Jessica just recently posted a great tutorial on how to get MMS on your iPhone now, before AT&T’s promised September 25th delivery date. If you missed it check it out here. That got some of us here at Gear Diary started on a small debate about the merit’s of MMS. I saw the MMS trick [...]
Tag Archives: Texting
NTSB bans mobile texting and talking by its employees
The National Transportation Safety Board just banned mobile texting and talking on portable devices by all 400 of their employees. For the last three years the NTSB has been recommending motorcoach and school bus drivers be bannded from mobile device use. There are no states that completely ban cell phone use by drivers. That may [...]
SMS from the lock screen with biteSMS
I’m a big fan of the iPhone application biteSMS. It makes text messaging so much easier. I showed you the application in detail in a recent post here. With a recent update biteSM has become even better now adding the ability to quick compose SMS messages right from the lock screen. You can create, send [...]
Sneak Peek – IM+ To Get Voice To Text
Larry and I have both had the opportunity to try out an early release of ShapeServices’ upcoming update to iPhone messaging app IM+. The biggest feature in the next version? The ability to have voice messages transcribed for you within the app itself, for just $.99 a month. It is a neat trick and a [...]
Eyes On The Road! Graphic New PSA Aims to Stop Texting While Driving
Disclaimer: The video above contains graphic images and pulls no punches with the depiction of an auto accident. Gear Diary is in no way liable for any nightmares or post-traumatic stress syndrome caused after viewing this video. You’ve been warned… Last month Carly shared the interactive game that shows the likely consequences of texting while [...]
Texting, driving, and you
All over the news lately is how bad texting and driving can be. It’s common sense that looking at your phone and driving is a bad idea. But have you ever tried to quantify how bad it is? The NY Times has an interactive game up that lets you “test” how bad you are at [...]
Peek to get new Pronto device soon?
Looks like some type of new speedier wireless device is headed to the Peek wireless family. According to tidbits dropped on Peek’s site a new Pronto device that is “much, much faster in every way possible” is coming soon. Speculation abounds that this will be a 3G version of the Peek though I’m not so [...]
Sprint allowing SMS whitelisting once again
Subscribers to Sprint again have the ability to create SMS allow lists. Using a maximium of 50 numbers you can create a set of numbers that are the only privileged ones that can get a text message through to you. Seems that Sprint had this feature a few years ago. Removed it. And it’s now [...]
Peek wireless email device down to $49.95 at Target – permanently
While I was at Target tonight (Manchester CT) I spotted this Peek wireless email device priced at $49.95. The unit doesn’t show in the weekly sales circular which left me wondering if this could be a pricing mistake or maybe the start of a permanent price reduction. Upon further investigation, if you look at Peek’s [...]
Subway Now: If you’re in NYC – order Subway online or via SMS text messages
Select Subway restaurants in New York City are offering the ability to text in your lunch order which avoids the unpleasantness of a lengthy lunchtime wait in line. By establishing an online account with payment information you can skip the cashier. Your food order is waiting and you pick it up and go. Place your [...]
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 [...]
Peek wireless email reviewed
While browsing my local Target store over the weekend searching out computer clearance deals, I happened across a large display of Peek wireless email devices. These are single purpose email only devices which retail for $99. The Peek has only one function – which is to send and receive email. There’s no web browsing, text [...]
City-owned Gadget Garners Detroit Mayor Grief
Okay, okay, I couldn’t help the early newspaper type alliterative headline. Being a Detroit native, this story of alleged sex and perjury caught my attention. The story is that the mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, fired some police officers. The officers sued the city claiming wrongful termination. They claimed that the mayor fired them because [...]
The HTC Hermes / Dopod 838Pro Review
Many of you by now will recognize the name HTC as the abbreviation for the Taiwanese based company High Tech Computer. They are the world’s largest manufacturer of Pocket PC and Smartphone OS based PDAs, and as such they are responsible for many of the more recognizable devices which are rebranded by companies including Hewlett-Packard, [...]
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