How Do You Know You're a Gadget Whore?
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Cam Whore
Cam Whore
07/14/2004 11:43 PMHey look at me! I found a use for my iSight beyond just having one to
have one.
The Whore of (Hollywood) Babylon
The Whore of (Hollywood) Babylon
06/24/2005 04:50 PM
"And yet his life's work of nine short films amounts to little
more than three hours of celluloid..." Ken
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Crowley associate, and
cult film legend.
Don't Buy That New Gadget
Don't Buy That New Gadget
12/30/2004 09:08 AMTechnology Review Dec 30 2004 1:21PM GMT
In My Gadget Bag
In My Gadget Bag
04/09/2004 04:00 PMGizmodo asked me what's in my
gadget bag. Here's what I replied.
May the Best Gadget Win
May the Best Gadget Win
07/28/2004 03:13 PMWindows for Devices is featuring a Windows vs. Linux device smack-down
on their site.
Getting fit the gadget way
Getting fit the gadget way
12/03/2003 12:19 PMMSNBC roundup of fitness gadgets that are supposed to help you get
more out of your workout, like the Fitlinxx, a line of networked gym
equipment that lets you punch in a PIN and find out how many reps your
supposed to do on each machine, the Timex Bodylink system that we
mentioned the other day, and Nike's Triax Elite and Fit Sense's FS-1
body monitors. Read...
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Gadget rush
Gadget rush
11/06/2003 07:38 AMCNET News.com's Michael Kanellos warns that some smart companies are
making some very risky decisions.
Another year, another gadget
Another year, another gadget
01/01/2004 02:46 PMHappy new year to everyone! 2004 looks like it's going to be another
banner year for gadgets (at least we sure hope so)....
Gadget of the Century
Gadget of the Century
06/29/2004 05:16 PM“The iPod is the gadget of the century,” Will Smith tells
Jennifer Hillner of “Wired” magazine. “I have every
model. My CD collection from my entire life is on them. I probably
have 52,000 songs.” [Jun 29]
Gadget Overload
Gadget Overload
04/26/2004 04:07 PMWe've all heard stories about convergence when it comes to gadgets,
but for many people, all we've experienced is the
nee
d for a larger and larger gadget bag (and a corresponding increase
in chiropractor bills). Of course, even worse than the gadgets
themselves, may be each of the different chargers needed to make sure
the devices actually run. The question, though, is whether or not
this is a temporary state where the possible future we all like to
talk about just isn't here yet - or if we're really moving towards a
world where more devices is the norm, rather than the other way
around. Right now, though, the situation leads to somewhat comic
(assuming you're not the person involved) situations like the
following: "After downloading some massive high-res files from the
digital camera to my laptop, I needed to send them to my coworker's
laptop. Of course, I didn't have a wireless local-area network (WLAN)
card for that old IBM. Neither laptop had a disk drive. The PC didn't
recognize a USB stick. There was no high-speed access at my funky
hotel in downtown San Francisco, nor could I log the laptop into the
LAN in the convention center's pressroom. And, the pressroom's dial-up
connection took so long, the laptop's batteries died, the adapter
being back at the hotel room."
What's in Your Gadget Bag, Glenn?
What's in Your Gadget Bag, Glenn?
03/08/2004 11:19 PM Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit fame, may focus his blogging on
politics and law, but he's a gearhead at heart. Here's a list of
the...
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Xeni?
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Xeni?
06/01/2004 07:25 AM
Effervescent Bollywood advertisements, e-voting, and
food-as-porn photoshop remixes. I didn't cherry-pick those three
topics from Xeni Jardin's BoingBoing contributions to achieve some
eclectic frisson -- those posts just happen to be her last three. They
may be indicative, though, of Jardin's many tentacled exploration into
dozens of subjects, not just as one of the four cornerstones of
BoingBoing, but as a contributing writer for WIRED Magazine and on-air
commentator for NPR's Day 2 Day radio program, as well as her duties
as conference and art show organizer extraordinaire. Who better to
ping with a packet of, "What's in your gadget bag?" (Am I getting good
at these, or what? Thanks, Xeni!)
• Sweet little Motorola V600.
Fat 65k color screen. Bluetooth. Built-in VGA cam with zoom. I'm
co-curating "SENT," the first
major exhibit of phonecam art in the US. As the project's sponsor,
Motorola provided V600s for each of the Mark Cuban,
Megan Mullally, Randal Kleiser, Penelope Spheeris, Weird Al Yankovic). We also got a batch
of pre-release V710s which are sweet to the tenth power, but carrier
availability isn't here just yet.
