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Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Feb 12, 2011 | 1 Comment
Arachnids refer to eight legged creatures such as spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions–bugs without antennae. To this list we can now add another species, the SpiderPodium. The SpiderPodium is an eight-legged device that supports small gadgets and can act as a travel dock.
I remember the good old days when every portable digital assistant came with a charging dock as a matter of course, but no more. Hence, you...
Let’s Check out the HTC Evo Shift Android 4G
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Feb 12, 2011 | 2 Comments
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound—it’s the new HTC Evo Shift 4G. Are you ready to download at speeds ten times faster than 3G? If so, let’s take a look at the new Evo Shift 4G.
This Android 2.2 phone has a 3.6 inch touch screen, measures 4.625” x 2.375” x .625” and weighs in at 5.75 ounces. Its relative thickness accommodates...
SanDisk: Adventures in Memory
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jan 24, 2011 | 2 Comments
There are certainly lots of choices out there when it comes to memory media, but somehow SanDisk has always been my favorite. Over the years, I have amassed a small mound of SanDisk memory cards starting with the big CF cards, progressing to the standard SD card and then to the Micro and Mini SD cards and adapters. Let’s not forget the SanDisk flash drives that are also increasing in capacity.
It’s difficult to...
TidySongs Will Clean Your Music Library
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jan 24, 2011 | 5 Comments
We all probably have a flawed music library missing album covers, mislabeled songs, albums in the wrong categories, and artists missing or misspelled. We’ve probably vowed to fix as a rainy day project, but at the list of errors grows the task becomes more daunting and never gets done.
Enter TidySongs, a marvelous little application that you can buy at a retail store on a thumb drive for $39.95 or download it online....
HTC HD7 Windows 7 Phone Review
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jan 24, 2011 | 5 Comments
Overview and Description
This HTC Windows Phone 7 is sleek and attractive with a black frame and gray body. It weighs 5.71 oz and measures 4.80 x 2.68 x .44 inches.
On the back, there is a little leg that folds out from the camera lens area to make a handy stand in the horizontal position. The stand surrounds the 5 MPX camera lens, dual flash, and rear speaker grill. At the top of the unit, there is a power switch....
Viva Verizon
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jan 24, 2011 | 7 Comments
One of the most impressive bigger than life presences at the Consumer Electronics Show this year was Verizon. It started in the press rooms and blogger lounges, continued with free delicious lunches every day, extended to a meaningful keynote speech by Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg, and was further demonstrated in a behemoth booth in the South Hall of the Convention Center.
To get to the press room, you had to run a gauntlet...
CES 2011
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jan 13, 2011 | 7 Comments
If you’ve never been to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it’s an unimaginable extravaganza teeming with hordes of people streaming through the venues attempting to absorb all the latest technology on display. The super stars in the consumer electronics industry such as Microsoft, Samsung. Toshiba, Panasonic, Casio, HP, and more are all computing for your attention with blaring music, flashing lights, uniformed...
Android logs 300,000 registrations a day
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Dec 09, 2010 | 3 Comments
The buzz on the Net is that Android is now registering 300,000 new users per day. That’s 2.1 million a week and 9 million a month. What an incredible growth and demonstration of popularity and support.
This should give the fruity competition something to ponder.
If I were an IOS developer, I would certainly think about expanding my horizons to Android. It’s a serious market.
If...
Twidroyd v4.2 with new functionality
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Dec 09, 2010 | 6 Comments
If you are addicted to Tweeting and Twittering, you can do it in style on your Droid with Twidroyd. Twidroyd allows you to use their tools and templates to create your own background or customize your own and share it with others.
Of course you can read and send Tweets through Twidroyd as well. It a full featured client that also includes postings, mentions, DMs with threaded view, integrated search, list viewing, URL...
Who’s gonna have the fastest network?
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Nov 29, 2010 | 2 Comments
Verizon. That’s who. When Verizon’s new 4G LTE network is unleashed at the end of the year, it will deliver data ten times faster than 3G networks. That’s blazing.
4G will only be available in 38 major markets in the beginning. It will take a while to get to the boonies where I live, but it will be nice to have when I travel. It will also be available in some major airports.
