Jawbone Films

Posted on January 25, 2008 Under Gadgetry

Sure, we've been yammering on about the uber-awesome noise canceling Jawbone headset since 2004, but despite our consistent praise and even a few giveaways, not everyone owns one yet. You're probably holding out until you see it in action, and…

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Who Wants What: Saint Augustine Academy

Posted on December 7, 2007 Under Life

We figured the boys at Saint Augustine Academy would want some rockstar stuff to match their party pants, and Alvin and Adrian didn't disappoint. Cars, world travel, and a little bit of supercalifragilisticexpialidociousness compose the wishlist of two of our…

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Mobilefest: Sao Paulo

Posted on December 5, 2007 Under Gadgetry

When Alexander Graham Bell invented a simple device called the telephone, he would have never thunk it that combined with modern technology the phone has since become a necessary part of life that these days extends further than a convenient…

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Boopsie

Posted on November 14, 2007 Under Gadgetry

When Altavista, Yahoo!, and Google introduced us to the modern search engine, saving us countless hours, we were thankful but not completely satisfied. There has been an increasing number of small apps, or shortcuts, developed that speeds up even the…

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Blyk

Posted on October 30, 2007 Under Life

Whoa. It's happened. A purely youth-oriented, ad-supported mobile brand is launching in Britain under the name Blyk. It's pretty simple really: you sign up for Blyk, via invite, and they send you a SIM card for your phone that gives…

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Jabra BT3010 Bluetooth Headset

Posted on October 3, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Must you wear one? I'm not personally a huge fan of the bluetooth headset craze. Yeah, they're convenient, but I just can't get used to seeing people walking down the street talking to themselves, er...someone. It's weird. New York has…

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Talk Shop Fridays: How Connected is Too Connected?

Posted on September 21, 2007 Under Life

Gothamist reported yesterday that the MTA (the body that oversees the subways & buses here in NYC) has inked a $46M deal to wire the subway platforms throughout the city for cell phone use. Just the platforms, not the lines…

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Ericsson Tower Tubes

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Design

Scandinavia has come to our eyeball-rescue once again with the Ericsson Tower Tube, a radio base station concept that is a cost-efficient, environmentally-friendly, and a minimally phallic alternative to nasty cell phone masts. The concrete towers, designed by Sweden's well-loved…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Apple Pulls a Fast One

Posted on September 7, 2007 Under Gadgetry

After Wednesday's drastic iPhone price reduction, it came as no surprise when the phone's early adopters collectively responded with a succinctly stated "WTF." After all, the iPhone's success -- and subsequent price reduction -- was partially in thanks to the…

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YouMail

Posted on August 28, 2007 Under Gadgetry

While it may seem like not much can be done to improve your simple "leave a message," YouMail amps up voicemail with a number of features meant to take it to a whole new level. The free service allows you…

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