Archive for the “Wire Less” category
Wireless Bunny
by jpreardon on July 7, 2007
How did I miss this? I should have been well aware of this Nabaztag bunny last year. I will immediately adjust my RSS feeds so I’m get the appropriate level of gadget news and this sort of thing doesn’t happen (…)
T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home
by jpreardon on July 4, 2007
T-Mobile would have been better served by holding off on announcements for a couple weeks. Lately, its been all iPhone all the time and there is little anyone can do to get people to line up outside of their stores (…)
foning it in, Again
by jpreardon on April 24, 2007
Time Warner Cable and fon are entering an agreement that will allow TWC broadband customers to set up fon routers on their connections. fon customers install a special fon router that splits their broadband connection so that the subscriber gets (…)
foning It In
by jpreardon on February 21, 2007
fon is offering free wireless routers to anyone near a Starbucks or other café type place. They will also split the loot from the customers you skim from the T-Mobile hotspot with your strategically placed router. This violates the terms (…)
PhoneCast
by jpreardon on November 14, 2006
Podlinez will play the most recent episode of any podcast on any phone. Each podcast is assigned a phone number. When it is dialed, the podcast starts playing after a short announcement. Nice work, if anyone from Podlinez happens to (…)
Gmail Mobile
by jpreardon on December 16, 2005
Gmail users can now access their email from web enabled phones. The interface is very simple and loads quickly. It is a little more cumbersome to use than an application like Versamail but much easier than trying to access a (…)
The Dangers of Bearing Others' Gifts
by jpreardon on December 24, 2004
Most overheard cellphone conversations are quite boring, but sometimes you hear a real nugget… Overheard in the American Airlines terminal at LaGuardia, 7:15 AM: Yeah, I’m in line waiting to get on the plane. Hey, next time you ask me (…)
Fly the Chatty Skies
by jpreardon on December 10, 2004
The New York Times reports that the days of cell phone free flying might be numbered. The FCC will begin reviewing the in-flight cell phone ban next week. Reversal of this ban coupled with new air to ground technology in (…)
Custom Ringback Tunes
by jpreardon on November 16, 2004
News.com reports that Verizon Wireless is offering custom ringback tones to their customers in Southern California. So, rather than hearing the familiar tone of a call ringing through to the number you dialed, you can hear a tune of the (…)
Escape-A-Date
by jpreardon on August 3, 2004
Preparing to go out on what could be a lame date but don’t have any friends that could call and bail you out if things aren’t going well? Cingular can help, if you are a Cingular customer of course. Escape-a-Date (…)