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This is absolutely freaking awesome!  Pick up today’s New York Times and go straight to page C9 and you’ll see a great article, "Soup Up Your Cellphone" that was penned by Kevin C. Tofel himself!  It’s a great article and you’ll also find it online right […] Read more »

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Mary Jo Foley gets solid information and when she says something is going to happen you can bet your sweet bippy it will (remember Laugh-In?).  Her latest discovery is a very cool one as she’s found out that Office 2008 for the Mac to be released […] Read more »

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The good folks at Dynamism let me know that they are now offering the unique WiBrain UMPC for pre-order.  The WiBrain is expected to ship in the last half of December and is a unique mobile PC that seems to have everything including the kitchen sink.  […] Read more »

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I don’t know what to do.  One thing that has always been as certain as paying taxes is that my BlackBerry will get my email and usually before it shows up on the desktop.  My faith has been shaken today as the last email that has […] Read more »

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The CES is rushing up on us fast as early January will be here before you know it.  Kevin and I will be attending the giant show again this year and I am so happy to see Lora Heiny is planning another Tablet PC meetup this […] Read more »

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Alltel Wireless wants to throw a big thank you to their customers in the Phoenix area and is bringing the Goo Goo Dolls to town for a free concert.  The concert will be held at 5:30 pm in the Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza on Saturday, Dec. […] Read more »

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I don’t work in my car but I know quite a few people who do and I am pretty sure they could use a good solution to make handling a laptop easier in their ride.  I recently heard from a company who is going to release […] Read more »

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The "typical day" posts we do here are always very popular and recently a friend of ours, Michael Connick, posted one of his own that details how he used all his gear over a given day.  Michael is currently using a Kohjinsha SH6 UMPC and a […] Read more »

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I am quite happy with the ultra-slim extra battery for the HP 2710p that provides me an additional 5 hours of battery life when I need it but for devices I’ve used in the past without that option I have gotten good use out of an […] Read more »

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I think I have used just about every mobile keyboard out there but this new one from Matias looks pretty darn useful.  The keyboard is not only full sized but also sports a number pad for data entry.  The Matias Folding Keyboard folds in half for […] Read more »

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I love me some EV-DO in the morning and my Verizon v740 ExpressCard modem made by Qualcomm has served me well.  Note being a company content to have only one vendor Verizon has announced the availability of another ExpressCard modem by Kyocera.  The KPC680 is Rev. […] Read more »

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We do a lot of videos on jkOnTheRun but only this year started posting them on YouTube to see what would happen.  What happened is that today we’ll pass over 260,000 views on YouTube which is just phenomenal and hard for Kevin and I to believe.  […] Read more »

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Camtasia Studio has long been one of the greatest screen capturing programs around and the newest version 5 is simply awesome.  TechSmith, makers of Camtasia, realize that some folks don’t need the latest bells and whistles and have made version 3 available for free download.  You […] Read more »

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I have been happy to be able to sync my Windows Mobile (WM) device over-the-air (OTA) with my Exchange Server without needing to connect the WM device to my Vista computer.  My past experiences with syncing via ActiveSync have been abysmal to say the least and […] Read more »

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You read that correctly, EverNote slipped a technical preview of a Windows Mobile application in a couple of weeks ago and reader Gordon Cahill sent me an email and said I really needed to check it out.  That’s what I’ve now done and Gordon is right, […] Read more »

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One of the most enjoyable things we do is the MobileTechRoundup Podcast where Matt Miller, Kevin Tofel and I get to chat about fun gadgets and other tools in the mobile tech arena.  We must be doing something right as right now MoTR is # 62 […] Read more »

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I have been using the Kindle for a few days now and should share my feelings about the reading experience since I can do so with some real usage impressions.  I have settled on reading with the Kindle in the book cover case, even though it […] Read more »

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Yesterday I received an intriguing invite from OQO to a pre-launch unveiling in London of a new product on December 3rd.  OQO will also announce something they call the Anytime/ Anywhere Computing Environment.  There’s not a lot of additional information but it sounds like a totally […] Read more »

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The Thanksgiving family gathering yesterday was great and one I look forward to each year.  It’s great to sit with the family who gathers together far too seldom and have a nice day together.  This year was different in a gadgety way and I am still […] Read more »

