T-Mobile launches BlackBerry 8820 with WiFi – Engadget Mobile
T-Mobile launches BlackBerry 8820 with WiFi – Engadget Mobile
Looks like I may actually finally be leaving the PalmOS world. This new BlackBerry with both GPS and WiFi is just hard to compete with. The only thing missing is a touch screen… ah the touch screen… well I guess I could live with out it… then again… well Lauren did say that she would get me a new phone for my birthday which was last Friday…. so I think it may be time… I’ll have to do some price research but then I think I’m switching.
Hurricane warnings coming to Google
MIAMI — Americans in the hurricane danger zone may soon be able to use Google to find out if their own home is threatened by a dangerous storm surge, the director of the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday….
How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong
While Apple’s tactics may seem like Industrial Revolution relics, they’ve helped the company position itself ahead of its competitors and at the forefront of the tech industry. Sometimes, evil works….
The Truth About DVRs
Wondering why you can’t buy a digital video recorder without also signing up for TiVo or a specific cable service? According to this article it is a conspiracy. In reality, it is a standards issue. FCC mandate wasn’t timed correctly and technology is growing to fast and without standards. Regardless, the cable companies haven’t exactly been working over time to meet the requirements. So you could go the complete other route… Over-the-Air HDTV, Netflix for movies, and internet for most other needs. That is the route I’ve taken and I can’t complain yet.
Touch-tone calling systems
Have you ever called a company support line and found yourself looking at your phone with every option? Well I got off the phone with Costco's Pharmacy and was surprised to find that all options ignored the center row of numbers… Basically all options were 'press 1' or 3 no 2. Smart move, it is a lot easier to press the outside buttons than the inside….
OhGizmo! Archive Prison Pen – Useful For Writing, Not For Shivving
We had these at work a few years ago, and while as cool as they were, they wrote like crap and dried out even faster. That and if you left them in the sun, a few days later the plastic/flexy part would dry out and then break. But they are cool looking.
OhGizmo! Archive Prison Pen – Useful For Writing, Not For Shivving
I did not believe that this existed
I am an avid listener of NPR’s “Wait wait don’t tell me”, I was listening to the “stump the listener game” and this is what they were talking about: Peekaboo. According to the show, this was accidentally marketed as a child’s toy. But then again if you like DIY projects you can try this Instructable
Updated whiteboard technology
When I first saw the post below, I instantly thought of a friend of ours (Lauren and mine). Ben actually replaced his desk with a white board link. I thought he may like this post from Life Clever:
Kiss your boring dry erase markers goodbye! � LifeClever 
It is a shame my office still uses chalk boards
PDA Repairs
I know this article is a little old, but it came via a new post at PalmAddicts who just got back his treo 600 that was sent in. Anyways…. he fixes PDA and form the looks of it cheap and with great care. I’m planning on contacting him about an old Clie N series I have.
Article link: One man company fixes PDAs
Direct ebay link: BROKEN-Palm-Evaluation-and-Repair-Service-FULL-SERVICE
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