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Anil?
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Anil?
04/13/2004 11:25 AMAnil Dash has religion, and he wants you to have it, too. Preaching
the "power of personal publishing" through his popular weblogs, he
also moves us through his works as the Six Apart's (Moveable
Type/Typepad) Vice President of Business Development and as a member
of the Web Standard's Project Steering...
The Gadget That Came to Dinner
The Gadget That Came to Dinner
06/17/2005 03:54 PMA small $49.95 egg-shaped gadget called Powerseed is designed to slow
down eaters and improve eating patterns.
Gadget lust
Gadget lust
12/19/2004 03:54 PMYeah, I know I have a reputation as a gadget geekette (gadgette?), but
one of the problems of that is that my travel bag seems to be
continually overflowing with the new and cool stuff that I just have
to...
Gadget harvest
Gadget harvest
09/01/2004 12:07 AMApple unveils its new ultra-thin G5 iMac while Logitech readies the
first laser mouse. Also: HP's holiday offerings.
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Ewan?
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Ewan?
05/17/2004 10:21 AMEwan Spence takes the road less traveled, and he takes it often.
Besides taking part in running All About Symbian, one of the largest
community sites for Symbian Smartphones in the world, he's also one of
the people behind OPL, a keystone language (similar to QBasic) for
Symbian OS. Not...
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Warren Ellis?
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Warren Ellis?
08/31/2004 07:44 AM
Warren Ellis single-handedly reignited my love of
funny books with his seminal not-near-enough-future comic
Transmetropolitan. Does he need any more introduction than
that? Currently working on a novel (without pretty pictures!) and the
conversion of the Global Frequency books into a TV series,
Warren dashed out his choices for what he includes in his Gadget Bag
in typical style:
You just caught me. I'm off to Atlanta in 36 hours or so; jumping
from British Summer Time to Eastern Daylight Time for something called
Dragon*Con, where I'm a special guest (and also cultivating the Freak
Vote in prep for my first prose novel, published next summer).
I travel light. I'm the guy whose bag hits the luggage carousel
last. I'm the guy who's still there at three in the morning in an
empty hall, with tumbleweed blowing past, sitting there next to horse
skeletons and starving vultures, waiting for the airport workers to
finish their smack break and grub around in the back of the airplane
for my bag. Which usually comes out looking like they've been having
group sex on it. So, five or six years ago, I decided that if it
didn't fit into a carry-on bag, I wasn't taking it.
Gadget 'restored my independence'
Gadget 'restored my independence'
09/04/2004 07:30 PMA remote control device which can operate household appliances has
given a disabled man back his independence.
hip-e: Gadget System for Teens
hip-e: Gadget System for Teens
08/19/2004 09:44 AM
A company called "Digital
Lifestyles" has a new product line out called "hip-e," which after you
get done cringing over the name look fairly decent, but probably way
overpriced to properly market to the teen segment. The whole concept
revolves around the "node," a Pentium M-based iMac-esque desktop PC,
with a 17-inch built-in widescreen LCD (1400 by 900 pixels). The node
is an odd mixture of cut corners and nice options, such as 512MB of
RAM standard - that's nice - but only "high performance video," which
means it will probably not play videogames worth a damn (and that's
before you factor in the 1.5GHz processor). So it's hard to decide
what parent or self-sufficient kid is going to want to drop $1,700 on
a neat but underpowered machine when they could probably get a couple
of eMachines or something for the same price.
Clearly, though, Digital Lifestyles is hoping the cross-promotion
of the Hip-e will push more units, and they're doing it in both
interesting and annoying ways. The detachable "beatbox" that comes
with the node PC also functions as external speakers for the "playme"
512MB flash drive ($150); that's a pretty cool trick. But the "Squads"
idea, which looks to be some sort of viral advertising masked as
teenage social networking looks really pathetic (although it's not out
yet, so take that for what it's worth).
Marketing to teens is a fine idea, but the Hip-e may be trying a
little too hard. Kids can sniff out focus groups' pawprints from a
mile away. (Thanks, Mike!)
