Archive | March, 2007

Windows Mobile 6 for the Treo 750

Windows Mobile 6 for the Treo 750

This just in from Palm… Palm Announces Update to Windows Mobile 6 Coming for Treo 750 Smartphone AT&T Customers Also Gain Access to Faster Speeds with HSDPA Capability ORLANDO, Fla., CTIA Wireless Show, March 27, 2007 — Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced that an update to the Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system will [...]

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Yada Reviews the Targus Overnighter Travel Case

If you travel a lot and the idea of bringing a separate laptop bag and carry-on makes you shudder, then you will will want to pay particular attention to this post… Yada, from the Palm is Life forum, has posted his full review of the Targus Overnighter Travel Case. Yeah, I know – everything is in Chinese, but [...]

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Brainstorming with SplashNotes for Palm Version 1.1

SplashData has recently released another in their wide line of productivity tools for Palm users. I�ve been a long-time fan of their suite of products including SplashPhoto, SplashID, SplashWallet and SplashShopper, so my expectations were high for this new product. In this collaborative era of wiki-knowledge and groupthink, SplashData bills this product in their external [...]

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Smartphone Insurance: Worth it?

Hi Gadget Geeks –I wrote Judie recently about the frustrating time I had living with a smartphone with a broken touch screen and she thought it would make a good Gear Diary story. Hope you can learn from my experience! I’ve been a Pocket PC Phone Edition owner since the summer of 2003, when I bought [...]

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HTC Defines Mobile Computing With Introduction Of Shift and Advantage

This release just came in from HTC; the Advantage equals what we formerly called the Athena, but the Shift is an altogether different (and unexpected) beast. According to an HTC contact, “The Advantage will be available in the US in early summer and the Shift will be available in the US in late summer. ” [...]

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The Axion 632 GPS Receiver Review

The Axion 632 GPS Receiver Review

If you’ve been following my GPS reviews at pocketnow.com, you’ll remember that I can’t find my way out a wet paper bag with a fork and a flashlight.ďż˝ I have a really horrible sense of direction.ďż˝ Its shameful… it truly is.ďż˝ But whaddya gonna do? It is what it is. A little while ago, I [...]

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The HobbyTron RC AH-64 Apache RTF 4 CH Electric Helicopter Review

RC (radio controlled) vehicles are a very cool thing. I have owned many ready to drive RC cars, big ones to the tiny micro ones. Those RC cars are lots of fun, but when you’ve got an RC vehicle that can fly… it is an extreme world of difference, being much more cool and more [...]

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The Ultimate in PDA Portals – PDAHomepage

Judie shared a cool e-mail the other day.  One of the biggest problems with surfing on your device is the lack of sites that are optimized for a QVGA width screen. Many of the sites that I surf to don’t have a mobile page that is optimized for a mobile device screen. PDAHomepage brings a [...]

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Cingular Blackjack ROM Upgrade Available

“Samsung has recently released a software update for the BlackJack, which is recommended to be installed. This update should enhance roaming capabilities, especially Internationally. In addition, there are cosmetic user interface changes (several icons have been changed) contained within the update. The update will take about 10 minutes to complete if the system is already [...]

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Waving With Your Mouse

Oh admit it – you’ve always wanted to operate your computer’s mouse without having to set it on anything, to wave and point that mouse while it tracked your movements and wrist-flicks on the computer’s monitor. What?! You didn’t want that? Well, maybe it’s just because you didn’t know it was possible. And my point of course, is that [...]

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Black Tie for your Pearl

No.. Not a Black Tie edition case; but another Vaja work of art, just the same. I got word from Vaja today that they have released custom cases for the Blackberry Pearl.  Vaja has released two cases, the Balance and the Classic Pouch.  The pouch is a horizontal case that sits on your belt, the [...]

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Is it just me, or is the HTC Kaiser one AWESOME looking device!!

Just looking at this press shot of the HTC Kaiser on Engadget Mobile makes me want this phone even more!!! The black metallic case, the micro-laptop design, the compact form-factor, Quadband GSM/HSUPA, and Windows Mobile 6 Pro… The Advantage is good, but as a phone and PDA I think this is better

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HTC Advantage/Athena/X7500/Dopod U1000 Unboxing!

For those of you following the saga of the HTC Advantage, formerly known as the Athena, OnTheGoSolution’s has posted the Dopod U1000 variant for pre-order at a whopping US$1499. While we wait for the device to arrive (or for those who can only dream about spending $1500 on a phone which is most of us) [...]

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The Digital Innovations cleanDR Refresh Wipes for Electronics Review

The Digital Innovations cleanDR Refresh Wipes for Electronics Review

Fingerprints and face grease are a fact of life when using a mobile phone; and unless you are a fan of cloudy screens, you probably spend quite a bit of time wiping yours with a shirt tail or microfiber cloth. As well as that may usually work, nothing can really take the place of a [...]

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The US Postal Service Star Wars Invasion

The US Postal Service Star Wars Invasion

Just spotted in the wild – R2D2 mailbox in downtown Nashville, Tennessee…

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Save on Sony’s MDR-RF4000K Wireless Headphones

I’m a huge fan of using Bluetooth stereo headphones. A quick search of the site will show that to be [...]

The Line Between Writing As a Business and Writing As an Art

(image courtesy Seattle organic seo) Publishing has had a rough year, and it is only May! The Department of Justice [...]

When is a ROM Update a Official Update? The Verizon Galaxy Nexus Edition

As a Verizon Galaxy Nexus owner for merely a month, one thing that I have learned is that you can [...]

Waterfield Designs’ CitySlicker Brings Style and Minimalist Protection to Your MacBook Air

If you are going to have something as thin and light as a MacBook Air, then why in the world [...]

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom for PSP Review

This “visual novel” provides a very unique, narrative experience from Japan where choose-your-own-adventure-type choices rule over button mashing gameplay.

Who Doesn’t Want the Best Seat in the House? A Contest

Who Doesn’t Want the Best Seat in the House? A Contest

This post brought to you by Pep Boys. All opinions are 100% mine. Who doesn’t love a good contest? Pep [...]