May, 2006 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for May 2006

Nyko ships Power Tuner for PSP

Now that you’ve got all those audio files and movies on your Sony PSP wouldn’t it be great if you could listen to them over your car stereo on trips?  That is … Read More »

Watch jkOnTheRun Audio Edition #19 here (WMV format, 320×240, 85.8 MB, 34:28 minutes) OK, we won’t win any Academy Awards for this video. I’m still limited … Read More »

 
 

Find free WiFi hotspots from your cell phone

You’re travelling in a new city and don’t even know where the nearest Starbucks might be, much less where you can find a free WiFi hotspot.  There you are, all charged up and no place to go.  Don’t despair, just send a text message from your … Read More »

It’s contest winner time on jkOnTheRun!

It is time to announce the 5 winners of a full copy of PocketBreeze for their great entries to the contest.  PocketBreeze is the coolest Windows Mobile Today Screen plug-in ever and I know these five winners are going to love the program. Without … Read More »

Weekend with the Q1 that is better than Kevin’s Q1

Kevin has been slinging good Samsung Q1 info our way since receiving his UMPC but there’s at least one other individual giving his first impressions of the Q1.  Mark Polino has spent his first weekend with the Q1 and has written a nice overview … Read More »

41% discount on SPB’s best mobile apps

I know we’ve tooted the horn for SPB Software House in the past; simply put: they make some of the best applications for Windows Mobile devices on the market today. So when I saw this 41% off deal from PocketGear, I felt obliged to … Read More »

Carrypad reviews the Paceblade P7 UMPC

The Carrypad folks put the Paceblade UMPC through the proverbial paces and whipped up a lengthy review. There’s some good commentary on the "first five minutes of ownership" which alludes to the look and feel of the packaging and device presentation. There’s also mention of … Read More »

Caption this:

I saw this picture and the first thing I thought was…(you fill in the blank) “Help I’m in a glass case of emotion!” Read More »

Sync Google Calendar and a mobile device with CompanionLink

Remember when Google Calendar hit the web? What does a mobile technologist like me do but try and run it on a Windows Mobile 5 device; it didn’t … Read More »

HD Video of the Sony UX50

Those folks at Akihabara News always get to play with the latest and greatest Japanese gadgets, probably because they are in Tokyo.    They have their hands on a Sony Vaio UX50 Micro PC, a name that is larger than the device itself, and they … Read More »

Chris Pirillo asks: why isn’t Calculator Plus in Vista?

Actually, Chris asks much more than that in his two lists of issues with Microsoft Vista; both this one and this one are good reads. In the recent list, Chris asks why  Microsoft Calculator Plus isn’t included with Vista (a valid … Read More »

Educate. Recycle. Get Paid.

If you’re affiliated with an educational institution, I would encourage you to take advantage of Apple’s commitment to the environment. On the 24th, I recieved this email notifying me that the Educational Recylcing program will grant money to institutions who turn in their old Apple … Read More »

More Must Reads

Aside from great beer, those Austrians will have high-speed wireless connectivity in their notebook computers; the 18-millimeter thin Fujitsu Siemens Q2010 Lifebooks to be precise. Through a T-Mobile Austria partnership, the Q2010 will have an integrated HSDPA radio which should top out around 1.8 Mbps … Read More »

The Motorola Q Smartphone looks to be one of the hottest Windows Mobile phones since the Palm Treo 700w and since they are coming out to play in the field now some reviews are starting to appear.  An excellent review is now available on … Read More »

The editors at Laptop Magazine definitely love long battery life and have awarded the Editors’ Choice Award to the Electrovaya SC 3100 Tablet PC.  Here’s the press release with the announcement: Read More »

First there was Grouper, and then came services like Hamachi. Both have been successful, but a new breed of personal peer to peer file sharing start-ups are coming to market with their solutions, and a renewed focus on ease of use. I wrote … Read More »

The Sony UX should be shipping in Japan by now and a frequent question from those who have been viewing the photos of the UX is "how does the extended battery fit" the body of the UX.  Micro PC Talk found a page on the … Read More »

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