Read
- System Page [hip-e]
US debut for Nintendo DS gadget
US debut for Nintendo DS gadget
09/21/2004 08:30 AM
Nintendo says its new two-screen portable gaming device will first go
on sale in the US in November.
Longhorn to Help Control Gadget Use
Longhorn to Help Control Gadget Use
09/09/2004 02:54 PMIf the details in a CNet
article are correct, Microsoft's Longhorn will
include tools needed(?) by IT managers to put the clamps on people
using various gadgets to their work PC's.
Flash drives, iPods, and other doodads — both wired and
wireless — that are able to store large amounts of data can be a
security risk to the company; unscrupulous employees can use them to
load up lots of sensitive documents and carry them out in a pocket.
There's also the danger of such devices either accidentally or
intentionally introducing viruses and other malicious software into a
network.
Companies have been slow to react to the threat posed by digital
storage devices in general. It's one that companies have turned a
blind eye to for a very long time. If you think back, it used to be
that stealing significant secrets was difficult because it was hard to
get away with that much paper.
(for some reason I had a flash of Sandy Berger shoving paper in
his pants just now!)
Many government agencies and the US military have already banned
the on-duty use of some such devices, and many private businesses are
following suit. But banning an item and being able to prevent its use
are two different things.
Too bad the IT world has to wait for Longhorn to do this; a lot of
pilfering can happen between now and then. But I'm sure there are 3rd
party developers that are working on something like this as we speak,
if they're not out already.
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when gadget bl0gs collide
when gadget bl0gs collide
03/08/2004 11:17 PMthe important thing, when entering a market with an established
player, is having some sort of differentiation
Finding Glamour in the Gadget
Finding Glamour in the Gadget
04/14/2004 10:28 PMElectronics have largely become a commodity, competing only on price.
But for some people, gadgets are like fancy cars or fine wines symbols
with an emotional appeal.
Gadget Magazine Bubble
Gadget Magazine Bubble
06/07/2004 09:06 AMOm Malik picked up an issue of Primedia's Connected magazine
and was so disgusted by its lack of good gadget news and insight that
he did what no other angry internet writer would dare to do -- he
wrote a blog entry. Fortunately, Om knows what he's talking about,
especially when he compliments me and my online colleagues by claiming
that a simple aggregation of a few blogs collectively kicks the ass of
almost any dead tree magazine around. What's more useful to you:
publications with 90 day lead times or blogs that measure scoop time
by the minute? Thank god there are a few magazines out there doing it
right. I was pleasantly surprised by Mobile PC Magazine's recent
laptop comparison issue that used the paper format to show life-sized
pictures of each notebook's keyboard -- exactly the sort of thing that
leverages (synergizes!) the strengths of the paper medium. But for up
to the minute news, what's the point? The internet wounded magazines
years ago, and blogs have refined the technique to a deadly art.
(P.S. Magazine editors, I am available for freelance.)
Read [GigaOm]
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Glenn
Fleishman?
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Glenn
Fleishman?
07/22/2004 01:19 PM
In his email signature, Glenn Fleishman calls himself
an unsolicited pundit -- and he's not lying. He'll send you a five
page screed on the latest Wi-Fi news, dropping unexpected science out
of the ether, and every single time you'll come away smarter than you
started. Fortunately, he doesn't limit his insight to email, instead
writing for a variety of outlets including the Seattle Times and his
own technology weblog, Wi-Fi
Networking News. When we solicited him about his gadget bag, Glenn
graciously provided in spades, even in the eve of the birth of his
son. Thanks Glenn, and congratulations to you and your wife! After the
first cut, may your son's life always be wireless.
Wireless. Sure. What a dream. I make most of my living writing
about wireless technology, primarily Wi-Fi. So why is my traveling bag
full of wires? Is it because Bluetooth turned out to be weaker and
more confusing than planned? Is it because I have too much equipment
that doesn't use standards? These are the questions I ask when I look
at my regular traveling kit, and I have no good answers, just more
wires.
In-Car iPod Gadget Unveiled
In-Car iPod Gadget Unveiled
05/17/2004 07:33 AMThe device offers drivers iPod device control using their car audio
systems. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)
FEI: A Chip Inspector's Gadget
FEI: A Chip Inspector's Gadget
05/14/2004 04:50 AMBusiness Week May 14 2004 9:06AM GMT
Journo's Iraq gadget-bag
Journo's Iraq gadget-bag
05/06/2004 03:07 AMPeter Maass, a war correspondant in Iraq, opens his gadget bag in a
Gizmodo interview. He's got good kit.
