Some of the best gadgets are those that merge the old with the new. Retro styling is still fashionable, My last car was a 1961 Ford Falcon station wagon. The restoration trend, to preserve these great old stylish designs, sometime calls for innovations that meld older tech with new. Thus a marriage of mobile devices, like a retro car stereo, and an iPod, is something that crosses many Tech barriers.
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Twikini, Twitter Client for WinMo, Updated!
I posted a Quick Look of Twikini, a twitter client for Windows Mobile back in April, and it garnered some interesting comments. The fact is though, Twitter is here to stay and people want ways to access the service on any platform. Stats don’t lie, and these are not the most recent stats that I’ve seen, but the growth has been phenomenal.
Guess the Celebrity Device and Win!
Gear Diary has a great contest running at the moment, and the prizes are some really nice gear from Skooba Designs.
• First Place – Checkthrough Brief (MSRP $139.95)
• Second Place – Checkthrough Messenger (MSRP $129.95)
• Third Place – Skooba Skin (MSRP $29.95
It’s pretty simple fill in the blanks sort of contest, work out what device the celebrity is carrying and list it in your reply. As a contest, it also provides a look at how the famous and infamous utilise mobile devices in their everyday lives. Hey what have you got to lose? Hit the link below to go to the contest.
My Phone Beta for Windows Mobile is officially open!
If you missed out on one of the elusive beta codes when Microsoft’s My Phone sync service when it was first released, lament no more. It’s finally become available for everyone, and with the latest update to the mobile client, it’s really starting to look like a viable option for syncing your phone, sans PC.
A Great Contest, you shouldn’t miss if you love the NBA!
It’s slightly tragic, and some how supports the age old stereotype of tech nerds, that a great contest over at Gear Diary, has more comments in the contest post from the Gear Diary team than competitors for this great prize!
WHAT IS … the future of mobile technology?
As a Windows Mobile user, and after all of the recent WinMo 6.5 loving, it’s really hard to get a clear picture of where Windows Mobile is going, or a timeframe for development. Face it, the difference between, the designer, and video producers concept is radically different to the end user experience.
This video shows a flawless and incredibly fluid look, at what MS envisages as the integrated mobile experience of the future.
With a bevy of different non existent devices included, featuring functions specific to different fields, such as medical, and even something that looks like a Kindle DX.
We have not seen the proof of concept yet, but live in hope!
Ever heard of “Silent Mode” for your phone?
Ever embarrassed yourself at a big meeting, or church, or any where else that you really should have turned your phone off, or at least to silent or vibrate? What about at a White House press conference?
I have [not at a White House press conference] on more than one occasion, and it brings a point to mind. “Are we so dependant on our mobile devices [phones] that we disregard some basic etiquette concerning their use, or is it just absent mindedness?”.
Of course many of us go through our daily routine with an always on mobile, face facts, we need to be connected, but consider the ramifications in some situations.
Think about this, if you were a press secretary for the president of the US, your reaction to the first interruption was reasonable, the second really deserved a secret service takedown!
Consider how, where and why you use your mobile in relation to the situation you are in, I implore you!
The Ad Wars Continue, New Mac Ad!
This is pretty much self explanatory, and an amusing start to the weekend. Most of us are amused by the advertising antics of Microsoft and Apple, and this latest salvo fired from MacCentral seems to be having a little poke at the “Laptop Hunter” series from MS.
One thing Apple does well, irony
SafeWallet for iPhone and iPod Touch! – SBSH Mobile Software
One of the things we all need is a secure store for all of our personal information, a digital wallet. There a re a few out there, SPB Wallet, EWallet, and SafeWallet from SBSH. Recently SBSH announced that they had released a version of SafeWallet for iPhone and iPod Touch. Today I got an email that details a special deal, for the new iVersion, it’s $5.99 for a limited time.
Della, Dells Female Initiative ???
Dell, in it’s all encompassing wisdom has decided to market NetBooks in a new fashion, directly at women. Apparently the female of the species is only now becoming aware of devices such as the NetBook, and Dell wants to take advantage of that new found fact! Hence their new website, Della…
My first impression, was Dell are marketing fashion devices, accessories, that are visually pleasing, and compliment personal style. Most of us personalise our devices, in many ways, cases, covers screen protectors, software etc; and I have to say delving into the site I did like a lot of the graphical customisation for devices. Fashion is important to all, effective mobile computing is also as important. Is it though, demeaning to market the same devices, differently to women, than you do to men?
