Sven LL Rafferty

Looks like now that Palm isn’t strapped to PalmSource and waiting for it to get its act in gear for an up-to-date operating system, Palm is on fire for new releases.
Palm CEO Ed Colligan made a mention during the earnings conference call earlier this week (as reported here at MPL) that there would [...]

Looks like you can get a good taste of what’s to come from Verizon this January when it will reportedly release the Palm Treo 700w. Treonauts has a little write up on the first Windows Mobile Palm unit and it’s a mighty nice review at that. You’ll get to see some more screen [...]

Looks like Griffin has no plans on stopping to make the iTrip line a successful part of its iPod accessory line. Griffin has just released iTrip Auto. Like Monster’s iCarPlay, iTrip Auto connects to the bottom of your iPod and thus uses the line out for grabbing your music. This means you [...]

Remember the Steve Jobs skit on SNL about the iPods? If so, then you remember the Invsia. You know, the iPod that measures 0.000000mm x 0.000000mm x 0.000000mm, weighs 0.000000oz (shipping weight 0.000001 oz), stores up to 8 million songs and will hold every photo you’ve ever taken? Some people I guess don’t [...]

If you’re looking to score an iPod nano for less then retail then dealnews has got some, well, news for you. It found a deal that has that very iPod for less then the $199 retail price and some other sweet swag such as Belkin’s TuneCast Mobile FM Transmitter and a silicone case. [...]

If you don’t have an iPod (gasp!) yet you still want to join in the podcast revolution, then there is good news for you. No, Steve Jobs isn’t giving away iPods for you poor saps, but if you have a Pocket PC, you can get these podcasts on them as if it was an [...]

Remember when Microsoft tried to copyright “windows” back in the 80’s? That was thrown out because it was considered a common word. I guess the same people don’t work for the patent office because it’s issuing all sorts of common “inventions” left-and-right. Ironically enough, Microsoft is the recipient of once such lame [...]

Think iPod’s rule the accessory market? How about the automobile one, too? More and more manufacturers are releasing models that are iPod-ready and allow for you to stick more then just gas into it. Pop open the glove box and slap your iPod in and connect it to the OEM stereo. [...]

I’m a Bluetooth headset nut and am always looking for something better. I love my Logitech Mobile Freedom but it broke last week. Now I’m free (pun intended) of any obligation from it and can look to other headsets. One such headset has been reviewed by MobileTechReview and that headset is from [...]

Best Buy did the secret handshake with Microsoft that involves bowing down and chanting, “Bill is our god,” a few times over. That done, Best Buy walks away with a new shipment of Xbox 360’s and leaves their soul in Redmond. This scanned document proves the hottest game boxes (in the U.S.) are [...]

Wow, this iPod craze is coming full circle. Now you can score dates by simply proudly displaying your arctic white cable attached to your iPod. BusinessWeek is telling us that people are iPod jacking (sharing an iPod jack to show others what music they are into), and then trading numbers. I guess [...]

Ugh, talk about lagging. While Cingular and Verizon are just about done with its 3G roll out, T-Mobile is still MIA on that page. Now from the horses mouth, T-Mobile ain’t going to have that 3G speed in your handset until, like, 2007! T-Mobile’s senior vice president of Engineering Operations Neville Ray [...]

If you want a more stunning video on your DAP then the iPod video has to offer, then you may be interested in the Zen Vision: M. Nearly a night and day difference in picture quality, the Zen will make your squinting eyes say, “Wow!” The Zen also supports my much loved video [...]

If you have a Treo 650 and you really use it as a power house phone user, then you may have discovered some lacking features in the Treo. Thankfully Chapura has taken that lacking aspect and created a powerful way to unite the call log and Outlook’s Journal feature to make you the next [...]

Hey, if you thought iPod socks were a little on the lame side, well then stop your reading and see what this finds you. Now for those who dared to continue, may I offer you a new way to protect your iPod and make it look cool. Introducing the iPod Hoodies. Oh [...]

Looks like Apple has a huge hit on its hands this Christmas season with its iPod shuffle in the 1GB size as it’s sold out. You may luck out and find it at a store here or there, but for the most part, these puppies have sold out and kissed 2005 goodbye! If [...]

Ever since my IBM Microdrive died at a San Diego Chargers game two years ago, I’ve been very hesitant to replace it. Now that flash drives are in the 1 and 2 GB range, I don’t have too much of a need for movable parts based storage. But dang, for $114 can get [...]

If you’re a Gmail user, then the week has ended on a good note for you. Google has introduced Gmail Mobile for you smartphone, cell phone, and PDA users. Allowing the online e-mail hungery user to get their mail from even the smallest of cell phone screens, Gmail Mobile will let you read [...]

I love going to Johnny Rockets and slapping money into the mini-jukebox at the table while eating those great burgers. Flipping through the jukebox pages is fun and kinda gives me an idea of what my dad felt like when he did it in the soda pop shop when he was a kid. [...]

Most of the Personal Media Players, or PMP, out in the wild use proprietary operating systems such as Windows. The bad part about this is that you can’t really do anything more to the player then the manufacturer allows you to. No improvements on your end. Your stuck. Well there is [...]