HTC has been producing a very well reviewed smartphones. In fact, HTC is considered one of the top smartphone manufacturers in the world. The company wants to further solidify its good reputation among smartphone fans with the release of the HTC One X. [Read more…]
The Scooter Reimagined
Inventors and design companies seem to be paying extra attention to devices and gadgets that aid in your mobility. We’ve featured a number of these devices before in Gadzooki. Now prepare for another entrant in this market – the Whiplash Scooter. [Read more…]
The Phone Watch That Makes You Look Cool
Back in 1997, I read a news article about concept designs for new mobile phones that will come out in ten to fifteen years. One of the concepts was a ring that you put on your finger that is also a small mobile phone. It looked like it came out of a science fiction movie. We’re now at that time they were envisioning and even though a ring mobile phone has not arrived yet, miniaturization has allowed manufacturers to create a watch phone like the Burg5 Phone Watch. [Read more…]
Pogoplug Pro
Cloud computing is a big buzzword on the internet today. Everyone’s been talking about how it will be so much easier for everyone if our important files can just be accessed from the “cloud”. Even though various services are now available that can give you a taste of the potentials of cloud computing, it’s still a third-party service and anyone who has a drop of paranoia in their blood won’t be too happy with that. [Read more…]
BubbleScope produces 360-degree photos
Cameras have invaded gadgets in a big way. Practically all the gadgets that have been coming out in the last few years have a camera wedged in there somewhere. At this point, any device that doesn’t have a camera is considered an “incomplete” product. Just look at the first iPad and the flak it got for not having a camera when it was released. [Read more…]
The Farmer Update and Mobile Bloggers
Blogging from a handheld device has been growing in popularity lately, and the way the Internet facilitates free flow of information has certainly made it easier. However, a recent change by Google in the way they’re delivering their search results may have the potential to affect your blogging – and not for the better.
The farmer update which is being tested in some areas of the world at the moment, is supposedly aimed at improving the quality of Google’s search results by removing content farming websites. It turns out that it also filtered quite a few legitimate ones, presumably for the reason that they hold a small amount of copied content which cannot be dealt away with.
As someone who blogs on a handheld, how would this affect you? For one thing, you should consider where you’re posting your content at – if you’re using your own independent blog then you most likely would be fine and not get affected by the farmer update. On the other hand, those who use their devices to publish content to popular content directories may soon find the popularity of their works decreasing, with more of these websites being filtered.
Google’s stance on this situation is that it’s worth killing off the traffic to these websites to remove their malicious content from being shown – but when that content is such a minority in them, is that really a justified move? Moreover, should you be concerned even if it doesn’t affect you personally? Most would probably say no, but consider the situation carefully – this can very well set a precedent for the way Google – the largest and most important search engine at the moment – handles the delivery of its content to users in the future.
Common Types of Calling Cards
It used to be simple – the calling card used to be nothing more than a piece of plastic with a chip embedded into it, and consumers were mostly aware of how it worked and what to expect from it. As technology developed though, new types of cards came into play and nowadays the market sees a tremendous variety of cards and systems behind them, making it quite challenging to keep up with all this information as an average consumer.
The two main types of phone cards are the swipe-through and PIN ones. In the first cases, you’d swipe the card in a device which recognizes it and gives you access to calling services – in most cases a phone, but in some rarer examples, it could just print you a ticket with a one-time use information for calling. With a PIN card, you just type in a code every time you need to make a call and this is used to verify you to the system.
Additionally, a phone card may have a long-term contract, instead of being a one-use item. This is something you should consider very carefully as a proper plan on a calling card can save you a lot of money, but also harm your finances if you’re not using it carefully. Always plan ahead and know exactly what you need, in order to make sure you’ll be benefitting from the moves you’re making on the market. And with a good calling card, you’re definitely already making a good move.
Toshiba announces Journe Touch mobile Internet device
Toshiba has announced an interesting little portable multimedia device, which looks much like digital photo frame but in fact can do a great deal more.
The Journe Touch, featuring a seven-inch touchscreen, is totally portable so it can be used around the house to listen to music, watch videos, connect up to a high definition TV via HDMI, and access a range of web sites.
It runs on Windows CE 6.0 Pro, a popular choice that’s built-in to a range of consumer electronics devices, and can connect to a Wi-Fi network.
Panasonic’s “Tiger-Resistant” Laptop
Why would anyone require his laptop to be able to withstand a tiger attack? Well, maybe if you’re some dude on TV who purposely goes after animals in the wild, then you would need something that tough. Anyway, even if you don’t exactly interact with ferocious animals on a regular basis, you might want to check out Panasonic’s Toughbook.
Forbes recently ran their own test on this laptop and they had a lot to say about it – most of it praises. These are some of what they did:
We used the Panasonic Toughbook to serve Doritos. Then we crushed the chips to dust between the keyboard and the screen, the same screen we used as a dartboard. The darts poked holes in the screen’s protective coating, but the display underneath remained undamaged. Not a single dead pixel.
The first two, I can see happening in real life. Eating chips while playing or surfing the net – it’s common enough. Laptop as a dartboard? Maybe if you’re so drunk and you mistake it for something else. It is quite interesting to know about the results, though.
Next test:
So we presented the $3,460 Toughbook to Nalin, a white tiger who lives at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif. Nalin treated it like a cat toy, knocking it to the ground, gnawing on the screen and licking every inch of its surface. He must have smelled those Doritos.
The tiger chewed off five keys, but that turned out to be just cosmetic. We could still type without them, and were able to glue four back on later (we made sure Nalin didn’t swallow anything). The fifth just snapped back into place.
Amazing isn’t it?
Well that is not the end of it. You can read the rest of the torture that those guys had in store for the Toughbook here.
I guess the price matches its durability, huh?
DRIINN: This is one sweet life-hack!
Driinn is one product that certainly is a must-have. I easily had the “aha!” moment. I said “yeah, I’ve been putting my phone, ipod, and other gizmos on top of anything… while charging”. Now look at that (!) a cool cradel to keep the cords neat while the gizmos are feeding on the power juice.
Here’s the marketing blurb… “Drinn is a handy, easy to use product for anyone with a mobile phone, an MP3 player or a PDA device. It’s made of a special mix of plastic and rubber, giving the product gives the holder strength and grip. It hangs between your batter charger and the wal socket. Check it out below. Made in Italy!
While Christmas is still many corners away, it wouldn’t hurt to present this as a potential corporate give-away or convention marketing give-away perhaps.
Retails for $7.65 at Amazon.com.
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