Archive for January, 2007

Motorola’s 3G Move

     
Motorola will be filling its phones with Texas Instruments parts in its next series of wireless phones. Motorola sites this as beneficial to both companies bottom lines, and I am sure we have all heard about the big Moto’s…

Is That A Printer In Your Pocket?

If you were an owner of the new Pentax PocketJet 3 Plus, the answer would be yes. At a suggested retail price of $450 this thing ain’t cheap, but if you’re willing to pony up you’ll certainly have some bragging…

No Vista? No Problem. T-Mobile Hotspot Still Free For 3 Months

We recently reported that T-Mobile was offering 3 months of free hotspot service for anyone with a Vista enabled laptop. That’s still all well and good, but what about some love for those of us that don’t feel like upgrading…

Unboxing: Logitech Harmony 1000 Remote

Let me start this one by saying I’m a huge fan of the Logitech Harmony line of universal remotes. Having used everything from a simple remote from Radio Shack to a $20,000 Crestron unit I can’t express enough how much…

Automotion Introduces Fully Automated Parking Garage In NYC

New Yorkers now have one less reason to complain about downtown parking congestion. Condominium residents at 123 Baxter Street have access to a fully automated parking system developed and installed by, well, Automotion Parking Systems. Residents drive their vehicle onto…

Sony’s 3rd Quarter Profits Fall 50%

It’s no secret that Sony has been losing money on every Playstation 3 that they put on the shelves. How much this strategy was going to effect their profit margin has been unknown, until now. Bloomberg is projecting massive losses…

Hands On: Verizon Motorola MAXX Ve

Ever since the leaked photo from Motorola, the Verizon MAXX Ve has been lurking in the deep waters never to be found. That is ofcourse until today. Sportin’ a much larger external display than it’s GSM cousin, the Verizon unit…

Verizon Passed On iPhone Deal

 
USA Today is reporting that Verizon engaged in talks with Apple over 2 years ago regarding exclusive iPhone distribution. According to the article Apple and Verizon were unable to agree on specific terms of the agreement specifically relating to…

LG’s Low End GPS Phone: SB190

 
LG has just announced plans to release the SB190, a low end slider with a 1.3 megapixel camera, and most interestingly enough, integrated GPS. Judging by the promotional shots the handset ships with some type of proprietary mapping software…

Samsung SPH-M620

The FCC has just approved one of Samsung’s newest CDMA entries: the SPH-M620. This unique handset features a two-sided design with a functional screen and keypad on both sides of the device. The front features a large screen and multimedia…

Cingular Recruitment Videos

I just came across some videos from Cingular Corporate that are used for employee recruitment. There are three different clips, targeting applicants for Corporate HQ, Customer Care Reps, and Retail Sales  Reps.  Certainly not Oscar-worthy, these clips are typical, cheesy,…

Real Player For Windows Mobile Now Available

Real Networks has just released a version of their Real Media Player that’s compatible with Windows Mobile. Much like its desktop counterpart, the mobile version of the software allows users to play Real Audio files in addition to standard mp3s.…

Hands On: Motorola Z6

We recently sat down with the Motorola Z6 and had a little heart-to-heart. Well not really. As soon as I got it I ripped open the box and continued to photograph the living daylights out of this bad puppy. Although this…