Brando PSP Blue Light Charging & Data Cable
Posted by Chris Leckness on 03/31/06 in General
Forget case mods and the neon tubes you mixed with liquid cooling, all you need is a Brando PSP Blue Light Charging & Data Cable.
As you can see in this photo, you get all sorts of fancy blue light ups!
This charging & data cable contains 3 LEDs on each head. After you plug it into PC, the LEDs will on. Brighting your PSP, you must get one.
Graphing Calculator On Your Mobile Phone
Posted by Chris Leckness on 03/31/06 in Smart Phones
This could come in real handy for alot of folks!
The "TVH-72g Graphing Calculator" software transforms entry-level mobile phones into a low-cost graphing calculator for financially-strapped students who have difficulty, are unable or may not wish to acquire a costly stand-alone graphing calculator.
Tea Vui Huang’s TVH-72g Graphing Calculator is an attempt to provide low-cost graphing calculators that are increasingly becoming a requisite in school syllabus worldwide.
The author says the development tried to achieve affordability, by not making a requirement to use premium features such as Symbian S60/UIQ Windows Mobile, that are available only on high-end phones.
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HP iPAQ rw6800 Series Pocket PC Phone details online
Posted by Chris Leckness on 03/31/06 in PocketPC, Smart Phones
Earlier this month, the rw6800 series was unvieled in Asia. This power packed, feature rich series is expected to only be made available in Asian markets though.
Now the specs that are already known by most, show up on HP’s site. ( LINK )
The iPAQ rw6828 will have all the goods including WiFi and the rw6818 will be missing WiFi. These only come with Mini-SD slots as well.
At a Glance:
Source : MSMobiles
AvantGo Travel Guide is now out of beta.
AvantGo Travel Guide is now out of beta.
Get convenient access to travel itineraries from Expedia Corporate, Northwest Airlines, Travelocity Business, United Airlines and Virtually There
In addition, city guides for 200 worldwide locations, maps and directions, weather forecasts and a currency conversion tool.
See the AvantGo Travel Guide page for details.
Technology with retro flair
Posted by Chris Leckness on 03/31/06 in General
No, this isn’t a real product, but it certainly is interesting. This wood faced PSP was one of many entries in a Photoshop contest hosted by Worth1000.com. The theme was "current products in a vintage light."
The resulting entries are quite imaginative and include a funky vintage radio styled iPod and a beautiful wood XBox console. Visit Worth1000.com to see them all.
Source: Tech Digest
Astraware Sudoku updated to version 1.30
Astraware Sudoku has been updated to version 1.30.
This new update includes an improved version of Astraware Sudoku for devices running Palm OS 4.0, and a brand new menu system for Palm OS and Windows Mobile platforms.
"Our customers love our Sudoku - great puzzles, the best interface, terrific features, a fantastic hints system…. but everyone agreed, the menu system behind it was pretty lousy. So, we listened, and fixed it!" said Howard Tomlinson, CEO of Astraware. "With version 1.30, Astraware Sudoku has a brand new easy-to-navigate system for finding and changing options, all with 5-way navigation in mind too!"
Howard continues, "We also had some feedback from customers who haven’t updated their device in a while, and still use a Palm OS 4.0 device. We can’t promise to support these forever, but those users will be happy to know we’ve made a version of Astraware Sudoku optimised to run on these handhelds with less memory and slower processors ….. available now from our website."
TextMaker Service Pack Released
For those of you that use TextMaker 2006 for Windows, a new service pack has been released that corrects program errors and features improved filters for Microsoft Word, RTF, OpenDocument, and OpenOffice.org.
Of course, this is a free download and you can get it here from SoftMaker.
The following is the complete list of changes/fixes in this Service Pack:
Improved picture caching for documents with many large pictures
Improved filters for Microsoft Word, RTF, OpenDocument and OpenOffice.org
Background spellchecking speedier now
The LEFT function now returns correct results again
When copying text frames, all character and paragraph formatting is retained
Picture transparency in GIF and PNG files now always retained
You can now prevent automatic hyphenation of a word by inserting a soft hyphen in front of it
Formatting of bullets improved (not all character formatting is copied anymore from the attached paragraphs)
Additional changes and improvements
TextMaker 2006 for Pocket PCs is just days away from the release of the public beta version!
