Unless you’ve had your eyes glued to the Chevy Volt’s development, you probably aren’t aware of a new controversy which has come up over it. The Volt’s battery is designed to last for the life of the car (10 years or 100,000 miles). As such, it stays constantly charged. In fact, when only about 20% of the […]
I just sent off my order for a new FON router. Years ago, when FON just got started, I was an early adopter. And, I have to say, FON left a bitter taste in my mouth. The premise of FON hasn’t really changed, though the terms of service have gotten better. You buy a router […]
One of the things that I was concerned about with the Volt, was the uncertainty about being able to use Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. Thanks to mis-appropriated government spending in the state of California… we have tons of these. And, virtually all of them go unused. About the only cars that can use them are […]
As usual, I like to point out the events I’m attending. If you’re going to be at/around/near CTIA Wireless IT 2008. And, as noted on the PhoneNews.com Blog, I’ve burnt some midnight oil updating all the WordPress deployments to 2.6.2. So, if you’re at the show, interested in a quick chat, or even lunch at […]
If you’re interested in portable nettop/netbook computers, you may be wondering which is better between the Eee PC 901, Eee PC 1000H, and the Acer Aspire One. I’ve used the Eee PC 901 extensively, and this week, I bought an an Acer Aspire One. Using a crafty coupon at Best Buy, I walked out the […]
LinuxDevices.com said over two years ago “The day when WiFi cards “just work” under Linux may be fast approaching.” Sorry, hasn’t happened yet. This is one of those things that hardcore Linux users scoff at, and everyone else says “exactly!” I have never been able to make a secure Wi-Fi connection (WPA or WPA2) on […]
Before this, any photos of what you will see below are fake. This, however, is very real. But, it’s also far from finished. So, please don’t go Slashdotting… plenty of time for that when I have some stability to report back. And now, for the HTC Shift: Powered by Mac OS X Leopard. Click to […]
If your Best Buy stocks a lot of Energizer Energi To Go products, you may have this one on clearance. It’s already off the web site, so you’ll have to go to the store to check. The item is the ER-i75 portable charger. This is a unique charger designed for PDA, iPod, and Zune-shaped devices. […]
I’ve come resigned to getting the Nokia N95-3. Spending far too much on the phone is something that I’m not that savvy to. But, then again, I did camp out 36 hours to pay $599.99 plus tax on an iPhone. The combo of the N95-3 and iPod touch appears to be the optimal solution, at […]
I just renewed my MacBook Pro’s policy with Safeware. I have all my big ticket tech items insured… so when they drop I can shout a loud “Yes!” instead of a horrifying, life-shortening scream. However, my relationship with Safeware has been far from perfect. I’ve had two claims in the past five or six years. […]