2004 December

Huh, who in the world would have thought that text messaging could possibly make a difference for those touched by disaster? Certainly not those poor Asian tsunami victims I bet.

It seems that men and women at the FCC are hard at work, churning out those approvals for new wireless gadgets and other technologies. Just take a look at one of the most recent approvals.

Man, everywhere we turn it is Wi-Fi madness! Airports are certainly no different in this area as many of us are discovering. Why, just look at Wi-Fi’s latest addition!

Now that we’re on the verge of 2005, I originally thought to review the tech of 2004, but there are likely to be enough of those stories for you to read. In fact, I’ll recommend a few for you to read to work off any “New Year’s hangovers” tomorrow:

Brighthand: The Most Important Handheld-Related Events […]

According to the Chinese calendar, 2005 is the year of the Rooster. However, a technology calendar might suggest that it is the year of mobility. In that spirit, Intel proposes 10 mobile resolutions:
1. Be a wireless winner: In honor of National Mobility month, for two weeks beginning Jan. 6, use Yahoo! Maps to find an […]

OK, that settles it. Japan has got to be one of the most geek friendly places on this planet! According to New.com.au, Japan is using the power and mobility behind PDA usage to help tourists get around their great nation. Don’t have a PDA with you? No worries!
They provide you with one that you get […]

This is quite cool if I do say so myself! Power to go, thanks to the good folks at JavoEdge. The idea behind this mobile power solution is to bring one adepter for all of your mobile devices.
Just think, no more panicking as you realize that your mobile phone’s power cord is sitting at home […]

Scribbled by Sven L.L. Rafferty
One of my biggest complaints on the iPod is the lack of line-in recording. Ya, you can buy Belkin’s or Griffin’s mic add-on, but that’s a mic. I want LINE-IN. I want to be able to bring my iPod to church and tap into the sound board and get that mornings […]

Brighthand reported earlier today that the FCC has approved a new Pocket PC Phone Edition from Asus.

Scribbled by Sven L.L. Rafferty
After months of waiting and months of excitement, Alpine released their much anticipated iPod connector kit. Their web site for the kit looked sweet and was filled with information. Web blogs like Engadget and Gizmodo said it was hot and the thing for your car. Hey, this had to be it, […]

The world continues to look more blue all of the time. With today’s look at the Motorola Bluetooth Wireless Portable Speaker HF800, we get to see more of that Bluetooth magic we love so well!
You know, I have to admit. As of right this minute, I can honestly say that I simply do not own […]

Well congrats to CSL for the foresight of having Nokia handsets for their new 3G network in Hong Kong. Being that Hong Kong is a real mover and shaker for China, it is of little surprise that Nokia is the company of choice for them.

Wow! Where was this contraption back when I was still into drinking with my buddies? Described as a Hot and Cold Personal Fridge, I am left with the images of couch-bound people who’s only reason for getting up is to use the facilities.

This mesh of network sharing is getting to be pretty crazy stuff! It seems as if the trend is not going to be stopping anytime soon as AT&T announces their plans to use the Sprint mobile network as their own.
With that in mind, my thoughts are as follows. As long as my AT&T bill remains […]

Designed specifically for those on those PPC power users on the go, ActivePrint To Go (TG) from Pocket Watch Software helps you print without ActiveSync.

Yuck, mobile phone viruses are just something that should not be. Well, it looks like the adventure continues as eWeek reports that the original Cabir worm codes has thoughtfully been posted to the Web by a group of virus writers.
Great, now aspiring virus writers will have a handy template in which to work with for […]

This ArsLexis InfoMan for the Palm is sort of like a PDA within a PDA! Created to give the user fast, easy access to movie times, stocks, weather, plus a ton of other stuff, this software is something that I am definitely going to look at a little closer for myself I think. Wait, nevermind. […]

On average, most ‘pocket sized’ keyboards border on being a joke. For one thing, they are almost impossible to type on. Well from the first impression I received from the Brando Bluetooth Smart Keyboard, I might have to rethink my whole position.
Finally, a keyboard that has ’semi-normal layout. Best of all, it can hold my […]

For you Tmobile users like me that love the $4.99 unlimited Internet
were shocked earlier this month when our ability to surf the web (port
80) was taken away. What a sad day that was. For the past few weeks I
have been so busy I wasn’t able to figure out if it was my phone, or
if Tmobile […]

Kaplan has long been known as the authority when it comes to preparing college-bound kids for the dreaded SAT/ACT tests. Recently they announced with Handmark the availability of Kaplan Mobile SAT/PSAT-ACT 2005.