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2008 Consumer Reports cellular survey

I’m overdue to upgrade my cell phone, which I bought in 2003. My current phone has been, for me at least, a very reliable LG VX6000.
I’ve been drooling over the iPhone with its visual voice mail, integrated Google Maps, Safari browser, slick email, and beautiful screen. But alas, as everyone knows, the iPhone works on […]

iPhone headphone is iNcompatible

( Gadgets and Macintosh )

So, say you’ve just shelled out over half a grand for an iPhone. You get it home and take it out of its over-designed box. You run your hands over its smooth, polished exterior. You examine the included “ear bud” headphones and decide to substitute a pair of your own.
But alas, the bleeding thing doesn’t […]

Made in hell phone

Does “made in hell phone” refer to the iPhone, or the phone that it might be replacing? Perhaps both. Anyway, you’ll have to watch this funny video to find out.

Many uses for an iPhone

( Gadgets and Macintosh )

I had previously pointed out Bob Harris’ important questions about the iPhone. Now, with the iPhone’s release imminent, Conan O’Brien reveals just how versatile this revolutionary device truly is:

It’s the signal, stupid

( Gadgets )

The Washington Post’s Tech Columnist, Rob Pegoraro has a nice round up of the wireless choices in the Washington, DC area. His column concurs with the Consumer Reports surveys and my own experience as a customer over the past eight years: Verizon Wireless has the best coverage in the area.
Verizon Wireless has long been the […]

Two TiVo Developments

( Gadgets )

Two neat developments with TiVo this week. First, the “Series 3″ — the high definition, stand-alone model (that is, it works with cable TV services without requiring a separate cable box) — has been sighted on Amazon for about $400 after rebate. Still expensive, but far cheaper than when it debuted late last year for […]

Online Back Up Options

( Gadgets and Macintosh )

Backing up is like exercising. It’s something you really should do at least once week. But it’s easy to put off until — wham! — one day your hard drive has a heart attack and you lose everything.
A number of online backup solutions are emerging to make the task much easier and automatic. New York […]

Overwhelmed By Gadget News

( Gadgets and Macintosh )

This week’s annual Consumer Electronics Show and MacWorld San Francisco has produced an overwheming surfeit of interesting gadget-related news. A roundup of stories I’m following:

DirecTV announced that it plans to carry 100 national HD services this year. (Engadget asks, “There are 100 HD Channels?“)
TiVo2Go finally comes to the Mac. It allows you to transfer TV […]

A rear-view mirror for iSight

( Gadgets )

This is clever. The Huckleberry is a little mirror that clips to the top of your MacBook and points your iSight the other way. It essentially turns your iSight into a video camera. You can show your video chat buddy something else in your room other than your ugly mug. If I actually had a […]

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