You don't need a hardened computer, though breakdowns are frequent. I
use an Apple iBook and took the precaution, during the invasion of
Iraq, of covering the screen and keyboard in saran wrap, to keep out
the sand. An item I didn't have, but dearly wished for, was night
vision goggles. If you have to drive at night with the military in a
warzone, as I and other non-embedded journalists did, you can't use
any lights (you even have to tape over the red-light indicators on
your dashboard). Driving without headlights in a desert behind a tank
that doesn't have brakelights is an unpleasurable experience.
Linkvia Kottke)
Glenn Fleishman's gadget bag
Glenn Fleishman's gadget bag
07/23/2004 02:39 AMThe latest victim in Gizmodo's "What's in Your Gadget Bag?" feature is
Glenn Fleishman, who comes clean about a truly astonishing amount of
crap that he lugs around with him in his electronics kit, described
with the loving verbosity of a real geek.
The camera used to take this picture is a Canon S1 IS, a 3-megapixel
device that has a 10x optical zoom, interchangeable lenses, and uses
four AA batteries. Using 2200 milliamphere hour (mAh) batteries
recently, I took 500 photos and movies over the course of a month
before swapping out another set and recharging. The camera does 640 by
480, 30 frame per second mono-audio video up to the size of the memory
card on top of its anti-jitter-motor photos.
Finally, I always carry a 12-foot extension cord with multiple plugs
on the end, and the alternative two-prong adapter for my Apple power
supply. You never know how many friends you have until you have extra
outlets.
LinkGadget prices head down
Gadget prices head down
06/24/2004 11:39 AMBiggest fall in terms of dollars is seen in plasma and rear-projection
TVs, both of which dropped by about $40 in one month, according to
NPD.
Vintage Gadget Photoshopping
Vintage Gadget Photoshopping
04/29/2004 08:59 AMThis Worth 1000 photoshopping contest imagines "current products in a
vintage light," such as this take on the very first laser-guided
music-o-phone, hailed for its stylish casing and intuitive interface.
Read [Worth1000]...
What's In Paris Hilton's Gadget Bag?
What's In Paris Hilton's Gadget Bag?
08/04/2004 01:31 PM
Hey, John Shirley wants to what Sony Ericsson product Paris Hilton
is shoplifting acquiring in this picture. My vote?
The Career-Obviator 5000.
Read - Original Image
Source [LeoneMafia]
Gadget Magazine bubble?
Gadget Magazine bubble?
01/26/2004 07:34 PMi think all magazine trends can be traced to opportunities that were
identified 18 months before their launch
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Flickr Users?
What's In Your Gadget Bag, Flickr Users?
03/14/2005 06:03 PM
I
wish we could take credit for this, but the whole 'What's In Your
Bag?' trope has been around since bags were invented. "Verily," our
ancestors noted, "Thy Sack Art a'Brim with Mysterious Treasures Onto
Which We Would Cast Our Orbs." Now some Flickr tag hag sends us this
great little tip: search for 'whatsinyourbag,' and even add your own.
There is definitely some real brimming happening. (Thanks, Deleted
Email!)
Tags /
whatsinyourbag [Flickr]
How Do You Work This Damn Gadget?
How Do You Work This Damn Gadget?
01/26/2004 04:41 AMI have a very nice digital camera that I got about a year ago that has
all sorts of funky features - most of which I will never figure out.
It came with something like four different instruction books, and I
never was quite sure which one I was supposed to read for what.
Eventually, I figured out how to (a) take pictures and (b) get
pictures off the camera, and have been mostly happy with it since
then. However, the thousands of fancy features I'm sure the camera
has will likely continue to go unused. It seems I'm not the only
person to be befuddled by the
late
st in gadget complexity. Many more gadgets are coming with more
features - but that feature creep is leading to increasingly more
complex user interfaces that are becoming much more of a pain to
figure out than useful. It sounds like there's a growing backlash
against such overly complex gadgets. The gadget makers don't seem to
have caught on to this year - but many people claim they're putting
off (or giving up altogether) certain purchases due to fears of the
difficulty in using the devices. That should set of alarm bells for
gadget makers, but most seem to have not received the message.
