About 2 months ago, I reviewed the Samsung Epix for Gear Diary. At the time, I really liked the device. I still do, but the romance is starting to wane a bit. Here’s why… I am having a really weird experience with the device. Every so often, the sound will completely cut out, regardless of [...]
Mission Impossible: How To Get The Entire Mission Impossible Trilogy On Your Phone
In the Mission Impossible series, Ethan Hunt (memorably played by everyone’s favorite Scientologist, Tom cruise) uses a host of high tech gadgets to solve mysteries…including completing his impossible mission. So, how cool would it be if you could watch Ethan Hunt use all those cool gadgets on your own cool gadget. Yeah, show people how [...]
MWC09: Samsung Valencia
Here is the brand spanking new Samsung Valencia, which is the latest in their full QWERTY non-touchscreen line. If you like the BlackJack, then this should be right up your alley…
Pink Samsung Instinct debuts online at Best Buy
When all else fails – make another color! That’s the mantra of cell phone manufacturers these days and the Sprint Samsung Instinct is no different. The Best Buy web site shows the pretty in pink Samsung Instinct as coming soon (what’s so hard about slapping a coat of paint on this sucker and shipping it [...]
Keep your seat! Web TV from Samsung and Yahoo!
With a plethora of media and Internet services demanding our attention, whether via mobile devices, computers or televisions, Samsung and Yahoo! may have created the solution for blending a rich media and interactive experience on one convenient viewing platform.  At CES 2009, Samsung and Yahoo! have announced a new Internet-based service - Internet@TV – Content Service [...]
Samsung Epix Review
I’ve been a Blackjack user (on and off) since May of 2007. I absolutely love the form factor, 320×240 screen, QWERTY keyboard, and (nearly) one handed operation. I liked it so much, that I used it for well over 9 months, which for me, is an eternity. I change devices about every 7 months on [...]
Fix for Samsung Epix Notification Errors
I’ve been using the Samsung Epix for a while now, actually ever since I sold my iPhone 3G just a short while ago. The Epix is an awesome device. Look for a review of it in the days to come. One of the biggest problems I’ve had with the device since getting it, has been [...]
Samsung Mobile XTREME attempts world record for fast texting while parachuting
If the FAA doesn’t already have a rule against texting while parachuting – I bet they consider it after this. The Samsung Mobile XTREME TEXTING event attempted to set a Guiness World Record for texting while parachuting (who knew there was a category for such a thing). Ten skydivers jumped from 12,000 feet in airspace [...]
The Samsung Omnia Exposed!
While I was at Mobius, I got the chance to fondle another attendee’s Omnia. Get your mind out of the gutter! I am talking about the highly desirable Samsung Omnia SGH-i900, which has just been reviewed by our own Mitchell Oke on GadgetZone. This Windows Mobile Professional device is all about the touch screen, and [...]
Unboxing the Sprint Samsung Instinct
After reading review after review and probably driving my poor wife up the wall about it, I decided to take the plunge and stick with Sprint(they only have 30 days to prove their worthiness). My obsession with everything iPhone 3G has been outweighed by my necessity to pinch pennies for the diapers my 4 month [...]
Final Thoughts on the BlackJack II
In March I bought a BlackJack II off eBay US, since I wanted a cheap smartphone with a keyboard. It was very cheap, had HSDPA (important) and ran Windows Mobile 6, so I was pretty happy. But not long after I got it I realised it just wasn’t quite right, especially after having used the [...]
The Samsung SGH-i620 Windows Mobile Smartphone Review, Part Two
It’s been a month since I unboxed and posted my first impressions of the Samsung SGH-i620. If you haven’t already peeked at that portion of this review, then go ahead…I’ll wait. In that month, I have to admit that there have been a few times when I have wanted to toss the phone through my [...]
The Samsung SGH-i620 Windows Mobile Smartphone Review, Part One
The first time I saw the Samsung i620 in the flesh was in the lobby of the Amsterdam Hilton last November. Derek Snyder had brought a white one to Mobius, and Vincent and I couldn’t wait to play with it! Vincent is one of those guys who always has a video camera glued to his [...]
The Datexx Sentina Outback Rechargeable PowerBank Review
I’m always looking for alternative sources of power for my electronic devices, which is why the Datexx Sentina Outback Rechargeable PowerBank caught my eye. Billed as a super bright LED flashlight, a motion detector / emergency light, a USB charger for electronic gadgets, a power generator, and an SOS siren, the Outback almost sounds like [...]
Doug Blows Off Steam: About WM5 Smartphones
I recently received a catalog from Mobile Planet the other day, from whom I purchased my first Tapwave Zodiac. I love Mobile Planet catalogs, and this issue is devoted to “The Latest in Windows Mobile Powered Devices,” supposedly containing “An amazing variety of Windows Mobile devices.” So I opened it eagerly to see what it [...]





















