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Easter Egg hunts - the gps way: Easter Egg hunts - the GPS wayEaster Egg hunt the GPS way in NC not CaliforniaThe GPS Easter Egg hunt was at a Hillsborough NC school not in Calfornia as reported in the blog. Check the News and Observer link for the tru story.; Tags: Handhelds, GPS way, Easter Egg Hunt, GPS, Easter egg; Discussion threads 2007-04-10

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Photo of rumored Palm Treo 800w appears: Back in the day when I had a Palm OS Treo I used to load up the custom ROMs created by Shadowmite since they took out a bunch of junk that was included by default and helped me recover some available memory. It seems he scored the first photos of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Photograph, Microsoft Windows, Palm OS, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Mobius Seattle 2008; First impressions of the HTC Advantage X7510: As I stated in my Mobius Seattle 2008 Day one post eric lin from HTC gave each one of the attendees the new HTC Advantage 7510 device. These may not come to the U.S. due to Qualcomm import issues, but you will be able to pick them up from U.S....; Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobius, Key, HTC Advantage 7510, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Mobium GPS Navigation System (zip): Mobium GPS turns any Windows Mobile PDAs and smartphones into a GPS navigation system with turn-by-turn, GPS guided and voice prompted route guidance. You can search a database of 15 million business listings in your proximity, either by category, or by name, or both. You can then immediately call the...; Tags: GeoMicro, Mobium GPS, GPS, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-05-14
Will Jobs unveil a new iPhone at the WWDC keynote on June 9th?: Steve Jobs will kick off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC with a Monday morning keynote speech on June 9. Will this be when the new iPhone will be finally revealed to the most rabid of Apple fans? Speculation is rampant that the iPhone 2.0 will be pulled out of Steve's...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, Apple Inc., 3G, GPS, Engineering, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-13

Is electronic tracking for students a good idea?: A pilot program in Texas is testing GPS tracking devices to combat truancy in chronic offenders who might otherwise be sent to detention facilities. According to an article in the New York Times free registration required, not only does the program seem to be working, but also doesn't seem...; Tags: Student, GPS, Leadership, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-13
CopanMobile for Palm OS (prc): CopanMobile for Pocket PC is a very efficient and easy-to-use geomatics engineering tool for computing and managing plane survey coordinates. It does numerous coordinate geometry COGO calculations, processes and adjusts raw field survey data, computes and adjusts map traverse data, performs map checks, calculates curves, areas and perimeters, performs coordinate...; Tags: Memory Card, Operating System, Palm Inc., Positioning, Survey, Underhill Geomatics, Pocket PC, Branding, Marketing Research, Palm OS, Memory, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Marketing, Software, Semiconductors, Components; Software downloads 2008-05-13
CopanMobile for PocketPC (Arm): CopanMobile for Pocket PC is a very efficient and easy-to-use geomatics engineering tool for computing and managing plane survey coordinates. It does numerous coordinate geometry COGO calculations, processes and adjusts raw field survey data, computes and adjusts map traverse data, performs map checks, calculates curves, areas and perimeters, performs coordinate...; Tags: Memory Card, Positioning, Survey, Underhill Geomatics, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Branding, Marketing Research, Hardware, Software, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-05-13
Call for military to operate botnet: Call for military to operate botnetI'd volunteer my PCs to help.If they did this above-board, with a SETI screen saver style app we could install deliberately, I'd bet they could have 50 million machines ready to help with this in a matter of weeks.RE: Call for military to operate botnetI'd...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), SECURITY, NETWORKING, Internet Service Provider, attack, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
Nvidia chip with Java allows 3D modeling on cell phones: At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them directly to cell phones. Users will be able to play games and navigate cities in 3D using...; Tags: 3D, Phone, 3D Modeling, NVidia Corp., Cell Phone, Chip, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, JavaOne, Nvidia, cell phones, Java Application, Middleware, Enterprise Software; Videos 2008-05-12
Gallery: BlackBerry goes bold: The BlackBerry Bold is RIM's first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi.. by Andy Smith; Tags: RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andy Smith, BlackBerry, RIM, smart phone; Image galleries 2008-05-12
More on RIM's moat: Launches BlackBerry Bold; App developer fund: Business people can be hip too. That appears to be the message from Research in Motion and its motives behind its new BlackBerry Bold smartphone. There's definitely a hint of some iPhone envy here, but the device isn't a direct competitor. From the statement (Matthew Miller's take,...; Tags: Developer, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Smart Phones, B2C, Handhelds, B2B, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Bold and a $150 million development fund: There have been rumors of a new BlackBerry design, often labeled the BlackBerry 9000 series, and today RIM posted the official announcement of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone that will be coming this Summer to a carrier near you. RIM also announced a US$150 million mobile applications and services development fund...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Display, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Rumor Mill: What's on the Apple horizon: Rumor Mill: What's on the Apple horizonA rumour we haven't heard recently...I'm disappointed there haven't been rumours of Apple automobile products since the talks between Jobs and Volkswagen allegedly fell through. I'd love an iPod-esque car stereo system which synced with my iTunes over Wifi and gave me access to...; Tags: Digital music, rumour, Apple Inc., Rumor Mill; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
TomTom One 130S: The TomTom One 130 and TomTom One 130S mark a new beginning for the company's line of basic GPS. You still get TomTom's hallmark ease of use and community features, but the portable navigation systems now boast more compact designs as well as a new vehicle mount that can be...; Tags: GPS, Keyboards, TomTom; Product reviews 2008-05-08
Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 (Verizon Wireless): Photo gallery:Samsung Glyde SCH-U940Ever since we first played with the Samsung F700 last year at CTIA, we've been waiting for it to come to America. And starting today, it finally has arrived on our shores--at least in a way. The new Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 for Verizon Wireless offers the same...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, touch sensitivity, Glyde, Samsung F700, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen, Samsung Glyde SCH-U940, LG Electronics Inc., display, handset; Product reviews 2008-05-08
Photo Sorter Pro (exe): Sort Photos easily with Photo Sorter Pro. This powerful photo sorter will sort, organize and rename all your photos, fast and easy. Photo sorting is easy as never: Sort all your photos even of rare types, Sort photos directly as you want (by creation date, content, size), Sort photos qualitative...; Tags: Photograph, Photo Sorting; Software downloads 2008-05-08
On being detained in Cairo: I've brought up Twitter before. Twitter is a micro-blogging service. You use it to "tweet" messages of no more than 140 characters. Your friends, colleagues and the general public can follow your Twitter stream and keep up with such urgent intelligence as, "Feeling bored," or "Currently surrounded by idiots." Or,...; Tags: Twitter, James Karl Buck, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting ToolsVery InformativeThanks Ed.1 question: My machine performs fineit is fast and reliable, I have had no major or even minor issues, 0 BSOD since it arrived last October. Do I still download the latest drivers. There is a bios update available. I always...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), acer, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Beltronics Pro RX65: Among the higher-priced echelon of radar detectors, the Beltronics Pro RX65 includes solid features and easy user programming, along with demonstrated threat detection. Its interface choices range from a simple warning to a highly technical frequency display. While its simple three button interface is easy to use, its volume control...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, radar, Pro RX65, X-band, sensitivity, display; Product reviews 2008-05-06