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....
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...
There is a fierce battle to get you to order your pizza more conveniently. The arms race is now coming to mobile devices as Pizza Hut will allow ordering via SMS and the mobile web. The company expects to earn...
Samsung has its hands in just so many things and subsequently it is worth sitting back and taking notice when the company is accused of setting up a slush fund and engaging in bribery. Samsung Group is easily South Korea’s...
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?...
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...
I have a pair of Bose QuietComfort 3 noise-canceling headphones and for the longest time I have wondered why -- just why, I have to have a separate bluetooth stereo headset. After all for $300, Bose should not only have...
Are you concerned the new MP3-enabled Taser holder doesn't still Tase properly? Here is a video which shows it works fine. this reporter was nice enough to sacrifice his electrochemical responses for the good of of his website. Impressive. By...
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...
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...
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...
I had a chance to briefly demo the Verizon Voyager today and it is an amazing combination of technology in a compact package. The question I kept asking myself as I toyed with the device is whether this mobile gadget...
I may have really screwed this prediction up. You remember yesterday when I said nobody wants the Kindle, the e-book reader from Amazon. Well apparently Amazon has announced today that they sold out of the units in stock. Normally this...
I was perusing Tom Keating’s blog this morning and came across this post which details a recent Skype outage. I did not get to verify this outage for myself mind you. For details, please check Tom’s VoIP and Gadgets Blog....
Would a pen phone sell? I wonder. I suppose having a smaller and smaller phone makes sense but while this is happening I am also noticing a trend towards phones with bigger screens with the ability to check e-mail. While...
Hurry up developers as Nokia’s “Mobile Rules!” contest is coming to an end in eleven days and if you are a worthy developer you likely want to get involved. The grand prize for the applicant coming up with the winning...
One of the best portable devices I have ever used is the Nokia N800. It was launched earlier than Apple’s iPhone and has many of the features the iPhone has but is better in many ways. It is not as...
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...
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....
Today was monsoon day here in Connecticut and we have had our share of cars breaking down and floods. It was a struggle to drive to work as the rain poured down when I got on the highway. It was...
What is one of the coolest and simplest products to give a road warrior this holiday season? It is a device that could power up a cell phone or blackberry from any airplane seat without the need for a power...
Phil Wolf over at Skype Journal proudly tells me his blog is for suits and geeks and while I may not have recalled the two in the exact order and perhaps my memory is not as photographic as I would...
I Can't Make This Stuff UpTom Keating gets traffic to his blog many would envy. It is staggering in fact how well his blog does. Not because his writing isn't good but because I can see how much traffic everything at...
What can I say except that I desperately want one of these smartphones from Nokia.. I may even switch from Verizon to a GSM provider just so I have access to this phone.I really want to ditch my Blackberry because...
That videophone is such a differentiator and the company claims the $99 price-point is what was needed to create strong demand. What was an introductory price is now sticking. In order to take advantage of the offer, you need to...