Digital Technology for Digital Living.
August 11, 2004
iSync 1.5, Still No 7610 Support.
Apple has released iSync 1.5 today. If you thought that it might support the latest smart phone from Nokia, the 7610, then you’re right out of luck. The new release claims to add support for more Sony Ericsson and Motorola phones, and makes us wonder how Nokia has managed to damage the relationship. Fortunately, for those that own one or any other phone not supported, BluePhoneMenu helps make up for some of the missing features like sending SMS and seeing incoming calls, and they’ve just released their new version today. We’re still waiting for true Address Book and iCal syncing though.
Update : (August 11 2004) It now appears possible that Nokia has done nothing wrong, and it’s just Apple’s slow to support Bluetooth phones in general. The Unofficial Apple Weblog points out that the new support for some of the Motorola phones are via USB only.
Gadgets boy | Comments (0) | Mobile Phone, PDA, Portable, Softwaregadgets,gadget,gadgets shop, latest gadgets, new gadgets
August 03, 2004
Siemens SK65 Business Phone.
The Siemens SK65 brings a funky new keypad layout, and integration with BlackBerry push email, push-to-talk, and bluetooth to the Siemens range. The most obvious feature is the new rotating X shaped keypad with a QWERTY key layout for faster messaging. It looks as though the keypad also has support for all the extended punctuation characters without having to hit a button 9 times.
As well as that funky layout, it also has a 2.05″ TFT display with 132×176 pixels and 64k colours, 30 MB of user memory, USB, IR and Bluetooth communications, but forgoes a camera, external storage support and mp3 player.
There will be three versions available, the only difference between them seems to be with the email handling. Two models will have BlackBerry support and the third will use regular ISP based email. It should be available in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America in November, and other areas shortly after. We obviously fall into the ‘other’ areas, unfortunately. No word on pricing yet, and Siemens Australia know less than we do.
Ben | Comments (3) | Mobile Phone, PDA, Portablegadgets,gadget,gadgets shop, latest gadgets, new gadgets
July 29, 2004
New HP iPaqs.
There’s still no official word on the HP Australia web site, of course, but the last couple of days has seen news of the launch of the new HP iPAQ range. MTekk has news that they will land here in October.
It looks as though mobile phones and PDAs are going to meet somewhere in the middle, the specifications on the top of the range h6350 (the h6315 is not coming to Australia), are rumoured to include a quad band GSM/GPRS phone, Bluetooth and 802.11b support, built-in VGA camera, an SDIO supporting SD card slot and Windows Mobile 2003.
With specs that impressive, one can also expect an impressive price tag, no doubt. Even though there’s no word on official pricing, we’re not expecting the price to leave us much change from A$1200, if any.
Now that Sony has exited the handheld PC market, maybe we’ll see the two remaining major players (HP and PalmOne) turn up the heat on each other a little. Who will be able to pack more functionality into their devices?
Ben | Comments (0) | Mobile Phone, PDA, Portablegadgets,gadget,gadgets shop, latest gadgets, new gadgets
iRemote?
Ever wanted to use your iPod to replace a bunch of IR remotes? No, us either, but in a very cool article, Engadget tell you how to turn your iPod into a universal remote.
Whilst we can’t help but think that it looks like a lot of work, an extra remote around the house to replace the other 8 or 9 that we have can’t go astray, can it?
Ben | Comments (1) | PDA, Portable, Wirelessgadgets,gadget,gadgets shop, latest gadgets, new gadgets
July 20, 2004
Turn Your Bluetooth Phone Into A Remote For Your Mac.
BoingBoing points to an incredible application for those people with a Bluetooth Phone or PDA and a Apple Mac. Salling Clicker turns your Bluetooth device into a remote control for your computer. It includes the ability to control iTunes, DVD Player, EyeTV, VLC Media Player, iPhoto, Keynote, PowerPoint, Mail, and the list goes on with expandability by AppleScripts. For anyone that plays iTunes on their laptop through their Hi-Fi, downloaded movies or DVDs by plugging it into their TV, gives presentations, or just likes one upping colleagues with their latest toy, it’s worth a look. Just $US19.99 will buy you a license if you get sick of the 30 click limited demo.
As it advertises, “Embrace your laziness!”
Richard | Comments (0) | PDA, Softwaregadgets,gadget,gadgets shop, latest gadgets, new gadgets
