January 08, 2008
Sony Ericsson W760 and Slick New Walkman Interface Hands On [Hands
The Sony Ericsson W760 is the first phone US that rocks the latest Walkman interface (it's out in Europe), which is by the far the best one yet. It's cleaner, clearer and just plain sexier than the previous generation. (Compare the W350, which uses the old one.) The major problem is that it really left me hurting for a trackball or touchpad or something better to scroll through artist lists with'"clicking one-by-one is so 20th century. The SensMe feature'"which scatters songs along a grid according to how fast or slow they are, creating selectable clusters'"also cries out for a trackball to navigate the graph with. A 4-way pad just doesn't cut it. Otherwise, it seems like a solid slider for people wanting GPS and media functions. How much you'd value the new interface is probably the biggest factor other than GPS in going with it over a lower end SE phone.
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Posted by Ken at 03:47 PM
January 05, 2008
iLuv i720 and i730 Bluetooth/FM Kits Let You Reject Calls and Listen to Your iPod Hands Free
The Skinny: The i720 is a line-in iPod/iPhone and hands-free Bluetooth remote, with FM transmission and a caller ID display, plus call reject, transfer and other basic phone commands. It's small, black and fairly attractive and seems pretty useful for ardent multi-taskers. The Catch: It's something else taking up valuable pocket space. 
The Skinny: Another FM transmitter/hands-free Bluetooth mutant, this kit is for your car, and plugs directly into the iPod's dock port to charge it as well. Call reject, transfer and the usual hands-free Bluetooth commands. It's definitely more useful than standard iPod car kits. The Catch: Kind of ugly. And I'm tired of lower case i's.
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Posted by Richard at 12:30 PM
January 04, 2008
Jalopnik's Legal Guide to Cellphone Yapping While Driving
Jalopnik's got an extensive guide to the ins and outs of talking while driving. The map above covers the basics, but legalese on earpiece and city rules are explained fully over at [Ray Wert's Big Wheels Blog]
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Posted by Lorren at 02:59 PM
January 02, 2008
Qualcomm Can Use Rival's Chip Patents until '09
"A federal judge in California ruled on Monday that wireless chip maker Qualcomm can keep selling chips whose designs infringe patents held by rival Broadcom Corp through January 2009. [Reuters]
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Posted by Tom at 03:47 PM
December 27, 2007
Nokia Asks Jobs If iTunes Can Come Out and Play
Does Nokia's multimedia guru Anssi Vanjoki read Gizmodo? A few months back, when Nokia launched its Ovi mobile media portal, our own personal Jesus ridiculed its use of Windows Mobile content as not being able to keep up with iTunes. Well, right or wrong, Nokia got the message, and Vanjoki is now inviting Steve Jobs by name to let iTunes appear in Ovi's "open door" of goods and services. Besides the fact that the only answer I can imagine Steve uttering has a few f-bombs in it, how would that even work? Wouldn't Nokia phones and other Ovi-friendly devices need the coveted iTunes DRM? Or would it be for unlocked AAC iTunes Plus content only? [Press Release]
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Posted by Stephen at 12:41 PM
iPhone Ad Parody is a Marriage Proposal, Makes You Look Unromantic
A romantic young man made an iPhone ad for a purpose other than trying to get a small slice of internet fame: he made it to propose to his girlfriend. All together now: Awwwww! It's actually a pretty well-done parody, with high production values and a lot of work clearly having gone into it. It's not clear whether or not she said yes, but if she's been dating a guy prone to doing stuff like this for any amount of time it's safe to say she's come to terms with her beau's nerdiness and was probably charmed by the unique proposal. Awwww! [YouTube]
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Posted by Greg at 08:34 AM
December 07, 2007
Sidekick Slide Back on T-Mobile, Hopefully Without Battery Contact Problem
The Sidekick Slide was pulled off the T-Mo product line last month due to faulty battery contacts, which forced the phone to power off by itself when opened one too many times. The DIY fix was to stick some business cards or loose paper into the battery compartment to make sure the contacts never de-contact, but we're sure Motorola has some fancier solutions (premium business cards, perhaps). In any case, you can buy one again for $199 after discounts and rebates. We still wonder how they got Michelle Yeoh to pose for that product shot. [T-Mobile via Electronista]
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Posted by Ken at 04:47 PM
JetBlue. Free Wi-Fi. December 11th 2007. Kind of.
I can hardly believe my eyes, but the WSJ and Reuters are reporting that JetBlue is offering Wi-Fi on it's flights December 11th, 2007. But wait a minute. The service will be able to "support the entire plane" but don't expect YouTube out yet. The biggest catch is that only Yahoo Mail and IM on lappies, and Wi-Fi enabled RIM phones like th 8820 and 8320 will be capable of using the link. That's on one flight, "JetBlue Flight 641, will depart from New York's Kennedy Airport at 8 a.m. Tuesday, bound for San Francisco." And after that, she will be a needle in a haystack, impossible to find as it travels from port to port to port. At least it is a step in the right direction. [WSJ]
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Posted by Doug at 11:43 AM
