This column first appeared in Vegas Seven It’s safe to say that almost everyone in America is aware of the iPhone, but if you ask a random sampling of 100 people strolling the Strip if they are aware of an Android phone, perhaps 30 will say yes. The problem with Android is that it’s an [...]
This column first appeared in Vegas Seven For the past week, I’ve been using a touch-screen smartphone that is simply the best phone I’ve used in some time—and I’m an iPhone owner. The HTC Incredible (available April 29 from Verizon Wireless, $200 after contract and rebate) carries a name filled with expectations, and I can [...]
This story first appeared in Vegas Seven Looking to take a vacation away from technology? Good luck. These days, it takes a lot of discipline to turn off your Blackberry or iPhone and get away from it all. Even a week-long camping trip to the Valley of Fire State Park doesn’t mean you’ll be without [...]
This story first appeared in Vegas Seven The local movie theater isn’t the only place you’ll be able to see an action-packed blockbuster in 3-D this summer. The “you are here” feeling of 3-D is now available for your living room, as well. Still, you will need to spend a lot more than a $10 [...]
This column first appeared in Vegas Seven When disaster struck Haiti, the international community answered the call. Well, almost: They started to text. An enormous amount of money was raised through text messaging initiatives to assist relief efforts in Haiti after a devastating earthquake hit the country on Jan. 12. Related Posts, Bendable Gadgets:Motorola Droid [...]
This item is an excerpt from my weekly Vegas Seven column Secondary power chargers made a strong showing at the recently concluded 2010 CTIA Wireless Show, with several new products joining the market. By now, most of us know how frustrating it is to be stranded with a dead mobile phone battery and no charger [...]
This item is an excerpt from my weekly Vegas Seven column For those of you who feel a phone is too cumbersome to carry around in your pocket (or purse) all day, perhaps you should consider putting it on your wrist instead. The W PhoneWatch from Kempler & Strauss is an unlocked GSM phone (it [...]
This item is an excerpt from my weekly Vegas Seven column As we ask our smartphones to do more stuff—find restaurants, post videos to Facebook or watch TV—more speed means your mobile Web life can move as quickly as your connected home life. One thing a fast mobile phone helps with is augmented reality, a [...]
This item is an excerpt from my weekly Vegas Seven column When a phone trade show comes to town, we expect the news to revolve around phones. When the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s annual showcase, International CTIA Wireless 2010, visited Las Vegas recently, one phone in particular—a 4G darling from HTC—grabbed most of the headlines. [...]
This column was first published in Vegas Seven The Internet has spawned plenty of innovation in a relatively short period of time. One of the more interesting developments—at least from a gadget perspective—is the ongoing push for an Internet that doesn’t need a computer to connect. We’ve seen this trend blossom primarily through mobile phones, [...]
Originally published in Vegas Seven When my sister—12 years my senior—tells me I need to get the latest technology spreading across her social network, I feel somewhat ashamed. “You’re the so-called tech expert,” she’ll tell me. “Why aren’t you using this?” In the world of personal technology, there’s no shortage of what’s new or what’s [...]
This story first appeared in Vegas Seven “Do you have any raisins? No? Then how about a date?” Thanks to the iPhone, I’ve got a million of these pick-up lines in my pocket. (It’s good I’m happily married—technology hasn’t made pick-up lines any better.) If you have an iPhone and are on your way out [...]
This story first appeared in Vegas Seven Raise your hand if you have social media overload. My hand is held high, even if you can’t tell by the illustrated headshot next to this column. A maddening array of social media networks has popped up in recent years, targeting your tastes and even your aspirations. They [...]
Originally published in Vegas Seven Barcodes aren’t just used to manage inventory, track shipments and scan prices at the check-out register anymore. Now consumers armed with a basic Web-enabled camera phone (not just fancy iPhones) can capture a new type of barcode image to unlock a world of information, from movie showtimes to contacts for [...]
Originally published in Vegas Seven Web-enabled TVs and streaming video suggest the days of paying for cable are numbered I have two devices in my living room that stream movies and prime time TV shows straight from the Internet to my TV—and no, the setup wasn’t sourced from a scene in The Matrix. One of [...]
