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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Feature phones

I've now given you a Holiday Guide for smartphones and free cellphones so this Guide presents the best of the devices that are commonly called feature phones. With the power of today's feature phones, the line between a feature phone and smartphone is getting blurred so most people won't see...

Tags: Touch Screen, Samsung Instinct, Phone, Device, Page, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., Radio, MicroSD, AT&T Corp., microSD Card, Sprint Communications, Camera, Music, Feature Phone Market, LG Voyager, Bluetooth Radio, Samsung Behold, QWERTY, QWERTY Keyboard, Samsung Rugby, Bluetooth 1.2 Radio, HTML Web Browser, ZN4, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Bluetooth, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Verizon Wireless announces Samsung OMNIA and HTC Touch Pro

I purchased and then reviewed the Samsung OMNIA after a trip to Singapore in September. Today, Verizon Wireless announced the OMNIA will be available starting tomorrow for US$249.99 after a US$70 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract. I paid over US$700 for my OMNIA just a couple months ago and can't...

Tags: Touch Screen, High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Verizon Wireless, HTC Touch, Samsung OMNIA, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Could BlackBerry Storm leapfrog iPhone in the enterprise?

The first touch screen BlackBerry has finally arrived and the iPhone is clearly in its cross hairs. Learn the pros and cons of the new BlackBerry Storm and see how well it stacks up against the iPhone as a business device. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Multimedia, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm, Smart Phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Gallery: Blackberry Storm User Interface Hi-Res

A quickee gallery of the Blackberry Storm User Interface by Jason O'Grady

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, BlackBerry Storm, Bluetooth, card slot, EDGE, GPS, GSM, HSPA, HTML, landscape, MMS, navigation, November, portrait, removable battery, Research In Motion, RIM, touch screen, Verizon, Wi-Fi, Jason O\'Grady

Image galleries 2008-11-21

Gallery: Blackberry Storm User Interface

Some pictures of the new Blackberry Storm user interface. by Jason O'Grady

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, BlackBerry Storm, Bluetooth, card slot, EDGE, GPS, GSM, HSPA, HTML, landscape, MMS, navigation, November, portrait, removable battery, Research In Motion, RIM, touch screen, Verizon, Wi-Fi, Jason O\'Grady

Image galleries 2008-11-20

Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm

First off, a warning: Be very skeptical of any review you read in the next 24 to 48 hours that proclaims to be the definitive word on the Blackberry Storm. While clearly I have my own early impressions, the Storm is so different than any other smartphone...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Phone, Screen, Network, Verizon Communications Inc., Customer, Video, RIM BlackBerry, Plan, Blackberry Storm, E-mail, Handhelds, Keyboards, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Sneak Peek: BlackBerry Storm

Apple ignited a firestorm of competition when it announced the iPhone in January of 2007. Since then the touchscreen smartphone segment has been ablaze with competition from all the major OEMs and carriers, including Nokia Tube, RIM (Thunder/Storm), LG Voyager, Samsung Instinct, Sony Ericsson (X1), HTC (G1) and yes, even...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Nokia 5800 S60 touch screen evals start appearing

Last month Nokia announced the 5800 XpressMusic device that is the first S60 touch screen device rolling out from Nokia. I haven't had a chance to play with the device yet so I cannot personally comment on the touch screen or optimization Nokia made to S60 in regards to touch,...

Tags: Touch Screen, Nokia Corp., Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-14

MazeFinger (viewSoftware)

Penetrate a seemingly endless collection of challenging mazes and race to the exit before your energy runs out. MazeFinger showcases the visual power of your iPhone & iPod touch with incredible special effects that blanket the screen with explosive energy. Features: Stunning visual effects and sound; Intense arcade-style touch screen...