Current 3G handsets are incapable of...
Droid X: Road Warrior
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Nov 06, 2010 | 14 Comments
When I go on an extended road trip, I like to take everything with me I need to be productive on the road without having to lug a lunky laptop. On a recent month long trip, I decided to use a Droid X as my mobile office to keep me productive and connected. I found it to be a super companion. It helped me process data, write, publish, communicate via email, sms, mms, and IM. It guided me and gave me valuable information...
Slingplayer for Android=”Bellyvision”
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Oct 01, 2010 | 6 Comments
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Slingplayer. It’s nice to have this functionality again, which I’ve enjoyed for many years on my Windows Mobile devices. Now I am happy to report that it’s available for Android handsets.
In case you are not familiar with Slingplayer, let me introduce you. It’s all about the use of placeshifting technology, which enables you to stream video from your TV, DVR or other video...
Droid “X” is for “Excellent”
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Sep 04, 2010 | 22 Comments
Motorola hits another homerun with the Droid X. I’m not certain what the “X” stands for, but I’m going to say that it must stand for “Excellent” because it is. Let me tell you why I have come to that conclusion.
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Is the Microsoft Kin 2 Worth Kinsideration?
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jun 11, 2010 | 6 Comments
The Kin 2 is a three way collaborative effort involving Microsoft, Sharp, and Verizon. The result is a new approach on the way to Smartphone telephony that for me was disappointment piled on disappointment. It seems strange somehow that while the Windows Mobile operating system is ready for a serious redo, this Microsoft device has nothing to do with WM OS.
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The New HTC Droid is Incredible
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on May 24, 2010 | 11 Comments
Yes, the new HTC Droid Incredible is no exaggeration. It’s a keeper as it naturally cuddles in the cup of your hand insinuating itself like a heat-seeking puppy looking for a new master. I have fallen hopelessly in love with it under its enchanting spell. I guess I have to say it was love at first sight. Frankly, I’m not a bit surprised that Droid is now outselling iPhone.
Why would I be swayed so compellingly?...
There is a lot to like in the new Palm Pre Plus
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Apr 15, 2010 | 3 Comments
There is a lot to like in the slick new Palm Pre Plus. With the WebOS operating system, it is a radical departure from the Palm and WM operating systems of other familiar Palms. With the new OS, come some welcome and innovative features. This phone is only available through Verizon.
Perhaps the first thing to note is that this platform supports multiple applications being open at the same time. The home or launcher screens...
Documents to Go—a must have for da Droid
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Feb 02, 2010 | 13 Comments
I saw an immediate problem when I opened the Motorola Droid for the first time. My first response was almost to put it back in the box and send it back for the same reason I was never interested in the iPhone when it first came out. It had no built in software for handling Microsoft Office files such as Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, not to mention PDF files. A serious PDA user interested in mobile productivity...
You’ll get a charge out of this
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jan 27, 2010 | 6 Comments
It seems that one of the clear themes at CES this year was the advance of wireless technology, particularly with respect to wireless charging. Proporta.com has just announced that it has thrown its hat in the ring of wireless chargers now available on the market.
The WildCharger Pad comes bundled with eight different connectors that will accommodate most popular devices for the perfect solution to wireless charging,...
Get a free phone from Google
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jan 24, 2010 | 18 Comments
No, you can’t get a free Android phone, but you can get a free phone number to make free calls. Google never ceases to amaze me in its output of exciting new products, most of which are free. If you’re not aware of the new Google Voice application, listen up.
Basically, what Google Voice will do for you is allow you to have all your phones (work, home, mobile) route to a single number to simplify your life and that...
Eye-Fi Fo Fum
Posted by Tim Hillebrand on Jan 20, 2010 | 6 Comments
Eye-Fi Fo Fum
The words in the title were not uttered by Thunderdell the giant, but Google the giant has a killer deal I’d like to share with you. It concerns Picasa and a free Eye-Fi card.
Picasa is Google’s free photo organization and storage service. You can download the program for free and use it to edit, organize, and turn your photos into albums, slide shows, and videos. You can then post them online to share...
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