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Archive for June 2006

Buzz gets a Q1

I almost missed this post from Loren Heiny that mentioned ActiveWords guru Buzz Bruggeman has picked up a Samsung Q1 Origami.  The UMPC is perfect for ActiveWords and I’m sure that Buzz will be showing that to all of us soon. -jk Read More »

Kenguru- wheel chair car

Build a small car with a wide rear door, take out the front seat to create lots of room for a wheelchair and you have the Kenguru.  This Hungarian-made car is specially designed to be driven by anyone in a wheelchair and is a cool … Read More »

 
 

T-Mobile Sidekick gets even better with the 3

The T-Mobile Sidekick has been around for some time and has a strong user base that swears by the mobile email machine.  The company that produces the Sidekick has recently … Read More »

The Truth About (Nokia) Tablet

The Nokia 770, an Internet Tablet, is getting a lot of attention these days. Despite the improvements in the OS, and new add-ons, it is still a device that leaves a lot to be desired. C/Net News.com says it might get a webcam and … Read More »

Sequoia Plays With StarDoll

Sequoia Capital Partners, which normally focuses on US-based start-ups is reported to have made an investment in Stardoll.com (formerly known as Paperdoll Heaven.) The total amount of funds invested in the company remain unknown, but highly reliable sources say that Sequoia Capital General Partner Mark Kvamme … Read More »

How to: shut off DirectPush on the XV6700

I was kind of bummed out after upgrading the firmware in the XV6700 this morning. Oh, it went without a hitch, so I was lucky, but I was disappointed … Read More »

Webcam and WiMax for the next-gen Nokia 770?

Nokia still contends the 770 will not have a cellular radio, there is some thought to beefing up the Internet Tablet with a webcam and eventual WiMax connectivity. After … Read More »

P2P VoIP just got more attractive: FCC taxing VoIP over public networks

I know that "free" means something can’t get cheaper, but Skype, Gizmo Project and other P2P VoIP services just got relatively less expensive. The … Read More »

Samsung Q1 hits the Autobahn!

OK, the reports of the Autobahn are unconfirmed, but we do know that one of our jkOTR readers from Germany just mounted his Q1 to his car! How do we know this? Christoph … Read More »

GTalk, GMoney

Put this one in the category – breaking but unconfirmed news. A tipster says that the seven-person Google Talk aka GTalk team has won Google’s Founder Award, which means not only recognition within the company, but also some serious GMoney. Google spokesperson declined to comment and … Read More »

PhotoBucket Rules

Photobucket, the plain vanilla photo hosting site is now officially the king of online photo business. It now has a whopping 44% of the total market, ahead of old timers – Yahoo, Webshots and Flickr. According to data collected by Hitwise, “its share … Read More »

The Gadgeteer reviews the Sony UX50 Micro PC

I am having a lot of fun playing with the Sony UX50 and will have a review covering the UX50 in use in the real world soon.  Meanwhile, you can … Read More »

More Must Reads

CNN Money’s Paul La Monica thinks it is time for New York Times, the Gray Lady of Journalism to join the merge-or-be-purged trend sweeping across old media. Given the severe under-performance of NYT stock, well, he is right. The New York Times Co. chief executive officer … Read More »

The center of the tech-journalism universe has proclaimed it so it must be true. Yes, Men.Style.Com has announced the five gadgets that are doomed and both the UMPC and the Sony PlayStation 3 are on the list. Doomed? UMPCs and Sony’s new high-def gaming … Read More »

Remember that firmware upgrade for the XV6700 we mentioned last night? After getting a good night’s sleep to prepare for the experience, I ran the upgrade this … Read More »

Linda Epstein of TabletPC2 has published a review of the Toshiba M400 Tablet PC and it sure looks like a nice Tablet.  I am happy to see that the display … Read More »

We ask that question all the time here on jkOnTheRun so Warner Crocker did a video demonstrating what he has in his gadget bag.  The video is first rate although Warner cheated by having a professional actress appear on camera.  :)  Check out the video … Read More »

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