Stay tuned for the announcement!
Nokia Says 15% Growth in Mobile Market This Year
Posted by Doug Smith on 03/30/06 in Smart Phones
Today at Nokia’s Annual General Meeting in Helsinki, Finland, company Chairman and CEO Jorma Ollila predicted a healthy mobility market increase of 15% in 2006. He describes that 80% of their next billion (that’s right BILLION!) subscribers will come from emerging markets and that he expects the mobile subscriber base to reach 3 billion subscribers by 2008.
Read on for more information and the complete media release:
Sybase iAnywhere Unveils AvantGo Windows Mobile Smartphone Beta
The popular AvantGo mobile Internet service expands its reach with new Windows Mobile Smartphone support; Beta version available immediately.
iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., today announced the AvantGo Windows Mobile Smartphone beta. Windows Mobile Smartphone users can now take advantage of the free AvantGo mobile Internet service with access to over a thousand websites optimized for reading on their phone, including news, weather, sports, and more from the world’s leading media brands.
"We’re excited to offer AvantGo to the rapidly growing Windows Mobile Smartphone user base," said Neil Versen, senior director of AvantGo at iAnywhere. "The new Smartphone devices in the market are impressive and a great fit for the unique AvantGo mobile content experience."
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The newest version of Topo USA is now available at Earthmate.com!
Topo USA 6.0 offers America’s most up-to-date topographic maps with over 294,000 added roads and trails as well as the newest USGS terrain and land cover data! With Topo USA’s 3-D functionality, you can view a 360-degree perspective of your map and even adjust the pitch from horizontal to vertical. Another unique feature is the 3-D “fly-over” mode which allows you to soar in 3-D while observing life-like views of your favorite terrain. Want to view satellite or aerial imagery in 3-D? Your purchase of Topo USA 6.0 entitles you to $100 worth of DeLorme Aerial Data Packets (ADPs), absolutely free!
This innovative software is GPS ready: easily exchange waypoints and track logs between Topo USA 6.0 and the most popular GPS models. Any GPS tracks you collect can also be converted to routable roads or trails automatically. Geocaching in your future? Topo 6.0 now supports .GPX and .LOC waypoint formats as well!
The GPS power user may want to consider Topo USA 6.0 with the Blue Logger® GPS and Street Atlas USA® 2006 Handheld. This versatile package offers topographic map data, aerial photography, and satellite imagery for both the desktop and handheld user! Check out the Topo USA 6.0 with the Blue Logger® GPS and Street Atlas USA® 2006 Handheld bundle here.
Other new features include an easy-to-use toolbar, MapShare functionality, enhanced printing options, as well as all the data and software updates mentioned above. To purchase your very own copy of Topo USA 6.0 today, please visit Earthmate at www.earthmate.com.
HP Makes Online Tech Support Easy
HP announced enhancements to its online support that provide quick and easy access for millions of consumers who turn to the Internet for technical help.
The first is HP Update, a tool that automatically updates software to avoid issues with out-of-date drivers or firmware. Each month, 8 million customers use the current version of HP Update. The next version, expected to be available later this year, will refresh technical support content such as user guides and troubleshooting tips. HP Update also checks for updates specific to a customer’s product including software, drivers, applications, firmware/BIOS, tools and utilities.
The second enhancement is the HP Technology Center, a centralized website dedicated to the top issues PC customers face. The Technology Center is broken into four key problem areas, as identified by call center agents, support websites and customer surveys: Wireless Networking, PC Security, Battery Health and PC Tune Up. Customers can read through troubleshooting tips, play demos or attend free online classes available to anyone with Internet access.
The HP Automatic Product Detection Tool, the third enhancement, identifies a customer’s specific product model to get relevant support information. With one click, the tool identifies the exact product model and provides a direct link to support pages, drivers, content, agent access through chat or email, and other support tools for those products.