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Kevin started it and it gave me a good think about the mobile tech I’d be thankful for.  It’s a pretty short list but here it is for your reading pleasure: An iPod Touch with a 5 inch screen.  Fully ink aware and with good productivity […] Read more »

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It’s that special time of the year for spending time with friends and family once again. Kevin and I wish all of our readers in the US a very Happy Thanksgiving!   For those of you outside the US have a great day too!  Read more »

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I will be in the Starbucks at Hwy 249 & Jones road this afternoon at 1- 1:30 pm.  I will have the Amazon Kindle, Verizon Voyager, iPod Touch and the HP 2710p for anyone who wishes to see one of those up close and personal.  I […] Read more »

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I now have updated my Verizon Blackberry 8830 with the update that hopefully enables the GPS that Verizon so thoughtfully disabled originally and can offer some first-hand information about the update.  FIrst off, the update procedure, one normally rock solid with Blackberries, hung up toward the […] Read more »

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The Amazon Kindle is not particularly new as there have been dedicated ebook readers for years.  What Amazon brings to the table is a huge marketing system that can possibly set the ebook market on fire.  My Kindle arrived today and I shot a 20+ minute […] Read more »

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A birdie told me that Verizon had quietly released a firmware upgrade for the Blackberry 8830 in the last two days that reportedly unlocks the GPS that I have been so vocal about.  The upgrade is over 88 MB big and I haven’t had time to […] Read more »

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Jenn Lee at pocketables recently took a 5 hour flight and used her HTC Advantage for the duration of the flight to fight off boredom.  Jenn has a detailed post with lots of photos showing how she used the Advantage as an ebook reader, music player, […] Read more »

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I know, everybody’s talking about the Amazon Kindle and how it’s either going to revolutionize the ebook business or prove without a doubt that the business is not viable.  That is a worthy discussion but there are five reasons why I bought one so for all […] Read more »

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You’re no doubt sick of hearing about Kindle news today so I’m happy to save you from some more of that.  I did just receive this via email a few minutes ago.  Yep, a Kindle is on its way to Mobile Tech Manor for sharing with […] Read more »

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Kevin’s early warning last week was accurate we now believe as Amazon’s CEO says that the online retailer will be releasing their innovative ebook reader, the Kindle today.  The web is all abuzz with this news as details have been provided about the reader and how […] Read more »

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This post has been written and posted from my iPod Touch. I haven’t seen anyone else make this claim so I’m calling this the first blog post from an iPod. :) Read more »

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Time to lighten up a little and provide you with the funniest thing I have seen in a good while.  The following video is the recounting of an Apple fanboy response to a blog post he made about an Apple program that wouldn’t install on his […] Read more »

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One thing we practice at jkOnTheRun is complete objectivity when we talk about different hardware and software.  Our goal is a simple one, we want to provide our readers with an unbiased and accurate picture of whatever we happen to be covering so our readers can […] Read more »

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I made it clear on the video that I am pleased with the Pinnacle HDTV USB tuner with the included eyeTV software for watching TV on my MacBook Pro.  The Pinnacle is a full DVR too and recording TV couldn’t be easier and works very well.  […] Read more »

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The Verizon Voyager is the hotly anticipated phone that will be available next week and thanks to the folks at Verizon I’ve got one in my hot little hands.  I had to share the love in this advance look video that shows the device and all […] Read more »

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So I’m rocking this afternoon with the iPod Touch and a knock on the door of Mobile Tech Manor brings more gadgety joy to the scene.  You can’t get one until next week but Verizon was good enough to get their new Voyager in my hands […] Read more »

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I scored an iPod Touch this week and have been having a blast with it.  This video overview shows why I like the iPod Touch so much, from the music player to the web browsing experience.  You’ll see the music player, video player, YouTube player, photo […] Read more »

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Evernote is a great note-taking application that is full featured and very good on a Tablet PC.  The full version of the program is available today only for free from Giveaway of the Day so you’d better get cracking if you want it free. Thanks to […] Read more »

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You read that right, today I picked up a new iPod Touch to replace my old school iPod.  This isn’t that big a surprise, I’ve said more than once that I liked everything about the iPhone except the phone.  The last thing I need is another […] Read more »

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