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Beyond Gaming: Watching TV on Your Xbox
November 12, 2009 – 12:12 pm | Comments
Beyond Gaming: Watching TV on Your Xbox

There’s probably nothing much further from mobility than being a couch potato.   However, technology is technology.  Since many of us into mobile devices are also using gaming consoles I thought I’d pass along an article …

The Future of Digital Music
November 9, 2009 – 5:25 am | Comments

Forget MP3, forget OGG, forget FLAC…THIS is what I want to see tomorrow in digital music!
 

iPhone App Review – Business Card Reader
November 1, 2009 – 6:10 pm | Comments
iPhone App Review – Business Card Reader

Normally, I won’t be posting application reviews for the iPhone here on Mobilitysite, but this one is a special case. This one is too cool to only share with iPhoneMVP.com readers. Enjoy!
So, have you ever …

Asus Makes a Super Computer
October 28, 2009 – 3:35 am | Comments
Asus Makes a Super Computer

OK, this isn’t really mobile technology, but it is vaguely relevant and made me smile so I am posting it.
Asustek Computer announced, in a departure from it’s normal focus on budget minded consumer products, …

Microsoft Rethinks Family Guy Tie-In
October 27, 2009 – 1:33 am | Comments
Microsoft Rethinks Family Guy Tie-In

Well, here’s another shocker. After looking over the script and attending the actual taping of "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show" starring Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein, Microsoft pulled out …

The Japanese Are Taking the Windows 7 Release VERY Seriously…
October 22, 2009 – 2:21 am | Comments
The Japanese Are Taking the Windows 7 Release VERY Seriously…

Not too much else to say really…not even I could add much to this.
Can I get Office 2007 fries with that, and a Windows Mobile 6.5, diet, no ice. Super size me?

There’s an App for that in the Marketplace
October 20, 2009 – 4:41 pm | Comments

I saw this linked on Twitter earlier but was too busy to take a look. I saw that Pocketnow linked it and decided to watch it. It’s proof that Microsoft does have a sense of …

I have Google Voice Now, Guess my number!
October 19, 2009 – 10:30 pm | Comments
I have Google Voice Now, Guess my number!

It’s (xxx)468-9863. What does that spell?
If you haven’t tried Google Voice, it seems like a pretty cool service. You get a number, give it to people just like you would any other number and …

I’m Going to Tweet a Book with Neil Gaiman
October 13, 2009 – 4:08 am | Comments
I’m Going to Tweet a Book with Neil Gaiman

For Halloween, big time Twitter enthusiast and bigger time author Neil Gaiman (one half of Gaimanda) is working with BBC Audiobooks to create a collaborative short story, written by Gaiman and no less than …

Freedom Wins One
September 20, 2009 – 11:38 pm | Comments
Freedom Wins One

Some of you may remember the controversy over China’s Green Dam censorship software, which was required to be installed on every PC sold in China. Far fewer of you will likely remember my call …

Having a Beatles Weekend
September 13, 2009 – 11:10 am | Comments

Oh yeah! The whole weekend listening to a new box set released the last 09/09/09: The Beatles Remastered.

YouTube – The Beatles (Remastered) 2009 – Promo
Nothing compares to this pleasure! The sound is just unbelievable!

Ultra Mobile Bike
September 9, 2009 – 6:01 am | Comments

The YikeBike does not have anything to do with PCs but it’s Ultra Mobile.

YouTube – yikebike
Now, here is the biggest problem and why to be green is not a popular way of life. The …

Warranties and Water Damage: unfair or UNFAIR?
September 8, 2009 – 6:04 pm | Comments

My story: Yesterday I was painting and splashed some water all over my phone while cleaning up.  The keyboard started crapping out on me and registering buttons I wasn’t even pressing.  The SIM card reader …

At BMW anyone could be a mechanic
September 4, 2009 – 5:45 am | Comments

This is one of the coolest video I have seen in a while. And think about it, the concept could be applied to almost anything including computers.

Microsoft’s Branded Smartphone Revealed
August 20, 2009 – 2:23 pm | Comments

Ok ok, It’s really pretty silly, but hey… we can’t be serious all the time can we? Thanks Graham for sending this link it. It’s not funny though.

The Microsoft Fune – It’s everything.

Bad Idea? Australia Phones Home.
August 13, 2009 – 5:19 am | Comments
Bad Idea? Australia Phones Home.

This may not exactly be on the topic of mobile communication unless you assume that “mobile” doesn’t just pertain to Earth. It seems that, for some reason, Australian Science Minister Kim Carr has decided …

“I can taste your ZUUUUUUNNE”
July 21, 2009 – 12:50 am | Comments
“I can taste your ZUUUUUUNNE”

I have loved Penny Arcade for ages (and the fact that the creators are tight with one of my personal gods, Wil Wheaton, doesn’t hurt) and normally I overlook their fanboy hate on all things …

Pink Keyboards
July 6, 2009 – 12:27 pm | Comments
Pink Keyboards

I know quite a few proud geeks, gadget freaks and techheads who also happen to be quite attractive and vivacious women (whose kung fu is usually far superior to mine). Most of them would …

A Film for Father’s Day
June 21, 2009 – 12:58 pm | Comments

OK, I admit it, this is maudlin as hell…and I saw the payoff coming from several miles away.
Still, I imagine it has a message for many of the fathers out there in MobilityLand, as it …

A Lesson to all of us
April 20, 2009 – 2:31 am | Comments

I know that this is way off topic in this site but I cried like a child when I watched for the first time. In a world where all we see in every corner is …