April, 2006 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for April 2006

Laptop stand for use on flights

Not the prettiest accessory around but the Aviator Laptop Stand fits in a briefcase and expands to allow you to use your laptop on an airplane tray.  The stand holds the laptop at a sufficient angle to let you use it even if the seat… Read More »

CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 41 is 35:53 minutes long and is a 24.7 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by… Read More »

 
 

A Dash Of Wallop

Karl Jacob used to be a regular fixture at most Red Herring conferences and events. As a serial entrepreneur he started Dimension X and then later went on to found be the CEO of Keen.com, the company that became infamous for being the home of… Read More »

Get your Orb on with new version 1.01.0671

Wow, I almost missed an update to one of my favorite free apps, Orb! Version 1.01.0671 hit the web late last week and offers some welcome enhancements: New FileBrowser Add-On: access all file types on your Orb PC! Fix for Orb.exe crashes in… Read More »

Dave.TV, AdSense for Video?

Another day, and another online video start-up. This one with a name that only the founder can love: Dave.TV. Unlike a series of me-too You Tube clones, this one is at least attempting to do something different. Dave.TV CEO and founder Rex Wong says his… Read More »

Great TEO 3.0 Overview

If you’re not sure you want to pick up Tablet Enhancements for Outlook 3.0 beta (you know who you are) then take a look at Tracy Hooten’s article that describes how she uses TEO 3.0 in her classwork.  Absolutely brilliant. Read More »

CNET’s Esoterica Blog points to a flickr gallery that contains laptop sticker photos.  It seems the practice of putting funny stickers on an expensive piece of technology is all the rage for those wanting to express their individuality.  Me, I tried putting one on… Read More »

So here is a one we didn’t see coming from a mile ;-) A tipster tells me that Yahoo has started offering Meedio DVR software as a free download to one-and-all, without much fanfare. Isn’t it dandy – that it took just eight days… Read More »

Beeb 2.0

Auntie Beeb, to the ex-Colonial types is going in for a nip-and-tuck. Forgetting that reason people love BBC for its content, and not gimmicky tricks, the company is hoping to build a public service version of MySpace.com, reports Media Guardian. Its betting the farm on… Read More »

I think Motorola has it backwards on this one. Since even the "Vibrate" setting on a phone can be distracting (and let’s not even get into custom ring-tones here), Moto patented a wearable stimulation pad that provides an adjustable electric current when… Read More »

Broadband Fundings Today

* Sylantro Systems, an IP-PBX vendor raised $11 million, and that brings the total funding upto $106 million. Why is the company being shy about its fifth round of funding? Maybe because their post-investment valuation is $99.4 million, Light Reading says. Have their cumulative revenues… Read More »

I just reclaimed over 57 gigabytes of storage capacity on my Windows Media Center Edition desktop. How did I do it? I needed some help, actually. The 250 GB drive was only showing about 60 GB free and I knew full well that I… Read More »

More Must Reads

I was really enjoying my two week trial of Traffic Vizzion, where I can view the traffic cams in my area on my XV6700. Traffic just came to… Read More »

If you just can’t decide which UMPC to buy, Dynamism is offering a choice of three. Heck, maybe you need more than one? While shipments are either delayed or TBD, you can currently review the specs of Samsung’s Q1, the R2H from Asus,… Read More »

TabletKiosk has uncovered a minor design flaw in the eo V7110 and order fulfilment will be delayed accordingly.  The company indicates to customers who have pre-ordered the eo that a few… Read More »

Now that you’ve gotten your new 17 inch MacBook Pro, OK you don’t actually have it yet but maybe in a few weeks, you will want it protected from theft from day one.  Enter Undercover from Orbicule.  If your PowerPC or Intel Mac is… Read More »

Handtops.com moderator tnkgrl recently visited OQO and recorded a nice interview with Jory Bell, the man behind the OQO.  The podcast covers a lot of ground and takes a look at what might be coming in the next version of the OQO.  Worth… Read More »

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