So I’ve finished my project and you can see it at technewsmadesimple.com. The title pretty much says it all… as we try to make technology news simple for you (or people who don’t understand the details). I won’t be blogging here as much as that is my new full time puppy, but I will try and put up some interesting new stories here.
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Good news everybody!
My friend Dave will be helping me out in making a “how to” video in building my system. It won’t be out for at least another month as all the parts that I want have not been released yet. But rest assured, we’ll make it good.
Thanks
Kurt
I’m slowly adding my 2.0 buttons on the right hand column with all my links to other blogs, photos, diggs, notes or bookmarks. So stay tuned!
I know it has been awhile and I have neglected this site once again. There have been a lot of changes at work and with a class part-time, I’ve spent the rest of my time with my lady and playing WoW to vent off…
I leave you with this image that I hope to have one day… only without the steering wheel and with 2 montiors (maybe 3) and a PC, not a Mac.
For a mere $295, you can get this tiny device (pics after the jump) that will hold 6 keys which can hide away in its tiny little compartments. Look awesome, but not for a price that steep…
Before I begin, I’d like to thank my favorite RSS feeds:
Engadget
Gizmodo
Kotaku
Ars Technica
Without them, my tech addiction would go rancid…
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Onto phones!
With all the talk about iPhones and AT&T, I’ve started to look around at my best options for a new cell phone. I currently have Verizon and this clunky phone but it does exceptionally well at multi-tasking. It has WiFi, Windows Mobile 5, Outlook, EV-DO, Bluetooth, a microSD slot, 1.3megapixel camera, voice activated dialing, touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard… and the list goes on.
Looking ahead (my contract ends in August 2008), and yes it is way ahead, I want to know what my options are, what the other cell phone companies are thinking. As a tech buff, I want to make sure I get the most of my money, get what I want and make sure I’ve made the right decisions. Let’s look at the different wireless options:
Verizon:
Now that I can change plans whenever I want, here is a look at some of the new Verizon phones:
Engadget has a great article on these new phones. The only 1 of real interest to me is the Blackberry Pearl. Considering I was really interested in the Blackberry 8830, this Pearl may give the 8830 a run for its money. Now you might be asking, why a Blackberry? Well, when you email on the road as much as I do, would like a camera for the “just in case” moments, and with GPS built in to these phones with pre-loaded Verizon Navigator, why wouldn’t you? And the fact that I use the Outlook calendar function on a daily basis (for work and personal life), and to keep my contacts squared away, this phone should be an organizational masterpiece.
With the new release of these phones, should I wait for this? It is basically the same phone I have (xv6700), only a newer model…
AT&T:
iPhone… need I say more? But of course!
While the iPhone is one sweet piece of technology that I just want to get my hands all over (because of its multi-touch surface). But what are the rumors of the iPhone extreme? If Apple releases a new iPhone by the time my contract ends, I will revisit AT&T. It would need to be very similar to the 2 Blackberries that I had in mind up in the Verizon section. But the main difference between the 2 phones are simple as commented on Boy Genius Report:
“BB’s (Blackberries) will never be popular consumer devices, and iPhones will never become popular corporate devices.”
While I want a phone that is very suitable towards the corporate world, I also want some entertainment from them (i.e. music, video, WiFi). I’m just hoping that by next August, Apple will come out with a BB/iPhone hybrid.
Not currently exploring T-mobile or Sprint.
With that said, there is certainly a lot of technology waiting to happen in 9 months. I mean, within 3 months, Apple already cut the prices of the iPhone bye $200! What’s to say they won’t release a new iPhone in 3 more months? Also, if you want to explore other cell phones that may not have been listed here, or cell phone releases for T-mobile, Sprint or AT&T, visit Phone Scoop.
Until then, happy research!
Disclaimer: This is a satirical post!
Talk about funny! If you can remember “King-sized Homer” (Simpsons season 7 episode 7) where Homer is on a quest to be put on disability for being overweight, then you would think this remote is hysterical. As seen from Gizmodo, this remote is huge with giant buttons so you wont sure to miss or “miss-mash” the buttons. But why call it the FFS remote™? Well, my friend Dave and I had this discussion while still in our undergrad days, typing so fast, we ended up misspelling many many words, blaming it on Fat Finger Syndrome™. Now this is in no means making fun of overweight/obese people, but merely a spin-off from the aforementioned Simpsons episode (fast forward to 1:50):
Now in the light of the Simpsons, this is funny, because it has happened to everybody, including myself. Who hasn’t typed so fast, their fingers just mash all the keys? Regardless, this post is meant for humor. If you have any problems, you should have noticed the disclaimer before reading.
I received a beta test from GrandCentral which is a new start up company owned by Google. For someone who is on the road constantly, or if someone needs to get ahold of you urgently, this new number will call up to 3 numbers that you input. So for example, I have a new phone number given to me by GC and in turn, GC will call my cell phone and work phone simultaneously! I am able to check voicemails through the computer and it gives me some additional privacy by being able to screen phone calls and jumping in midway through a voicemail. It is a wonderful new way to listen, manage and screen phone calls. I have 10 beta numbers to give out and 2 have been used by some co-workers, but if you are interested, leave me a comment.
For the past few days, I have been receiving text messages concerning horoscopes under Taurus from 44566. Who in the hell signed me up for this? And furthermore, I am not a Taurus! Well after a week of receiving these alleged text messages, I decided to google this number 44566 and text messages. What comes up is this website Frengo. What in the hell is Frengo? I went to the website and found an immediate answer on how to cancel. But what I want to know is who started this with my phone?
It seems as though they have stopped for now, but be wary of what you get. Google can be your best friend in finding out what the hell all of this means.