Digital camera is top gadget
Digital camera is top gadget
01/02/2004 06:01 AMBBC Jan 2 2004 4:45AM ET
Photos: CES gadget glitz
Photos: CES gadget glitz
01/04/2005 08:27 AMNearly 2,500 exhibitors showcased their latest products and services
at the 2004 International CES.
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PalmOne updates software for Treo 600
smart phone
PalmOne updates software for Treo 600
smart phone
05/13/2004 05:03 PMAmong the issues addressed are enhancements to the browser and e-mail
program as well as enhancements designed to improve the device's
"audio-quality reliability."
Varibyte releases tNotes, software
application for TREO(TM) 600 smartphone
users.
Varibyte releases tNotes, software
application for TREO(TM) 600 smartphone
users.
09/18/2004 03:27 AMVaribyte a developer of software for Palm OS handhelds released tNotes
today. tNotes is an application for TREO(TM) 600 smartphone users. It
was created to address the need of mobile professionals to quickly
record handwritten notes on their handheld. [PRWEB Sep 18, 2004]
On the Treo 600
On the Treo 600
01/25/2004 04:15 PMIn the latest installment of his weekly column, "Consumed", Rob Walker
of The New York Times Magazine asks me about the Treo 600 and why...
Treo 600
Treo 600
08/07/2004 01:57 PMI finally took the plunge and bought a Treo 600. I'd been using AT&T
for many years as my mobile phone service provider, despite the fact
the reception in my house has always been less than marginal. I
discovered that friends with Verizon service in S.F. actually had
great reception...
Treo all better!
Treo all better!
04/09/2004 04:03 PMAs suddenly as it appeared, my Treo problems have suddenly
stopped. I brought it into my office this morning, and when I
took it out to call the replacement service, it was working
fine.
I'll keep my fingers crossed that whatever happened has corrected
itself
The Treo 600
The Treo 600
01/24/2004 09:27 PMA status gadget implies almost limitless functionality and
practicality. This is conspicuous utility.
Almost a Treo 650
Almost a Treo 650
03/14/2005 05:35 PMMy local Cingular store called this afternoon to say that they finally
had some Treo 650s in stock, would I...
My New Treo 600
My New Treo 600
03/08/2004 11:18 PMWell, it was a close call between the PalmOne
Treo 600 and the Sony Ericsson
P900, but I've gone with
the Treo. The P900 has a much better Web browser, a better camera,
better multitasking and in many ways a better user interface. But the
Treo has a thumb-keyboard, which for me is essential, and zillions of
Palm OS applications that run nicely and enhance the device.
Treo 650
Treo 650
08/30/2004 01:52 PMTechTree Aug 30 2004 6:08PM GMT
"Treo 650 "
"Treo 650 "
08/27/2004 03:49 PMTreo 600 Review
Treo 600 Review
01/05/2004 01:08 AMI've finally gotten around to posting about my experiences
with the Treo 600 in an essay called Life in the Treo Lane. The great thing about this device
is that it confirms most of what I've been writing about for the last
two years. I am truly shifted now!
Of course, this has brought home to me even more how woefully
lacking library services are in a shifted environment, and I'll be
doing a second write-up of how they look on the Treo. In
fact, I'm thinking of submitting it as a presentation at the ILA Conference this fall because
too few librarians have actually seen how their services look on a
smartphone, and this is one way I could show them, even taking URLs
from the audience. See, I could do that at ILA because I wouldn't have
to rely on the conference center for internet access! (Assuming I can
get a strong enough signal in the conference room....)
I've also updated the list of What's on My Treo 600, and I'm pretty close to maxxing
out the memory on it, both internal and external. Hopefully I'll get a
256MB SD card for my birthday.... ;-)
palmOne Treo 600
palmOne Treo 600
11/03/2003 02:35 PMReg Review
Cingular Treo 650 Soon
Cingular Treo 650 Soon
01/06/2005 02:56 PMOMFG Worst. Trip. Ever. I'm at CES finally, though, and have big,
big stuff to talk about. Expect short, bursty posts—not because
I don't want to dazzle you with my dick jokes, but because there's
just so much to cover, both CES and not.
Here's a little blurp: Cingular's rebate form for the Treo 600 has
a check box for the Treo 650 even though it expires January 31st. If
that doesn't mean it's going to be out that month, they mean it's
going to be out real soon now.
