Archive for: October 10, 2009
October 10, 2009
Built on Samsung’s OMNIA B7610, Windows Mobile 6.5 is now putting on Armani. There are three differences — the signature golden Armani finish, 8GB of memory built in, and a pivoting screen. The whole thing runs on OpenGL ES 2.0, which is a good catch. Essentially if you have $1,000 to plop into a new phone running on an underdog OS by today’s standards then fine, you might do well with getting this one. Otherwise, you can still settle for HTC or an ACER / Glofiish WinMo phone. [ photo source ] Post from: Cellphone9
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Windows Mobile 6.5 puts on Armani
Between the two giant gadget extravaganzas we covered– Ceatec and CTIA –we wouldn’t blame you if you found this week’s gadget news a bit dizzying. But in case …
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This week in Crave: The all-the-ooze-you-can-use edition
This USB drive from Mercedes-Benz is shaped like a car key, and holds information and photos about the new E-class. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET Crazy media kits: USB drives from automakers As a bit of Friday fun, we gathered up the most unique USB flash drive press kits we’ve … Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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Automakers market with wacky USB drives
Back to basics about bit depth and the great whiteout contest. Listen now: Download today’s podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | RSS (audio) EPISODE 65 … Originally posted at Indecent Exposure Podcast
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Indecent Exposure 65: Insights exhausted
Useful, as well as ornamental. (Credit: Appliancist I am a sucker for cool kitchen tech. Sleek and shiny gadgets, digital anything–I see them, and I want them, regardless of whether I need them. So what do I want right now? The new Media Chef from Belling . This sweet-looking 8-inch screen … Originally posted at Appliances & Kitchen Gadgets
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The sous-chef goes digital
(Credit: University of Missouri Scientists at the University of Missouri are developing a small nuclear battery that they say can hold a million times more charge than standard batteries. The radioisotope battery , being developed by Jae Kwon of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and other researchers, is the …
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Penny-size nuclear battery keeps going and going
AT&T will begin providing unlimited voice and text for $60 a month as part of its GoPhone prepaid service, the company announced Friday. Other prepaid plans from Boost Mobile and MetroPCS, for example, are around $50 a month or less, but the $60 a month plan still sounds pretty …
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AT&T starts $60 unlimited GoPhone plan
It’s been almost exactly a year since we last reviewed a Psystar desktop. During that 12 month gap, Apple’s suit against Psystar has steadily advanced through the court system, Psystar entered into and emerged from bankruptcy, and Apple released a brand-new operating system by way of Mac OS X 10.6.1 , …
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CNET reviews Psystar’s Snow Leopard-based Open(Q)
 If you love your iPhone or iPod Touch but simply hate iTunes, you do have some options that let you manage your device without having to use it. Most of those apps tend to skimp a little on features, and are often broken as soon as there's an iPod or iPhone software update. CopyTrans Manager is a new jukebox application for Windows that's fast, lightweight, does just about everything iTunes can do including access the iTunes Music Store, and does it all for free. CopyTrans Manager still requires iTunes to be installed unfortunately,
because iTunes also installs the drivers needed to operate your iPod or
iPhone. That doesn't mean you have to use iTunes however; once it's
installed and CopyTrans Manager is installed you're free to use
CopyTrans Manager for everything.
 The app gives you complete control over your iPod or iPhone in a familiar interface and lets you manage playlists, add album art and edit tags and track information, and even drag and drop songs from folders on your computer or network drives directly onto your iPod. CopyTrans Manager doesn't require that the music live in your iTunes Library before copying them to your device. CopyTrans Manager also allows you to add podcasts, audio books, and video to your iPod or iPhone directly, and will synchronize with your selected playlists and files whenever you tell it to. The app also allows you to search the media on your device quickly, either by track name, artist name, album name, ...
 Electronic Arts has confirmed plans to bring Harmonix's Rock Band to the iPhone, according to The Unofficial Apple Weblog. The game will pretty much play the same way other mobile implementations (like Guitar Hero World Tour) work, according to the report: notes come flying down the screen, you tap in certain places, and you get a score. That probably doesn't sound as exciting as jumping around the living room with a guitar, or beating on electronic drum pads. Nonetheless, the iPhone version will include online and Bluetooth multiplayer, according to the report. The initial game will come with 20 songs; additional packs of two songs will cost 99 cents each. No word yet on a price for the game; Apple is currently evaluating the app for approval in the App Store, the article said.
    
 Just when you thought it was safe to use an iPhone's Web browser, along comes comScore, which has just unveiled an extension to its Plan Metrix tool that works on mobile devices. Normally I'm supportive of comScore's mobile media tracking efforts, which (along with Nielsen Mobile) result in good data on mobile device usage. It helps the wireless industry keep abreast of trends. But this goes a bit far: the new tool will combine mobile usage and device ownership data with survey information on consumer lifestyles, interests, attitudes, and product preferences, and pass that right along to your favorite marketers and ad agencies to better target mobile campaigns, according to MediaPost. Specifically, it will offer mobile device ownership data: cell phone brand, operator, price, length of current subscription, mobile phone use, length of handset ownership, monthly payment tier, payment option, and type of additional plan, the report said. It will also track mobile content consumption, and report on category, subcategory, and even individual brand interests. Feel safe yet?
 
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If there's ever been a more necessary place for good photo-editing, it's probably for cell phone camera pictures, which almost always need improvement. Adobe plans to help with its new Photoshop.com for Mobile app for the iPhone, which became available today.
