Category Archives: Gadgets

A Summary of Apple’s June 7 WWDC Goodness

I watched several of the “live bloggings” of today’s Apple World Wide Developer Conference, and have summarized what I consider to be the key points below. Focus was on iPhone 4, which will be available on June 21. iOS4 upgrades … Continue reading

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Why I’m Not Getting an Anroid Phone. Yet.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I watched large chunks of last week’s Google I/O event, and was so impressed at that time that I was darned-near ready to just go out and buy an Android Phone at Verizon. … Continue reading

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My Current Thinking on Getting an iPad

Every day since the iPad was introduced, I have been thinking about getting one. But, my experience with the Kindle has been nagging at me: I have a first generation Kindle, which will not even view PDFs. It is okay … Continue reading

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The iPad is Gaining Ground in Browser Traffic at Keener Living

I’ve thought a lot recently about getting an iPad. Same with an Android phone. At one level, the geek in me craves these gadgets to tinker with. Yet, I hate to spend money on something that I just can’t justify … Continue reading

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Will Google TV Force Broadband Price Increases, Performance Decline?

You have probably read or heard about people switching away from AT&T and the iPhone because of performance problems with the network. You may have had issues with this yourself. I certainly get aggravated with the signal quality on my … Continue reading

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Google: The Competitor

I am watching the Google IO Conference introduction of Google TV. (Once it’s available on YouTube, I’ll post a link.) Incredibly fascinating technology, and I anxiously await its availability. [Update: here’s a short introduction video. See the end of this … Continue reading

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A Post That Doesn’t Whine About Technology

If you are a regular here, you have heard me complain about the current state of technology. I’ve talked about how we put men on the moon some 40 years ago (events that I remember well and with fondness), while … Continue reading

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Are We Too Dependent on Mobile Phones?

The signal to my iPhone dropped to ZERO in the waiting room of a medical facility the other day. I almost panicked, wondering “what if someone in my family has an emergency?” I was going to be there two hours, … Continue reading

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Great Article on Reading on an iPad

For those of you who love to read, and have wondered about the reading experience on an iPad, you need to check out Thomas R. Hall’s superb Gear Diary article entitled Books on the iPad: Comparing the Printed Page to … Continue reading

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So Sad: Palm Apparently Putting Itself Up for Sale

Via the reliable David Pogue comes this tweet: Palm getting ready to put itself up for sale… the whole thing is just so sad… http://nyti.ms/dqBy0J I recognize that this is the smart thing for Palm to do, and that they … Continue reading

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