Cing
ular Rebate Form [Cingular]
Verizon To Get the Treo 610
Verizon To Get the Treo 610
04/26/2004 07:40 AMPalmOne's Treo update, the 610, is likely to be launched on Verizon
Wireless sometime between now and Fall, at least according to a little
slip-up published on the Dow Jones newswire. The 610 is expected to
have more memory, Bluetooth, and a higher resolution screen, as well
as be at...
Treo 600 Smartphone - $500
Treo 600 Smartphone - $500
12/23/2003 11:34 PMPopular Mechanics Dec 23 2003 10:41PM ET
Treo or BlackBerry which is the better
buy?
Treo or BlackBerry which is the better
buy?
07/02/2004 06:02 PMNational Post Jul 2 2004 9:52PM GMT
Treo 600 available from Cingular
Treo 600 available from Cingular
11/03/2003 03:38 PMPartially ending the mystery of when the GSM version of the Treo 600
would arrive, Cingular has begun taking pre-orders, offering them for
$449 with new service activation. Service from AT&T Wireless and
T-Mobile is expected "soon." Read...
Treo woes
Treo woes
04/09/2004 04:03 PMMy beloved Treo 600 is suddenly on the fritz. It makes and
receives calls, but whenever I turn it off and on, it locks in the
keyguard mode. Shutting off keyguard didn't help, nor did soft
and hard resets. This is something serious. Time to call
the equipment replacement program, which fortunately I signed up
for.
Treo 600 really is available from
T-Mobile
Treo 600 really is available from
T-Mobile
02/12/2004 10:03 AMWell, now it's finally official: the Treo 600 really is available
direct from T-Mobile, so no more pre-orders (we hope!). Read...
Treo Ace: Please Be Legit
Treo Ace: Please Be Legit
06/25/2004 10:32 AM
So I've been waiting to get
some additional confirmation, but as nothing else is panning out,
there's no need to hold back the news. TreoCentral has a boatload of
information about a very-legit looking Treo 610, which they are
calling the "Treo Ace." The short list is very appealing: slightly
smaller form factor, 320 by 320 screen, working Bluetooth,
context-sensitive "soft buttons," more phone-like red/end, green/send
buttons, a 312MHz processor, and a 1.3-megapixel camera, all running
on top of Palm OS 5.4 (Garnet). Which is to say, yes, we are aroused
in a humorous but unoffensive to sensitive readers way. Making it
sound even more legitimate is the mention that the new Treo will have
only 32MB of RAM, an egregious shortcoming that most tricksters would
be too hesitant to pepper their fake with, even if it does
season it with some needful reality. Anyway, hot.
Read [TreoCentral]
Related
Treo 660 Loses Antenna? [Gizmodo]
Verizon To Get the Treo 610 [Gizmodo]
Is This the First Pocket PC Treo?
Is This the First Pocket PC Treo?
03/14/2005 06:23 PMBrightHand Mar 14 2005 10:05PM GMT
Sidekick Vs. Treo 600
Sidekick Vs. Treo 600
07/30/2004 09:56 AMI'm a fan of both the Sidekick and the Treo 600, so
when Levi Wallach wrote to tell me about his in-depth comparison
article featuring the two keyboarded messenger devices, I immediately
did what any sane person would do and read it and then forgot to post
about it. Fortunately for you, that was only like last week, and the
information is no less pertinent. In fact, with the Sidekick II and
the Treo Ace/610 just around the corner, bargain-minded shoppers would
do well to pay extra attention to the two devices that are still
plenty capable and about to get plenty cheap.
Read - Compaq nx9020/nx9030/nx9040 [BIOS]
Related
Treo Ace: Please Be Legit [Gizmodo]
T-Mobile Sidekick 2/Danger Hiptop 2
Revealed [Gizmodo]
RealPlayer Comes to the Treo 600?
RealPlayer Comes to the Treo 600?
01/08/2004 07:20 PMThere were lots of big announcements today but as far as I'm
concerned, the biggest is Real's new software plus music store. Not for the
music store itself, because after I download the first song for $.10 I
don't envision locking my music up in AAC + Helix encrypted files, but
because RealPlayer 10 brings with it a new Palm component.
The line that specifically caught my eye is "support for over 50
portable music devices, including the iPOD and the Handspring
Treo 600."
