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Memphis police department rolls out 1,200 REDFLY Mobile Companions

The REDFLY Mobile Companion is a very handy device for those who need a bigger keyboard and display for their Windows Mobile devices. Last year after I posted my review I received a call from a retired police officer who thought these would make a great solution for field officers....

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Officer, REDFLY Mobile Companion, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Can the REDFLY and WM device match the Motorola VC6096 functionality?

While checking out my RSS feeds I saw a photo in a Mobility Site post that I thought for sure was some kind of photoshopped fake device because it seems like a wide and squat Motorola Q when you take a quick look at the photo. I then went back...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Bluetooth, Motorola Inc., Motorola VC6096 WWAN In-Vehicle/Fixed Mount Mobile Computer, REDFLY Mobile Companion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Run, don't walk, and pick up a REDFLY Mobile Companion for $199.95

Run, don't walk, and pick up a REDFLY Mobile Companion for $199.95Hope u get a cutCause I just ran to the browser and ordered one to try with my Tmobile Dash. The more I try to find a replacement for my Dash, the longer I keep it because while it...

Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, REDFLY Mobile Companion

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Celio Redfly - access virtualization using smartphones

Celio Corp has a different take on how to offer mobile staff access to applications and data, one that is based upon making use of the power of Windows Mobile-based Smartphones. This way mobile staff members can access pocket office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint) using a much larger screen...

Tags: Device, Virtualization, Mobile, Smart Phone, Celio Corp., REDFLY Mobile Companion, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-19

Celio REDFLY Mobile Companion now available for pre-order

I've posted a couple of times on the REDFLY Mobile Companion device here and here and was very impressed with the build quality, ease-of-use, and functionality of the device during my evaluation period. I sent the device back a couple weeks after I received it to for evaluation and have...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Fujitsu Ltd., REDFLY Mobile Companion, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Can the REDFLY Windows Mobile Smartphone Companion succeed where the Foleo couldn't?

The first mobile device I saw at CES 2008 earlier this year was the REDFLY Mobile Companion and I was very interested in checking the device out further. Celio Corporation just sent me an early beta version of the REDFLY Windows Mobile Smartphone Companion to evaluate for the next 2-3...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Smartphone, REDFLY Mobile Companion, US$500, Display, Bluetooth 2.0 Radio, Lithium Polymer Battery, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-19

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News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Review: Celio rolls out BlackBerry client for the REDFLY Mobile Companion

I've been a fan of the REDFLY Mobile Companion for a couple of years and purchased the C8N in November 2008. If you remember there are two models of the REDFLY Mobile Companion, the C7 and C8N, that give you a large display and keyboard to use with your Windows...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Celio announces REDFLY driver for BlackBerry coming soon

I am a fan of the Celio REDFLY Mobile Companion and I do use it with my Windows Mobile devices while I wait for continued driver support for other platforms. Today, Celio Corp announced their drivers for BlackBerry devices would be coming mid-Q4 2009 so this opens up a whole...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Celio, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-09-16

CTIA 09: REDFLY Mobile Viewer free beta available now

Back in January, Celio Corp showed off their up and coming REDFLY PC software that would let you use your existing PC to connect to your Windows Mobile device and access it just like you would from the REDFLY Mobile Companion. I was at CTIA last week and Celio announced...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Beta, CTIA, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Review: New REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal serves as a media player too

The REDFLY Mobile Companion now marketed as the REDFLY Smartphone Terminal has served me well for a few months as I have stated in my first and second impressions. In October the price on the original C8 model was dropped to US$199 and then extended until mid-November. With today's announcement...

Tags: Smartphone, Media Player, Media Players, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Battery, Video, C8, C8N, C7, Media Cable, Celio, N, Touchpad, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Image Gallery: REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal

The Celio REDFLY C8 was released a few months ago as a mobile companion to Windows Mobile devices. The REDFLY provides an 8 inch display and large keyboard with the Windows Mobile device serving as the CPU for the solution. The new C8N brings a media port to the ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Media, Smartphone, REDFLY, Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller, product photos, windows mobile, redfly, mobile companion

Image galleries 2008-11-17

Can you leave your laptop behind?

Nick Wingfield wrote an interesting article on the Wall Street Journal site called Time to Leave the Laptop Behind and I think he did an excellent job at articulating the options, trade-offs, and current state of mobile devices for the road warrior. Mobile phones today can be extremely powerful and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cell Phone, Matthew Miller, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Mobile, Phone, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Laptop Computer

Blog posts 2008-10-29

News to know: Debate Hub, Clickjacking; RIM's Q2; Twitter; Slingbox goes HD

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled ‘Debate Hub’ as social, political destination Former Google product manager ‘disappointed’ by T-Mobile G1 ...

Tags: CBS Interactive Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Matthew Miller, Research In Motion Ltd., Sam Diaz, Security, Twitter

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Run, don't walk, and pick up a REDFLY Mobile Companion for $199.95

I wrote up my first thoughts of the Celio Corp REDFLY Mobile Companion back in March, then I bought my own in May and then the price dropped from US$499 to US$399.95 in August. Well, now you can pick this device up for only US$199.95 and IMHO that is a...

Tags: Device, Price, Celio Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Mobile virtualization and remote access helps drive the adoption of the REDFLY device

It has been a few months since I wrote about the Celio REDFLY Mobile Companion device, but I just wanted to let you know that Celio Corp continues to add support for more and more Windows Mobile devices, while also working with partners to enhance the end-user experience. I purchased...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, REDFLY, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Remote Access, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Marketing, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-17

UPDATE: Celio REDFLY appears at online retailer stores, price drops to $399.95

I have reviewed and mentioned the Celio REDFLY Mobile Companion here on my blog a couple of times. I just read on the Celio blog that you can now find the REDFLY at online retailers, including Amazon.com for US$499. The REDFLY is primarily focused on the enterprise market and you...

Tags: Device, Price Drop, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Online Retail Company, Smartphone, Celio REDFLY, Retail, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, E-business/E-Commerce, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-08-08

Mobius Seattle 2008: SE, MWg, and HTC show off their devices

I was very pleased to be invited to the first Mobius event of 2008, that is actually being held here in the Seattle area. Thus, I had no travel to get to Mobius and that may have made the decision to invite me to this event...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Mobius, XPERIA, SE, Panel Technology, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-15

News to know: SAP; Hacking NASA; Apple; OpenSolaris

Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Hacking NASA: One small step for man, one giant leap for hackers? Common misconceptions about database security Sapphire 2008: Dennis Howlett: The changing SAP culture Larry Dignan: SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., OpenSolaris, Hacking, Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Celio REDFLY Mobile Companion arrives

I posted my first thoughts review of the REDFLY Mobile Companion back in March. I then posted some follow-up experiences and stated I I mentioned last week that the REDFLY was available for pre-ordering and pulled the trigger on one for myself. It...

Tags: Device, OTA Driver, Shadow, Keyboards, Mice, Microsoft Windows, Monitors & Displays, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-05