Tags: Touch Screen, Maze, Apple iTunes, Ngmoco, MazeFinger, Keyboards, Digital Music, Digital Media, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Components

Software downloads 2008-11-14

Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricing

At last, the Storm is on the horizon. (Wow, what are the odds I was the first person to break out that line?) Verizon just announced that the BlackBerry Storm (aka, the BlackBerry 9530), will be available online and in Verizon Wireless stores beginning Friday, ...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Pricing Strategy, BlackBerry Storm, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-11-13

The Intel Classmate Netvertible appears for preliminary evaluation

Joanna Stern is usually the first person to get a look at the new netbook devices and writes some fantastic reviews that I personally read before making purchase decisions. She continues this practice with an article that takes a first look at the CTL 2go Tablet aka Intel Classmate Netvertible....

Tags: Touch Screen, Device, Intel Corp., Intel Classmate Netvertible, Joanna Stern, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Tablets, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller, Device Specification, Notebooks

Blog posts 2008-11-06

Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.

Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.Multi-touch with one hand is nearly impossible[i]in an environment where you have to hold the thing in one hand nowhere to put it down or you are constantly on the move and control it with your other.[/i]I totally agree with your premise...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Tablets, What-if IT, multi-touch, touch screen

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?

Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC and why?Touch HandheldsMulti Touch is really for handhelds. I wouldn't want to use my notebook or a media center pc using touch. I'd rather use a remote for a media center pc and a mouse with my notebook. I don't know...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Desktops, multi-touch, PC, touch screen

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Will e-voting machines tilt the election?

Will e-voting machines tilt the election?RE: Will e-voting machines tilt the election?First the reported problems are far more widespread than Tennessee and West Virginia. The e-voting systems are being reported as having the similar issues nationwide and even with different manufactures.See http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6616The behavior being reported is hardly the type of...

Tags: Keyboards, e-voting system, e-voting, e-voting machine, touch screen

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Will e-voting machines tilt the election?

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 24 months, you should be well aware that tomorrow millions of Americans will be going to the polls to select their representative, one-third of their senators, and the next president. In general, Americans have become wary of the...

Tags: Touch Screen, E-voting, Keyboards, Government, Hardware, Peripherals, Adam O\'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-11-03

Elan brings home $3,350 Wi-Fi touchscreen control panel

For those with the resources to install an elaborate home theater and/or automation system in their homes, an 8.4-inch control panel that costs more than most HDTVs may not seem excessive. Those deep-pocketed smart-home mavens will find a lot to like in the XP-8.4—for $3,350, they...

Tags: Touch Screen, Panel, Control Panel, XP-8.4, Wireless LANs, Keyboards, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Peripherals, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Google Earth hits the iPhone; Can a Google touch screen phone be that far behind?

Google Earth hits the iPhone; Can a Google touch screen phone be that far behind?Needs a touch screen?I guess I'm confused here. Are you talking about a future Google phone? If not the G1 is a touchscreen phone. Rather confusing article...My Google Phone Seems to Have a TouchscreenThat about answers...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, touch screen, Google Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, Google Earth

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

Two new HP Windows Mobile devices appear with new keyboard options

I was checking out jkOnTheRun this morning and read their post on new HP Windows Mobile phones that lead to the details on the wmpoweruser.com site. Sam wrote last month that HP was jumping deeper into the smartphone market after a couple years trying to sell their iPAQ line that...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile, Compaq iPAQ, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller, Touch Screen, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, HP iPAQ Data Messenger, HP iPAQ Voice Messenger, Microsoft Windows, Monitors & Displays, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Components

Blog posts 2008-10-21

Report: HP working on touchscreen laptop; new netbook

Report: HP working on touchscreen laptop; new netbookIt's all in preparation for Windows 7Since Windows 7 is going to support touch and gesture input, it's no suprise that these companies begin working on the hardware now. I'm certain that Microsoft has been working with them to ensure that their hardware...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, touch screen, touchscreen laptop, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-17

Report: HP working on touchscreen laptop; new netbook

The company behind the Touchsmart all-in-one desktops is planning to release a notebook PC with a touchscreen display before the end of the year, according to a report in today's Wall Street Journal subscription required. HP has hired Frog Design--the company behind the HP Touchsmart IQ500 and IQ800--to design the...

Tags: Touch Screen, Hewlett-Packard Co., Laptop Computer, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-16