The Iphone is the cool gadget of the times. And proof of that is that when I wanted to go look at (buy ) one recently I found that both Tampa Apple stores and all local AT&T stores were out of the Iphone 3G. Damn. But, the device is not without issues and one of [...]
Man, it has to be embarrassing when a company so colossally screws up the message. This is what happened this morning when it came out that AT&T was going to offer free wireless access to all Iphone users at the more than 17,000 AT&T wifi hotspots across the country. Excitement mounted at sites like Iphone [...]
The team over at Autoblog acquired an iPhone 3G that touts new GPS features and tested it out. The verdict can be easily figured out just by the title of their post: Should’ve bought a Garmin? Testing the iPhone 3G’s GPS capabilities Before telling you the worst about iPhone 3G GPS, every single thing I [...]
mio knight rider gps from knight rider online on Vimeo. Cool-but-tacky GPS of the moment, above is a Mio GPS unit that is based off the television show Knight Rider (the original good one, not the new crappy one). It’s black, it has KITT-like lights and yes that is the voice of William Daniels you [...]
A system called UConnect Web will be available as a $500 option (cheaper than a sunroof option) in its ’09 models. As far as how many models is indeterminate. Along with the one-time $500 cost is $29 a month for the service. This will probably be best used in rental cars as a “cool” option, [...]
If you happen to be an iPhone user you may find this of interest: ThinkFree has a demo of their mobile suite specifically tailored for the iPhone. Personally I think this is pretty darned cool because TF has one of the best online office suites I’ve ever used. It’s one of the very few web [...]
Oh sure, we all know about updates for computers. Updates for Windows, updates for OS X, updates for Linux and so on. But how about a software upgrade for your car or truck? General Motors cars have had PCMs (Powertrain Control Modules) for a very long time. In fact, the first GM car to get [...]
In Florida (where PCMech is based) the local residents have been complaining for months about the, said politely, less-than-stellar telecom/broadband service by Verizon. Scores of people have reported how poor the customer service is and that the company takes far too long to fix physical issues such as broken phone lines. At this point it’s [...]
A few days ago, I talked about the Iphone and officially declared that I wanted to buy one. I was, of course, weighing out the true cost of the phone when you consider the early termination fees I would have to pay with Alltel. I have not yet decided how I want to play that [...]
Right: A Google-owned Toyota Prius gets pulled over. This is one of the vehicles used for the “Street Views” service in Google Maps, hence the funky camera equipment on the roof. See more (and larger) photos here. [Source: TreeHugger]
With last week’s announcement of the Iphone 2.0 (due to be released on July 11th), I was yet again pondering the thought of switching to the Iphone. The Iphone is very revolutionary for the smartphone market. The interface is amazing. The fact that almost anyone can actually use the features of the Iphone is amazing. [...]
Sandisk recently acquired MusicGremin, a company who makes wi-fi enabled MP3 players. For those that ask “Does that mean you can share music between players wirelessly?” Yes. Microsoft has had this feature available on their Zune model. And for those that ask “Isn’t sharing stealing?” Not in the way this is done. The music is [...]
One of the “in” things to do online these days is lifestreaming. Lifestreaming is where you have an online record of your daily activities. You might use Twitter to share random thoughts throughout the day. You might snap photos or take videos and put them online. You’ll write blog posts. You’ll update your statuses in [...]
There are more than a few people out there that put their entire lives (more or less) into their mobile device, i.e. a smartphone. Mobile users are all about accessibility, as in “I want to do everything on my smartphone that I can do on my computer.” And when they say everything, they mean everything. [...]
Today I called Verizon to find out what my cancellation fee would be (I was thinking of switching carriers) and was told it would be $155 if I canceled. Ouch. The sales representative then asked me why I wanted to cancel. I told him cost was a concern and I didn’t feel I was getting [...]
