Posts Tagged: Technology

In earlier articles, I outlined my requirements for a smartphone and the models I was considering: the Treo 650 and the Sony Ericsson P910i. The P910i won over the Treo 650 for one reason only – the Treo’s weight and bulk. The Treo is awesome, but just too heavy and bulky to carry around in your… Continue Reading ›

I was sitting quietly this morning with a cup of coffee in one hand and my Nokia 6680 smartphone in the other. The next thing I know, the phone has slipped out of my hand and landed cleanly in my coffee. It actually looked rather funny, but needless to say it has stopped working. I’m… Continue Reading ›

NTT is releasing a 3D web browser that looks a little like how I imagined jacking into cyberspace through your Ono Sendai would look when reading Neuromancer by William Gibson, although my cyberspace was much darker and a little more Tron-like. Neuromancer is one of my top books of all time. It blew me away… Continue Reading ›

I recently moved back to a PDA, a Palm Tungsten E2, after a couple of unsuccessful flirtations with paper-based organisers and diaries. I’m pleased with the E2; it’s a great Palm and feels like the spiritual successor to the classic Palm Vx, but with a great colour screen, Bluetooth, and non-volatile memory. One of the… Continue Reading ›

I received a response from Tesco, albeit a standard email. It seems I have to use Windows Media Player to transfer the downloaded MP3 files to my Rio Karma. I suppose if I’d thought about it, I would have realised this, as it must mean they control the DRM on the files. I have now… Continue Reading ›

I’ve not paid for a music download before today, and I’m not sure I will again. I read in Stuff magazine that Tescos(yes, that Tesco) now have their own music download store; this seemed an amazing diversification for a supermarket chain, but what really caught my eye was that the downloads are 192Kbps WMA files… Continue Reading ›