25 result(s) displayed for consumer electronics (26 - 50 of 54):

Unlimited Plans = Unlimited Trouble?

Are unlimited voice and data plans causing unlimited headaches for carriers? More than one person told me at CTIA they think Sprint is going to be in real trouble as a result of the unlimited plan they are selling to...

Posted on April 11, 2008 9:50 PM

Mossberg: 3G iPhone in 60 Days

Who am I to doubt Walt Mossberg the Wall Street Journal tech reviewer who gets his hands on gadgets before most others. According to Mossberg, we will have an iPhone capable of 3G speeds in less than 2 months....

Posted on April 6, 2008 2:29 PM

Allworx Does Analog

Is it that Sandra Gault at Allworx loves her job or is it that Allworx is a great place to work? I say this because whenever I meet with her, she seems to be so excited about how her company...

Posted on March 31, 2008 8:42 PM

Motorola Splits in Two

Motorola will split into a handheld device business and another one focusing on broadband and mobility. This decision was made under tremendous pressure from Carl Icaan. Is this a good move for the company? I think it is because Motorola...

Posted on March 26, 2008 7:39 AM

Gadget Virus Complaints

It is enough to make you cry. That shiny new gadget you crave, went out and purchased and carried home with the utmost care could be home to a virus living snugly in your device's memory waiting for someone unsuspecting...

Posted on March 13, 2008 8:55 PM

Gigabyte GSmart MS808

Remember last week when I told you what a disaster it would be if Deutsche Telecom was to purchase Sprint as there are just so many wireless technologies to support? Well, I think I may have just found the...

Posted on March 10, 2008 8:00 AM

HotSpot @Home Talk Forever Home Phone

T-Mobile is at it again. They are now starting trials of a new service called HotSpot @Home Talk Forever Home Phone in Dallas and Seattle.  Interestingly this service is actually backwards looking allowing customers to plug their landlines into...

Posted on February 21, 2008 7:25 AM

Verizon Wireless and AT&T Lowering Rates

I have been intentionally staying away from the news regarding Verizon Wireless introducing new unlimited voice plans but now that AT&T has come out and matched Verizon's plans, it seems I have to at least mention it and point to...

Posted on February 19, 2008 2:58 PM

RIM Sues Motorola over Patents

The sheer nastiness of what is about to happen could become something of legend. The first few grenades have been lobbed back and forth between Canada and Illinois. First Motorola jacked up licensing fees for its patents for things like...

Posted on February 18, 2008 12:09 PM

What Caused the Blackberry Outage

It seems a single IP address refusing connections brought down the Blackberry network yesterday. Apparently a secondary IP address was accepting connections and those users who got some of their e-mails through were switching between IP addresses. Thanks to Zenprise...

Posted on February 12, 2008 4:08 PM

Garmin and Dell in Cells

As I just mentioned moments ago... Everyone seems to think the cell phone business is a great one to be in. Apple, Google and now Garmin and Dell. A strange time indeed for Motorola to be getting out. Then again,...

Posted on January 31, 2008 5:29 PM

Motorola Explores Spinning off Handset Business

Word is according to CNBC is that Motorola is looking for strategic alternatives for its mobile phone business. I wonder if this move makes sense for the company as this product line is where everyone seems to want to be....

Posted on January 31, 2008 4:54 PM

ITEXPO East 2008 Recap

You definitely want to check out Tom Keating's writeup of ITEXPO East 2008 where he talks about the great products he saw. Tom got to see more than I did at the show but one point I agree on is...

Posted on January 30, 2008 5:10 PM

Foot Power for Gadgets

Let's say you read my blog post about turning your Windows Mobile phone into a wireless access point and you are burning through batteries more often than Britney Spears misses court appearances. What is the normal person to do?...

Posted on January 13, 2008 7:56 PM

Picture Frames need PHDs

After reading Tony Ryb's blog about how it shouldn't take a PHD to get a wireless photo frame working I have to share my story of the Sharper Image wireless picture frame called the MemoryFrame from DigitalSpectrum Incorporated. This device...

Posted on January 12, 2008 11:57 AM

Comcast 2.0

In December of 2004 I wrote an article titled VoIP 2.0 in Internet Telephony Magazine which focused in part on next generation devices VoIP service providers need to differentiate themselves. Here is an excerpt from that article: The Device Sells...

Posted on January 8, 2008 4:50 PM

Whirlpool Fridge Docks Gadgets

It was only a matter of time before gadgets and appliances got more than friendly  -- they are downright married now as Whirlpool has a new refrigerator designed to allow you to dock iPods, tablets, photo frames and more. Soon...

Posted on January 5, 2008 6:06 PM

Sharper Image Bluetooth Speakers

When you think bluetooth speakers, you likely don't think of the high fidelity sound these fine speakers produce. In a time when consumer electronics device sales are on fire, it is almost impossible to keep track of all the peripheral...

Posted on January 2, 2008 4:19 PM

Nokia 810 Review

Tom Keating has an excellent review of the Nokia N810 and although I haven’t seen this gadget yet, based on the Nokia N800 experience I have, this could be a real killer device.   I must say that the amount...

Posted on November 21, 2007 3:43 PM

iCar

Do I think people would flock to an iCar – a rumored collaboration between Volkswagen and Apple? My answer? A collaboration with Apple and any car manufacturer would likely be successful. But Volkswagen does make a great deal of sense...

Posted on October 6, 2007 8:24 AM

Nokia Ferrari Phone

60 lucky people will be able to own the new Nokia Ascent Ferrari 60 phone. As is the case with the cars, if you have to ask how much it costs, you can’t afford it. Let’s put it this way....

Posted on October 4, 2007 4:15 PM

Good Bye Foleo

On May 31st, 2007 I mentioned the Palm Foleo was doomed. Specifically I wrote the following:   It seems doomed to me but perhaps Palm can morph it to be something useful down the line. But then again, I can't...

Posted on September 5, 2007 11:26 AM

Microvision

Consumer Electronics devices could become ever-more popular if technology from Microvision which allows a mobile device to become a video projector works. One might imagine airplanes would be a great place to take advantage of this technology. Here is more...

Posted on July 30, 2007 6:34 AM

700 MHz

Here is a great article from Eric Broockman on the 700 MHz Spectrum controversy and why it could have tremendous ramifications for the communications industry and the Internet....

Posted on July 29, 2007 4:05 PM

Kenati

Although my home may look very neat and organized, it is in fact a an absolute mess. I am not talking about the normal objects which create mess -- paper and clothes; I am talking about devices.   I have...

Posted on June 5, 2007 2:39 PM