Category: Gadget-related Services

  • Abacus Wrist Net Reviewed by Watch Report

    Reading Time: 1 minuteThe Watch Report published a nice review of the Abacus Wrist Net. This is one of Fossil‘s entries into the MSN Direct-compatible “smart watch” market. MSN Direct also sent me an Abacus Wrist Net back in December, but I have been unable to completely review it because of data reception problems that…

  • Napster Ad Brings “Funny Math” to the Superbowl

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI watched Super Bowl XXXIX last night and one of the ads that I watched closely was the Napster to Go Ad where they urged viewers to “Do the math”. The ad features the Napster mascot in the seating area of the stadium holding up a sign that gets the attention of…

  • FBI Uses IP Addresses to Apprehend Alleged Murderer

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Associated Press reports that FBI agents identified an alleged murderer by the IP address of her computer before apprehending her. Lisa Montgomery of Melvern, Kansas was arrested and charged with “kidnapping resulting in death” in the strangling of Bobbie Jo Stinnett of Skidmore, Missouri. Stinnett is the pregnant woman who…

  • President Bush Orders Plan for Temporary Shutdown of the GPS System During National Crisis

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany news organizations reported that President Bush ordered plans to be made for temporarily disabling the Global Positioning System during times of national crisis to prevent terrorists from using the technology to precisely target their attacks. Some people are scoffing at this, but they probably did not have friends or relatives…

  • iPod Year in Review Published by iPodLounge

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you needed any further indication that the iPod and the iPod mini are the epitome of the portable audio market, look no further than The iPod Year in Review 2004 article on iPodLounge. The article reviews the tremendous launch of the iPod mini— so successful that the international rollout had…

  • Treonauts Explains How to Stream Audio on Your Treo with Pocket Tunes 3.0

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s a nice article on Treonauts.com by Jonathan Greene describing how to stream audio on your Treo using Pocket Tunes 3.0. This is pretty cutting edge stuff, including information about finding audio streams that are appropriate for the speed of the Treo data connections and a step-by-step guide to playing a…

  • How Glenn Fleishman Consolidated His Telecom Bills and Saved Money

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlenn Fleishman published a complete explanation of his effort to consolidate the telecommunications services he uses. His intent was to minimize his costs. He takes advantage of several Cingular Wireless services (FastForward call forwarding services and the FamilyTalk 850 billing plan), Vonage’s $25 per month Premium Unimited VOIP service, and Skype’s…

  • T-Mobile Increased Its U.S. Marketshare by 24 Percent YTD in 2004

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell pointed out this Wireless Week article that reports T-Mobile USA has added over 3.2 million subscribers in the last nine months, a 24-percent increase in their customer base. Revenue for the third quarter was $2.46 billion or about $55 per customer. This has had a very positive impact on…

  • Google SMS Provides Mobile Access to Some Useful Information

    Reading Time: 2 minutesLate last week, Google announced its Google SMS Service which allows you to send a text message containing a query to the mobile number 46645 (that spells GOOGL on most phone keypads). Google will respond with one or more of SMS messages that hopefully provide useful information. Examples of valid queries include:…