Being an early adopter of technology comes with numerous risks. The manufacturers drive to release the perfect product usually means a quick refresh as a second generation product is quickly released to fix the first generation’s mistakes. In the smartphone world, many of those advancements aren’t pushed downwards to older hardware. Though our definition of “old” varies considerably from a manufacturers standpoint. On that note, it is with great...
Starting your car or other type of mechanical transport machine in 2010 requires some kind of key, numbered code, or simple key fob w/ embedded sensor. The rides of tomorrow — smartphones. This Mini Scooter E concept by BMW has a docking station that allows smartphones to be used not only to start the device, but also navigate it as well. It’s fitting seeing as how a huge number of smartphones come standard with at least some form of basic GPS capabilities. ...
Touch this, touch that. It seems that the world is completely engrossed with touchscreens. Don’t get me wrong, they have many uses that the excel at over their physical brethren. But certain things are still done better by a real keyboard. For smartphone users lost in a see of keyless phones, one gadget aims to give your life new direction. The mini-bluetooth keyboard pairs up to a number of popular and more obscure devices via bluetooth, allowing you to...
One of the few parts of the iPhone that is generally free from any criticisms is it’s Mobile Safari browser. As far as mobile browsers go, it’s nearly perfect with blazing speed, extremely accurate rendering, and drop dead simple navigation. But you can’t please everyone with a single product. No matter how good a product is, it’s always nice to have a second or third choice. As far as third party iPhone browsers go, there aren’t too many...
Unhappy with your current touchscreen phone? Do you find it too large, bulky, and unwieldy for your pocket and other small spaces? Those are precisely the worlds LG wants to hear you utter. For them, it means you’ve got your eyes on the market for a smaller touchscreen enabled phone. A phone that they just so happen to now have available for purchase — the LG Mini. According to LG, the “trendy features that people want” include 7.2 Mbps HSDPA,...
