Archive | October, 2009

Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac – First Look

I was excited to see the release of Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac a few hours earlier than expected. Of course I immediately downloaded the application which is relatively small — the DMG file is just 28 MB. And they did a great job with it!

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Ranger GPS allows your kids to navigate from the backseat with their NDS Lite – $59

Billed as the first high-precision positioning system for the Nintendo DS the Ranger GPS is now available from our overseas friends at DealExtreme. The maps are downloaded from Google Maps though it’s unclear from the site whether you’ll need to learn Mandarin or Cantonese if you want to receive optional voice prompts. Just think of [...]

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Mac Utility Fluid – Make an app for any web site

Do you have a few web sites that you visit more than most?  If you’re like me you keep several browser tabs opened to the sites you visit often throughout the day. If you’re on a Mac check out this utility I recently came across which helps with this problem. Fluid creates SSB (site specific [...]

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Make Memories Last with Picaboo Photo Books

Do you have summer photos just hanging around on your hard drive, abandoned now that fall is here?  (Well, or almost here if you live in Texas!)  Don’t let them get forgotten–upload them to Picaboo! Picaboo is a service that allows you to create photo books and cards from your digital photos, starting at just [...]

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Sony PSP Go! Video Unboxing

The PSP Go! has officially launched in North America, and so to celebrate I’ve put together a quick unboxing video. I also include a PSP ‘Family Album’ of all four of my PSPs! Not much else to say for now … just take a look! And be sure to check back for more detailed impressions [...]

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Sony Updates PSP Firmware to 6.10, Adds Tethering and ‘SenseMe Channels’

My PSP Go! isn’t even out of the box yet, and the firmware is already out of date! According to several sources including Yahoo! Tech News, PSP Firmware 6.10 has gone live and can be updated through the usual ‘network update’ option on the PSP XMB. New functionality is supposed to include bluetooth internet tethering [...]

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The 100 greatest hits of YouTube – in 4 minutes

There’s this new Internet sensation called YouTube. People take videos of themselves and upload them to the service. Some videos are quite stupid and silly. The stupidest and silliest are passed around over and over and over. Now the inevitable has happened – a compilation of what are claimed to be the top 100 viral [...]

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iPhone Problem Solved… Thanks To MovieWedge

It is a problem as old as the iPhone itself… you want to watch a video on it but can’t find a comfortable way to hold it for an extended picture…

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MailTones Adds Personality To your iPhone Email – Review

Tired of having just one sound when new email arrives? Want to know who has contacted you just by listening? Waiting for emails on a specific topic and want to be alerted as soon as they arrive? If any of these apply to you the new iPhone app MailTones might be just the thing. Let’s [...]

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Docs-To-Go iPhone App Adds Excel Editing

When it was first released earlier this year, DataViz’ Documents-To-Go iPhone application supported creation and editing of Word, but not Excel documents.  Anyone who purchased the application upon release paid a slightly discounted price, with promise that Excel editing was coming. When I checked last night to see if there were any updates available for the applications on [...]

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Delete your cell phone’s information before you sell

In case you missed this story, Yahoo posted a funny little PSA on how to go about what not to do when it comes to dispose of your old cell phone. Clearly the folks at Missouri University didn’t read Carly’s recent reminder about how to go about deleting information off your cell phone before you [...]

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iON Universal Power Bank

iON, one of the industry’s largest maker of batteries and power supplies has recently released a new product. The Universal Power Bank is a ultra slim, credit card sized, 1500 mAh external battery for use with the iPhone or iPod.  The battery comes with its own carrying case and includes a LED indicator so you’ll [...]

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Share your adventures with the world in HD with VHoldR ContourHD1080p

There are adventures, and then there are great adventures, those usually described to friends and family as “trip of a lifetime” or the like. And while you do your best to describe every detail, words rarely do an adequate job. Sights and sounds are needed at this point, and that is where VholdR steps in. [...]

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Skull bank does double duty as Halloween Unicef collection box

Sure this skull will look great sitting on the coffee table or your desk at work – but imagine the fun your kids will have taking it with them trick-or-treating. In our state kids are provided with a flimsy cardboard Unicef box to collect money while also panhandling candy. Instead of flimsy cardboard how about [...]

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Geneva Sound System Model XS Review

Geneva Sound markets the Geneva Sound System Model XS as “the world’s first portable audio system with true Hi-Fi sound”. [...]

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Review

The never-ending battle for king of the smartphones has never been more interesting, with the Samsung Galaxy S 4 leading [...]

Moxtra for iOS Review – Moving Mountains of Info into Manageable Folders

I use my iPad for just about everything — notes, pictures, writing posts, browsing the web, etc. In many ways [...]

Grab Two Gameloft Games for Free This Weekend!

Gangster Rio

If you ask most ‘core’ gamers about the products Gameloft produces, chances are the words ‘shameless ripoffs’ will be uttered [...]

JVC HA-MR77X DJ-style Over-the-Ear Headphones Review

A few months ago we brought word that JVC had upgraded their headphone line. The new versions of their headphones [...]

Save Big on a Lifeproof Case for the iPhone 4S

Looking for a way to protect your iPhone 4S? Maybe you’re still early in your contract and want to protect [...]