sduford on Sep 07 2007 | Filed under: Mobile Devices, Technology
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Just 10 weeks ago, otherwise sane individuals were camping overnight in long lines for the privilege of paying $599 for a mobile phone. These people were fully aware that most wireless companies will give you a basic phone for free, but the object of their ardor was anything but basic. It was a lifestyle choice. [...]
sduford on Aug 06 2007 | Filed under: Hardware, Mobile Devices, Technology
Here’s an article on a very interesting wireless technology. The company behind this product is called Meraki and their goal is to bring the Internet to the next billion people, mostly in disadvantaged areas where they currently have no access. This kind of technology offers hope for free wireless access almost anywhere in the world [...]
sduford on Mar 18 2007 | Filed under: Mobile Devices, Technology, Travel
While in Redmond last week I was given the chance to go to the Microsoft Employee Store and I bought a copy of Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 which came with a miniature GPS Receiver. The whole package cost me $85 and the main reason I bought it was that I was intrigued by the [...]
sduford on Jan 30 2007 | Filed under: Mobile Devices
(source: engadget)
The storage junkies over at Seagate are branching out a bit. Instead of just seeing how many terabytes they can cram into increasingly smaller hard drive platters, they’re getting a little creative with this new “D.A.V.E.” (Digital Audio Video Experience) device. The little unit, which we assume is holding a 1.8-inch drive within its [...]
sduford on Jan 28 2007 | Filed under: Computers, Mobile Devices, Scams
January 19, 2007 (Computerworld) — The next time you’re at an airport looking for a wireless hot spot, and you see one called “Free Wi-Fi†or a similar name, beware — you may end up being victimized by the latest hot-spot scam hitting airports across the country.
You could end up being the target of a [...]
sduford on Nov 02 2006 | Filed under: Mobile Devices
2006 will go down as the year when a new class of computer viruses and worms appeared in force: the mobile variety! Some of these are particularly nasty because they can replicate themselves from device to device via Bluetooth communication.
Because the most widely used Mobile Phone OS worldwide is the Symbian OS (especially in Europe [...]
sduford on Nov 02 2006 | Filed under: Mobile Devices, Music
According to this survey, the Zune might actually do better than I thought! Looks like iPod loyalty is not what I would have assumed it to be. However, not sure how reliable the “intent to buy a Zune” stats are, given that none of those people ever held one in their hands.
sduford on Oct 28 2006 | Filed under: Mobile Devices, Music
Three weeks ago I was in Seattle and visited a long time friend and she had a beta version of the Zune (she works for Microsoft). I liked what I saw. The Zune is not as cool looking as the iPod and the user interface is not quite as slick (at least not on the [...]
sduford on Oct 05 2006 | Filed under: Hardware, Mobile Devices
A few months ago I purchased an iMate SP5 smartphone. This little wonder is smaller then a candy bar, features a 4 band GSM transceiver with support for Edge and GPRS data networks as well as Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. It also has a 1.3 Mpix camera and runs Windows Mobile 5, an advanced and [...]
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