jkOnTheRun Mobile Media Edition — GigaOM

jkOnTheRun Mobile Media Edition

OK, I’ll be the first to admit that this short video is a dry run using the new photographic lighting to get familiar with the best way to set it all up before I make some important video reviews shortly.  That aside I am always … Read More »

OK, this one isn’t exactly for the faint of heart. I didn’t know it until I was on camera, but the RAM slot for the Q1 Ultra Premium isn’t in the same spot as earlier models. It’s actually underneath a motherboard, so you have to not … Read More »

 
 

The Celio Redfly Mobile Companion is a deceptively useful device that takes a Windows Mobile smartphone and turns it into a mini-laptop.  With a press of a button the Redfly connects up to the smartphone and extends the display to 800×480 and throws in a full … Read More »

Just to give you an idea in the performance difference between the new Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium and the older Q1P, I’ve got a comparison of H.264 playback. A 720p HD movie trailer in Quicktime, the upcoming Indiana Jones movie to be specific. At a … Read More »

Kevin’s Q1 Ultra Premium finally arrived and we had a short chat while he unboxed the newest Samsung UMPC.  The Q1 is pretty sweet but you’ll have to watch to see if it is indeed a "Premium".  Kevin showed us all about the new Q1 … Read More »

I can hardly express strongly enough how happy I am with my recent purchase of the Fujitsu P1620 and part of the reason is the great leisure activities I do with it.  In this video I show you some of those activities that endures the … Read More »

You know me, smaller is definitely more mobile which is why I love the Fujitsu p1620.  In this short 3 minute video I show you just how small my gadget bag has become thanks to the small size of the P1620.  After watching the video … Read More »

After many delays, the Fujitsu P1620 finally arrived at James’ house. This morning we got to chatting about the differences in this refresh of the P1610. We went on and on so much about it, that we cut this one off at seven-and-a-half minutes. Hey, … Read More »

Like that kinetic scrolling on the iPhone so much that you want it on your Mac? You’ll definitely want to check out Smart Scroll X, a third-party application I read about on MacUser. The app is $19, but there’s a free trial, which I … Read More »

I think 2007 will be the year where mobile technology vendors proved that inexpensive doesn’t necessarily mean cheap and unusable. It happened with the Asus Eee PC and then again with Palm’s Centro for Sprint. The trend continues in 2008 now that a Palm Centro … Read More »

So what exactly does that MSN Direct download bring to your Windows Mobile device? In this under-seven-minute video I give you a quick walkthrough using my Dash; a Windows Mobile 6 device. There’s a few opportunities for improvement in the application, but if you want … Read More »

Kevin and I have a nice chat about new mobile browsing options coming along and what makes them special.  We talk about the new Opera Mobile 9.5 and what makes it so exciting.  Kevin got a package from the UPS guy that he shows us … Read More »

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Kevin and I are each jonesing for new geek stuff, and not the same thing.  What we would like may surprise you and you’ll have to watch the chat to find out what we wish we had in our hands.  Neither one of us can have … Read More »

Instead of an audio podcast, we had time to record a brief video Geek Session here at CES 2008. Just a short summary of the show experience, what the buzz was (and wasn’t) all about and a mobile prediction. Since we’ve been sharing information on Read More »

One of the newest things we’ve tried in covering the CES 2008 in Las Vegas this year has been live blogging by posting photos of the most interesting gadgets we’ve encountered directly from the exhibitor’s booth.  This has worked extremely well and has blown away … Read More »

The planets must be aligned in perfect harmony: yesterday HP launched their iPAQ Navigate service, James and I are heading to CES and an iPAQ 310 Travel Companion just arrived for each of us in time for our trip to Vegas! These units appeared … Read More »

Yup, we’ve covered the HTC Advantage before, but while chatting today, James asked my opinion on the device. I just got a few minutes of playtime with it last week during our trip to New Mexico, so my first thoughts are shared. There’s a brief … Read More »

This video is the first of what we hope to be many video chats that Kevin and I will be posting about whatever geeky topic comes to mind.  That’s the reason for the Video Geek Session tag as that is exactly what these sessions will … Read More »

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 Read More »

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 … Read More »

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 … Read More »

The 17-inch screen of my MacBook Pro was crying out for me to be able to watch TV while working away.  I had a Windows version of the Pinnacle PCTV HD USB tuner that I decided to see if it would work with the MacBook … Read More »

The iPhone showed us the potential for touch interfaces on mobile devices and Windows Mobile developers have been paying attention.  This video gives a brief look at two of the best so far, Vito Technology’s FunContacts and Spb Software’s Pocket Plus 4.  FunContacts is … Read More »

Today’s video is a real surprise, mainly to Kevin Tofel.  Kevin and I were testing capturing videos from Skype when there was a knock at his door from the FedEx guy delivering the latest version of Mac OS X, Leopard.  Kevin wasn’t aware but I … Read More »

Download or watch video here (M4V format, 33.6 MB 21 minutes) or (WMV format, 14.4 MB, 21 minutes) I have been getting a lot of questions from folks about the HTCAdvantage and after thinking about it I decided the best way to answerthem and give … Read More »

Download here (MP4 format, 38 MB 23 minutes) Timefor another jkOTR Mobile Media Edition!  Today we’re taking a firstlook at the uber-useful HTC Advantage x7501 Windows Mobile 6 PDA.  TheAdvantage can’t make up its mind if it’s a smartphone, PDA, Pocket PC,laptop or UMPC.  Come … Read More »

A visit to Mobile Tech Manor will find a number of cool gadgets at any given time and this video shows you four smartphones I am currently playing with.  It’s a brief tour of the T-Mobile Dash, HTC Mogul, Nokia N95 and the RIM BlackBerry 8830 … Read More »

Click here to get the MP4 or WMV version (21 minutes) Timefor another jkOTR Mobile Media Edition!  In this show #34 we are happyto bring you a first look at the just released Sprint HTC Mogul WindowsMobile 6 smartphone.  The Mogul is the successor to the … Read More »

Click here to get the MP4 or WMV version of the video. Time for another jkOTR Mobile Media Edition!  Show #33 takes a look at running Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9,the best speech recognition program on the planet, on a MacBook Pro.No, there is no Mac version … Read More »

iTunes compatible version (MP4 format, 272.7 MB 24 minutes) The jkOnTheRun Mobile Media Edition is back with a look at the greatline of WaterField gadget bags from sfbags.com.  In this video you’llsee the small SleeveCase for the Fujitsu P1610, the large SleeveCasefor the 17" MacBook Pro, … Read More »

SInce posting our YouTube video reviews is so easy I decided to post a couple of our most popular video reviews again in case anyone missed them.  This is Kevin’s review of the FlyBook V33i: Here is the second post popular (rated by downloads) in the YouTube … Read More »

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