22
Dec
Mobile Tech Digest is going to take a short break over the Christmas holidays. I hope everyone has an amazing and entertaining Christmas, may Santa bestow many gadgets upon your household, and I’ll see you in the new year!
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22
Dec
A more fully-featured Wi-Fi detector is up for sale at Think Geek (via Shiny Shiny), and it not only tells you if a signal is present, it gives you SSID, security information, and lots more:
* Backlight LCD screen shows signal strength, network ID (SSID), encryption status and channel
* Provides specific information about each network when […]
22
Dec
Russian site Mobile-review.com got their mitts on the rumoured HTC Athena (via phoneArena.com), have posted photos and a review of this Pocket PC phone (otherwise known as the HTC H7500). It’s got quad-band, GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA, a 10GB hard drive, miniSD slot, and a GPS module (supports NMEA). It boasts a 5″ screen and a […]
21
Dec
A press release from Montavista Software announces a new open source project to bring full SDIO functionality to Linux.
As part of the initial deliverable, MontaVista will be integrating wireless LAN (WLAN) and SD/MMC card support. The project will allow for a SDIO stack that can be merged into the mainstream Linux-MMC code as soon as […]
21
Dec
The Ruckus MediaFlex Router was designed for IPTV systems, but is now gaining popularity for streaming video wirelessly. The review on PC Magazine pronounces the router “a fairly bare-bones device”, but when used with the compatible adapter (right), it provides an extremely reliable Wi-Fi signal, and “In virtually every room in my home, the video […]
21
Dec
O2 will be supplying Lancashire Constabulary with in-car terminals and XDAs to create a mobile data solution, “based around the Airwave Mobile Applications Gateway (MAG) Service and the national secure Airwave Tetra digital communications network.” This news comes via Mobility Site.
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21
Dec
Agere Systems will be launching the BluOnyx soon (news via newones.org). It’s a credit card-sized unit (and slightly thicker than a Motorola Razr) that stores data (music, pictures, video, e-mails) and can broadcast them to televisions, mobile phones, and computers. That’s the simple description. From the BluBlog:
There are 3 subsystems in the BluOnyx: The Storage […]
20
Dec
The phone world was abuzzing with the news that LG is teaming up with Prada to produce (yet another) designer phone. Gadget Candy has pictures.
Frankly, I’m not impressed. A premium-priced candy bar phone in a leather case with Prada branding? I could probably get a similar case to fit any phone within the next few […]
20
Dec
Bling Affair (via Shiny Shiny) will customise your phone, PDA, PSP, headphones, even your earphones, with Swarovski crystals. If any crystals actually fall off, they can fix it or you can buy a Bling Bling repair kit.
Completely unnecessary and so, so, over the top. I’m speechless. Well, I’m not. This is decadence with a capital […]
20
Dec
A couple of good articles summing up the growth and popularity of end-user GPS systems. The Lawrence Journal-World outlines the changes we’ve seen in GPS, and observes:
GPS quickly is becoming ubiquitous, making it possible for:
• fitness enthusiasts to know how exactly far they’ve run or walked or biked without measuring their strides (Ed: combine that […]
