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Gadget Lab Feb 16 10
It’s just the beginning of the year and already HTC is on a roll. The company has announced three new smartphones–two of those will run Google’s Android operating system–and a redesigned user interface that aggregates social networking feeds.
The three new HTC phones are HTC Legend, a Nexus One clone called HTC Desire and HTC HD [...] Full story...
Google’s Nexus One phone is going where few smartphones have gone before. A group strapped the Nexus One to the back of a rocket and launched it from the Nevada desert into the atmosphere to test the device’s performance up in the air.
Over the last few days, one of Apple’s new products has been all over the internet. Nothing new there, right? But which one do I mean? The new iMac? The 12-core Mac Pro? The cool new Magic Trackpad? Nope.
It looks like Sprint is hell-bent on bringing at least some kind of iPhone to its network. An FCC filing shows a MiFi like device which not only creates a personal Wi-Fi hotspot but also acts as a cradle for the iPod Touch.
After posting about the ShutterSnitch/Eye-Fi combo on Monday, which lets you beams photographs direct from your camera to an iPhone or iPad, I was sold, and I bought both.
The current iPod Shuffle is tiny to the point of being hard to use. In fact, lose or break the Apple earbuds and you’re screwed, unable to control playback without the in-line remote in the cable.
Really, the Panasonic RP-HJE 130 is just another earbud. Price is a good indicator of headphone quality, and after that you choose whether you need noise-canceling or an in-line remote and you’re done.
Most people I know who have an Apple Magic Mouse hate it. They hate the carpal-tunnel-inflaming multi-touch gestures, and they hate the stupid shape, which fits nobody’s hand.
Jeff Bezos has survived the iPad.
Predictions that Apple’s bright tablet computer would be a Kindle-killer haven’t quite come to pass: Amazon CEO Bezos says that the growth rate in sales of his e-reading device has tripled since June, when he dropped the Kindle price to $189.
Some Apple 3G phone owners who upgraded to the new iOS4 operating system are facing buyer’s remorse.
If size matters, Modu’s extremely tiny and lightweight phones that come with interchangeable casings are an interesting idea.