Phone & Wireless
February 28, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Geeks are like megalomaniacs: when it comes down to it, it's really all about the power. Without juice, all your fancy gadgetry is just dead in the water. We've covered a number of solutions for your power needs, but among...
February 21, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
The IEEE, official winner of the "acronym most fun to pretend its a word" contest, may not have yet approved the next generation of local wireless networking, but that doesn't mean they're not hard at work on other sorts of...
February 16, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Cell phones have rapidly become one of the most indispensable gadgets for your average person on the street, letting you contact anybody you want anywhere you want, at any time. One remaining tether still exists: that life juice that keeps...
February 14, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Motorola's apparently out to hold onto its crown for sexy cellphones. The folks who brought us the RAZR, the SLVR, and the SCPL are now rolling out the MOTORIZR Z8. What are the ingredients in this delicious new handset? Well,...
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Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
We mentioned the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet way back when; I got a chance to see one up close not long ago, as a friend of mine owns one. It's a pretty slick little machine, though it did have its...
February 6, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Man, the future is almost here (isn't that always the way? How come it never gets here?). I'm talking rollable, foldable displays. Admit it, we've been jonesing for these things since we saw those sweet communicators on Earth: Final Conflict...
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February 1, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
I missed the initial announcement on Seagate's Digital Audio Video Experience (DAVE) device the other day. No excuses; I just fell down on the job. Mea culpa. I'm here now, though, and I intend to make up for it. Here's...
January 27, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Can we please stop the whole gimmicky cellphone branding phenomenon? I'm talking about Motorola's new RAZRmaxx V6 Ferrari Challenge Mobile Phone Limited Edition, a name so long that I'm totally just copying and pasting it. Motorola teamed up with Ferrari...
January 24, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Wi-Fi is, to my mind, the single biggest revolution in computing of the last ten years. I use it everyday, and it's changed my life in more ways than I can count. But it's hardly perfect. Its range, for one...
January 23, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Most of us have cameraphones, but how many of us can say that we have phonecameras? Samsung's new VLUU i70 (translation from Korean) doesn't just boast a 7 megapixel resolution, it totally rocks the 3G HSDPA connectivity. That's right: it's...
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
There's been a lot of buzz about 802.11n, the next standard for wireless networking. Much of it, of course, having to do with Apple's decision to charge $1.99 for enabling the 802.11n functionality on their Core 2 Duo machines. But...
January 18, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Am I even allowed to discuss other phones here, now that Apple's released its monolith? Sure, why not? Competition's a good thing, after all. So let's discuss the LG KE850 Prada handset, which LG bills as the "world’s first completely...
January 17, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Not only did I apparently miss the R2-D2 projector at CES, but also the lightsaber-shaped USB Skype phone. Was there a Kitsch section of the exhibition hall that I missed or something? Maybe that's where that Yoda giggling I kept...
January 16, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Bluetooth is being built into more and more laptops, but for those that don't have it, especially older laptop owners, the biggest problem is remembering yet another USB dongle for your computer. Most Bluetooth adapters are the shape and size...
January 15, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
I got some time to play around with one of WildCharge's products at a press event at CES. If you recall, the company had announced a system for charging your electronics wirelessly, which we mentioned last month. At the time,...
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