Category: Mobile Phones
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Debut of “Jimmy’s Snowy Day,” a Short Film Shot on the Nokia N95 and Edited with iMovie ’08
Reading Time: 2 minutes Operation Gadget Films is pleased to present Jimmy’s Snowy Day starring my two-year-old son Jimmy Aiello in his streaming video debut. This short film (2 minutes and 40 seconds) was shot on February 22, 2008, near our home in Newtown, PA. This movie was shot with a Nokia N95 mobile phone,…
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BlueLounge SpaceStation Organizes Cables for Laptop Users
Reading Time: < 1 minute The BlueLounge SpaceStation is a desk organizer for laptop users that acts as a USB hub for all peripheral devices. BlueLounge SpaceStation [ Photo courtesy of the manufacturer. ] The photo I’ve chosen shows the bottom of the SpaceStation. The rubber feet set the SpaceStation 5mm above the surface of the desk.…
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Gadget Links: Old Granddad Edition
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the Phinney Family, a Dream and a Challenge on NYTimes.com: This story came out last week, right before Taylor Phinney raced in the Individual Pursuits at the Track Cycling World Championships. Taylor finished eighth. His father, Davis, is a legendary U.S. cycling champ who has struggled with Parkinson’s Disease in…
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Gadget Links: Stuff I Should Have Posted a While Ago Edition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Topeak Mini 6 on CoolTools: “This incredibly compact, bike-oriented multi-tool has five different sizes of Allen wrench plus a Phillips screwdriver head, all of which folds up into a little pod about the size of a walnut. Sometimes I’ll carry it in my pocket or toss it in shoulder bag; mostly…
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“iPhone Fully Loaded” is a Must Have Book for iPhone and iPod Touch Users
Reading Time: 2 minutes The first book I bought to try to get new ideas on how I could better leverage my iPhone as a multimedia Swiss Army Knife was iPhone Fully Loaded by Andy Ihnatko. I have been really impressed by this book because it has some really excellent tips and techniques that go…
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Truphone Lowers Rates on VoIP Calls to International Landline Phones to as Low as $0.06 Per Minute
Reading Time: < 1 minute I was introduced to Truphone several months ago as a result of being part of the Nokia Blogger Relations program. Truphone makes it incredibly easy to use the WiFi feature of Nokia N-Series handsets like the Nokia N95 to make VoIP calls. Today Truphone announced some new calling plans that…
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Treo 755p Demonstrates How Far The Mighty Palm, Inc. Has Fallen
Reading Time: < 1 minute I used to love Palm Treo personal communicators like the Treo 755p. My wife and I had his and hers Treo 650s until June when I bought my iPhone. However in 2008, I cannot recommend a Treo in good conscience to anyone who does not work in an industry where…