Released over the summer, the Smartparts SP15MW 15″ digital photo frame is one of the largest of its kind regularly available. It’s also quite versatile, despite the problems of poor software and slow on-screen operation. It has a thick brown frame (would be nice if it came in black also, but its a real wood [...]
Nokia’s 5 megapixel N82 phone details
Oct. 29, 2007 2 Comments
Unwired View is reporting photos and details of Nokia’s five megapixel N82 imaging phone. An official announcement is expected from Nokia on Friday, but some good-looking details and photos have been leaked: Quad band GSM, UMTS and HSDPA connectivity 5 mpx camera with Carl Zeiss lens Autofocus, up to 20 x digital zoom. Real Xenon [...]
Trey — a chair and other stuff too
Oct. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Trey is a unique approach to seating. At first glance, it’s a modestly comfortable low back desk chair, but a it actually converts into a three-piece table/rocker/stool, giving it a variety of uses away from your new Ikea desk. Sauder Manufacturing, the same outfit that probably made that bookshelf in the basement, put the Trey [...]
Blast reporter gets dogged on iPhone hunt
July 2, 2007 Leave a Comment
Like millions of other people, I wanted to get the latest gadget from Apple: the iPhone. So I went to AT&T’s website, where it says "Find iPhone at an AT&T store,” plugged in my address and I was off to the nearest Apple retailer. By noon on June 29th–the iPhone’s release date–I was hearing tales [...]
Eve of the iPhone
June 28, 2007 Leave a Comment
Well, it’s coming. Is everybody on the AT&T-formerly-Cingular-network ready for the iPhone? In a statement more fit for Hollywood than Silicon Valley, Apple announced that their cell phone/portable multimedia gadget “premieres this Friday night at Apple and AT&T retail stores.” Said stores will be opening at 9 a.m. all summer long to offer “support for [...]
iHome iH7R iPod alarm clock
May 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
iHome has just come out with another upgrade to the everyday alarm clock. Compatible with all versions of the iPod, except for the new versions of the iPod Shuffle, the iH7R makes waking up and falling asleep smoother than ever. The volume of the alarm and sleep settings increase and decrease smoothly with gradual wake [...]
Timex Ti700 iPod alarm clock
April 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Timex–well known for their time pieces–has released an alarm clock radio compatible with an iPod: the Ti700. The Timex Ti700 comes with, unlike many other iPod alarm clocks, a remote control. The remote lets you to turn the system on or off, play or pause the iPod, change songs on the iPod and adjust the [...]
iHome iH4 iPod alarm clock
March 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
SDI Technologies struck gold in 2005 with the popularity of its iPod-compatible clock radio, the iHome iH5 ($99). In an attempt to expand upon its success, SDI recently introduced a new line of iPod-dockable audio systems, including the iHome iH4 ($49). This system is similar to the iH5 in that it performs the same basic [...]
Quik Pod
Feb. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Attention MySpacers, your photographic savior has arrived. With Fromm Works Inc.’s new Quik Pod, taking photos of yourself has never been easier. The Quik Pod is just seven and a half inches when retracted and extends to almost 19 inches long. It is advertised as an extendable hand-held tripod. The purpose of this product is [...]
MyVu for iPod
Feb. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Initial Impressions: The glasses seem strange at first, since they only block a center strip of your eyes, and they have tinted glass on either sides of the screen. This does allow you to see around you when the glasses are on. It seems a little disconcerting at first, seeing the world around you, yet [...]
Invisible Shield
Jan. 1, 2007 1 Comment
I saw Shield Zone’s Invisible Shield at Mac World in Boston, and obtained the iPod Nano version, with a cut out for the scroll wheel. It’s basically three pieces of plastic, the front cover, back, and a little circle for the center of the wheel. It is shipped with a vial of applicator solution, and [...]