Naturally my fingers tripped over themselves to get to the Real site and download the software to
my T600, but I couldn't find a download link for it anywhere. The key
turns out to be this little phrase: "For the next 10 days, U.S.
consumers who download RealPlayer 10 will be able to purchase their
first track for only $0.10. Consumers can transfer tracks purchased in
the RealPlayer Music Store to the Creative Zen Xtra as well as seven
models of PalmOne devices, including most of the Tungsten models, the
Zire 71, and the Treo 600."
I didn't realize I had to actually download the main player and
create an account at the music store just to get the Palm piece that I
want, but of course Real is going to make this as difficult as
possible (I don't use Real anymore because it's become more and more
annoying with each iteration). PDA
24/7 spelled it out in the following post:
"Email from Galley- 'As I write this, I am listening to Night
Ranger's 'Don't Tell Me You Love Me' on my Zire 71. It is a 192Kbps
DRM-enabled AAC file! RealPlayer 10 was released
today, and it features a music store. Tracks are 99 cents, or $9.95
per album. All files are RealAudio 10 (192Kbps AAC), so the sound
quality is very good. Persons who have signed up for a Music Store
account can get version 1.5 of RealPlayer for PalmOS.'
"
So despite my dislike for the software, I've been anxiously
awaiting a new version of RealPlayer that would work with the T600
because I really, really, really want to be able to access Live365 streams. Even better, I'd
like to finally be able to access Rhapsody on it, and I'm guessing
this is the first step to making that a reality.
By the time I realized what I needed to do, I was home reading my
aggregator for the night. Every day I carry my sync cable to work and
back in order to keep my data and programs up-to-date at both
home and work (yes, I need to buy a second charger/sync cable, but
they all seem to be sold out). Naturally, I forgot my sync cable
at work tonight, so I can't test this and install the Palm
program. Argh - my kingdom for a sync cable!!
So until I have a chance to go through all of this myself, has
anyone else installed the new RealPlayer 10 on a Treo 600? Can
you do more than just listen to purchased Real music files in it? Can
you hear live streams from other web sites? Enquiring minds want to
know!
Treo 650 Wi-Fi Hack
Treo 650 Wi-Fi Hack
12/19/2004 03:18 PM Treo 650 users don't need to wait to use Wi-Fi: PalmOne promised
Wi-Fi drivers for their Wi-Fi SD card at some point, but a developer
hacked a Tungsten driver to give that functionality now. [via
Engadget]...
Bluetooth on the Treo 600
Bluetooth on the Treo 600
06/17/2004 03:06 PMMobileTracker Jun 17 2004 6:41PM GMT
Pining for the Treo 650
Pining for the Treo 650
04/04/2005 09:00 PMSigh, I've been pining for the Treo 650 since the GSM version of the
phone was released. I've been wanting...
The New Treo 600 Smartphone
The New Treo 600 Smartphone
12/23/2003 05:01 AMPopular Mechanics Dec 23 2003 4:41AM ET
Treo 600 Smartphone: $500
Treo 600 Smartphone: $500
12/16/2003 05:32 AMPopular Mechanics Dec 16 2003 4:35AM ET
Video to Go on the Treo 600??
Video to Go on the Treo 600??
01/07/2004 04:53 PMUSER THOUGHT: Watching a TV program
on a Palm device is fun.
"Watching a TV program on a Palm device is fun! I record a program
up to 1 hour long on my Mac using EyeTV, I edit out the commercials
with the same program. I then use Kinoma producer to convert the MPEG
file to a .PDB file, and finally I transfer the file to a 256MB SD
card using a card reader. The show can be viewed entirely with Kinoma
player. This is great when I’m on the go, and want to see a show
– or show someone else a show - while away from a TV. For me,
this is the next best thing until an SD card/TV tuner is made. :-) "
[Daily
Palm]
Oh, suh-weet! I hadn't even thought of this! I could take shows
I've recorded on my ReplayTV, download them to my PC, convert them to
MPEG and then PDB, and watch them on my Treo 600! Is there anything
this puppy can't do?? And the screen on it is bigger than the one on
my Archos Jukebox, while negating the need to mess with multiple
programs and formats just to get the video onto the device!
I feel a test case coming on this weekend....
Treo Fungus
Treo Fungus
12/19/2004 03:49 PMThe screen on my Treo 600 broke out in streaks and patches of organge
discolorations like a fungus. It continued to work other than the fact
the display was obscured. Palm replaced it at no charge, but within
three days the new unit has started to display the same problem....
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