Fri May 21 2004
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03:59 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book Software | Reading and Management
What is the marketing strategy behind this name change by PDM's mother company PowerByHand? PowerByHand owns PalmGear.com, Palm Digital Media.com, PocketGear.com, and Power Training, and - this one is new - eReader.com. eReader.com is a web-based store, which leads me to believe that Palm Digital Media is soon no more. eReader.com V2.5.0 changelog: |
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Thu May 20 2004
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11:05 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Portable Audio/Video
Our prime question: Is Sony's new music player good enough to trump the iconic Apple iPod? What I personally dislike most: You have to convert your MP3s to Atrac 3 first before porting them to the device. Since both formats are based on lousy-compression, you can expect some loss in sound quality when transferring from one to the other. |
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10:30 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
From my experience, though, I recommend that you wait a couple of builds longer, because Iambic likes to release buggy software. You can download Agendus Pro directly from here. |
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07:16 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
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Wed May 19 2004
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05:39 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
JP Mobile will be launching three editions of the SureWave Mobile Defense product: SureWave Mobile Defense - Enterprise Edition |
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05:17 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge
The goal of the PDPal experience is to use mobility and networks as a mediating and recording device that reactivates our everyday actions, transforming them into a dynamic portrait of our urban experience: we write our own cities. The term "PDA" connotes a personal assistant, and therefore PDPal would be one of the first projects to transform the accessory construct of PDA's into a group and personal experience. PDPal's software will be available for update and download via the web or kiosk. The kiosks will use existing beaming devices and software by hi-beam (currently in use on Creative Time's public Beaming Network around New York City). You can also find some more info here. The project seems to be in the works, but looks definitely unique |
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04:33 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge
...says Tim O'Reilly from the famous O'Reilly Media publisher. Well, I did read his nine arguments, actually twice (!), but I cannot agree with him. "Gmail is fascinating to me as a watershed event in the evolution of the internet. In a brilliant Copernican stroke, gmail turns everything on its head, rejecting the personal computer as the center of the computing universe, instead recognizing that applications revolve around the network as the planets revolve around the Sun." To me it sounds as if Tim was among those celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Henry Kissinger, Shaq O'Neal who put money into Google in 1999 through Angel Investors. Now he might be waiting for the big bucks in return. Would you want your mail being scanned by a bot for commercial purposes? |
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Tue May 18 2004
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04:51 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
"One of Dell's new Axim X30 models is an updated version of one of Dell's earlier handhelds, the Axim X3i. Like its predecessor, the new device offers Wi-Fi and a good amount of memory in a relatively small Pocket PC. To this, Dell has added a 624 MHz processor and Bluetooth wireless networking. Perhaps the most significant change in this model it the move to the latest version of the Pocket PC operating system, Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. This allows the X30 screen to support both portrait and landscape modes." Brighthand conclusion is that the Axim X30 is a must have for 350 USD. Edit: An even more in-depth review can be found at Aximsite, with a conclusion similar to that of Brighthand: "Over all I believe this is a A+ upgrade from the X3i." |
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