July, 2005 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for July 2005

Alera Technologies announced the availability of the USB Copy Cruiser Plus (UCCP) that provides a direct USB to USB connection between two devices eliminating the need to connect… Read More »

Tapwave Zodiac- RIP

Tapwave has posted a notice on their website informing customers the Zodiac has been discontinued and that service and support are no longer available.  This is really sad as the Zodiac was one of the most innovative handheld devices to hit customer’s hands in a… Read More »

 
 

Better living digitally?

MSNBC columnist Brad Stone pokes fun of his digital life and all the work, scheduling and planning that goes into maintenance of his high-tech gear.  It’s a very funny read so if you find yourself trying to find time to schedule that defrag or backup… Read More »

The Buzz reviews the Motion LE1600

Rob Bushway has updated is first impressions of the Motion LE1600 Tablet PC and the result is a good review of the new slate from a user’s perspective.  Rob covers the slate, convertible keyboard, battery and even the bump case.  For a complete overview of… Read More »

America Online is one step closer in its bid to transform itself from a dial-up ISP into a content powerhouse. The company has just announced MyAOL (it must be 1999, Yahoo people are thinking.) The most exciting part of the news is that they are taking… Read More »

Use the Sony PSP as a podcatcher

I just got Skyped by Dave Ciccone who points me to a video demonstration he’s done showing how to capture podcasts directly onto the PSP.  This requires a new 2.0 ROM and of course a WiFi connection.  Cool stuff, Dave! Read More »

Business 2.0: How do you get people to pay for a Web browser? Opera Software CEO Jon von Tetzchner found the answer by diving into wireless. I interviewed him, and asked him how come he can charge for a product that is available for free.… Read More »

Business 2.0: It uses less power than a night-light and plugs into a TV. Best of all, as the first $100 computer, it’s affordable enough to propel the rest of the world into the digital age. The inside story of Novatium, an Indian start-up, that… Read More »

New Gizmo Project Beta: Encrypted Calls!

On the heels of its first beta release which we covered a few weeks back, a new Beta version of the Mac OS X Gizmo Project is out. Among one of its more notable new features, is support for Encryption of Gizmo-to-Gizmo… Read More »

I caught this on MacNN a couple of days ago. Henrico County Public Schools is preparing to sell some of its used iBook computers that had been used as part of its effort to provide that provided laptops to every middle- and high-school student and teacher… Read More »

iConnectHere offers free VoIP hardware

Just like cell phone companies trying to lure you with free phones, now VoIP providers are offering free hardware with their service package. Chris has tips on how to use it with the Gizmo Project SJ softphone. Read More »

Apparently, Teleo-software is no longer available for downloads. Did Microsoft swallow them so quickly? Repeated requests for clarification on Microsoft-buying-them have elicited no response thus far from the company! (thanks Rick) Read More »

More Must Reads

Sheri and SuZan’s Real Women Show is available for download on The Podcast Network or iTunes.  The girls are getting really good at this podcasting stuff so… Read More »

The Shared Spaces weblog is an incredible source of information that gives a lot of useful information to help anyone achieve greater productivity, particularly in the area of computing technology.  Michael Sampson is the productivity guru behind Shared Spaces and is an expert on team collaboration… Read More »

Checking through the RSS feeds this morning I found something that shows how hard it is to predict the future of a given technology: TechWeb:  Tablet PC Faces Uncertain Future, Analyst Says The article quotes the In-Stat report that has been mentioned this week on numerous web… Read More »

Thomas Hirsch send me this link which apparently says that Vocaltec, which has been in bit of trouble laid off 70 of its 100 employees. The VoIP pioneer has fallen on hard times, and still waiting for its white knight. There was some talk… Read More »

The techADDICTION Show #17 (MP3 – 16.1MB – 47min) LISTEN HERE You are looking at techADDICTION #17, the show for those who can’t get enough of gadgets and mobile devices. Kevin and I have a good conversation about mobile power options, Internet appliances, Bluetooth stereo headsets and… Read More »

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