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Entries from June 2008

Shozu for iPhone

June 30th, 2008 · Comments · gadgets and technology, iPhone, software

While I won’t be waiting in line for the 3G iPhone, I’ll probably still install Shozu as soon as it’s available as being able to share my media to any site is a core function of what I do with any smartphone. It’s good to see Shozu is releasing the feature complete iPhone version [...]

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Not linking with Bravia Internet Link

June 30th, 2008 · Comments · marketing, movies, tv

As exciting as the possibility for Day and Date releases are within the current test by Sony is incredibly frustrating. We have a number of Bravia LCD sets in our house yet none currently have the $299 Bravia Internet link accessory and I have no reason to believe buying this will offer anything beyond this [...]

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Dash GPS - It Learns!

June 30th, 2008 · Comments · gadgets and technology, travel

One of the downsides to digital mapping and GPS is that when driving regular routes you usually know more than the system. Seems Dash has felt the same way and with My Route, they let your knowledge contribute to the system:
With the new MyRoute feature, as you travel from one point to another, Dash [...]

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Google Media Server

June 27th, 2008 · Comments · gadgets and technology

Google just released a media server gadget which enables UPnP sharing to your DLNA devices … things like your PS3 and XBox as reported by Crunchgear. I’m thinking this is actually far more about mobile then set top box though that’s likely to be both a source of content and a display end point.
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Nokia N78 Updating Over the Air

June 27th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, gadgets and technology, software

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06/27/2008, originally uploaded by atmasphere.

Pretty cool stuff …
The latest S60 update (Feature Pack 2) supports firmware over the air and today I had a chance to test it out. Using a wifi connection [...]

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Nokia N78 NAM Available Now!

June 24th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia

I’ve written a fair bit about the N78 recently and wanted to note that the US 3G (NAM) edition is available! I’ve yet to have the pleasure of HSDPA on this device and can only imagine how much better the experience this will bring, The N78 is really an very powerful device in [...]

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Nokia’s Home Sync

June 23rd, 2008 · Comments · Personal

Like the Media Sharing I showed in a recent post there’s another new feature within FP2, that’s worth showing because I would bet that most N-Series users are going to be pretty enthusiastic about it … and that’s Home Sync.
Essentially Home Sync takes the UPnP (and DLNA Certification) to the next level enabling full sync [...]

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Trust me … it’s super legit

June 20th, 2008 · Comments · fun stuff and good links

Yeah, right.

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Men outnumber Women 9-1 on the mobile web?

June 20th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, gadgets and technology, iPhone

At least according to the latest trend report from Opera …
I think it might be more likely that men are installing applications and in particular a new browser while women are perhaps more content to use the experience provided by their handset manufacturer or carrier. It’s hard to really know but the only [...]

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Yahoo! OneConnect … dead or alive?

June 17th, 2008 · Comments · gadgets and technology, software

Remember Yahoo OneConnect?

I’m thinking this might be DOA at this point. Sure the landing page says Q2 2008, but it’s been a rocky road at Yahoo recently and I can’t imagine this project is high on the priority list.
I hope it’s still moving forward regardless as I think this is the only mobile [...]

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Mix it up with Ludicris from your phone

June 17th, 2008 · Comments · marketing, music

Just caught this via Wired …
“The old way of making records is a thing of the past,” Ludacris told Listening Post via phone. “A&R, marketers, the radio game, million dollar videos, predictable producers — this system makes it really tough for new blood or new ideas to rise to the top. Using WeMix allows [...]

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Google updates Search, Reader and iGoogle for mobile

June 13th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, gadgets and technology, iPhone

You may have noticed that Google updated Search, Reader and iGoogle for mobile … The iGoogle page has been around for a while though not named iGoogle. If you’d signed into Google, you were able to personalize the start page via mobile which was nice, but now there’s an easier way from your desktop. [...]

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N78 - Remote Disk enables remote streaming!

June 10th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, gadgets and technology

There’s no need to wait for Apple to flip .Mac into MobileMe to take advantage of your iDisk via mobile …

The Nokia N78 as well as other Feature Pack 2 (S60 3.2) devices all have the capability to connect and use remote drives via a feature called Remote Disk. I’ve added my Apple [...]

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“MobileMe” for Free and Anyone…

June 10th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, apple, gadgets and technology, software

Well that certainly did not take very long …
If MobileMe doesn’t float your boat for your iPhone sync needs, don’t worry. Funambol are on the case, big time. Funambol provides open source push email, contacts & calendars for everyone — on a huge range of handsets. [SMS Text News]
Looking forward to checking this [...]

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Where is the iPhone’s presence?

June 10th, 2008 · Comments · Personal

While the Core Location API is a very intriguing aspect of the iPhone’s potential for LBS and social networking, there was no mention of Presence which you’d think would really be a key piece to making it all click together.
There’s been plenty of speculation about Android and the Google acquisition of Jaiku which could very [...]

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Features vs. Experience

June 10th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, apple, gadgets and technology

While this post is not really about the iPhone it is the standard for experience and should be mentioned briefly. I’m sure plenty of people will be willing to debate the feature end as well though given the device is still playing catchup with hardware, I’ll leave it at that.
In the past couple of [...]

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The important details from the iPhone announcements

June 9th, 2008 · Comments · apple, gadgets and technology, iPhone

Price is killer. 3G and GPS for 199(8GB) or 299(16GB). Though subsidized, it’s a very strong offer and should appeal to the masses in a big way.
MobileMe… I’m looking forward to getting this working and love the idea. Sync is very important and something that’s not very easy to do and [...]

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iPhone 2.no

June 7th, 2008 · Comments · apple, gadgets and technology, iPhone

While I am ready to be surprised, I just can’t see racing out to get the new iPhone. Last year I waited in line, had a blast, (was tortured by activation) and generally enjoyed using the iPhone but after an initial honeymoon phase (3months) I moved on and have really not looked back. It’s [...]

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Nokia N78 - Feature Pack 2 and plenty to love

June 6th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, gadgets and technology

The Nokia N78 arrived last night and I charged it up and started to play after getting the kids to bed. I’ve found that the N-Series line is similar to BMW though instead of 3/5/7 we have 7/8/9. The 9 series tend to be all around experts, while the 8s are more like [...]

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Action Figure Slow Motion Video

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments · Personal

Simply awesome!

Action Figure slow motion video from Stig Nordas on Vimeo.
via PSFK
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