WebMessenger Launches Enterprise Instant Messaging for Windows Mobile 5.0 PDAs
Posted by Jack Cook on 03/30/06 in PocketPC, Smart Phones
Secures Communications across Multiple Devices and Networks
WebMessenger, provider of mobile instant-messaging products for enterprises and consumers, announced the launch of Mobile Instant Messenger for Windows 5.0, available as a standalone wireless application for consumers and business professionals as well as for enterprises via the WebMessenger Mobile Platform.
WebMessenger’s Mobile Instant Messenger for Windows Mobile 5.0 is a wireless IM application designed to work on all Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC devices and phones such as the Cingular 8125, Treo 700W, T-Mobile MDA and HP iPAQ. The application allows business professionals to securely correspond via IM or chat over all major public networks, including AOL, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN and Yahoo.
Mobile Instant Messenger for Windows 5.0 provides multi-network access in a single client, enabling users to simultaneously chat with buddies on different networks. The application runs simultaneously with the phone and email applications. In addition, users are able to send and receive extended presence awareness information (online, busy, away and not available) as well as recognize the device of origin (desktop or mobile).
New from Griffin: iTalkPro stereo mic for 5G iPods
Posted by Chris Leckness on 03/29/06 in Music Players
Over at iLounge, they have been given an exclusive peek at the the upcoming iTalkPro stereo microphone for 5G iPods.
From iLounge’s Editor-in-Cheif, Jeremy Horwitz: "Substantially redesigned from the company’s earlier, popular iTalks for 3G and 4G iPods, the glossy black iTalkPro now boasts twin internal microphones for recording in CD-quality stereo, taking advantage of the 5G iPod’s superior stereo and monaural sampling modes, and a bold red recording light around its one-touch recording button. It also features a unique on-screen gain adjustment menu and a bottom-mounted port for an external microphone of your choice. Predictably, the new iTalk connects to the 5G iPod’s bottom Dock Connector, and is not compatible with earlier iPods. A release date and pricing have yet to be announced."
This new model of iTalk is eagerly anticipated by many, filling a 5G microphone void. The advance capabilities of this new model should make the iTalkPro a hot seller if the price is right.
Source: iLounge
Philips shows off easier to use gadgets
Posted by Chris Leckness on 03/29/06 in General
Philips has come up with an amazing idea, ask consumers what they think of the product and how it should be before it is in the final stages.
This sounds easy to use and like some fun.
It will be interesting to see some new devices come out using these ideas.
"Philips showed how music buffs could use a standard TV remote control to manage a song library projected as a cluster of stars. The remote automatically creates playlists by choosing one track, and transfers tracks to a portable device with a swipe over the TV. Friends can share songs by keeping devices close together, and play tracks in sync on separate portable devices.
In another concept, a photo album is managed on a TV set, again by remote control. New images are shown by swiping a cell phone containing a picture album over the TV. The phone can be used as a separate remote control to add pictures from the phone’s album to a collaborative picture email message.
The receiver of a picture email can use a special remote control to point and drag a photo from one TV to another TV or to an digital picture frame."
Source: Reuters
First Mobile Persistent Group Messaging Client Debuts
Parlano, Inc. announced an agreement with Nokia to license its Intellisync wireless messaging software to build a mobile version of Parlano’s MindAlign for use with RIM, Microsoft mobile and Palm devices.
The collaboration creates the Enterprise IM industry’s first mobile persistent group messaging client. MindAlign Mobile, with expected customer delivery in Q2 2006, will leverage popular mobile platforms and networks to enable MindAlign users to be out of the office and still participate in individual and group collaboration channels, receive important alerts, and filter key words or phrases, giving users complete communications access while on the go.
Key features of the new MindAlign Mobile Client include:
— Encrypted and secured data: locally-stored, encrypted credentials allow
for auto-login, and data sent over the mobile network is completely
encrypted
— Server-based filtering to ensure that users only see the information
they want to see when they are mobile while reducing bandwidth
requirements
— Support for separate contact and channel lists for mobile users that
are easily configurable using existing MindAlign user preference tools
— Full support for federated messaging to external communities
— Sophisticated presence management that routes messages to the
appropriate device even if the user is signed on to both a mobile and
desktop client
— Utilization of native mobile device approaches for message
notifications and alerts
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