You don’t seem to hear much about satellite phones these days. I can remember seeing them in the past, with huge fold out antennas… definitely not something you could carry in your pocket. TerraStar and AT&T are now offering the GENUS, a sleek pocket sized smartphone (powered by Windows Mobile 6.5) with an internal antenna […]
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The iGala WiFi digital photo frame, available now at ThinkGeek, has a Linux-based brain inside. You don’t even need a computer to get this frame connected to your WiFi and setup to receive pictures. After setup, this frame can log on to a Gmail account and add any emailed photos to its 1GB internal memory. The
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Adding additional file storage to your desktop and laptop computers is a snap these days with the variety of USB hard drives that are on the market. Seagate is a brand that I’ve come to trust over the years, so when they asked if I would like to take a look at their FreeAgent GoFlex
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Verizon Wireless and LG Mobile Phones have announced the LG Vortex entry level smartphone which will be available starting November 18th. Available in Black and Violet, the Vortex is powered by the latest version of Android (2.2), with WiFi, 3G Mobile Hotspot capable, a built in 3.2MP camera, and a MicroSD slot. Not a bad
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I’ve been using Powerline networking for several years and this is the 4th product I’ve used and reviewed. All the vendors provided ethernet over the AC lines in my house, but I could never quite get the throughput I expected, until now. The Plaster Networks solution has similar hardware, however, they have intelligence built into their boxes
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When I first read about the Ultio Pro from Mvix, I was extremely hopeful that it would enable me to stream movies from my network attached storage (NAS), record movies to a hard drive (DVR), and stream NetFlix and Hulu to my TV (plus do a boatload of other things as well) like more and
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Do you worry about your property, pets, kids, parents, etc. when you’re not physically with them? How would you like an extremely easy to setup security camera system that can show you a live view anytime you like from a PC or Mac browser, or from your iPhone and iPad? If that sounds good, wait
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Are you trying to decide which hardware option is best for you for adding internet capability to your TV? Do you go with the new Apple TV or Google TV? What about the Popcorn Hour or Seagate FreeAgent TV HD Media Player? All of these solutions have their good and bad points, but all of
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The NextBook Next2 isn’t just an eBook reader, it’s also a tablet. Powered by Android OS 1.5, this little guy has a 600 MHz processor, 7″ 800 x 480 resistive touch screen, 2GB internal memory and an SD card slot for expansion. The Next2 ships with 25 free books already installed, but using built-in WiFi,
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This review is the culmination of a 2 year saga I’ve experienced with a potentially game changing product called Peek. It offers unlimited email and text messaging using an always on cellular network for between $10 and $20 per month with no contract. Unfortunately, the whole operation may go down in flames because of a total network
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