and iPhone Wallpapers site.
It’s been close to two years since I had a new HP iPAQ smartphone in my hands. The last one was the hw6945. Their latest device is the iPAQ 910. This QUAD band GSM phone has a nice collection of features including a QWERTY thumb keyboard, a camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc. But will this loaner unit be one that I will want to buy for myself? Let’s find out…
HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger Review Read More
I just wanted to write a quick post to let everyone know how I’ve been getting along since I installed OSX on my MSI Wind netbook… So far things are going pretty well. Keep in mind that I’m only using the netbook for the following tasks: – Surfing various sites using Firefox – Reading RSS
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If you are a frequent traveler that sometimes finds it difficult to relax with the roar of airplane, bus or car engine noise, I have a possible solution for you. It’s the PlaneQuiet Platinum active noise reduction headset from Outside The Box. These full-size over the ear headphones provide up to 18 decibels of active noise reduction. Let’s check them out…
PlaneQuiet Platinum Active Noise Reduction Headset Review Read More
A typical gear list for a road warrior might include a laptop, mobile phone, digital camera, GPS, along with other bits and pieces. But one gadget that you don’t usually think of when it comes to everyday gear is a printer. That’s not surprising since printers tend to be way too bulky to carry around. Although I recently reviewed a portable photo printer, the Epson PictureMate Dash (PM 260), it seems that portable non-photo printers are a bit of a rarity. That’s why I was interested to try the Bluetooth enabled PrintStik from PlanOn with Bluetooth computers and smartphones.
PlanOn Printstik PS910 Mobile Printer Review Read More
Griffin has a large selection of FM transmitters for iPods and iPhones, but today I want to tell you about their latest iTrip model. It’s the iTrip Universal. In addition to iPods / iPhones, this FM transmitter will also work with any audio device that has a standard sized earphone jack.
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I wanted to share a few iPhone and other smartphone software news items that I’ve received so far this week… GeoGraffiti GeoGraffiti allows people to record, publish and retrieve location-specific phone messages, called “Voice Marks,” – quick voice messages captured via phone that share information (opinions, tips, sales, advice) about a restaurant, event, activity, etc.
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If you have a mobile phone that has a MicroSD or Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot, you might want to check out Sandisk’s new Mobile Ultra cards. They are available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities. They claim higher performance transfer rates than previous cards and also ship with a tiny USB MobileMate card reader.
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It took me almost all day to do it, but my MSI Wind netbook now has OSX installed on it… The reason why it took so long was that I ran into a few hiccups along the way. The first thing I did was to install a 1GB RAM upgrade. Then I transplanted a Dell
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Mobile gadget enthusiasts can’t visit their favorite gadget news sites without being bombarded with news about the latest netbooks. Whether you want to refer to this category of extremely portable and affordable laptops as subnotebooks, ultraportables, UMPCs, MIDs or netbooks, is entirely up to you. What I call them is a whole lot of fun and convenience in a small package. The first netbook to capture our interest was the ASUS Eee PC, then it was the HP Mini-Note. Now it’s the MSI Wind. Let’s see if it’s worthy enough for a spot in your gear bag…
MSI Wind Netbook Review Read More
Here’s the deal… I have been an AT&T customer for several years now. I switched from Verizon because I wanted to be able to easily swap phones for review purposes. I was able to do that because AT&T is a GSM carrier and all that you need is that little bitty SIM card. Just pop
Torn between sticking with AT&T and going back to Verizon Read More
Do you save a lot of data to CDs and DVDs? Maybe you like to burn CDs with your own collection of favorite MP3’s for your car,
or archive your vacation pictures for safe keeping. Instead of using stick on labels or a sharpie marker to scribble information on the discs,
how would you like to customize your discs and jewel cases with your own graphics? You can do that with special CDs/DVDs and
the DiscPainter from DYMO. I’ve been a fan of DYMO printing products since my review of their
LabelWriter Twin Turbo stamp and label printer, so
I was very interested to see how well this product would perform. Let’s take a look…
DYMO DiscPainter Review Read More
There’s a new iPhone related magazine coming to your favorite newsstand on 9/9. It’s called iPhone Life and is brought to you by Thaddeus Computing, the same folks that brought you Pocket PC magazine and Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine. Subscribe Press release Table of contents for the first issue
iPhone Life Magazine Read More
Do you have one of those types of friends or family members that get all their holiday shopping finished before Thanksgiving Day and then give you a smug look when you’re still flitting from store to store on December 24th at 9pm? Here’s your chance to a step ahead of them this year with an inexpensive watch and knife gift set from Field & Stream.
Field & Stream Outdoor Sports Pack Review Read More
I’ve mentioned Handmark’s Pocket Express before as it is included on various Treo devices including the Treo 800w which I recently reviewed. This is a mobile news and search application that provides fast, easy access to the latest news, sports, weather, flight information, games, and more. Right now AT&T is offering Blackberry and Windows Mobile
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Anyone else out there ever had a secret fantasy about wanting to be like Indiana Jones?
Come on, I can’t be the only one. I remember the original movie and falling in love with the
character. Traveling to exotic locations, searching for treasures, yeah, that’s me in a nutshell!
Ok, not quite… But I do live in Indiana and… ok, the similarity ends there. Or it did till now.
Now I am one step closer to fulfilling that fantasy because I have an Explorer’s Satchel from
Saddleback Leather Company.
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